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BOS  7
NYY  1

CAL  1
CHW  0

TOR  3
@CLE  0

MIL  4
BAL  2

MIN  4
DET  3

OAK  4
TEX  2

KCR  8
@SEA  0

ATL  5
STL  0

CIN  6
@CHC  2

PIT  7
@HOU  6

LAD 12
@MON  5

NYM 10
SFG  6

SDP  9
@PHI  1

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 43,686

Sunday, September 2, 1990, 1:38
Time of Game: 3:33
Giants
6
67-66
Lost 4
3rd, 10½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          3  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  0    6 17  1
Mets            1  0  1   0  4  1   0  3  X   10 13  0
W: D Cone (11-7), L: P McClellan (0-1), S: A Pena (4)
Mets
10
76-55
Won 6
1st

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .297  .750   26    3   0   SB
M Kingery RF                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .275  .655   17    3   0   2B
W Clark 1B                    3   1   0   0    2   0  .284  .785   24    7   1   
K Mitchell LF                 5   1   3   2    0   0  .306  .942   19    3   0   CS
M Williams 3B                 5   2   4   1    0   0  .280  .808   12    1   1   2B,CS
T Kennedy C                   4   0   3   2    0   0  .285  .732   20    1   1   2B
  S Garrelts PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .068  .183         0   0   
  M Dewey P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Bathe PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .711    5    0   0   
R Thompson 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .695   17    4   2   
  G Litton PH-2B              2   0   0   1    0   0  .235  .555    6    0   0   
J Uribe SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .618   14    0   2   
  F Oliveras P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Thurmond P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
  G Carter PH-C               2   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .714   10    1   0   
P McClellan P                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    8    0   0   
  E Riles SS                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .789    8    0   1   
Totals                       40   6  17   6    4   2              186   24   8
BATTING
2B: M Williams (22, off W Whitehurst); T Kennedy (21, off D Cone); M Kingery (6, off D Cone).
TB: M Williams 5; T Kennedy 4; M Kingery 4; K Mitchell 3; B Butler 2; R Thompson; P McClellan.
RBI: K Mitchell 2 (82); T Kennedy 2 (23); M Williams (100); G Litton (18).
2-out RBI: T Kennedy.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
FIELDING
E: W Clark (12).
BASERUNNING
SB: B Butler (38, 2nd base off D Cone/C O'Brien).
CS: K Mitchell (6, 3rd base by D Cone/C O'Brien); M Williams (3, Home by D Cone/C O'Brien).
PO: B Butler 2 (1st base by W Whitehurst, 2nd base by D Cone).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Herr 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .681   13    2   3   
T Teufel 1B                   4   3   2   1    1   1  .261  .830   23    7   0   HR,2B
G Jefferies 3B                5   2   3   0    0   0  .300  .815   15    5   2   2·2B
  T O'Malley 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .681         0   0   
D Strawberry RF               4   2   1   2    1   0  .280  .889   16    0   0   
K McReynolds LF               4   2   3   2    1   0  .262  .794   21    2   0   HR
H Johnson SS                  4   1   2   3    1   0  .251  .774   19    2   2   2·2B,IW
D Boston CF                   3   0   0   0    2   1  .276  .758   23    5   0   IW
C O'Brien C                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .181  .511    6    4   2   
  D Magadan PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .330  .861    4    0   0   IW
  D Gooden PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .502         0   0   
  W Whitehurst P              1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572    1    0   2   
  R Darling P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .369         0   0   
  A Pena P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    2    0   1   
D Cone P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .481    2    0   1   SH
  M Sasser PH-C               3   0   1   2    0   0  .317  .802    6    0   0   
Totals                       37  10  13  10    7   2              151   27  13
BATTING
2B: G Jefferies 2 (37, 2 off P McClellan); T Teufel (5, off M Thurmond); H Johnson 2 (33, off M Dewey, off M Thurmond).
HR: K McReynolds (19, off P McClellan; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); T Teufel (8, off P McClellan; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).
SH: D Cone (9, off P McClellan).
IBB: D Boston (2, by M Thurmond); D Magadan (3, by F Oliveras); H Johnson (8, by F Oliveras).
TB: K McReynolds 6; T Teufel 6; G Jefferies 5; H Johnson 4; M Sasser; D Strawberry; T Herr.
RBI: H Johnson 3 (80); D Strawberry 2 (89); M Sasser 2 (39); K McReynolds 2 (68); T Teufel (21).
2-out RBI: M Sasser 2; K McReynolds 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 17.

