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@BOS		3
8
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@KCR		3
0
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@MIN		4
5
TBD
@NYY		1
6
ANA
@OAK		2
7
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@SEA		4
15
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@TOR		7
5
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@ARI		3
6
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6
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@CIN		1
4
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6
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@HOU		2
6
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@LAD		2
3
MON
@STL		5
6
Friday, September 25, 1998 7:40
, Turner Field
Attendance: 48,443, Time of Game: 3:11
Mets
5
88-72
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, 16 GB
 at Braves
6
104-56
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
1st
L: Rick Reed (16-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  1   1  1  0   0  1  1    5 11  1
Braves          2  0  0   2  1  0   0  1  X    6 10  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Phillips LF 3 0 1 1 2 0 .254 .753 20 7 0.060 1.54 0.171 -0.111 0.3 3 0
   Jay Payton PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .711 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Edgardo Alfonzo 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 .276 .777 20 13 -0.114 2.01 0.071 -0.185 -0.8 0 1
John Olerud 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .351 .995 15 6 0.042 1.76 0.097 -0.056 0.8 6 1 HBP
Mike Piazza C 4 1 2 1 1 1 .330 .968 20 10 0.123 2.11 0.287 -0.163 1.0 8 3 2·2B
Brian McRae CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 .264 .821 23 10 0.031 1.70 0.168 -0.138 -0.1 1 0
Butch Huskey RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .712 8 6 -0.013 1.63 0.072 -0.085 -0.1 1 0
   Lenny Harris PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .680 4 3 -0.060 2.69 0.000 -0.060 -0.3 0 0 SH
Carlos Baerga 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .268 .672 28 19 -0.106 1.93 0.094 -0.200 0.0 2 2
Rey Ordonez SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .248 .582 8 6 0.076 1.62 0.145 -0.069 0.9 2 2
   Todd Hundley PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 .535 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Todd Pratt PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .818 9 7 -0.127 4.58 0.000 -0.127 -0.4
Rick Reed P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .336 6 5 -0.099 2.02 0.000 -0.099 -1.0 1 0 SH
   Jermaine Allensworth PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .730 3 2 -0.021 0.86 0.000 -0.021 -0.2
   Rigo Beltran P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Franco PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .734 5 4 0.045 0.98 0.045 0.000 0.3
   Mike Kinkade PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Dennis Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Greg McMichael P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 5 11 5 6 5 .314 .800 169 98 -0.163 1.87 1.150 -1.314 0.4 24 9
2B: M Piazza 2 (38, 2 off B Chen).
SH: R Reed (12, off B Chen); L Harris (4, off K Ligtenberg).
HBP: J Olerud (4, by B Chen).
TB: M Piazza 4; R Ordonez 2; E Alfonzo 2; C Baerga; B Huskey; T Phillips; M Franco; J Olerud.
RBI: J Olerud (92); C Baerga (53); T Phillips (21); R Ordonez (42); M Piazza (111).
2-out RBI: J Olerud.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 4 for 19.
Fielding
E: B Huskey (4).

Atlanta Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Walt Weiss SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .279 .729 11 8 -0.062 0.70 0.006 -0.068 -0.7 0 1
Keith Lockhart 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .257 .698 8 5 0.075 0.69 0.111 -0.036 0.6 4 3 HR
   Tony Graffanino PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .593 4 3 -0.012 0.40 0.000 -0.012 -0.2 1 0
Chipper Jones 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .310 .948 12 6 -0.027 0.61 0.034 -0.062 -0.4 1 6 CS
Andres Galarraga 1B 3 1 0 0 0 1 .304 .990 18 10 -0.009 0.47 0.019 -0.028 -0.2 11 0 HBP
Ryan Klesko LF 3 0 1 1 0 2 .274 .834 10 7 0.132 1.06 0.173 -0.041 1.3 0 0
   Danny Bautista LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .675 4 2 0.015 0.30 0.015 0.000 0.2 0 0 2B
Javy Lopez C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .285 .865 13 7 0.080 0.64 0.107 -0.026 0.9 6 0 2B
Andruw Jones CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .274 .844 18 10 0.175 0.74 0.233 -0.058 1.1 3 1 HR,CS
Michael Tucker RF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .246 .749 8 6 0.018 0.46 0.029 -0.011 0.3 1 0 2B
   Gerald Williams PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .852 5 3 -0.011 0.41 0.000 -0.011 -0.2 0 0
Bruce Chen P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .143 .286 11 9 -0.032 0.58 0.000 -0.032 -0.5 0 1
   Odalis Perez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dennis Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .348 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Greg Colbrunn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .309 .818 6 3 -0.008 0.32 0.000 -0.008 -0.2
   Rudy Seanez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Kerry Ligtenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Rocker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 6 10 5 1 9 .312 .947 128 79 0.334 0.63 0.727 -0.393 1.9 27 12
2B: D Bautista (11, off D Cook); M Tucker (27, off R Reed); J Lopez (21, off D Cook).
HR: K Lockhart (9, off R Reed; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); A Jones (31, off R Reed; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).
HBP: A Galarraga (25, by R Reed).
TB: A Jones 5; K Lockhart 4; J Lopez 3; D Bautista 2; M Tucker 2; W Weiss; C Jones; R Klesko.
RBI: A Jones 2 (88); J Lopez (105); R Klesko (70); K Lockhart (35).
2-out RBI: J Lopez; R Klesko.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: A Jones (J Payton at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: A Jones (4, 2nd base by R Reed/M Piazza); C Jones (6, 2nd base by R Reed/M Piazza).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Reed, L (16-11) 5 7 5 4 1 5 2 3.48 22 79 49 29 11 9 5 10 5 0 39 -0.332 0.74 -2.4
Rigo Beltran 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.52 7 32 19 7 7 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 0.054 0.36 1.0
Dennis Cook 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.26 4 13 8 4 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 -0.068 0.52 -0.8
Greg McMichael 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.07 1 4 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.010 0.37 0.3
Team Totals 8 10 6 5 1 9 2 5.62 34 128 79 40 22 17 7 16 8 0 39 1 0 -0.336 1.87 -1.9

Atlanta Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bruce Chen 4 8 3 3 1 0 0 3.98 22 71 43 26 4 13 7 13 7 0 33 -0.208 1.65 -1.6
Odalis Perez 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 4.22 8 28 13 10 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 0 0.115 1.39 0.9
Dennis Martinez, W (4-6) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.38 4 18 12 5 0 7 2 0 0 0 3 0 0.178 1.74 1.3
Rudy Seanez, H (8) 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2.83 5 19 11 6 1 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.004 2.13 -0.5
Kerry Ligtenberg, H (11) 0.2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2.75 4 24 12 8 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 -0.052 3.20 -0.9
John Rocker, S (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.15 1 9 7 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.127 4.58 0.4
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 6 5 0 5.00 44 169 98 59 8 31 15 17 10 0 33 5 0 0.164 0.63 -0.4
B Chen faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Chen (1; J Olerud); R Reed (6; A Galarraga).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Steve Rippley, 3B - Larry Poncino.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 48,443.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         Atlanta Braves
1 Tony Phillips LF 1 Walt Weiss SS
2 Edgardo Alfonzo 3B 2 Keith Lockhart 2B
3 John Olerud 1B 3 Chipper Jones 3B
4 Mike Piazza C 4 Andres Galarraga 1B
5 Brian McRae CF 5 Ryan Klesko LF
6 Butch Huskey RF 6 Javy Lopez C
7 Carlos Baerga 2B 7 Andruw Jones CF
8 Rey Ordonez SS 8 Michael Tucker RF
9 Rick Reed P 9 Bruce Chen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 2-2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR ATL A. Jones R. Reed 21% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Lopez Scores
b1 0-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  RR ATL R. Klesko R. Reed 17% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Jones Scores; Galarraga Scores/Adv on E9/unER/No RBI
t5 2-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  R NYM M. Piazza B. Chen -15% 55% Double to LF (Line Drive); Olerud Scores
t9 5-6 2 --3 9,(2-2)  O NYM T. Pratt J. Rocker 13% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-6 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  NYM B. McRae K. Ligtenberg -12% 73% Walk; Piazza to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Bruce Chen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM T. Phillips B. Chen 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM E. Alfonzo B. Chen 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM J. Olerud B. Chen 1% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Mets' Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL W. Weiss R. Reed -2% 53% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL K. Lockhart R. Reed -2% 51% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL C. Jones R. Reed 1% 52% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  ATL A. Galarraga R. Reed 2% 54% Hit By Pitch; Jones to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  RR ATL R. Klesko R. Reed 17% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Jones Scores; Galarraga Scores/Adv on E9/unER/No RBI
b1 2-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O ATL J. Lopez R. Reed -2% 70% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Bruce Chen facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM M. Piazza B. Chen -6% 64% Double to LF (Line Drive)
t2 0-2 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O NYM B. McRae B. Chen 4% 68% Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
t2 0-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O NYM B. Huskey B. Chen 4% 72% Flyball: CF
t2 0-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O NYM C. Baerga B. Chen 3% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mets' Rick Reed facing 7-8-9
b2 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  ATL A. Jones R. Reed 2% 77% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b2 2-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O ATL M. Tucker R. Reed -4% 73% Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  ATL M. Tucker R. Reed 3% 76% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b2 2-0 1 -2- 8,(2-2)  O ATL B. Chen R. Reed -2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b2 2-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O ATL W. Weiss R. Reed -2% 71% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 2.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Braves' Bruce Chen facing 8-9-1
t3 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYM R. Ordonez B. Chen -4% 67% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 0-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Reed B. Chen 2% 69% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ordonez to 2B
t3 0-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  R NYM T. Phillips B. Chen -8% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Ordonez Scores
t3 1-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYM E. Alfonzo B. Chen -4% 57% Single to CF (Line Drive); Phillips to 2B
t3 1-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYM J. Olerud B. Chen 5% 61% Flyball: CF; Phillips to 3B
t3 1-2 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  O NYM M. Piazza B. Chen 6% 67% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mets' Rick Reed facing 2-3-4
b3 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O ATL K. Lockhart R. Reed -2% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b3 2-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL C. Jones R. Reed 2% 67% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 2-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O ATL A. Galarraga R. Reed -4% 63% Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b3 2-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL A. Galarraga R. Reed -1% 62% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Braves 2.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Braves' Bruce Chen facing 5-6-7
t4 1-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  NYM B. McRae B. Chen -5% 58% Walk
t4 1-2 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYM B. Huskey B. Chen -7% 51% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); McRae to 2B
t4 1-2 0 12- 2,(0-1)  NYM C. Baerga B. Chen -9% 41% Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); McRae to 3B; Huskey to 2B
t4 1-2 0 123 2,(1-0)  R NYM R. Ordonez B. Chen -10% 31% Single to CF (Line Drive); McRae Scores; Huskey to 3B; Baerga to 2B
t4 2-2 0 123 5,(1-2)  O NYM R. Reed B. Chen 8% 38% Lineout: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
t4 2-2 1 123 3,(2-0)  O NYM T. Phillips B. Chen 9% 47% Foul Popfly: C
t4 2-2 2 123 4,(2-1)  O NYM E. Alfonzo B. Chen 9% 56% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Braves Batting, Tied 2-2, Mets' Rick Reed facing 5-6-7
b4 2-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL R. Klesko R. Reed -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL J. Lopez R. Reed 3% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 2-2 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR ATL A. Jones R. Reed 21% 77% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Lopez Scores
b4 4-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O ATL M. Tucker R. Reed -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O ATL B. Chen R. Reed -1% 75% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Braves 4.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Braves' Bruce Chen facing 3-4-5
t5 2-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM J. Olerud B. Chen -5% 70% Hit By Pitch
t5 2-4 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  R NYM M. Piazza B. Chen -15% 55% Double to LF (Line Drive); Olerud Scores
Odalis Perez replaces Bruce Chen pitching and batting 9th
t5 3-4 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O NYM B. McRae O. Perez 6% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 3-4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O NYM B. Huskey O. Perez 5% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 3-4 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O NYM C. Baerga O. Perez 5% 71% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Braves Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mets' Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
b5 4-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ATL W. Weiss R. Reed -2% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b5 4-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R ATL K. Lockhart R. Reed 11% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b5 5-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O ATL C. Jones R. Reed -1% 79% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b5 5-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL A. Galarraga R. Reed -1% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 5.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Braves' Odalis Perez facing 8-9-1
t6 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Ordonez O. Perez 3% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
Jermaine Allensworth pinch hits for Rick Reed (P) batting 9th
t6 3-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM J. Allensworth O. Perez 2% 83% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B)
t6 3-5 2 --- 4,(3-0)  NYM T. Phillips O. Perez -2% 82% Walk
t6 3-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYM E. Alfonzo O. Perez -3% 79% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Phillips to 2B
t6 3-5 2 12- 4,(3-0)  NYM J. Olerud O. Perez -5% 74% Walk; Phillips to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
Dennis Martinez replaces Odalis Perez pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-5 2 123 6,(3-2)  O NYM M. Piazza D. Martinez 11% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mets' Rigo Beltran facing 5-6-7
Rigo Beltran replaces Jermaine Allensworth (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 5-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ATL R. Klesko R. Beltran -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL J. Lopez R. Beltran -1% 82% Lineout: LF
b6 5-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL A. Jones R. Beltran -1% 82% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 5.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Braves' Dennis Martinez facing 5-6-7
t7 3-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM B. McRae D. Martinez 3% 85% Strikeout Looking
Lenny Harris pinch hits for Butch Huskey (RF) batting 6th
t7 3-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM L. Harris D. Martinez 2% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t7 3-5 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O NYM C. Baerga D. Martinez 1% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mets' Rigo Beltran facing 8-9-1
Lenny Harris moves from PH to RF
Gerald Williams pinch hits for Michael Tucker (RF) batting 8th
b7 5-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL G. Williams R. Beltran -1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Dennis Martinez (P) batting 9th
b7 5-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O ATL G. Colbrunn R. Beltran -1% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b7 5-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  ATL W. Weiss R. Beltran 1% 88% Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
Tony Graffanino pinch hits for Keith Lockhart (2B) batting 2nd
b7 5-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ATL T. Graffanino R. Beltran -1% 86% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Braves 5.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-5, Braves' Rudy Seanez facing 8-9-1
Rudy Seanez replaces Greg Colbrunn (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Tony Graffanino moves from PH to 2B
Danny Bautista replaces Ryan Klesko playing LF batting 5th
Gerald Williams moves from PH to RF
t8 3-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM R. Ordonez R. Seanez 4% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Matt Franco pinch hits for Rigo Beltran (P) batting 9th
t8 3-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  NYM M. Franco R. Seanez -4% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
Mike Kinkade pinch runs for Matt Franco (PH) batting 9th
t8 3-5 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  NYM T. Phillips R. Seanez -7% 79% Walk; Kinkade to 2B
Jay Payton pinch runs for Tony Phillips (LF) batting 1st
t8 3-5 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O NYM E. Alfonzo R. Seanez 8% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  RO NYM J. Olerud R. Seanez -0% 87% Single to CF (Line Drive); Kinkade Scores; Payton out at 3B/CF-3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Braves Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mets' Dennis Cook facing 3-4-5
Dennis Cook replaces Mike Kinkade (PR) pitching and batting 9th
Jay Payton moves from PR to LF
b8 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ATL C. Jones D. Cook -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 5-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O ATL A. Galarraga D. Cook -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
b8 5-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  ATL D. Bautista D. Cook 2% 86% Double to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
b8 5-4 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R ATL J. Lopez D. Cook 8% 94% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bautista Scores
Greg McMichael replaces Dennis Cook pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-4 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O ATL A. Jones G. McMichael -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 6.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 4-6, Braves' Kerry Ligtenberg facing 4-5-6
Kerry Ligtenberg replaces Rudy Seanez pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYM M. Piazza K. Ligtenberg -8% 85% Walk
t9 4-6 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  NYM B. McRae K. Ligtenberg -12% 73% Walk; Piazza to 2B
t9 4-6 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O NYM L. Harris K. Ligtenberg 4% 76% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Piazza to 3B; McRae to 2B
t9 4-6 1 -23 8,(3-2)  RO NYM C. Baerga K. Ligtenberg 11% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Piazza Scores; McRae to 3B
John Rocker replaces Kerry Ligtenberg pitching and batting 9th
Todd Hundley pinch hits for Rey Ordonez (SS) batting 8th
Todd Pratt pinch hits for Todd Hundley batting 8th
t9 5-6 2 --3 9,(2-2)  O NYM T. Pratt J. Rocker 13% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 6.

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