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CHW  8
@ANA  5

MIN  7
@BAL  2

NYY  8
@KCR  4

BOS  7
@OAK  2

TOR  9
@SEA  3

TBD  4
DET  3

CLE  5
@TEX  3

ATL  5
CIN  1

CHC  2
SDP  1

HOU  6
@FLA  4

ARI  5
@MIL  3

STL 16
@MON  5

NYM  9
SFG  4

LAD 12
@PHI  6

PIT  9
COL  3

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 33,825

Saturday, May 1, 1999, 1:42PM
Time of Game: 2:57
Giants
4
16-9
Lost 2
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  2  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    4  7  2
Mets            1  0  2   0  0  1   4  1  X    9 12  1
W: O Hershiser (2-2), L: C Brock (2-2)
Mets
9
15-9
Won 4
2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Benard CF                   3   0   0   0    2   2  .291  .804   25    1   0   
A Rios LF                     5   0   1   0    0   2  .286  .946   21    2   1   CS
E Burks RF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .801   22    2   0   
J Kent 2B                     4   1   2   0    1   1  .281  .897   22    3   4   
J Snow 1B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .270  .735   12    7   1   
C Hayes 3B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .200  .646   17    2   1   
B Mayne C                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .293  .750   12    5   1   
R Aurilia SS                  2   0   1   2    0   0  .321  .841   15    1   0   HBP,SF
  R Martinez SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .875         0   0   
C Brock P                     2   0   0   1    1   0  .091  .258    6    1   0   
  J Spradlin P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Javier PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .752    1    0   0   
  A Embree P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   4   7   4    6   9              153   24   8
BATTING
SF: R Aurilia (1, off J Manzanillo).
HBP: R Aurilia (2, by O Hershiser).
TB: J Kent 2; B Mayne; R Aurilia; A Rios; J Snow; C Hayes.
RBI: R Aurilia 2 (17); C Brock (1); B Mayne (7).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
FIELDING
DP: 1. B Mayne-J Kent-J Snow.
E: J Spradlin (1); C Hayes (4).
BASERUNNING
CS: A Rios (1, 2nd base by O Hershiser/T Pratt).
PO: M Benard (1st base by O Hershiser).
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno RF                   4   1   1   0    1   1  .273  .714   12    1   0   
E Alfonzo 2B                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .302  .860   28    2   2   HR
  R Ordonez SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .581         0   0   
J Olerud 1B                   3   2   1   1    2   1  .354 1.146   18   11   0   
R Ventura 3B                  5   2   2   1    0   1  .303  .860   20    0   2   2B
M Franco LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .332    9    1   0   
  J Allensworth LF            2   1   2   1    0   0  .148  .421   10    1   0   
B McRae CF                    4   1   1   4    1   1  .200  .678   20    1   0   HR,CS
T Pratt C                     4   0   1   0    1   1  .327  .930   24    9   1   
L Lopez SS-2B                 2   0   1   1    2   0  .333  .865   21    1   2   HBP
O Hershiser P                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111    2    0   1   
  M Kinkade PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .891    4    0   0   HBP
  J Manzanillo P              1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    2    0   0   
  B Bonilla PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .571    1    0   0   
  R Beltran P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       36   9  12   9    7   5              171   27   8
BATTING
2B: R Ventura (7, off C Brock).
HR: E Alfonzo (3, off C Brock; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); B McRae (2, off J Spradlin; 7th inn, 3 on, 1 out).
HBP: M Kinkade (1, by C Brock); L Lopez (1, by J Spradlin).
TB: E Alfonzo 5; B McRae 4; R Ventura 3; J Allensworth 2; R Cedeno; L Lopez; J Manzanillo; T Pratt; J Olerud.
RBI: B McRae 4 (7); J Olerud (15); L Lopez (5); E Alfonzo (9); J Allensworth (3); R Ventura (21).
2-out RBI: L Lopez; R Ventura; J Olerud.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 7 for 15.
FIELDING
PB: T Pratt (1).
E: O Hershiser (1).
BASERUNNING
CS: B McRae (2, 2nd base by C Brock/B Mayne).

