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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 3, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 3, 1998 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 3, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 3, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Esteban Loaiza |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Reed |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,245 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bruce Dreckman 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Charlie Williams 3B: Ed Rapuano |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Womack | Second Baseman |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Al Martin | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Young | First Baseman |
| Turner Ward | Center Fielder |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Doug Strange | Third Baseman |
| Lou Collier | Shortstop |
| Esteban Loaiza | Pitcher |
| Gene Lamont | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
| Rich Becker | Right Fielder |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Tim Spehr | Catcher |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Rick Reed | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 3, 1998
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Reed
Womack hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Reed
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Reed
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Loaiza
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Loaiza
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loaiza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Loaiza
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Loaiza covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Reed
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Becker throws the ball in to Ordonez who tags Young trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Reed
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Reed
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strange vs. Reed
Strange hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Loaiza
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Collier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Loaiza
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Loaiza
McRae takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spehr vs. Loaiza
There goes McRae. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. McRae steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spehr vs. Loaiza
There goes McRae. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. McRae steals third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spehr vs. Loaiza
Spehr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Collier scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collier vs. Reed
Collier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Loaiza vs. Reed
Loaiza hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Womack vs. Reed
Womack hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Loaiza
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Loaiza covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Loaiza
Reed strikes out. Kendall drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Reed out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Loaiza
Alfonzo hits a line drive towards first. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Reed
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Reed
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Reed
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Reed fields it and throws to second for the out. Kendall moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Reed
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kendall tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Reed
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Loaiza
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Loaiza covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Loaiza
Gilkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Loaiza
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards short. Collier fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Reed
Strange strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collier vs. Reed
Collier hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Collier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Loaiza vs. Reed
Loaiza bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Collier moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Womack vs. Reed
Womack strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kendall vs. Reed
Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Loaiza
Baerga hits a fly ball into center field. Ward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Loaiza
McRae hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. McRae reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spehr vs. Loaiza
Spehr hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Spehr reaches second base with a double. McRae scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Loaiza
Ordonez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kendall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Loaiza
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Strange fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Reed
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Reed
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Reed
Ward hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Reed
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Loaiza
Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Loaiza
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Womack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Loaiza
Gilkey hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Loaiza
Olerud hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Reed
Strange hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collier vs. Reed
Collier hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Reed
Mark Smith pinch hits for Esteban Loaiza.
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Womack vs. Reed
Womack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Dessens
Elmer Dessens now pitching.
Baerga hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Dessens
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spehr vs. Dessens
Spehr hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Dessens
Ordonez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baerga moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Franco vs. Dessens
Matt Franco pinch hits for Rick Reed.
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Collier fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. McMichael
Greg McMichael now pitching.
Kendall hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. McMichael
Martin hits a popup towards third. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. McMichael
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Dessens
Alfonzo hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Womack reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Dessens
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Becker for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Dessens
Gilkey strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. McMichael
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McMichael fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. McMichael
Guillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strange vs. McMichael
Strange hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Strange reaches second base with a double. There goes Guillen trying to get to home. Gilkey throws the ball in to Ordonez who relays the ball to Spehr, who tags Guillen, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collier vs. McMichael
Collier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Peters
Chris Peters now pitching.
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Peters
Luis Lopez pinch runs for John Olerud.
Baerga bunts towards the right side of the infield. Womack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. Wilkins
Marc Wilkins now pitching. Kevin Polcovich now playing shortstop.
McRae takes first base on ball four. Baerga moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spehr vs. Wilkins
Spehr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Womack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ordonez vs. Wilkins
There's a wild pitch. Baerga moves to third. McRae moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ordonez vs. Wilkins
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Polcovich fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Polcovich. Baerga scores. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/3/1998 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Womack T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Alfonzo E, 3b 4 0 1 0
Kendall J, c 4 1 1 0 Becker R, rf 4 0 0 0
Martin A, lf 4 0 1 0 Gilkey B, lf 3 0 0 0
Young K, 1b 4 0 1 0 Olerud J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Ward T, cf 2 0 1 1 Lopez L, pr 0 0 0 0
Guillen J, rf 4 0 1 0 Baerga C, 2b 4 1 1 0
Strange D, 3b 4 0 2 0 McRae B, cf 2 1 1 0
Collier L, ss 4 0 1 0 Spehr T, c 4 0 1 1
Wilkins M, p 0 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 4 0 1 0
Loaiza E, p 2 0 0 0 Reed R, p 2 0 0 0
Smith M, ph 1 0 0 0 Franco M, ph 1 0 0 0
Dessens E, p 0 0 0 0 McMichael G, p 0 0 0 0
Peters C, p 0 0 0 0
Polcovich K, ss 0 0 0 0
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33 1 8 1 31 2 5 1
Pittsburgh 000 100 000 -- 1
New York 000 010 001 -- 2
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza E 6.0 3 1 1 2 1
Dessens E 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Peters C (L) 0.1 0 1 0 1 0
Wilkins M 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Reed R 7.0 6 1 1 1 3
McMichael G (W) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Polcovich K
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, New York 7
2B -- Collier L, Spehr T, Strange D
3B -- McRae B
SB -- McRae B 2
SF -- Ward T
WP -- Wilkins M
T -- 2:50
A -- 15245
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