April 11, 1998 New York Mets at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 24,140

Saturday, April 11, 1998, 1:06
Time of Game: 2:48

Mets

6-4

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: D Cook (1-0), L: B Wickman (0-3), S: J Franco (2)

Brewers

7-3

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .873   16    2   0   SH
E Alfonzo 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .225  .619   15    1   1   
B Gilkey LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .324  .807   18    1   0   
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Olerud 1B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .303  .870   12    6   0   SF
B Huskey RF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .188  .629   12    2   0   2B
C Baerga 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .158  .386   13    3   3   
A Castillo C                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .063  .181   13    6   2   
  M Franco PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .300  .762    4    0   0   IW
  T Spehr C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .607         2   0   
R Ordonez SS                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .256  .557   14    4   3   
M Yoshii P                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    9    0   0   
  G McMichael P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Becker PH-LF              1   0   0   0    1   1  .214  .797    9    0   0   
Totals                       29   2   5   2    5   8              135   27   9

BATTING

2B: B Huskey (1, off B Wickman).

SF: J Olerud (1, off C Eldred).

SH: B McRae (1, off B Wickman).

IBB: M Franco (2, by B Wickman).

TB: B Huskey 3; B Gilkey; R Ordonez; J Olerud.

RBI: J Olerud (6); R Ordonez (3).

2-out RBI: R Ordonez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Ordonez-C Baerga; R Ordonez-J Olerud; C Baerga-R Ordonez-J Olerud.

E: M Yoshii (1); A Castillo (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: B McRae (1st base by C Eldred).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .378  .895   13    3   2   
J Cirillo 3B                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .350  .980   18    1   1   
J Valentin SS                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .257 1.009   21    0   3   
J Burnitz RF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .424 1.586   11    5   0   
M Grissom CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .724    9    2   0   SB
B Hamelin 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .067  .243   18    6   0   GDP
  E Owens PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
M Newfield LF                 1   0   0   1    1   0  .161  .437   13    1   0   SF
  D Jackson PR-LF             1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    3    0   0   
M Matheny C                   2   0   1   0    1   1  .259  .791   12    8   0   2B,SH
C Eldred P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .286    6    1   1   GDP
  M Loretta PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .619    4    0   0   
  B Wickman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  M Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       28   1   6   1    5   7              130   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Matheny (3, off M Yoshii).

SF: M Newfield (2, off M Yoshii).

SH: M Matheny (1, off G McMichael).

TB: M Matheny 2; J Burnitz 2; J Cirillo; M Grissom; D Jackson.

GIDP: C Eldred (1); B Hamelin (1).

RBI: M Newfield (5).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Grissom (3, 2nd base off M Yoshii/A Castillo).

PO: J Cirillo (2nd base by M Yoshii).

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
M Yoshii                       6     5   1   0    3   4   0   0.00   24   77-50   31· 7·13    8· 4· 5· 0     61    -     1.41   0.25
G McMichael                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3   11-6     3· 0· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.95   0.09
D Cook, W (1-0)                1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4   25-15    6· 3· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.87   0.11
J Franco, S (2)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   13-9     6· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.20
Totals                         9     6   1   0    5   7   0          35  126-80   46·11·24   11· 6· 6· 0           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Eldred                       7     3   1   1    3   5   0   1.83   26   95-58   31· 5·22    6· 6· 6· 0     69    -     0.99   0.34
B Wickman, L (0-3)             1.2   2   1   1    2   2   0   2.25    9   35-18    9· 7· 2    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.85  -0.23
M Myers                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    5-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.50   0.04
Totals                         9     5   2   2    5   8   0          36  135-79   40·13·26    8· 7· 8· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Wickman (1; M Franco).

