July 21, 2002 New York Mets at Cincinnati Reds Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
SEA 5 CHW 8
@BAL 7 MIN 4
@DET 2 KCR 13
CLE 12
(10) NYY 9
BOS 8 TEX 7
@OAK 3
(12) TBD 7
@TOR 5 CHC 3
HOU 2 CIN 9
NYM 1 COL 6
MIL 4 FLA 4
MON 0 SFG 6
@LAD 4 ATL 2
@PHI 1 STL 8
@PIT 4 SDP 11
ARI 9

Standings at end of play this day

Cinergy Field, Attendance: 27,309

Sunday, July 21, 2002
Time of Game: 2:39

Mets

50-48

Lost 1

2nd, 13½ GB

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

W: E Dessens (7-5), L: A Leiter (9-8)

Reds

51-47

Won 1

2nd, 3½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Alomar 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .731    8    2   2   
  T Tarasco 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .740    1    4   0   
T Perez LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .318  .798   14    1   2   2·2B
J Burnitz RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .644   18    1   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .773    9    7   0   
  M Scutaro 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
E Alfonzo 3B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .324  .883   23    1   6   
J Payton CF                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .287  .754    8    4   0   GDP
J Valentin SS                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .234  .719   15    0   0   
V Wilson C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .650   14    4   0   GDP
A Leiter P                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .161  .451    8    0   1   
  R Cedeno PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .634    6    0   0   
  B Jones P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Ordonez PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .574    7    0   0   
  J Seo P                     0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   1   7   1    3   5              135   24  11

BATTING

2B: T Perez 2 (18, off S Williamson, off E Dessens).

TB: T Perez 4; J Payton 2; J Valentin 2; E Alfonzo.

GIDP: V Wilson (4); J Payton (7).

RBI: J Valentin (20).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Alfonzo-R Alomar-M Vaughn.

E: V Wilson (3); J Burnitz (4).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Clark CF                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .159  .434   23    4   0   
B Larkin SS                   4   2   3   1    0   1  .249  .691   12    1   2   HR,2B
A Dunn 1B                     3   1   0   0    0   1  .288  .968   15    6   0   HBP
  S Williamson P              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Graves P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
A Boone 3B                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .251  .743   13    1   2   SB
A Kearns RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .823   20    3   0   
B Larson LF-1B                2   2   1   1    2   0  .308 1.015   19    5   0   HR,GDP,IW
K Stinnett C                  4   2   3   3    0   0  .417  .962   14    5   0   2B,SB
J Castro 2B                   4   0   2   2    0   1  .107  .337   21    1   4   
E Dessens P                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .172  .422    7    0   0   
  R Gonzalez LF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .624    2    1   0   
Totals                       32   9  11   8    4   4              146   27   8

BATTING

2B: B Larkin (22, off A Leiter); K Stinnett (1, off B Jones).

HR: B Larkin (6, off A Leiter; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); B Larson (1, off B Jones; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: B Larson (1, by A Leiter).

HBP: A Dunn (4, by A Leiter).

TB: B Larkin 7; B Larson 4; K Stinnett 4; J Castro 2; A Boone; E Dessens.

GIDP: B Larson (1).

RBI: K Stinnett 3 (3); J Castro 2 (4); B Larkin (29); B Larson (2); E Dessens (4).

2-out RBI: J Castro 2; K Stinnett; B Larson; E Dessens; B Larkin.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 6 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Larkin-B Larson; A Boone-J Castro-A Dunn.

PB: K Stinnett (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Stinnett (1, 2nd base off A Leiter/V Wilson); A Boone (18, 2nd base off A Leiter/V Wilson).

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
A Leiter, L (9-8)              4     7   6   6    2   3   1   3.28   21   83-47   36· 0·11    7· 3· 4· 1     25    -     0.72  -0.28
B Jones                        3     4   3   3    2   0   1   5.29   13   43-23   18· 2· 3    5· 3· 2· 1          0-0    0.05  -0.01
J Seo                          1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   17-11    9· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11   9   9    4   4   2          37  143-81   63· 3·15   13· 7· 6· 2           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Dessens, W (7-5)             7     4   0   0    2   4   0   2.75   26  100-65   39· 6·20    6· 8· 6· 0     71    -     0.54   0.20
S Williamson                   1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.08    4   16-10    8· 2· 0    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
D Graves                       1     2   1   1    1   0   0   2.88    5   16-8     6· 0· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   5   0          35  132-83   53· 8·22   11· 9· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Leiter (3; B Larson).