PITCHING

San Francisco Giants          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P McClellan, L (0-1)           4     6   5   5    3   1   2  11.25   22   81-45   30· 4·11    7· 8· 3· 0     28    -     1.17  -0.32
F Oliveras                     0.2   0   1   1    2   0   0   3.62    4   13-5     2· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.01   0.02
M Thurmond                     1.1   4   1   1    1   0   0   3.34    9   29-18   16· 0· 2    1· 4· 3· 0          3-2    1.09  -0.25
M Dewey                        2     3   3   3    1   1   0   3.24   10   28-20   15· 1· 4    3· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.53  -0.07
Totals                         8    13  10  10    7   2   2          45  151-88   63· 6·19   12·17· 7· 0          4-2 
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
D Cone, W (11-7)               5    11   4   4    3   2   0   3.54   26  102-62   36·13·13    9·10· 2· 0     28    -     1.05  -0.21
W Whitehurst, H (3)            1     5   2   2    0   0   0   3.61    7   31-23   17· 1· 5    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.29  -0.21
R Darling, H (2)               1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.51    6   18-8     5· 2· 1    2· 1· 2· 0          2-1    2.71   0.16
A Pena, S (4)                  1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    5   22-16   12· 1· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.12   0.14
Totals                         9    17   6   6    4   2   0          44  173-109  70·17·22   17·15· 6· 0          3-1 
P McClellan faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.
W Whitehurst faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: F Oliveras 2 (6; H Johnson, D Magadan); M Thurmond (3; D Boston).
PO: D Cone (3; B Butler, 2nd base); W Whitehurst (1; B Butler, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Crawford, 1B - Doug Harvey, 2B - Dana DeMuth, 3B - Eric Gregg.
Time of Game: 3:33.
Attendance: 43,686.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          New York Mets                        
1. B Butler             CF    1. T Herr               2B 
2. M Kingery            RF    2. T Teufel             1B 
3. W Clark              1B    3. G Jefferies          3B 
4. K Mitchell           LF    4. D Strawberry         RF 
5. M Williams           3B    5. K McReynolds         LF 
6. T Kennedy            C     6. H Johnson            SS 
7. R Thompson           2B    7. D Boston             CF 
8. J Uribe              SS    8. C O'Brien            C  
9. P McClellan          P     9. D Cone               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  4-4  123  1   23%  82% M Sasser        M Thurmond      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Strawberry Scores; Johnson Scores; Gooden to 3B
   b 5   0  4-2  ---  5   13%  40% T Teufel        P McClellan     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 7   0  7-4  1--  4  -12%  74% M Williams      W Whitehurst    Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Mitchell to 3B
   t 7   0  7-4  -23  5  -12%  63% T Kennedy       W Whitehurst    Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Mitchell Scores; Williams to 3B
   b 5   0  4-3  -2-  2   11%  61% D Strawberry    P McClellan     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Jefferies Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, David Cone facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   46%  B Butler        Walk
          1--  4   36%  M Kingery       Ground-rule Double (Ground Ball); Butler to 3B
          -23  4   33%  W Clark         Walk
   RR     123  2   24%  K Mitchell      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Butler Scores; Kingery Scores; Clark to 2B
   R      12-  4   17%  M Williams      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Clark Scores; Mitchell to 2B
   O      12-  5   20%  T Kennedy       Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
   O      12-  4   23%  R Thompson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   25%  J Uribe         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Behind 0-3, Paul McClellan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   23%  T Herr          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   25%  T Teufel        Walk
          1--  3   34%  G Jefferies     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Teufel to 3B
   RO     -23  6   33%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Teufel Scores; Jefferies to 3B
          --3  5   34%  K McReynolds    Walk
   O      1-3  7   29%  H Johnson       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, David Cone facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   26%  P McClellan     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   29%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   31%  M Kingery       Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
          1--      30%  W Clark         Butler Steals 2B
          -2-  6   30%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   33%  K Mitchell      Butler Picked off 2B (P-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Paul McClellan facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   37%  D Boston        Walk
   O      1--  1   33%  C O'Brien       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  1   30%  D Cone          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
          1--  2   32%  T Herr          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cone to 2B
   O      12-  5   28%  T Teufel        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 3, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, David Cone facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   29%  K Mitchell      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   27%  M Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   21%  T Kennedy       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Williams to 3B
   O      -23      28%  R Thompson      Williams Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C); Kennedy to 3B
   O      --3  5   31%  " "             Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Paul McClellan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   29%  G Jefferies     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   27%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   R      ---  5   38%  K McReynolds    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   37%  H Johnson       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, David Cone facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   39%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   41%  P McClellan     Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  2   39%  B Butler        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   42%  M Kingery       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-3, Paul McClellan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   39%  D Boston        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   42%  C O'Brien       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   40%  D Cone          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); O'Brien to 2B
   O      -2-  2   35%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Mets 2.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-2, David Cone facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   38%  W Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   35%  K Mitchell      Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          1--  2   31%  M Williams      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Mitchell to 2B
   O      12-      37%  T Kennedy       Mitchell Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Williams to 2B
   R      -2-  6   26%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Williams Scores
          1--  5   24%  R Thompson      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Kennedy to 2B
   O      12-  7   27%  J Uribe         Foul Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Behind 2-4, Paul McClellan facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  5   40%  T Teufel        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  2   50%  G Jefferies     Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   R      -2-  2   61%  D Strawberry    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Jefferies Scores
                  Francisco Oliveras replaces Jose Uribe pitching and batting 8th; Ernest Riles replaces Paul McClellan playing SS batting 9th
   O      1--  2   59%  K McReynolds    Bunt Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Strawberry to 2B
          -2-  4   61%  H Johnson       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   56%  D Boston        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  Dave Magadan pinch hits for Charlie O'Brien batting 8th
          12-  4   59%  D Magadan       Intentional Walk; Strawberry to 3B; Johnson to 2B
                  Mark Thurmond replaces Francisco Oliveras pitching and batting 8th; Mackey Sasser pinch hits for David Cone batting 9th; Dwight Gooden pinch runs for Dave Magadan batting 8th
   RR     123  1   82%  M Sasser        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Strawberry Scores; Johnson Scores; Gooden to 3B
   O      1-3  4   79%  T Herr          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 6.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-6, Wally Whitehurst facing 9-1-2
                  Wally Whitehurst replaces Dwight Gooden pitching and batting 8th; Mackey Sasser moves to C
   O      ---  3   82%  E Riles         Groundout: P-1B
          --- 10   79%  B Butler        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      84%  M Kingery       Butler Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  3   82%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   85%  W Clark         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-4, Mark Thurmond facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   89%  T Teufel        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   87%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      -2-  1   85%  D Strawberry    Groundout: 1B-P; Teufel to 3B
   R      --3  8   91%  K McReynolds    Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Teufel Scores
          1--  1   92%  H Johnson       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); McReynolds to 3B
          -23  4   92%  D Boston        Intentional Walk
   O      123  1   90%  W Whitehurst    Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 7.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-7, Wally Whitehurst facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   86%  K Mitchell      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   74%  M Williams      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Mitchell to 3B
   R      -23  5   63%  T Kennedy       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Mitchell Scores; Williams to 3B
                  Ron Darling replaces Wally Whitehurst pitching and batting 8th; Greg Litton pinch hits for Robby Thompson batting 7th; Scott Garrelts pinch runs for Terry Kennedy batting 6th
   RO     1-3  4   66%  G Litton        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Williams Scores; Garrelts to 2B
                  Gary Carter pinch hits for Mark Thurmond batting 8th
   O      -2-  1   73%  G Carter        Lineout: 3B
          -2-  5   71%  E Riles         Walk
   O      12-  3   80%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 6, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-6, Mark Dewey facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Dewey replaces Scott Garrelts pitching and batting 6th; Gary Carter moves to C; Greg Litton moves to 2B
   O      ---  2   78%  M Sasser        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   77%  T Herr          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  7   76%  T Teufel        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Mets 7.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 6-7, Ron Darling facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   67%  M Kingery       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   75%  W Clark         Popfly: 3B
                  Alejandro Pena replaces Ron Darling pitching and batting 8th
   O      1--  5   82%  K Mitchell      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   87%  M Williams      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Mets 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 7-6, Mark Dewey facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   89%  G Jefferies     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--  5   92%  D Strawberry    Walk; Jefferies to 2B
          12-  1   95%  K McReynolds    Single to P (Bunt to Weak 3B); Jefferies to 3B; Strawberry to 2B
   RRR    123  1   99%  H Johnson       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Jefferies Scores; Strawberry Scores; McReynolds Scores
   O      -2-  4   99%  D Boston        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3  2   99%  A Pena          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      --3  3   99%  M Sasser        Lineout: RF (RF Line)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 6, Mets 10.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 6-10, Alejandro Pena facing 6-7-8
                  Tom O'Malley replaces Gregg Jefferies playing 3B batting 3rd; Bill Bathe pinch hits for Mark Dewey batting 6th
   O      ---  5  100%  B Bathe         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  G Litton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  9  100%  G Carter        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 6, Mets 10.

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