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
C Brock, L (2-2)               5.2   7   4   4    4   5   1   4.65   27  105-57   36· 5·16    7· 6· 4· 0     40    -     0.98  -0.18
J Spradlin                     1.1   4   4   3    1   0   1  12.79   11   35-22   17· 2· 3    4· 4· 1· 0          3-0    0.48  -0.06
A Embree                       1     1   1   1    2   0   0   3.72    7   29-14   11· 1· 2    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         8    12   9   8    7   5   2          45  169-93   64· 8·21   13·13· 5· 0          3-0 
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
O Hershiser, W (2-2)           6     5   2   2    4   4   0   4.68   27   91-49   28· 5·16   12· 3· 3· 0     54    -     1.37   0.17
J Manzanillo, H (1)            2     2   2   2    1   3   0   5.79    9   37-23   12· 3· 8    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.70   0.07
R Beltran                      1     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.38    4   18-12    2· 6· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
Totals                         9     7   4   4    6   9   0          40  146-84   42·14·28   15· 5· 4· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: A Embree (3).
IBB: None.
PO: O Hershiser (0; M Benard, 1st base).
HBP: O Hershiser (3; R Aurilia); J Spradlin (1; L Lopez); C Brock (1; M Kinkade).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Wegner, 1B - Ed Rapuano, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Bob Davidson.
Time of Game: 2:57.
Attendance: 33,825.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 61° F, Wind 8mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          New York Mets                        
1. M Benard             CF    1. R Cedeno             RF 
2. A Rios               LF    2. E Alfonzo            2B 
3. E Burks              RF    3. J Olerud             1B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. R Ventura            3B 
5. J Snow               1B    5. M Franco             LF 
6. C Hayes              3B    6. B McRae              CF 
7. B Mayne              C     7. T Pratt              C  
8. R Aurilia            SS    8. L Lopez              SS 
9. C Brock              P     9. O Hershiser          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  1-0  12-  2  -12%  43% R Aurilia       O Hershiser     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Hayes Scores; Mayne to 3B
   b 3   2  2-2  12-  2   12%  67% R Ventura       C Brock         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alfonzo Scores; Olerud to 3B
   b 3   2  2-1  1-3  3   11%  55% J Olerud        C Brock         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Cedeno Scores; Alfonzo to 2B
   b 6   2  2-3  1-3  2   10%  83% L Lopez         C Brock         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Ventura Scores; Pratt to 2B
   b 1   1  0-0  ---  8   10%  62% E Alfonzo       C Brock         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Orel Hershiser facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  M Benard        Walk
          1--      44%  A Rios          Benard Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Benard to 2B
   O      -2-  3   46%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Benard to 3B
   O      --3  2   51%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      --3  1   55%  J Kent          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Chris Brock facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  8   62%  E Alfonzo       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   61%  J Olerud        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   60%  R Ventura       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Mets 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Orel Hershiser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   62%  J Snow          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   60%  C Hayes         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   56%  B Mayne         Walk; Hayes to 2B
   R      12-  2   43%  R Aurilia       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Hayes Scores; Mayne to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   42%  C Brock         Groundout: 2B-1B; Mayne Scores; Aurilia to 2B
   O      -2-  3   45%  M Benard        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Chris Brock facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   42%  M Franco        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   45%  B McRae         Walk
   OO     1--  7   39%  T Pratt         Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, McRae Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Orel Hershiser facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   36%  A Rios          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      41%  E Burks         Rios Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   43%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   42%  J Kent          Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   44%  J Snow          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Behind 1-2, Chris Brock facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   41%  L Lopez         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   39%  O Hershiser     Lineout: LF
          ---  4   41%  R Cedeno        Walk
          1--  2   44%  E Alfonzo       Single to CF (Line Drive); Cedeno to 3B
   R      1-3  3   55%  J Olerud        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Cedeno Scores; Alfonzo to 2B
   R      12-  2   67%  R Ventura       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alfonzo Scores; Olerud to 3B
   O      1-3  2   62%  M Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Orel Hershiser facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   65%  C Hayes         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   62%  B Mayne         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   57%  R Aurilia       Hit By Pitch; Mayne to 2B
          12-  4   50%  C Brock         Walk; Mayne to 3B; Aurilia to 2B
   O      123  5   59%  M Benard        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  1   68%  A Rios          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Chris Brock facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   66%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   64%  T Pratt         Single to CF (Line Drive); Pratt out at 2B/LF-2B
          ---  7   66%  L Lopez         Walk
   O      1--  1   63%  O Hershiser     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Orel Hershiser facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   67%  E Burks         Flyball: LF
          ---  6   63%  J Kent          Walk
          1--      61%  J Snow          Passed Ball; Kent to 2B
   O      -2-  3   65%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Kent to 3B
   O      --3  7   70%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Chris Brock facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   68%  R Cedeno        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   67%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  J Olerud        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 3.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Orel Hershiser facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   69%  B Mayne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   72%  R Aurilia       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   74%  C Brock         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-2, Chris Brock facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   79%  R Ventura       Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   75%  M Franco        Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-  5   73%  B McRae         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Ventura to 3B
          --3  6   74%  T Pratt         Walk
   R      1-3  2   83%  L Lopez         Single to LF (Pop Fly to Short LF Line); Ventura Scores; Pratt to 2B
                  Mike Kinkade pinch hits for Orel Hershiser batting 9th
          12-  4   85%  M Kinkade       Hit By Pitch; Pratt to 3B; Lopez to 2B
                  Jerry Spradlin replaces Chris Brock pitching and batting 9th
   O      123  2   81%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 4.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-4, Josias Manzanillo facing 1-2-3
                  Josias Manzanillo replaces Mike Kinkade pitching and batting 9th; Jermaine Allensworth replaces Matt Franco playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  5   84%  M Benard        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   87%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   88%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jerry Spradlin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   87%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   88%  J Olerud        Walk
          1--  3   90%  R Ventura       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball to P's Left); Olerud to 2B
          12-  5   92%  J Allensworth   Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Olerud to 3B; Ventura to 2B
   RRRR   123  2   99%  B McRae         Home Run (Fly Ball); Olerud Scores; Ventura Scores/unER; Allensworth Scores
   O      ---  2   99%  T Pratt         Flyball: RF
          ---  2   99%  L Lopez         Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   99%  J Manzanillo    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lopez to 2B
          12-  1   99%  R Cedeno        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Lopez to 3B; Manzanillo to 2B
   O      123  8   99%  E Alfonzo       Foul Popfly: 3B/Forceout at 3B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 2, Mets 8.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-8, Josias Manzanillo facing 4-5-6
                  Luis Lopez moves to 2B; Rey Ordonez replaces Edgardo Alfonzo playing SS batting 2nd
          ---  6   98%  J Kent          Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   96%  J Snow          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kent to 3B
          1-3  5   94%  C Hayes         Walk; Snow to 2B
   RO     123  2   95%  B Mayne         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kent Scores; Snow to 3B; Hayes to 2B
   RO     -23  3   98%  R Aurilia       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Snow Scores
                  Stan Javier pinch hits for Jerry Spradlin batting 9th
   O      -2-  1   99%  S Javier        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-4, Alan Embree facing 3-4-5
                  Alan Embree replaces Stan Javier pitching and batting 9th; Ramon Martinez replaces Rich Aurilia playing SS batting 8th
          ---  4   99%  J Olerud        Walk
          1--      99%  R Ventura       Wild Pitch; Olerud to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Olerud to 3B
   R      --3  5   99%  J Allensworth   Single to CF (Ground Ball); Olerud Scores
          1--  3  100%  B McRae         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Allensworth to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  T Pratt         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          12-  8  100%  L Lopez         Walk; Allensworth to 3B; McRae to 2B
                  Bobby Bonilla pinch hits for Josias Manzanillo batting 9th
   O      123  1   99%  B Bonilla       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 9.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 4-9, Rigo Beltran facing 1-2-3
                  Rigo Beltran replaces Bobby Bonilla pitching and batting 9th
          ---  7   99%  M Benard        Walk
   O      1--  3   99%  A Rios          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5  100%  E Burks         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  J Kent          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Mets 9.

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