May 14, 1998 New York Mets at San Diego Padres Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 5
@BAL 4 CHW 5
SEA 3 DET 8
OAK 3 MIN 2
BOS 1
(12) TEX 7
@NYY 5
(13) KCR 10
@TBD 2 TOR 5
ANA 4 ARI 4
MIL 1 CIN 11
FLA 8 CHC 9
@COL 7 PIT 7
@HOU 2 PHI 4
@LAD 0 SDP 3
NYM 1 SDP 6
NYM 2 SFG 6
MON 1 SFG 2
MON 0 ATL 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Thursday, May 14, 1998, 2:05
Time of Game: 2:30

Mets

19-16

Lost 1

2nd, 8½ GB

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

W: B Boehringer (4-1), L: D Cook (2-2), S: T Hoffman (11)

Padres

25-14

Won 1

1st

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McRae CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .727   16    1   0   2B,GDP
L Lopez SS                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .277  .716   21    3   3   
M Franco 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .831   10    1   1   GDP
J Olerud 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .354  .928   11    7   3   2B
C Baerga 2B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .243  .626   15    1   4   
B Huskey RF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .241  .641    8    2   0   
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  M Rojas P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Tatum PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .840    4    0   0   
  P Wilson PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .545 1.310         0   0   
R Wilkins C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .178  .551   17    4   0   
R Becker LF-RF                3   0   1   0    0   1  .195  .696   11    1   0   
D Mlicki P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .517    6    2   1   
  B Gilkey LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .727    4    2   0   
Totals                       34   1   8   1    0   9              123   24  12

BATTING

2B: J Olerud (6, off A Ashby); B McRae (7, off B Boehringer).

TB: J Olerud 2; B McRae 2; C Baerga 2; J Tatum; L Lopez; B Huskey; R Becker.

GIDP: M Franco (3); B McRae (2).

RBI: C Baerga (15).

2-out RBI: C Baerga.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Baerga-L Lopez-J Olerud.

E: D Cook (1); R Wilkins (1).

San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q Veras 2B                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .308  .789   21    1   4   2B
S Finley CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .209  .613   13    2   0   
T Gwynn RF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .373  .927    9    2   0   
W Joyner 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .327  .918   15    8   0   
G Vaughn LF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .277  .947   13    2   0   
G Myers C                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .239  .670   14   10   0   2B,GDP
E Giovanola 3B                2   0   1   0    1   0  .279  .773    7    0   0   
  E Williams PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .300  .600    3    0   0   
  A Sheets PR-3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .775         0   0   SB
C Gomez SS                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .220  .635   14    1   3   SF
A Ashby P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182    4    1   1   
  M Sweeney PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .195  .566    4    0   0   
  B Boehringer P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  J Mouton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .178  .462    5    0   0   
  T Hoffman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   3   9   3    4   4              122   27   8

BATTING

2B: G Myers (6, off D Mlicki); Q Veras (5, off D Mlicki).

SF: C Gomez (2, off M Rojas).

TB: Q Veras 3; G Myers 2; T Gwynn; S Finley; E Giovanola; C Gomez; G Vaughn; E Williams.

GIDP: G Myers (1).

RBI: E Williams (2); C Gomez (10); T Gwynn (22).

2-out RBI: T Gwynn.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Gomez-Q Veras-W Joyner; Q Veras-C Gomez-W Joyner.

E: E Giovanola (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Sheets (3, 2nd base off M Rojas/R Wilkins).

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
D Mlicki                       6.2   7   1   1    3   3   0   4.97   29   88-51   31· 6·14   15· 5· 3· 0     56    -     1.45   0.38
D Cook, BS (1), L (2-2)        0.1   1   2   0    1   0   0   3.09    4   13-6     4· 1· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          2-1    2.71  -0.42
M Rojas                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.13    4   17-11    6· 3· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          2-2    0.71  -0.07
Totals                         8     9   3   1    4   4   0          37  118-68   41·10·17   17· 9· 3· 0          4-3

San Diego Padres              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Ashby                        7     5   1   1    0   4   0   2.23   25   84-59   45· 7· 7   14· 6· 1· 0     67    -     0.90   0.22
B Boehringer, W (4-1)          1     1   0   0    0   3   0   5.48    4   19-11    2· 3· 6    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.76   0.10
T Hoffman, S (11)              1     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.93    5   20-13    7· 3· 3    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.46   0.07
Totals                         9     8   1   1    0   9   0          34  123-83   54·13·16   14· 8· 3· 0           -

D Cook faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 San Diego Padres                     
1. B McRae              CF    1. Q Veras              2B 
2. L Lopez              SS    2. S Finley             CF 
3. M Franco             3B    3. T Gwynn              RF 
4. J Olerud             1B    4. W Joyner             1B 
5. C Baerga             2B    5. G Vaughn             LF 
6. B Huskey             RF    6. G Myers              C  
7. R Wilkins            C     7. E Giovanola          3B 
8. R Becker             LF    8. C Gomez              SS 
9. D Mlicki             P     9. A Ashby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  1-0  12-  2   24%  57% T Gwynn         D Cook          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Veras Scores; Finley to 2B
   b 8   0  1-1  1--  2   19%  86% G Myers         D Cook          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Vaughn to 3B; Myers to 2B
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-  4  -12%  39% C Baerga        A Ashby         Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Olerud Scores
   b 8   0  1-1  -23  3    9%  94% E Williams      M Rojas         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Vaughn Scores/unER; Myers to 3B
   b 3   1  0-0  123  6   -8%  58% S Finley        D Mlicki        Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Ashby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  B McRae         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   50%  L Lopez         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  1   55%  M Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   52%  Q Veras         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   51%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Ashby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  J Olerud        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   54%  C Baerga        Groundout: 2B-P
          ---  3   53%  B Huskey        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   55%  R Wilkins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  W Joyner        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   55%  G Vaughn        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   OO     1--  4   50%  G Myers         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Ashby facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   46%  R Becker        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   50%  D Mlicki        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  2   55%  B McRae         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Mlicki facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   59%  E Giovanola     Single to SS (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  3   65%  C Gomez         Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Giovanola to 2B
   O      12-  1   60%  A Ashby         Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Gomez to 2B
          12-  1   66%  Q Veras         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Gomez to 3B; Ashby to 2B
   O      123  6   58%  S Finley        Strikeout Looking
   O      123  1   50%  T Gwynn         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Padres 0.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Ashby facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  8   53%  L Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  M Franco        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   52%  J Olerud        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  4   39%  C Baerga        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Olerud Scores
          1--  1   37%  B Huskey        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Baerga to 2B
   O      12-  5   42%  R Wilkins       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Mlicki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   39%  W Joyner        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   37%  G Vaughn        Flyball: LF
          ---  4   40%  G Myers         Double to 1B (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-  5   41%  E Giovanola     Walk
   O      12-  3   35%  C Gomez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Ashby facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   38%  R Becker        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   39%  D Mlicki        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   40%  B McRae         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Mlicki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   37%  A Ashby         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   43%  Q Veras         Double to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      -2-  3   39%  S Finley        Groundout: 1B-P; Veras to 3B
   O      --3  3   33%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Ashby facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   35%  L Lopez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   37%  M Franco        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   38%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Mlicki facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   34%  W Joyner        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  1   32%  G Vaughn        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   34%  G Myers         Walk
   O      1--  1   30%  E Giovanola     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 0.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Andy Ashby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   32%  C Baerga        Popfly: C
   O      ---  4   34%  B Huskey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   35%  R Wilkins       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Mlicki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   30%  C Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
                  Mark Sweeney pinch hits for Andy Ashby batting 9th
          ---  4   35%  M Sweeney       Walk
   O      1--  2   29%  Q Veras         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B)
          1--  2   34%  S Finley        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Veras to 2B
                  Dennis Cook replaces Butch Huskey pitching and batting 6th; Bernard Gilkey replaces Dave Mlicki playing LF batting 9th; Rich Becker moves to RF
   R      12-  2   57%  T Gwynn         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Veras Scores; Finley to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  W Joyner        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 1.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Tied 1-1, Brian Boehringer facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Boehringer replaces Mark Sweeney pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   55%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   58%  B Gilkey        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   53%  B McRae         Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   60%  L Lopez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Tied 1-1, Dennis Cook facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   67%  G Vaughn        Walk
          1--  2   86%  G Myers         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Vaughn to 3B; Myers to 2B
                  Mel Rojas replaces Dennis Cook pitching and batting 6th; Eddie Williams pinch hits for Ed Giovanola batting 7th
   R      -23  3   94%  E Williams      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Vaughn Scores/unER; Myers to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   94%  C Gomez         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF Line); Myers Scores/unER
                  James Mouton pinch hits for Brian Boehringer batting 9th
   O      1--  5   94%  J Mouton        Strikeout Swinging
                  Andy Sheets pinch runs for Eddie Williams batting 7th
          1--      94%  Q Veras         Sheets Steals 2B; Sheets to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  5   93%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 3.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Behind 1-3, Trevor Hoffman facing 3-4-5
                  Trevor Hoffman replaces James Mouton pitching and batting 9th; Andy Sheets moves to 3B
   O      ---  4   97%  M Franco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   99%  J Olerud        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          ---  6   97%  C Baerga        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
                  Jim Tatum pinch hits for Mel Rojas batting 6th
          1--  4   93%  J Tatum         Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Baerga to 3B
                  Preston Wilson pinch runs for Jim Tatum batting 6th
   O      1-3  5  100%  R Wilkins       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Padres 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation