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COL
@ANA		0
5
ATL
@BAL		2
3
NYM
@BOS		9
2
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@NYY		1
5
ARI
@OAK		1
2		 
(11)
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@SEA		0
4
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@TBD		5
2
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@TEX		7
8
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@TOR		8
7
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@CHC		5
6		 
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@CIN		1
2
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@HOU		3
0
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@MIL		3
7
MIN
@PIT		1
6
SFG
@STL		3
2
Friday, June 5, 1998 7:07
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 32,214, Time of Game: 2:37
Mets
9
32-23
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 7 GB
 at Red Sox
2
34-24
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 9½ GB
W: Al Leiter (6-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  0  2   3  0  0   3  0  0    9 11  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2  5  1

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian McRae CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .232 .720 22 14 -0.061 0.45 0.000 -0.061 -1.3 1 0
Bernard Gilkey LF 5 3 3 1 0 0 .289 .818 15 11 0.063 0.34 0.081 -0.017 1.5 1 0 HR,2B
Mike Piazza C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 .817 5 2 0.020 1.16 0.020 0.000 0.2 0 0 HBP
   Alberto Castillo C 3 2 1 1 1 0 .250 .726 14 8 0.106 0.19 0.109 -0.003 1.2 7 0 HR
John Olerud 1B 4 2 3 3 0 0 .372 1.019 16 11 0.183 0.67 0.190 -0.007 3.2 8 2 HR
   Jim Tatum PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .209 .705 3 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 0
Carlos Baerga 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 .306 .785 15 11 -0.034 0.44 0.011 -0.045 -0.2 5 4
Edgardo Alfonzo 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .268 .754 17 12 -0.057 0.52 0.002 -0.059 -0.9 1 3 SF
Matt Franco DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 .246 .661 21 15 -0.043 0.41 0.000 -0.043 -1.1
Butch Huskey RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 .246 .717 13 6 0.056 0.35 0.057 -0.001 0.8 1 0 SB,HBP
Luis Lopez SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 .258 .678 11 9 0.035 0.53 0.092 -0.057 0.4 2 4 HR,GDP
Al Leiter P
   Turk Wendell P
   Brad Clontz P 1
   John Hudek P
Team Totals 36 9 11 9 2 8 .306 1.033 152 102 0.268 0.43 0.562 -0.293 3.8 27 13
2B: B Gilkey (12, off P Martinez).
HR: J Olerud (6, off P Martinez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); A Castillo (2, off P Martinez; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); L Lopez (1, off P Martinez; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); B Gilkey (3, off P Martinez; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
SF: E Alfonzo (2, off J Wasdin).
HBP: B Huskey (1, by B Barkley); M Piazza (1, by P Martinez).
TB: B Gilkey 7; J Olerud 6; A Castillo 4; L Lopez 4; C Baerga 2; B Huskey.
GIDP: L Lopez (2).
RBI: J Olerud 3 (32); L Lopez 2 (6); A Castillo (7); E Alfonzo (22); B Gilkey (17); C Baerga (27).
2-out RBI: A Castillo; B Gilkey; J Olerud.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 4. L Lopez-C Baerga-J Olerud 2; E Alfonzo-C Baerga-J Olerud; J Olerud-L Lopez-J Olerud.
Baserunning
SB: B Huskey (6, 2nd base off B Barkley/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darren Lewis RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .297 .793 22 9 0.071 0.76 0.078 -0.008 0.3 3 0
John Valentin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .740 12 7 -0.131 1.23 0.000 -0.131 -1.7 1 3
Nomar Garciaparra SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .284 .807 19 11 -0.119 1.15 0.016 -0.135 -1.4 2 1 GDP
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 .324 .975 13 6 0.046 0.54 0.077 -0.031 1.8 5 0 2·HR,GDP
Jim Leyritz DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 .277 .900 14 8 -0.060 0.58 0.027 -0.087 -0.9 GDP
Damon Buford CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .831 13 8 -0.040 0.40 0.000 -0.040 -0.8 1 0
Mike Benjamin 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .299 .690 10 5 0.003 0.60 0.039 -0.036 -0.3 2 1 GDP
Jason Varitek C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .685 13 8 0.072 0.74 0.090 -0.018 0.4 8 0
Darren Bragg LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .266 .832 12 5 -0.074 0.77 0.001 -0.075 -0.6 5 0
Pedro Martinez P
   Brian Barkley P
   John Wasdin P 1
Team Totals 28 2 5 2 5 6 .179 .696 128 67 -0.232 0.76 0.328 -0.561 -3.2 27 6
HR: M Vaughn 2 (17, 1 off A Leiter, 1 off J Hudek; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: M Vaughn 9; M Benjamin; J Varitek.
GIDP: M Benjamin (2); M Vaughn (5); J Leyritz (4); N Garciaparra (4).
RBI: M Vaughn 2 (43).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Benjamin-N Garciaparra-M Vaughn.
E: P Martinez ().

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
Al Leiter, W (6-3) 6 4 1 1 4 3 1 1.72 22 89 44 27 6 11 10 5 2 0 59 0.224 1.11 2.5
Turk Wendell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.79 3 13 8 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.06 0.6
Brad Clontz 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.40 4 14 7 4 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.05 0.6
John Hudek 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 3.38 4 12 8 2 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 -0.4
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 5 6 2 2.00 33 128 67 35 11 21 13 9 3 0 59 0 0 0.232 0.43 3.2

Boston Red Sox

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
Pedro Martinez, L (6-2) 4 8 6 6 1 4 4 3.11 21 80 50 32 4 14 6 9 1 0 25 -0.265 0.75 -3.7
Brian Barkley 2 3 3 3 1 1 0 6.35 11 41 27 13 2 12 2 6 1 0 0 0 -0.004 0.19 -1.9
John Wasdin 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.35 9 31 25 14 5 6 2 4 0 0 2 1 0.001 0.00 1.8
Team Totals 9 11 9 9 2 8 4 9.00 41 152 102 59 11 32 10 19 2 0 25 2 1 -0.268 0.76 -3.8
B Barkley faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: P Martinez (3; M Piazza); B Barkley (1; B Huskey).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Jim Joyce.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 32,214.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 61° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  R NYM A. Castillo P. Martinez 10% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 3-0 1 -2- 4,(2-2)  RR NYM L. Lopez P. Martinez 9% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Huskey Scores
b3 0-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  BOS J. Varitek A. Leiter -9% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive); Benjamin to 3B
t3 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-2)  R NYM J. Olerud P. Martinez 9% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t1 0-0 1 12- 7,(3-2)  R NYM J. Olerud P. Martinez 9% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gilkey Scores; Piazza to 2B

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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, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM B. McRae P. Martinez -2% 48% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  NYM B. Gilkey P. Martinez 4% 52% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-2)  NYM M. Piazza P. Martinez 2% 54% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 1 12- 7,(3-2)  R NYM J. Olerud P. Martinez 9% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gilkey Scores; Piazza to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYM C. Baerga P. Martinez -4% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t1 1-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O NYM E. Alfonzo P. Martinez -4% 54% Groundout: 3B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
Alberto Castillo replaces Mike Piazza playing C batting 3rd
b1 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Lewis A. Leiter -4% 51% Walk
b1 0-1 0 1-- 2,(1-1)  O BOS J. Valentin A. Leiter 4% 54% Popfly: 2B
b1 0-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO BOS N. Garciaparra A. Leiter 5% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 10,(2-2)  O NYM M. Franco P. Martinez -2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  NYM B. Huskey P. Martinez 2% 60% Walk
t2 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-1)  OO NYM L. Lopez P. Martinez -5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-2)  BOS M. Vaughn A. Leiter -4% 51% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-2)  OO BOS J. Leyritz A. Leiter 8% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-2)  O BOS D. Buford A. Leiter 1% 60% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM B. McRae P. Martinez -2% 58% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-0 1 --- 3,(1-2)  O NYM B. Gilkey P. Martinez -2% 56% Flyball: LF
t3 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  R NYM A. Castillo P. Martinez 10% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t3 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-2)  R NYM J. Olerud P. Martinez 9% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t3 3-0 2 --- 2,(1-1)  NYM C. Baerga P. Martinez 1% 76% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t3 3-0 2 1-- 4,(2-2)  O NYM E. Alfonzo P. Martinez -2% 74% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Al Leiter facing 7-8-9
b3 0-3 0 --- 5,(3-2)  BOS M. Benjamin A. Leiter -4% 71% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b3 0-3 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  BOS J. Varitek A. Leiter -9% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive); Benjamin to 3B
b3 0-3 0 1-3 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Bragg A. Leiter 6% 68% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-3 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Lewis A. Leiter -4% 64% Walk; Varitek to 2B
b3 0-3 1 123 2,(1-1)  O BOS J. Valentin A. Leiter 8% 72% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Varitek to 3B; Lewis to 2B
b3 0-3 2 123 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra A. Leiter 8% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 3, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
t4 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-1)  O NYM M. Franco P. Martinez -2% 78% Flyball: LF
t4 3-0 1 --- 3,(1-2)  NYM B. Huskey P. Martinez 2% 80% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 3-0 1 1-- NYM L. Lopez P. Martinez 1% 81% Huskey Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Huskey to 2B
t4 3-0 1 -2- 4,(2-2)  RR NYM L. Lopez P. Martinez 9% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Huskey Scores
t4 5-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM B. McRae P. Martinez -1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 5-0 2 --- 2,(1-1)  R NYM B. Gilkey P. Martinez 4% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t4 6-0 2 --- 1,(0-1)  O NYM A. Castillo P. Martinez -0% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Mets' Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
b4 0-6 0 --- 1,(0-1)  R BOS M. Vaughn A. Leiter -4% 89% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b4 1-6 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Leyritz A. Leiter -3% 86% Walk
b4 1-6 0 1-- 2,(0-2)  O BOS D. Buford A. Leiter 3% 89% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b4 1-6 1 1-- 1,(0-1)  OO BOS M. Benjamin A. Leiter 4% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Red Sox' Brian Barkley facing 4-5-6
Brian Barkley replaces Pedro Martinez pitching
t5 6-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM J. Olerud B. Barkley -1% 92% Flyball: LF
t5 6-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM C. Baerga B. Barkley -0% 91% Flyball: LF
t5 6-1 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYM E. Alfonzo B. Barkley -0% 91% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Mets' Al Leiter facing 8-9-1
b5 1-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Varitek A. Leiter 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1-6 1 --- 3,(2-1)  O BOS D. Bragg A. Leiter 1% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b5 1-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Lewis A. Leiter 1% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Red Sox' Brian Barkley facing 7-8-9
t6 6-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM M. Franco B. Barkley -1% 94% Flyball: RF
t6 6-1 1 --- 2,(1-1)  NYM B. Huskey B. Barkley 1% 94% Hit By Pitch
t6 6-1 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYM L. Lopez B. Barkley -1% 94% Flyball: RF
t6 6-1 2 1-- NYM B. McRae B. Barkley 0% 94% Huskey Steals 2B
t6 6-1 2 -2- 4,(2-2)  O NYM B. McRae B. Barkley -1% 93% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Mets' Al Leiter facing 2-3-4
b6 1-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin A. Leiter 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS N. Garciaparra A. Leiter -2% 93% Walk
b6 1-6 1 1-- 5,(3-2)  OO BOS M. Vaughn A. Leiter 3% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 6, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-1, Red Sox' Brian Barkley facing 2-3-4
t7 6-1 0 --- 3,(1-2)  NYM B. Gilkey B. Barkley 1% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t7 6-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  NYM A. Castillo B. Barkley 1% 97% Walk; Gilkey to 2B
t7 6-1 0 12- 3,(1-2)  R NYM J. Olerud B. Barkley 2% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gilkey Scores; Castillo to 3B; Olerud to 2B/Adv on throw
t7 7-1 0 -23 1,(0-1)  R NYM C. Baerga B. Barkley 0% 99% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Castillo Scores; Olerud stays at 2B
John Wasdin replaces Brian Barkley pitching
t7 8-1 0 12- 5,(2-2)  RO NYM E. Alfonzo J. Wasdin 0% 99% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Olerud Scores
t7 9-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM M. Franco J. Wasdin -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t7 9-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM B. Huskey J. Wasdin -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Mets' Turk Wendell facing 5-6-7
Turk Wendell replaces Al Leiter pitching
b7 1-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Leyritz T. Wendell 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Buford T. Wendell 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short LF)
b7 1-9 2 --- 4,(2-2)  O BOS M. Benjamin T. Wendell 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 9-1, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 9-1-2
t8 9-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM L. Lopez J. Wasdin -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t8 9-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM B. McRae J. Wasdin -0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t8 9-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM B. Gilkey J. Wasdin -0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Mets' Brad Clontz facing 8-9-1
Brad Clontz replaces Turk Wendell pitching
b8 1-9 0 --- 1,(0-1)  O BOS J. Varitek B. Clontz 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b8 1-9 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Bragg B. Clontz -0% 100% Walk
b8 1-9 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Lewis B. Clontz 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 1-9 2 1-- 3,(1-2)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Clontz 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 9, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 9-1, Red Sox' John Wasdin facing 3-4-5
t9 9-1 0 --- 2,(0-2)  O NYM A. Castillo J. Wasdin -0% 100% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
Jim Tatum pinch hits for John Olerud (1B) batting 4th
t9 9-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM J. Tatum J. Wasdin 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 9-1 2 --- 3,(1-2)  O NYM C. Baerga J. Wasdin -0% 100% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Mets' John Hudek facing 3-4-5
John Hudek replaces Brad Clontz pitching
Jim Tatum moves from PH to 1B
b9 1-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra J. Hudek 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 1-9 1 --- 2,(1-1)  R BOS M. Vaughn J. Hudek -0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b9 2-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Leyritz J. Hudek 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b9 2-9 2 --- 2,(1-1)  O BOS D. Buford J. Hudek 0% 100% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 9, Red Sox 2.

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