PO: M Yoshii (0; J Cirillo, 2nd base); C Eldred (1; B McRae, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Rich Rieker, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 24,140.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 12mph out to Leftfield, Overcast, Drizzle.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. B McRae              CF    1. F Vina               2B 
2. E Alfonzo            3B    2. J Cirillo            3B 
3. B Gilkey             LF    3. J Valentin           SS 
4. J Olerud             1B    4. J Burnitz            RF 
5. B Huskey             RF    5. M Grissom            CF 
6. C Baerga             2B    6. B Hamelin            1B 
7. A Castillo           C     7. M Newfield           LF 
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. M Matheny            C  
9. M Yoshii             P     9. C Eldred             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  1-1  12-  4   36%  84% R Ordonez       B Wickman       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Huskey Scores; Franco to 3B
   b 7   1  1-1  -2-  4   12%  50% M Loretta       G McMichael     Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
   t 9   1  1-1  ---  4   12%  56% B Huskey        B Wickman       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   b 9   2  2-1  1--  3   10% 100% M Matheny       J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   1  1-1  -2-  5   -9%  46% C Baerga        B Wickman       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Cal Eldred facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  B McRae         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   50%  E Alfonzo       Walk
          1--  2   56%  B Gilkey        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Alfonzo to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   57%  J Olerud        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Alfonzo Scores
          1--  5   59%  B Huskey        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Gilkey to 2B
   O      12-  3   55%  C Baerga        Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Masato Yoshii facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   58%  F Vina          Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   55%  J Cirillo       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   58%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   60%  J Burnitz       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cal Eldred facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   58%  A Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   57%  R Ordonez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   56%  M Yoshii        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Masato Yoshii facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   52%  M Grissom       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      46%  B Hamelin       Grissom Steals 2B; Grissom to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
          --3  5   42%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3      43%  M Newfield      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Grissom Scores/unER; Hamelin to 2B
          -2-  5   41%  M Matheny       Walk
   OO     12-  2   50%  C Eldred        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal Eldred facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   54%  B McRae         Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  E Alfonzo       Bunt Popfly: P
   O      1--      46%  B Gilkey        McRae Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  5   44%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Masato Yoshii facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  F Vina          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   49%  J Cirillo       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  3   50%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal Eldred facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   47%  J Olerud        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   45%  B Huskey        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   44%  C Baerga        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Masato Yoshii facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   40%  J Burnitz       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   44%  M Grissom       Groundout: C-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  3   50%  B Hamelin       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal Eldred facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   47%  A Castillo      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   45%  R Ordonez       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  5   46%  M Yoshii        Walk
   O      1--  3   43%  B McRae         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Masato Yoshii facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   46%  M Newfield      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   41%  M Matheny       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   45%  C Eldred        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   50%  F Vina          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal Eldred facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   44%  B Gilkey        Lineout: RF
          ---  2   46%  J Olerud        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   42%  B Huskey        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Masato Yoshii facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   37%  J Cirillo       Walk
   O      1--  7   42%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  2   37%  J Burnitz       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cirillo to 2B
   O      12-  1   44%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          12-      42%  B Hamelin       Cirillo Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Cirillo to 3B
   O      1-3  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Cal Eldred facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   46%  C Baerga        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  4   43%  A Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   41%  R Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg McMichael facing 7-8-9
                  Greg McMichael replaces Masato Yoshii pitching and batting 9th
          ---  6   36%  M Newfield      Walk
                  Darrin Jackson pinch runs for Marc Newfield batting 7th
   O      1--  1   38%  M Matheny       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Jackson to 2B
                  Mark Loretta pinch hits for Cal Eldred batting 9th
   OO     -2-  4   50%  M Loretta       Line Drive Double Play: SS-2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Wickman facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Wickman replaces Mark Loretta pitching and batting 9th; Darrin Jackson moves to LF; Rich Becker pinch hits for Greg McMichael batting 9th
          ---  4   57%  R Becker        Walk
   O      1--  1   54%  B McRae         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Becker to 2B
   O      -2-  4   47%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  7   39%  B Gilkey        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Tied 1-1, Dennis Cook facing 1-2-3
                  Dennis Cook replaces Bernard Gilkey pitching and batting 3rd; Rich Becker moves to LF
   O      ---  6   44%  F Vina          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          ---  8   39%  J Cirillo       Walk
   O      1--  7   45%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   50%  J Burnitz       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Wickman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   44%  J Olerud        Flyball: CF
          ---  4   56%  B Huskey        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   46%  C Baerga        Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Franco pinch hits for Alberto Castillo batting 7th
          -2-  4   48%  M Franco        Intentional Walk
   R      12-  4   84%  R Ordonez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Huskey Scores; Franco to 3B
                  Mike Myers replaces Bob Wickman pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  5   80%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, John Franco facing 5-6-7
                  John Franco replaces Dennis Cook pitching and batting 3rd; Tim Spehr replaces Matt Franco playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  5   89%  M Grissom       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  Eric Owens pinch hits for Bob Hamelin batting 6th
   O      ---  2   95%  E Owens         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   90%  D Jackson       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Brewers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation