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BAL  5
MON  4

BOS 12
PHI  6

CHW  5
CHC  3

CLE  5
CIN  1

FLA  3
@DET  2

HOU 10
@KCR  2

MIL  4
STL  3

MIN 13
PIT  1

NYY  6
NYM  3

ATL  8
@TOR  7

TEX 10
@COL  8

(11)
LAD  4
ANA  3

OAK 10
@SDP  3

SFG  4
SEA  3

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 56,253

Tuesday, June 17, 1997, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:13
Mets
3
37-31
Lost 1
4th, 6½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  2
Yankees         0  4  0   0  0  0   2  0  X    6 11  1
W: D Wells (8-3), L: A Reynoso (5-1), S: M Rivera (22)
Yankees
6
38-30
Won 1
2nd, 9 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .290  .740   14    2   0   
B Gilkey LF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .210  .675   12    1   1   HR,GDP
J Olerud 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .929   15   10   1   
T Hundley C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .285 1.012   25    7   0   
B Huskey DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .816   20    0   0   
C Everett RF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .246  .716   16    1   0   
C Baerga 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .291  .694   10    1   4   
M Franco 3B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .343  .868   10    0   1   
L Lopez SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .535    8    2   2   2B,GDP

A Reynoso P                                                              0   0
  C Lidle P                                                              0   2
  R Jordan P                                                             0   0
  G McMichael P                                                          0   0
  T Kashiwada P                                                          0   1
Totals                       32   3   7   2    0   6              130   24  12
BATTING
2B: L Lopez (1, off D Wells).
HR: B Gilkey (7, off D Wells; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
TB: B Gilkey 4; L Lopez 2; L Johnson 2; C Baerga; M Franco; J Olerud.
GIDP: B Gilkey (6); L Lopez (1).
RBI: B Gilkey 2 (31).
2-out RBI: B Gilkey 2.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
FIELDING
E: C Everett (2); M Franco (2).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    5   1   3   2    0   0  .271  .748   18    0   2   2B
L Sojo 2B                     4   0   2   1    1   0  .307  .721   18    3   3   2B
P O'Neill RF                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .323  .968   16    2   0   
C Fielder DH                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .261  .740   21    0   0   
  P Kelly PR                  1   1   0   0    0   0  .257  .806    3    0   0   
T Martinez 1B                 4   1   0   0    1   0  .294  .948   20    7   0   
C Hayes 3B                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .852    3    2   1   2B
  W Boggs 3B                  2   0   1   1    0   1  .257  .711    5    1   0   
M Whiten LF                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .273  .812   18    3   0   
C Curtis CF                   3   0   1   1    0   2  .214  .846   13    3   0   SF
J Girardi C                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .243  .596   17    6   0   

D Wells P                                                                0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   6  11   6    6   6              152   27   6
BATTING
2B: L Sojo (2, off A Reynoso); D Jeter (10, off A Reynoso); C Hayes (6, off A Reynoso).
SF: C Curtis (1, off G McMichael).
TB: D Jeter 4; L Sojo 3; P O'Neill 2; C Hayes 2; J Girardi; W Boggs; C Curtis.
RBI: D Jeter 2 (32); J Girardi (27); L Sojo (12); C Curtis (6); W Boggs (14).
2-out RBI: D Jeter 2; L Sojo.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 2. L Sojo-T Martinez; C Hayes-T Martinez.
E: D Wells ().

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 Reynoso, L (5-1)             1.2   5   4   4    2   2   0   3.05   11   47-23   15· 2· 6    2· 2· 3· 0     29    -     1.32  -0.26
C Lidle                        4.1   5   2   0    1   4   0   3.20   20   70-45   31· 6· 8   14· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.80   0.14
R Jordan                       0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.61    3   11-6     3· 1· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    1.22  -0.07
G McMichael                    0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.43    2    5-5     4· 1· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          3-1    0.81   0.00
T Kashiwada                    1     0   0   0    2   0   0   5.52    5   19-9     6· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
Totals                         8    11   6   4    6   6   0          41  152-88   59·11·18   18· 5· 6· 0          6-2 
New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Wells, W (8-3)               8     6   3   3    0   5   1   3.47   28  112-73   47· 9·17   11·10· 2· 0     63    -     0.90   0.29
M Rivera, S (22)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.08    4   18-12    6· 2· 4    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.68   0.04
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0   6   1          32  130-85   53·11·21   11·12· 3· 0           -  
C Lidle faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Tim Tschida.
Time of Game: 3:13.
Attendance: 56,253.
Field Condition: Damp.
Weather: 69° F, Wind 9mph from Right to Left, Night, Showers.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 New York Yankees                     
1. L Johnson            CF    1. D Jeter              SS 
2. B Gilkey             LF    2. L Sojo               2B 
3. J Olerud             1B    3. P O'Neill            RF 
4. T Hundley            C     4. C Fielder            DH 
5. B Huskey             DH    5. T Martinez           1B 
6. C Everett            RF    6. C Hayes              3B 
7. C Baerga             2B    7. M Whiten             LF 
8. M Franco             3B    8. C Curtis             CF 
9. L Lopez              SS    9. J Girardi            C  

   A Reynoso            P        D Wells              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  4-1  1--  2  -16%  65% B Gilkey        D Wells         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Johnson Scores; Gilkey Scores
   b 2   2  0-1  1-3  6   15%  80% D Jeter         A Reynoso       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Whiten Scores; Girardi Scores
   b 7   1  3-4  12-  2   11%  92% W Boggs         R Jordan        Single to RF (Line Drive); O'Neill Scores/unER; Kelly to 3B/Adv on E9; Boggs to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  2   10%  69% C Hayes         A Reynoso       Double to LF (Line Drive); Martinez to 3B
   t 3   0  4-0  12-  3    9%  86% L Lopez         D Wells         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Franco to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  L Johnson       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  1   54%  B Gilkey        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   55%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Armando Reynoso facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  D Jeter         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   55%  L Sojo          Popfly: 1B
   O      1--  3   52%  P O'Neill       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  7   50%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  9   52%  T Hundley       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   54%  B Huskey        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  6   55%  C Everett       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Armando Reynoso facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   59%  T Martinez      Walk
          1--  2   69%  C Hayes         Double to LF (Line Drive); Martinez to 3B
          -23  4   71%  M Whiten        Walk
   O      123  4   65%  C Curtis        Strikeout Swinging
   RO     123  4   65%  J Girardi       Single to LF (Line Drive); Martinez Scores; Hayes out at Hm/LF-1B-C; Whiten to 3B
   RR     1-3  6   80%  D Jeter         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Whiten Scores; Girardi Scores
   R      -2-  4   86%  L Sojo          Double to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Jeter Scores
                  Cory Lidle replaces Armando Reynoso pitching
          -2-  1   87%  P O'Neill       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Sojo to 3B
          1-3  4   88%  C Fielder       Walk; O'Neill to 2B
   O      123  6   85%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, David Wells facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   82%  C Baerga        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   77%  M Franco        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Baerga to 2B
   OO     12-  3   86%  L Lopez         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Franco to 2B
   R      -2-  5   81%  L Johnson       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Franco Scores/Adv on E1/No RBI; Johnson to 1B
   RR     1--  2   65%  B Gilkey        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Johnson Scores; Gilkey Scores
   O      ---  2   67%  J Olerud        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cory Lidle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   64%  C Hayes         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   63%  M Whiten        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   62%  C Curtis        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, David Wells facing 4-5-6
                  Wade Boggs replaces Charlie Hayes playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  4   65%  T Hundley       Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  8   67%  B Huskey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   68%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cory Lidle facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   66%  J Girardi       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   64%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   66%  L Sojo          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   63%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, David Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   66%  C Baerga        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   69%  M Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   70%  L Lopez         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cory Lidle facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   68%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   66%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   65%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   69%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   72%  B Gilkey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   74%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cory Lidle facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   71%  M Whiten        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   74%  C Curtis        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   71%  J Girardi       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Girardi to 1B
          1--  2   73%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Girardi to 2B
   O      12-  1   68%  L Sojo          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Yankees 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-4, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   73%  T Hundley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   76%  B Huskey        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   78%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Cory Lidle facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   81%  P O'Neill       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  5   85%  C Fielder       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); O'Neill to 2B
                  Ricardo Jordan replaces Cory Lidle pitching; Pat Kelly pinch runs for Cecil Fielder batting 4th
   O      12-  3   81%  T Martinez      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   R      12-  2   92%  W Boggs         Single to RF (Line Drive); O'Neill Scores/unER; Kelly to 3B/Adv on E9; Boggs to 2B
          -23  6   92%  M Whiten        Walk
                  Greg McMichael replaces Ricardo Jordan pitching
   RO     123  2   94%  C Curtis        Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Kelly Scores/unER; Boggs to 3B
   O      1-3  3   92%  J Girardi       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Yankees 6.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, David Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   95%  C Baerga        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   96%  M Franco        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   95%  L Lopez         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   97%  L Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Takashi Kashiwada facing 1-2-3
                  Takashi Kashiwada replaces Greg McMichael pitching
   O      ---  1   97%  D Jeter         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  5   97%  L Sojo          Walk
          1--  6   98%  P O'Neill       Walk; Sojo to 2B
   O      12-  3   97%  P Kelly         Flyball: CF; Sojo to 3B
   O      1-3  4   96%  T Martinez      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Yankees 6.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 3-6, Mariano Rivera facing 2-3-4
                  Mariano Rivera replaces David Wells pitching
   O      ---  5   98%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   96%  J Olerud        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   99%  T Hundley       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  6  100%  B Huskey        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Yankees 6.

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