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Mets
@ Rockies
Coors Field
August 7, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Colorado Rockies and the New York Mets, played on August 7, 1998 at Coors Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 7, 1998 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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Home Team |
Colorado Rockies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 7, 1998 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Mets |
Home Team | Colorado Rockies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Reed |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pedro Astacio |
Ballpark | Coors Field |
City | Denver |
State | CO |
Attendance | 48,365 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jeff Kellogg 1B: Kerwin Danley 2B: Jim Quick 3B: Jeff Nelson |
New York Mets Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tony Phillips | Right Fielder |
Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
John Olerud | First Baseman |
Mike Piazza | Catcher |
Todd Hundley | Left Fielder |
Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
Rick Reed | Pitcher |
Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
Neifi Perez | Shortstop |
Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
Dante Bichette | Left Fielder |
Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
Todd Helton | First Baseman |
Mike Lansing | Second Baseman |
Jeff Reed | Catcher |
Pedro Astacio | Pitcher |
Don Baylor | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Mets
@ Rockies
Coors Field
August 7, 1998
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Astacio
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Astacio
Alfonzo strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Astacio
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Piazza vs. Astacio
Piazza hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Astacio
Hundley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 2 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Reed
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Reed
Perez hits a line drive towards short. Ordonez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Reed
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 2 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Astacio
McRae hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Astacio
Baerga hits a popup, foul, towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Astacio
Ordonez hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Astacio
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Phillips vs. Astacio
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing misplays the ball. That's an error on Lansing. McRae scores. Reed moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Alfonzo vs. Astacio
Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reed moves to third. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Olerud vs. Astacio
Olerud hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Bichette. Olerud reaches second base with a double. Reed scores. Phillips scores. Alfonzo goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Mets, 6 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Piazza vs. Astacio
Piazza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Olerud scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Astacio
Hundley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Hundley reaches second base with a double. Piazza moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Astacio
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Reed
Bichette hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baerga reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Reed
Castilla strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Reed
Helton hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Astacio
Baerga hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Astacio
Ordonez hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Astacio
Reed strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Reed
Lansing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Reed
There goes Lansing. The throw from Piazza and he is out, Ordonez applying the tag. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Reed
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud fields the ball and throws to Reed covering. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Astacio vs. Reed
Astacio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Astacio
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Helton scoops it up and throws to first, with Astacio covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Astacio
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Astacio
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Reed
Hamilton hits a fly ball into left field. Hundley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Reed
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Reed
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Reed
Bichette strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Reed
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Helton vs. Reed
Helton hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 7 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Astacio
Piazza hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Astacio
Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Astacio
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Astacio
There goes Hundley. The throw from Reed and he is safe. Hundley steals second. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Baerga vs. Astacio
Baerga strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 7 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Reed
Lansing hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Phillips. Lansing reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Reed
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lansing moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Astacio vs. Reed
Astacio strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Hamilton vs. Reed
Hamilton hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Reed
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Reed
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Bichette vs. Reed
Bichette hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Bichette reaches second base with a double. Perez scores. Walker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Castilla vs. Reed
Reed spins and fires to second, and Bichette is picked off. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 7 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Astacio
Ordonez hits a line drive off the glove of Helton, and into shallow right field. Ordonez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Astacio
Reed bunts in front of the plate. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. Ordonez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Phillips vs. Astacio
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 7 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Alfonzo vs. DeJean
Mike DeJean now pitching.
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ordonez tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. DeJean
There goes Phillips. The throw from Reed and he is out, Perez applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 8 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Reed
Castilla hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hundley. Castilla reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Helton vs. Reed
Helton hits a fly ball into left field. Hundley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castilla moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Lansing vs. Reed
Lansing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lansing for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Reed vs. Reed
Reed hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castilla scores. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Vander Wal vs. Reed
John Vander Wal pinch hits for Mike DeJean.
Vander Wal strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. McElroy
Chuck McElroy now pitching.
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. McElroy
Piazza hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Bichette. Piazza reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. McElroy
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. McElroy
McRae hits a line drive into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Rojas
Mel Rojas now pitching. Lenny Harris now playing left field.
Hamilton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Rojas
Perez bunts towards the mound. Rojas fields it and throws to first for the out. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Rojas
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bichette vs. Rojas
Bichette hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. McElroy
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. McElroy
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. McElroy
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. McElroy
Phillips hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ordonez moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Alfonzo vs. Veres
Dave Veres now pitching.
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into center field. Hamilton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Rojas
Castilla hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Helton vs. Rojas
Helton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Rojas
Lansing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Veres
Olerud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Piazza vs. Veres
Piazza hits a popup, foul, towards first. Helton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franco vs. Veres
Matt Franco pinch hits for Mel Rojas.
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Helton fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Olerud for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Franco
John Franco now pitching. Terry Shumpert pinch hits for Jeff Reed.
Shumpert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manwaring vs. Franco
Kirt Manwaring pinch hits for Dave Veres.
Manwaring bunts towards the mound. Franco fields it and throws to first for the out. Shumpert moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hamilton vs. Franco
Hamilton strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Rockies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Franco
Perez hits a line drive towards short. Ordonez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/7/1998 -- New York at Colorado (N) New York AB R H RBI Colorado AB R H RBI Phillips T, rf 4 1 1 0 Hamilton D, cf 5 1 2 2 Alfonzo E, 3b 4 1 2 1 Perez N, ss 4 2 2 0 Olerud J, 1b 4 2 2 3 Walker L, rf 4 2 2 2 Piazza M, c 5 1 3 3 Bichette D, lf 4 0 1 2 Hundley T, lf 4 0 2 0 Castilla V, 3b 4 1 3 0 Rojas M, p 0 0 0 0 Helton T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Franco M, ph 1 0 0 0 Lansing M, 2b 4 1 2 0 Franco J, p 0 0 0 0 Reed J, c 3 0 2 1 McRae B, cf 4 1 0 0 Shumpert T, ph 0 0 0 0 Baerga C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Astacio P, p 2 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 4 1 2 0 DeJean M, p 0 0 0 0 Reed R, p 2 1 1 0 Vander Wal J, ph 1 0 0 0 Harris L, lf 1 0 0 0 McElroy C, p 0 0 0 0 Veres D, p 0 0 0 0 Manwaring K, ph 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 13 7 35 7 14 7 New York 250 001 000 -- 8 Colorado 000 241 000 -- 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO Reed R (W) 6.0 12 7 7 0 4 Rojas M 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 Franco J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Colorado IP H R ER BB SO Astacio P (L) 5.1 9 8 3 2 5 DeJean M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 McElroy C 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 Veres D 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 E -- Helton T, Lansing M DP -- New York 2, Colorado 2 LOB -- New York 6, Colorado 4 2B -- Olerud J, Hundley T, Lansing M, Bichette D, Ordonez R, Castilla V, Piazza M HR -- Piazza M, Walker L, Hamilton D SB -- Hundley T CS -- Lansing M, Phillips T SH -- Reed R, Perez N, Manwaring K SF -- Alfonzo E T -- 3:02 A -- 48365
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