September 9, 1998 New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 16,193

Wednesday, September 9, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:07

Mets

81-65

Won 1

2nd, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            2  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  3    6 13  1
Phillies        0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  8  0

W: A Reynoso (7-1), L: C Schilling (14-13), S: J Franco (34)

Phillies

68-77

Lost 1

3rd, 23½ GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips LF                 4   1   1   0    1   2  .270  .800   20    1   0   2B
E Alfonzo 3B                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .282  .797   19    1   0   HBP
J Olerud 1B                   3   1   2   1    2   1  .343  .971   20    7   0   2B
M Piazza C                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .327  .951   19   10   0   
B McRae CF                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .273  .846   19    4   0   2B,SF
L Harris RF                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .265  .688   18    2   0   SF
C Baerga 2B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .270  .669   19    0   3   
R Ordonez SS                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .246  .573   13    2   2   2B
A Reynoso P                   5   0   1   0    0   3  .200  .480   26    0   1   2B
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Franco P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       38   6  13   6    4   8              173   27   6

BATTING

2B: J Olerud (34, off C Schilling); R Ordonez (18, off R Bottalico); T Phillips (14, off C Schilling); A Reynoso (2, off C Schilling); B McRae (32, off R Bottalico).

SF: B McRae (5, off C Schilling); L Harris (4, off R Bottalico).

HBP: E Alfonzo (3, by C Schilling).

TB: J Olerud 3; A Reynoso 2; M Piazza 2; R Ordonez 2; E Alfonzo 2; B McRae 2; T Phillips 2; C Baerga 2; L Harris.

RBI: B McRae 2 (72); M Piazza (97); J Olerud (83); L Harris (23); R Ordonez (36).

2-out RBI: R Ordonez; J Olerud.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Baerga-R Ordonez-J Olerud.

E: R Ordonez (15).

Philadelphia Phillies        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Glanville CF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .285  .721   17    4   0   
M Anderson 2B                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .600 2.000   13    0   6   2B
S Rolen 3B                    3   1   1   2    1   1  .289  .911   16    0   3   HR
R Brogna 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .271  .782   20    9   0   
W Magee LF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .324  .845   15    2   0   GDP
B Abreu RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .875   14    1   0   
B Estalella C                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .189  .621   22    9   0   
D Relaford SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .620   17    2   1   
C Schilling P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .118  .302    7    0   0   
  Y Perez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Spradlin P                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 3.000         0   0   
  M Leiter P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Sefcik PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .331  .883    3    0   0   
  R Bottalico P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       34   2   8   2    1  10              144   27  10

BATTING

2B: M Anderson (1, off A Reynoso).

HR: S Rolen (28, off A Reynoso; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

TB: S Rolen 4; M Anderson 3; W Magee 2; R Brogna; B Estalella; D Relaford.

GIDP: W Magee (2).

RBI: S Rolen 2 (102).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

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, W (7-1)             8     6   2   2    1   7   1   2.59   30  119-70   35·13·22    9· 5· 8· 0     68    -     0.87   0.42
D Cook                         0.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   2.07    4   20-14    7· 2· 5    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.37   0.00
J Franco, S (34)               0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.43    1    5-3     0· 0· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.57   0.01
Totals                         9     8   2   2    1  10   1          35  144-87   42·15·30    9· 5·10· 0          2-0

Philadelphia Phillies         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Schilling, L (14-13)         6    10   3   3    2   4   0   3.25   31  112-65   44· 6·15   14· 4· 6· 0     42    -     0.91  -0.07
Y Perez                        0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.66    3    8-3     2· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.00
J Spradlin                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.46    1    6-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.68   0.02
M Leiter                       1     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.44    3   15-10    3· 4· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.23   0.02
R Bottalico                    1     3   3   3    1   1   0   7.23    7   30-19   13· 2· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.12  -0.03
Totals                         9    13   6   6    4   8   0          45  171-100  63·12·25   17· 6· 9· 0          1-0

A Reynoso faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: Y Perez (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Schilling (6; E Alfonzo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Kerwin Danley, 2B - Eric Gregg, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 16,193.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 16mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Philadelphia Phillies                
1. T Phillips           LF    1. D Glanville          CF 
2. E Alfonzo            3B    2. M Anderson           2B 
3. J Olerud             1B    3. S Rolen              3B 
4. M Piazza             C     4. R Brogna             1B 
5. B McRae              CF    5. W Magee              LF 
6. L Harris             RF    6. B Abreu              RF 
7. C Baerga             2B    7. B Estalella          C  
8. R Ordonez            SS    8. D Relaford           SS 
9. A Reynoso            P     9. C Schilling          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-2  1--  2   10%  80% J Olerud        C Schilling     Double to CF (Ground Ball); Alfonzo Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  123  1    8%  74% M Piazza        C Schilling     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Phillips Scores; Alfonzo to 3B; Olerud to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  4    7%  66% J Olerud        C Schilling     Single to LF (Line Drive); Phillips to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  2    6%  56% T Phillips      C Schilling     Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   b 4   1  3-0  1--  4    6%  83% W Magee         A Reynoso       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   56%  T Phillips      Double to CF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  5   59%  E Alfonzo       Hit By Pitch
          12-  4   66%  J Olerud        Single to LF (Line Drive); Phillips to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
   R      123  1   74%  M Piazza        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Phillips Scores; Alfonzo to 3B; Olerud to 2B
   RO     123  6   71%  B McRae         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Alfonzo Scores
          12-  1   76%  L Harris        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Olerud to 3B; Piazza to 2B
   O      123  1   70%  C Baerga        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      123  2   65%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Armando Reynoso facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   67%  D Glanville     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   63%  M Anderson      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  4   61%  S Rolen         Walk
   O      12-  6   65%  R Brogna        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   70%  W Magee         Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Curt Schilling facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   68%  A Reynoso       Lineout: CF
          ---  6   70%  T Phillips      Walk
          1--  4   72%  E Alfonzo       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Phillips to 2B
   O      12-  4   69%  J Olerud        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   66%  M Piazza        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Armando Reynoso facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   68%  B Abreu         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   70%  B Estalella     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   71%  D Relaford      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Curt Schilling facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   69%  B McRae         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  6   68%  L Harris        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   69%  C Baerga        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   67%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-2, Armando Reynoso facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   70%  C Schilling     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  5   72%  D Glanville     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   73%  M Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Phillies 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 2-0, Curt Schilling facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   71%  A Reynoso       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   70%  T Phillips      Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   71%  E Alfonzo       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  2   80%  J Olerud        Double to CF (Ground Ball); Alfonzo Scores
   O      -2-  1   78%  M Piazza        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Armando Reynoso facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   81%  S Rolen         Lineout: CF
          ---  4   78%  R Brogna        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  4   83%  W Magee         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Curt Schilling facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   82%  B McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   81%  L Harris        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   82%  C Baerga        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   81%  R Ordonez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Armando Reynoso facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   83%  B Abreu         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   85%  B Estalella     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   84%  D Relaford      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   86%  C Schilling     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Curt Schilling facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   89%  A Reynoso       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   87%  T Phillips      Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      -2-  4   86%  E Alfonzo       Groundout: 2B-1B; Reynoso to 3B
          --3  5   86%  J Olerud        Walk
   O      1-3  9   84%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Armando Reynoso facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   86%  D Glanville     Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   88%  M Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   89%  S Rolen         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Yorkis Perez facing 5-6-7
                  Yorkis Perez replaces Curt Schilling pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  1   88%  B McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   89%  L Harris        Walk
          1--      90%  C Baerga        Wild Pitch; Harris to 2B
   O      -2-  3   89%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Harris to 3B
                  Jerry Spradlin replaces Yorkis Perez pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3  6   87%  R Ordonez       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Armando Reynoso facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   90%  R Brogna        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   87%  W Magee         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   90%  B Abreu         Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  6   93%  B Estalella     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Leiter facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Leiter replaces Jerry Spradlin pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   92%  A Reynoso       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   91%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   91%  E Alfonzo       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-3, Armando Reynoso facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   94%  D Relaford      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Kevin Sefcik pinch hits for Mark Leiter batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  K Sefcik        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  4   97%  D Glanville     Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Phillies 0.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Ricky Bottalico facing 3-4-5
                  Ricky Bottalico replaces Kevin Sefcik pitching and batting 9th
          ---  5   97%  J Olerud        Walk
          1--  6   98%  M Piazza        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Olerud to 2B
   R      12-  6   99%  B McRae         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Olerud Scores; Piazza to 3B
   RO     -23  2   99%  L Harris        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Piazza Scores
   O      -2-  4   99%  C Baerga        Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  2  100%  R Ordonez       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McRae Scores
   O      -2-  5  100%  A Reynoso       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 6, Phillies 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Phillies Batting, Behind 0-6, Armando Reynoso facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   99%  M Anderson      Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Anderson to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   RR     -2-  5   98%  S Rolen         Home Run (Line Drive); Anderson Scores
                  Dennis Cook replaces Armando Reynoso pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  6   99%  R Brogna        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   98%  W Magee         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   99%  B Abreu         Strikeout Looking
          1--  7   99%  B Estalella     Single to LF (Line Drive); Magee to 3B
                  John Franco replaces Dennis Cook pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3  5  100%  D Relaford      Strikeout Looking
        2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 6, Phillies 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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