HBP: A Leiter (7; A Dunn).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Kevin Kelley, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Bill Hohn, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 27,309.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 90° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Cincinnati Reds                      
1. R Alomar             2B    1. B Clark              CF 
2. T Perez              LF    2. B Larkin             SS 
3. J Burnitz            RF    3. A Dunn               1B 
4. M Vaughn             1B    4. A Boone              3B 
5. E Alfonzo            3B    5. A Kearns             RF 
6. J Payton             CF    6. B Larson             LF 
7. J Valentin           SS    7. K Stinnett           C  
8. V Wilson             C     8. J Castro             2B 
9. A Leiter             P     9. E Dessens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  1-3  4   11%  66% J Castro        A Leiter        Single to RF (Line Drive); Larson Scores; Stinnett to 3B; Castro to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
   b 2   2  0-1  -23  1    8%  75% E Dessens       A Leiter        Single to RF (Line Drive); Stinnett Scores; Castro to 3B
   b 3   0  0-2  12-  1    8%  90% A Boone         A Leiter        Single to C (Bunt to Front of Home); Larkin Scores/Adv on E2; Dunn to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  12-  3    4%  55% V Wilson        E Dessens       Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 3   0  0-2  ---  1    4%  81% B Larkin        A Leiter        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  T Perez         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   55%  J Burnitz       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  B Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   51%  B Larkin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   50%  A Dunn          Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Elmer Dessens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  M Vaughn        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  9   54%  E Alfonzo       Lineout: 3B
          ---  2   53%  J Payton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  4   51%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Line Drive); Payton to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  V Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Al Leiter facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   53%  A Boone         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   51%  A Kearns        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   52%  B Larson        Walk
          1--  5   55%  K Stinnett      Single to CF (Line Drive); Larson to 3B
   R      1-3  4   66%  J Castro        Single to RF (Line Drive); Larson Scores; Stinnett to 3B; Castro to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
   R      -23  1   75%  E Dessens       Single to RF (Line Drive); Stinnett Scores; Castro to 3B
   O      1-3  6   71%  B Clark         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-2, Elmer Dessens facing 9-1-2
          ---  8   67%  A Leiter        Walk
   O      1--  4   71%  R Alomar        Lineout: 1B
   O      1--  1   74%  T Perez         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3   77%  J Burnitz       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 2-0, Al Leiter facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   81%  B Larkin        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          -2-  1   82%  A Dunn          Hit By Pitch
   R      12-  1   90%  A Boone         Single to C (Bunt to Front of Home); Larkin Scores/Adv on E2; Dunn to 3B
          1-3      91%  A Kearns        Boone Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   88%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
          -23  4   89%  B Larson        Intentional Walk
   RRO    123  4   93%  K Stinnett      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Dunn Scores; Boone Scores; Larson out at 3B/LF-3B
          1--      93%  J Castro        Stinnett Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   92%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 5.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-5, Elmer Dessens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   93%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   92%  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   95%  J Payton        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 5-0, Al Leiter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   94%  E Dessens       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   94%  B Clark         Flyball: LF
   R      ---  1   96%  B Larkin        Home Run
   O      ---  5   96%  A Dunn          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-6, Elmer Dessens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   97%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   98%  V Wilson        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Roger Cedeno pinch hits for Al Leiter batting 9th
   O      ---  6   98%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bobby Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Bobby Jones replaces Roger Cedeno pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   98%  A Boone         Walk
          1--  5   99%  A Kearns        Walk; Boone to 2B
   OO     12-  3   98%  B Larson        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Boone to 3B
   R      --3  4   99%  K Stinnett      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Boone Scores
   RO     -2-  3   99%  J Castro        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Stinnett Scores; Castro out at 2B/LF-2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 8.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-8, Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   99%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   99%  T Perez         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   99%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 2B-1B; Perez to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bobby Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Tony Tarasco replaces Roberto Alomar playing 1B batting 1st; Marco Scutaro replaces Mo Vaughn playing 2B batting 4th
   O      ---  4  100%  E Dessens       Groundout: 1B unassisted (P's Left)
   O      ---  4  100%  B Clark         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3  100%  B Larkin        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  3  100%  A Dunn          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 8.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-8, Elmer Dessens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4  100%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          ---  4  100%  J Payton        Walk
   O      1--  4  100%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  6  100%  V Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Ahead 8-0, Bobby Jones facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1  100%  A Boone         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  A Kearns        Flyball: RF
   R      ---  5  100%  B Larson        Home Run
   O      ---  1  100%  K Stinnett      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 9.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-9, Scott Williamson facing 9-1-2
                  Scott Williamson replaces Adam Dunn pitching and batting 3rd; Brandon Larson moves to 1B; Raul Gonzalez replaces Elmer Dessens playing LF batting 9th; Rey Ordonez pinch hits for Bobby Jones batting 9th
   O      ---  7  100%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  T Tarasco       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4  100%  T Perez         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-     100%  J Burnitz       Passed Ball; Perez to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Ahead 9-0, Jae Weong Seo facing 8-9-1
                  Jae Weong Seo replaces Rey Ordonez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  8  100%  J Castro        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  R Gonzalez      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  7  100%  B Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Reds 9.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 0-9, Danny Graves facing 4-5-6
                  Danny Graves replaces Scott Williamson pitching and batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  M Scutaro       Flyball: LF
          ---  5  100%  E Alfonzo       Walk
          1--  1  100%  J Payton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Alfonzo to 3B
   R      1-3  5  100%  J Valentin      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Alfonzo Scores; Payton to 2B
   OO     12-  1  100%  V Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Reds 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation