August 5, 2000 New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 7
@BOS 5 CHW 4
OAK 3
(10) CLE 6
ANA 3 DET 4
MIN 3 SEA 6
@NYY 5 TBD 5
BAL 4
(10) TOR 8
TEX 5 NYM 6
@ARI 2 FLA 10
@CIN 5
(11) COL 7
PHI 6 MON 10
@HOU 9
(10) MIL 4
@LAD 2
(10) CHC 6
@SDP 3 PIT 7
@SFG 2 STL 5
ATL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Chase Field, Attendance: 41,656

Saturday, August 5, 2000, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:10

Mets

63-45

Won 4

2nd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            2  0  0   2  0  0   2  0  0    6 14  0
Diamondbacks    1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2 11  0

W: B Jones (6-5), L: G Guzman (3-2), S: R White (3)

Diamondbacks

60-50

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Harris LF                   3   2   2   0    0   1  .243  .673   10    2   0   
  B Trammell PH-LF            2   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .821    8    3   0   
  J McEwing LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .693         0   0   
D Bell RF                     5   1   3   1    0   0  .299  .840   16    1   0   2B
E Alfonzo 2B                  5   0   3   2    0   2  .324  .934   17    2   1   
M Piazza C                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .342 1.072   11    2   0   
  T Pratt C                   1   1   0   0    1   0  .248  .826    7    2   1   
R Ventura 3B                  5   1   1   2    0   2  .239  .820   21    0   2   HR
T Zeile 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .291  .872   19    8   0   
J Payton CF                   5   0   2   0    0   2  .287  .761   19    4   0   CS
M Bordick SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .297  .832   13    2   3   
B Jones P                     1   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .074    7    1   1   SH
  R White P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
Totals                       39   6  14   6    3  11              150   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Bell (26, off G Guzman).

HR: R Ventura (18, off J Ruffin; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: B Jones (3, off G Swindell).

TB: R Ventura 4; D Bell 4; E Alfonzo 3; L Harris 2; J Payton 2; T Zeile; M Bordick; M Piazza.

RBI: E Alfonzo 2 (62); R Ventura 2 (58); D Bell (59); M Piazza (88).

2-out RBI: E Alfonzo; D Bell.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Alfonzo-M Bordick-T Zeile.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Payton (8, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by G Swindell).

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack SS                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .272  .687   13    0   2   2B
J Bell 2B                     4   0   0   0    1   1  .257  .756   25    1   1   
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   0   1    0   0  .317  .976   20    0   0   SF,GDP
M Williams 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .681    8    0   4   
S Finley CF                   4   1   3   1    0   1  .298  .951   13    2   0   HR,2B
A Cabrera 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .899   13    9   1   
J Conti RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .694   21    2   0   
D Miller C                    3   0   2   0    1   1  .288  .844   17   12   0   
G Guzman P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   1   
  R Ryan PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .364 1.000    3    0   0   
  G Swindell P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  G Colbrunn PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .912    4    0   0   
  J Ruffin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
  D Plesac P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Counsell PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .754    8    0   0   
Totals                       36   2  11   2    2   3              147   27  12

BATTING

2B: S Finley (21, off B Jones); T Womack (16, off B Jones).

HR: S Finley (28, off B Jones; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: L Gonzalez (5, off B Jones).

TB: S Finley 7; T Womack 4; D Miller 2; J Conti; M Williams; A Cabrera.

GIDP: L Gonzalez (6).

RBI: S Finley (76); L Gonzalez (72).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Jones, W (6-5)               6     8   2   2    2   1   1   5.58   27  102-71   50· 3·18    5·11· 7· 1     47    -     1.13   0.19
R White, S (3)                 3     3   0   0    0   2   0   3.18   12   45-31   16· 5·10    3· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.64   0.10
Totals                         9    11   2   2    2   3   1          39  147-102  66· 8·28    8·15·10· 1           -

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Guzman, L (3-2)              4     8   4   4    2   6   0   4.45   22   80-53   29· 9·15    7· 2· 5· 0     34    -     1.11  -0.17
G Swindell                     2     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.32    7   20-16   11· 1· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.52   0.06
J Ruffin                       2.1   3   2   2    1   1   1   5.68   11   36-23   11· 5· 7    5· 1· 2· 1          0-0    0.28  -0.10
D Plesac                       0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.65    3   12-8     3· 2· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9    14   6   6    3  11   1          43  148-100  54·17·29   13· 5·10· 1          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: G Swindell (1; J Payton, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 41,656.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Arizona Diamondbacks                 
1. L Harris             LF    1. T Womack             SS 
2. D Bell               RF    2. J Bell               2B 
3. E Alfonzo            2B    3. L Gonzalez           LF 
4. M Piazza             C     4. M Williams           3B 
5. R Ventura            3B    5. S Finley             CF 
6. T Zeile              1B    6. A Cabrera            1B 
7. J Payton             CF    7. J Conti              RF 
8. M Bordick            SS    8. D Miller             C  
9. B Jones              P     9. G Guzman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  2-4  1--  4   13%  92% R Ventura       J Ruffin        Home Run; Pratt Scores
   t 4   2  1-2  1-3  3   11%  72% D Bell          G Guzman        Double to LF (Line Drive); Jones Scores; Harris to 3B
   b 6   0  4-1  ---  2  -10%  72% S Finley        B Jones         Home Run
   b 5   0  4-1  1--  2    9%  83% L Gonzalez      B Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  4    8%  67% E Alfonzo       G Guzman        Single to RF (Line Drive); Harris Scores; Bell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Geraldo Guzman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  L Harris        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  4   59%  D Bell          Single (Ground Ball); Harris to 2B
   R      12-  4   67%  E Alfonzo       Single to RF (Line Drive); Harris Scores; Bell to 2B
   R      12-  6   74%  M Piazza        Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bell Scores; Alfonzo to 2B
   O      12-  4   74%  R Ventura       Groundout: P-2B-1B; Alfonzo to 3B; Piazza to 2B
   O      -23  7   68%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   63%  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Diamondbacks 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-2, Bobby Jones facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   57%  T Womack        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  7   59%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B; Womack to 3B
   RO     --3  7   58%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Womack Scores
          ---  1   57%  M Williams      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  3   53%  S Finley        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Williams to 3B
   O      -23  4   60%  A Cabrera       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Geraldo Guzman facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   63%  M Bordick       Walk
   O      1--  2   60%  B Jones         Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  4   57%  L Harris        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   59%  D Bell          Single (Ground Ball); Bordick to 2B
   O      12-  3   54%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-2, Bobby Jones facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   57%  J Conti         Flyball: CF
          ---  6   54%  D Miller        Walk
   O      1--  2   58%  G Guzman        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
          1--  1   55%  T Womack        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Miller to 3B
   O      1-3  5   60%  J Bell          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Geraldo Guzman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   58%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   56%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   55%  T Zeile         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-2, Bobby Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   58%  L Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   60%  M Williams      Popfly: C (Front of Home)
   O      ---  5   61%  S Finley        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-1, Geraldo Guzman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   59%  J Payton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   57%  M Bordick       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   58%  B Jones         Walk
          1--  1   61%  L Harris        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Jones to 3B
   R      1-3  3   72%  D Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive); Jones Scores; Harris to 3B
   R      -23  3   79%  E Alfonzo       Single to RF (Line Drive); Harris Scores; Bell to 3B
   O      1-3  1   76%  M Piazza        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-4, Bobby Jones facing 6-7-8
                  Todd Pratt replaces Mike Piazza playing C batting 4th
   O      ---  2   79%  A Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  8   76%  J Conti         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   72%  D Miller        Single to RF (Line Drive); Conti to 2B
                  Rob Ryan pinch hits for Geraldo Guzman batting 9th
   O      12-  3   77%  R Ryan          Popfly: SS
   O      12-  3   82%  T Womack        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
                  Greg Swindell replaces Rob Ryan pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   80%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   79%  T Zeile         Flyball: RF
          ---  2   80%  J Payton        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   79%  M Bordick       Payton Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-4, Bobby Jones facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   74%  J Bell          Walk
   OO     1--  2   83%  L Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  M Williams      Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Diamondbacks 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   86%  M Bordick       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   86%  B Jones         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bordick to 2B
                  Bubba Trammell pinch hits for Lenny Harris batting 1st
   O      -2-  5   84%  B Trammell      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   81%  D Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Diamondbacks 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-4, Bobby Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Bubba Trammell moves to LF
   R      ---  2   72%  S Finley        Home Run
   O      ---  5   75%  A Cabrera       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  6   78%  J Conti         Flyball: LF
          ---  2   76%  D Miller        Single (Ground Ball)
                  Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Greg Swindell batting 9th
   O      1--  4   80%  G Colbrunn      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Johnny Ruffin facing 3-4-5
                  Johnny Ruffin replaces Greg Colbrunn pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   78%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   80%  T Pratt         Walk
   RR     1--  4   92%  R Ventura       Home Run; Pratt Scores
   O      ---  1   92%  T Zeile         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   92%  J Payton        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   91%  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-6, Rick White facing 1-2-3
                  Rick White replaces Bobby Jones pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   94%  T Womack        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   95%  J Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   96%  L Gonzalez      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-2, Johnny Ruffin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   95%  R White         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  B Trammell      Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---  4   95%  D Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-6, Rick White facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   96%  M Williams      Flyball: CF
          ---  3   94%  S Finley        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   91%  A Cabrera       Single to RF (Line Drive); Finley to 2B
   O      12-  6   95%  J Conti         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  5   98%  D Miller        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Diamondbacks 2.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-2, Johnny Ruffin facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   98%  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   98%  T Pratt         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Dan Plesac replaces Johnny Ruffin pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  5   98%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   98%  T Zeile         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Alfonzo to 2B
   O      12-  5   98%  J Payton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Diamondbacks 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 2-6, Rick White facing 9-1-2
                  Joe McEwing replaces Bubba Trammell playing LF batting 1st; Craig Counsell pinch hits for Dan Plesac batting 9th
   O      ---  8   99%  C Counsell      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  3   98%  T Womack        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   99%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2  100%  L Gonzalez      Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Diamondbacks 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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