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Rockies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 2, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies, played on May 2, 1998 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Colorado Rockies
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Colorado Rockies |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jamey Wright |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Masato Yoshii |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 19,968 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Rich Rieker 1B: Sam Holbrook 2B: Paul Nauert 3B: Jerry Layne |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Lansing | Second Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
| Dante Bichette | Left Fielder |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Todd Helton | First Baseman |
| Jeff Reed | Catcher |
| Neifi Perez | Shortstop |
| Jamey Wright | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Luis Lopez | Left Fielder |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Butch Huskey | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Alberto Castillo | Catcher |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Masato Yoshii | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rockies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
May 2, 1998
Top 1
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Yoshii
Lansing strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Yoshii
Burks hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Yoshii
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Yoshii
Bichette hits a line drive beyond short. Ordonez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castilla vs. Yoshii
Castilla hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wright
Lopez 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 -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Wright
Alfonzo hits a popup into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Wright
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Wright
Huskey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Yoshii
Helton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Yoshii covering, for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Yoshii
Reed hits a popup into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Yoshii
Perez hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Yoshii
Wright hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Wright
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Helton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baerga for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Wright
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Helton scoops it up and throws to first, with Wright covering, for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Wright
Castillo bunts towards third. Castilla fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Wright
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Yoshii
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 -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Yoshii
Burks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Yoshii
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Yoshii
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Yoshii vs. Wright
Yoshii strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wright
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Wright
Alfonzo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lansing reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Yoshii
Castilla hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Yoshii
Helton hits a fly ball into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Yoshii
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Yoshii
Perez hits a line drive beyond short. Ordonez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Yoshii
There's a wild pitch. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Yoshii
Wright strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Wright
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Wright
Huskey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Wright
Baerga hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Yoshii
Lansing hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Yoshii
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Yoshii
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Yoshii
Bichette hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baerga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Wright
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Wright
Castillo strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Wright
Ordonez hits a line drive beyond second. Lansing can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Wright
Craig Paquette pinch hits for Masato Yoshii.
There goes Ordonez. The throw from Reed and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Paquette vs. Wright
Paquette strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Bohanon
Brian Bohanon now pitching.
Castilla strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Bohanon
Helton hits a line drive into left field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Bohanon
Reed hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wright
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Wright
Alfonzo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Alfonzo reaches second base with a double. Lopez goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Wright
Olerud hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alfonzo scores. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Wright
Huskey hits a line drive off the glove of Castilla, and into shallow left field. Huskey reaches second base with a double. Olerud moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Baerga vs. Wright
Baerga is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Becker vs. Wright
Becker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lansing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Franco vs. Wright
Matt Franco pinch hits for Alberto Castillo.
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. Olerud scores. Huskey moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Ordonez vs. Wright
Ordonez 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
Top 7
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Bohanon
Tim Spehr now catching.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Bohanon
Nelson Liriano pinch hits for Jamey Wright.
Liriano strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Bohanon
Lansing hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bohanon vs. Leskanic
Curt Leskanic now pitching.
Bohanon hits a line drive beyond second. Lansing can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Leskanic
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Helton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lopez for the out. Bohanon moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Alfonzo vs. Leskanic
Alfonzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Leskanic
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing fields it and throws to second for the out. Bohanon moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Huskey vs. Leskanic
Huskey hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Lansing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Bohanon
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Bohanon
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Rojas
Mel Rojas now pitching. Brian McRae now playing center field. Rich Becker now playing right field.
Bichette hits a line drive towards short. Ordonez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Rojas
Castilla hits a line drive into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Leskanic
Baerga hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Leskanic
Beckerhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Reed interferes with Becker who is awarded first base. Baerga moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spehr vs. Leskanic
Spehr bunts towards third. Castilla fields it and has Baerga trapped. There's the throw to Perez who tags Baerga for the out. Becker moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Ordonez vs. Leskanic
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Becker moves to third. Spehr moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Leskanic
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Leskanic
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Cook
Dennis Cook now pitching.
Helton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Becker. Helton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Manwaring vs. Cook
Kirt Manwaring pinch hits for Jeff Reed. Curtis Goodwin pinch runs for Todd Helton.
Manwaring takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Cook
Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baerga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Vander Wal vs. McMichael
Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Curt Leskanic. Greg McMichael now pitching. John Vander Wal pinch hits for Greg Colbrunn.
There's a wild pitch. Goodwin moves to third. Manwaring moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Vander Wal vs. McMichael
Vander Wal takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Lansing vs. McMichael
Lansing strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Burks vs. McMichael
Burks hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. McMichael
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. McMichael
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMichael fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rockies, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. DiPoto
Jerry DiPoto now pitching. Kirt Manwaring now catching. John Vander Wal now playing first base. Ellis Burks now playing left field. Curtis Goodwi
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. DiPoto
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 7 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tatum vs. DiPoto
Jim Tatum pinch hits for Greg McMichael.
Tatum strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1998 -- Colorado at New York (D)
Colorado AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lansing M, 2b 5 0 0 0 Lopez L, lf 5 1 1 0
Burks E, cf-lf 4 1 1 4 Alfonzo E, 3b 4 1 1 1
Walker L, rf 2 1 1 1 Olerud J, 1b 3 1 1 1
Bichette D, lf 5 0 1 0 Huskey B, rf 4 0 1 0
DiPoto J, p 0 0 0 0 Rojas M, p 0 0 0 0
Castilla V, 3b 4 1 1 1 Cook D, p 0 0 0 0
Helton T, 1b 4 0 1 0 McMichael G, p 0 0 0 0
Goodwin C, pr-cf 0 1 0 0 Tatum J, ph 1 0 0 0
Reed J, c 3 0 0 0 Baerga C, 2b 3 0 1 0
Manwaring K, ph-c 0 1 0 0 Becker R, cf-rf 3 0 0 0
Perez N, ss 4 1 2 1 Castillo A, c 2 0 1 0
Wright J, p 2 0 0 0 Franco M, ph 1 0 0 1
Liriano N, ph 1 0 0 0 Spehr T, c 1 0 0 0
Leskanic C, p 0 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 4 0 1 0
Colbrunn G, ph 0 0 0 0 Yoshii M, p 1 0 0 0
Vander Wal J, ph-1b 0 1 0 0 Paquette C, ph 1 0 0 0
Bohanon B, p 1 0 1 0
McRae B, cf 0 0 0 0
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34 7 7 7 34 3 8 3
Colorado 010 110 004 -- 7
New York 000 003 000 -- 3
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO
Wright J 6.0 6 3 3 2 5
Leskanic C (W) 2.0 2 0 0 2 0
DiPoto J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Yoshii M 5.0 5 3 3 2 4
Bohanon B 2.1 0 0 0 1 3
Rojas M 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Cook D (L) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
McMichael G 0.2 1 2 2 2 1
E -- Reed J 2
DP -- Colorado 1
LOB -- Colorado 6, New York 10
2B -- Alfonzo E, Huskey B, Helton T
HR -- Perez N, Castilla V, Walker L, Burks E
SB -- Ordonez R
HBP -- by Wright J (Baerga C)
WP -- Yoshii M, McMichael G
T -- 2:52
A -- 19968
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