September 9, 2004 New York Mets at Florida Marlins Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 5
@ANA 4 KCR 26
@DET 5 DET 8
KCR 0 NYY 9
TBD 1 NYY 10
TBD 5 SEA 7
BOS 1 CHW 7
@TEX 3 PHI 9
@ATL 4 MIL 7
@CIN 2 COL 9
SDP 7 NYM 4
@FLA 0 LAD 5
ARI 3 PIT 3
HOU 1 HOU 9
@PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Dolphin Stadium, Attendance: 13,102

Thursday, September 9, 2004, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 2:34

Mets

61-78

Won 1

4th, 20 GB

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

W: K Benson (11-11), L: I Valdez (12-8)

Marlins

72-63

Lost 1

2nd, 7 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Valent LF                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .273  .843   23    1   0   HR,IW
  G Williams LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .723         0   0   
J Keppinger 2B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .255  .632   10    1   3   GDP
D Wright 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .291  .875   19    0   3   3B,SB
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .252  .777    9    3   0   
T Zeile 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .226  .659   14   12   0   GDP
M Cameron CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .235  .819   13    2   0   2B,CS,GDP
J Phillips C                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .209  .622   15    7   2   
W Delgado SS                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .278  .717   11    1   4   2B,SB
K Benson P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .160  .352   11    0   2   
  B Fortunato P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Brazell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .472    3    0   0   
  B Looper P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   4  11   4    3   5              128   27  14

BATTING

2B: M Cameron (25, off I Valdez); W Delgado (4, off N Bump).

3B: D Wright (1, off D Weathers).

HR: E Valent (11, off I Valdez; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

IBB: E Valent (3, by N Bump).

TB: E Valent 4; D Wright 4; M Cameron 3; J Phillips 2; J Keppinger 2; W Delgado 2; R Hidalgo.

GIDP: J Keppinger (5); M Cameron (5); T Zeile (12).

RBI: E Valent (32); R Hidalgo (73); W Delgado (9); J Phillips (30).

2-out RBI: E Valent.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Delgado-T Zeile.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Delgado (1, 2nd base off B Howard/P Lo Duca); D Wright (5, 2nd base off I Valdez/P Lo Duca).

CS: M Cameron (5, 2nd base by D Weathers/P Lo Duca).

Florida Marlins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Pierre CF                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .323  .786   14    3   0   3B,CS
L Castillo 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .288  .719   17    3   3   GDP
P Lo Duca C                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .301  .797   17    5   1   SH
M Cabrera LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .917   20    1   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .889   17    1   2   2B
J Conine 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .275  .756   11   10   1   2B
J Encarnacion RF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .702   16    2   0   
  N Bump P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Easley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .802    5    0   0   
  C Aguila RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .588    2    0   0   
A Gonzalez SS                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .236  .701   15    1   3   
I Valdez P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .178  .452    3    1   0   
  L Harris RF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .562   11    0   0   
  D Weathers P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Howard P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       31   0   7   0    2   7              148   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Lowell (37, off K Benson); J Conine (29, off K Benson).

3B: J Pierre (12, off K Benson).

SH: P Lo Duca (5, off K Benson).

TB: J Pierre 4; J Conine 3; M Lowell 2; L Castillo 2.

GIDP: L Castillo (10).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Lowell-L Castillo-J Conine 2; L Castillo-A Gonzalez-J Conine.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Pierre (21, 2nd base by K Benson/J Phillips).

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
K Benson, W (11-11)            6     5   0   0    1   4   0   4.52   23   98-63   34·12·16   10· 8· 0· 0     65    -     1.24   0.30
B Fortunato, H (1)             2     2   0   0    1   3   0   4.24    8   33-22   11· 5· 6    3· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.48   0.15
B Looper                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.01    3   11-9     7· 0· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     7   0   0    2   7   0          34  142-94   52·17·24   15· 9· 1· 0          1-0

Florida Marlins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
I Valdez, L (12-8)             5.1   6   2   2    1   4   1   5.17   23   72-49   33· 4·12    5· 6· 7· 0     51    -     0.85  -0.02
N Bump                         1.2   2   1   1    1   1   0   4.60    6   18-10    6· 1· 3    3· 0· 2· 0          2-0    0.83   0.01
D Weathers                     1     3   1   1    0   0   0   4.59    4   15-11    6· 0· 5    1· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.21  -0.03
B Howard                       1     0   0   0    1   0   0   5.10    4   16-7     4· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9    11   4   4    3   5   1          37  121-77   49· 6·22   10· 8·12· 0          2-0

K Benson faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: K Benson (5).

IBB: N Bump (7; E Valent).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Paul Schrieber, 3B - Jerry Layne.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 13,102.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 12mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Florida Marlins                      
1. E Valent             LF    1. J Pierre             CF 
2. J Keppinger          2B    2. L Castillo           2B 
3. D Wright             3B    3. P Lo Duca            C  
4. R Hidalgo            RF    4. M Cabrera            LF 
5. T Zeile              1B    5. M Lowell             3B 
6. M Cameron            CF    6. J Conine             1B 
7. J Phillips           C     7. J Encarnacion        RF 
8. W Delgado            SS    8. A Gonzalez           SS 
9. K Benson             P     9. I Valdez             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-1  ---  2   13%  73% E Valent        I Valdez        Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   b 7   0  3-0  -2-  2  -10%  71% J Conine        B Fortunato     Single to RF (Line Drive); Lowell to 3B
   b 6   1  2-0  ---  3   -9%  69% J Pierre        K Benson        Triple to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF)
   b 6   2  2-0  -23  2    9%  82% M Cabrera       K Benson        Groundout: P-SS-1B
   t 2   1  0-0  -2-  4    9%  61% J Phillips      I Valdez        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Cameron Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  E Valent        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   50%  J Keppinger     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   48%  D Wright        Groundout: SS-1B; Keppinger to 2B
   O      -2-  1   45%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Marlins Batting, Tied 0-0, Kris Benson facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  J Pierre        Walk
   O      1--      47%  L Castillo      Pierre Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
   O      ---  4   49%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  P Lo Duca       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Marlins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Ismael Valdez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  T Zeile         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  1   52%  M Cameron       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  4   61%  J Phillips      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Cameron Scores
   O      1--  3   58%  W Delgado       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   56%  K Benson        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Kris Benson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   59%  M Cabrera       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   60%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  1   58%  J Conine        Double to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          -2-      57%  J Encarnacion   Wild Pitch; Conine to 3B
   O      --3  4   62%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Marlins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ismael Valdez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   59%  E Valent        Lineout: 1B
          ---  2   62%  J Keppinger     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   59%  D Wright        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   57%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Kris Benson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   59%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   61%  I Valdez        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   63%  J Pierre        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Marlins 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ismael Valdez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   60%  T Zeile         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   59%  M Cameron       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   58%  J Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-1, Kris Benson facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   53%  L Castillo      Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   55%  P Lo Duca       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Castillo to 2B
   O      -2-  7   59%  M Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-1B; Castillo to 3B
   O      --3  4   64%  M Lowell        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Marlins 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ismael Valdez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   62%  W Delgado       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   60%  K Benson        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   73%  E Valent        Home Run (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   72%  J Keppinger     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-2, Kris Benson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   75%  J Conine        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   77%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   78%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Marlins 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Ismael Valdez facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   81%  D Wright        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   79%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      80%  T Zeile         Wright Steals 2B
          -2-  4   81%  " "             Walk
                  Nate Bump replaces Juan Encarnacion pitching and batting 7th; Lenny Harris replaces Ismael Valdez playing RF batting 9th
   OO     12-  1   75%  M Cameron       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-2, Kris Benson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   78%  L Harris        Flyball: RF
          ---  3   69%  J Pierre        Triple to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep RF)
          --3  3   65%  L Castillo      Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Pierre stays at 3B
   O      1-3  4   73%  P Lo Duca       Groundout: P-1B; Castillo to 2B
   O      -23  2   82%  M Cabrera       Groundout: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Marlins 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Nate Bump facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   84%  J Phillips      Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   R      1--  2   92%  W Delgado       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Phillips Scores
   O      -2-  4   91%  K Benson        Strikeout (foul bunt)
          -2-  4   91%  E Valent        Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  3   88%  J Keppinger     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-3, Kris Benson facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   81%  M Lowell        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Bartolome Fortunato replaces Kris Benson pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  2   71%  J Conine        Single to RF (Line Drive); Lowell to 3B
                  Damion Easley pinch hits for Nate Bump batting 7th
   O      1-3  5   80%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  5   88%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  5   93%  L Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Marlins 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dave Weathers facing 3-4-5
                  Dave Weathers replaces Lenny Harris pitching and batting 9th; Chris Aguila replaces Damion Easley playing RF batting 7th
          ---  3   96%  D Wright        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3  2   97%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Wright Scores
   OO     1--  3   96%  T Zeile         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
          ---  7   96%  M Cameron       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   96%  J Phillips      Cameron Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-4, Bartolome Fortunato facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   93%  J Pierre        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   98%  L Castillo      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---  6   98%  P Lo Duca       Walk
   O      1--  4   99%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Marlins 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ben Howard facing 7-8-9
                  Ben Howard replaces Dave Weathers pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  J Phillips      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  5   99%  W Delgado       Walk
                  Craig Brazell pinch hits for Bartolome Fortunato batting 9th
   O      1--  3   98%  C Brazell       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--      99%  E Valent        Delgado Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   98%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Marlins 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Marlins Batting, Behind 0-4, Braden Looper facing 5-6-7
                  Braden Looper replaces Craig Brazell pitching and batting 9th; Gerald Williams replaces Eric Valent playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  7   99%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  J Conine        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  2  100%  C Aguila        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Marlins 0.

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