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BOS  4
NYY  3

CHW  7
DET  5

SEA 11
BAL  1

TEX  6
MIN  0

TOR 15
CLE  1

ARI  4
LAD  2

COL 15
FLA 10

HOU  1
CIN  0

NYM  8
ATL  7

MIL  6
@PIT  3

SFG  5
@SDP  4

STL  3
CHC  2

Standings at end of play this day

Qualcomm Stadium, Attendance: 19,393

Monday, September 7, 1998, 8:05
Time of Game: 2:59
Giants
5
78-66
Won 2
2nd, 13 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  3   0  2  0    5  9  0
Padres          1  0  0   0  1  1   1  0  0    4 10  1
W: J Tavarez (4-3), L: R Myers (4-5), S: R Nen (35)
Padres
4
91-53
Lost 2
1st

BATTING

San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Benard RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .310  .771   11    0   0   
B Mueller 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .296  .787   11    2   1   
B Bonds LF                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .297 1.033   14    3   0   
J Kent 2B                     4   1   2   3    0   1  .296  .914   12    2   3   HR
E Burks CF                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .298  .886    6    3   0   2B
J Snow 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .236  .731   12    7   3   
R Sanchez SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .287  .693   12    2   2   
B Johnson C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .661   13    7   0   GDP
R Ortiz P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .158  .396    6    1   0   
  R Rodriguez P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400    5    0   0   
  J Tavarez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .222         0   0   
  J Mesa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Nen P                     0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   5   9   5    1   6              102   27   9
BATTING
2B: E Burks (27, off D Miceli).
HR: J Kent (28, off S Spencer; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: J Kent 5; B Bonds 2; E Burks 2; M Benard; R Sanchez; B Mueller; R Ortiz.
GIDP: B Johnson (9).
RBI: J Kent 3 (110); E Burks 2 (73).
2-out RBI: E Burks 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 3. J Snow; J Snow-R Sanchez-J Kent; J Kent-R Sanchez-J Snow.
San Diego Padres             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Q Veras 2B                    3   0   1   0    2   1  .275  .749   15    2   2   
T Gwynn RF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .326  .863   14    4   0   GDP
  R Rivera PR-RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .212  .730         0   0   
K Caminiti 3B                 4   2   3   1    1   0  .262  .895   21    1   3   HR,2B,SB
G Vaughn LF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .279  .988   16    2   1   HBP,IW
S Finley CF                   4   0   2   1    1   0  .250  .708   17    3   0   2B
J Vander Wal 1B               1   0   0   0    2   1  .277  .906   16    6   1   
  G Arias PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .921         0   0   
  M Sweeney PH-1B             1   0   0   1    0   0  .256  .714    5    2   0   SF
G Myers C                     5   1   1   1    0   1  .240  .675   15    7   1   HR
C Gomez SS                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .264  .724   20    0   4   
S Spencer P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .429   12    0   0   SH,GDP
  R Myers P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  D Miceli P                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  J Leyritz PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .877    2    0   0   
  D Wall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .572         0   0   
Totals                       32   4  10   4    8   7              153   27  12
BATTING
2B: S Finley (35, off R Ortiz); K Caminiti (26, off R Rodriguez).
HR: G Myers (4, off R Ortiz; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); K Caminiti (28, off R Ortiz; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SF: M Sweeney (3, off J Tavarez).
SH: S Spencer (2, off R Rodriguez).
IBB: G Vaughn (5, by R Rodriguez).
HBP: G Vaughn (5, by R Ortiz).
TB: K Caminiti 7; G Myers 4; S Finley 3; T Gwynn 2; Q Veras; C Gomez.
GIDP: S Spencer (1); T Gwynn (13).
RBI: K Caminiti (81); M Sweeney (14); S Finley (62); G Myers (19).
2-out RBI: S Finley.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Gomez-Q Veras-M Sweeney.
E: Q Veras (8).
BASERUNNING
SB: K Caminiti (5, 2nd base off R Ortiz/B Johnson).

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
R Ortiz                        5     8   3   3    3   4   2   5.32   26   95-60   41· 6·15    7· 5· 6· 0     40    -     1.00  -0.25
R Rodriguez                    1     1   1   1    3   0   0   3.92    6   27-11    7· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.05  -0.12
J Tavarez, W (4-3)             1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.43    6   10-7     5· 2· 0    0· 1· 3· 0          3-1    2.01   0.07
J Mesa, H (12)                 0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.66    2    8-4     1· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    6.19   0.14
R Nen, S (35)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.37    3   10-7     5· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.19
Totals                         9    10   4   4    8   7   2          43  150-89   59·12·20   10· 7·10· 0          6-1 
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
S Spencer                      7     6   3   3    0   5   1   3.32   27   79-56   33· 9·14    9· 9· 4· 0     58    -     1.02  -0.04
R Myers, H (7), L (4-5)        0.1   2   2   2    0   1   0   4.42    3   10-9     4· 2· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.82  -0.09
D Miceli, BS (6)               0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.32    2    6-5     5· 0· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          2-2    4.28  -0.37
D Wall                         1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.51    3    7-2     2· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.04
Totals                         9     9   5   5    1   6   1          35  102-72   44·11·17   12·10· 6· 0          2-2 
R Ortiz faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
R Rodriguez faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: R Ortiz (3); J Mesa (9).
IBB: R Rodriguez (5; G Vaughn).
HBP: R Ortiz (3; G Vaughn).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Rich Rieker.
Time of Game: 2:59.
Attendance: 19,393.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   San Francisco Giants          San Diego Padres                     
1. M Benard             RF    1. Q Veras              2B 
2. B Mueller            3B    2. T Gwynn              RF 
3. B Bonds              LF    3. K Caminiti           3B 
4. J Kent               2B    4. G Vaughn             LF 
5. E Burks              CF    5. S Finley             CF 
6. J Snow               1B    6. J Vander Wal         1B 
7. R Sanchez            SS    7. G Myers              C  
8. B Johnson            C     8. C Gomez              SS 
9. R Ortiz              P     9. S Spencer            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  4-3  12-  2   48%  71% E Burks         D Miceli        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Benard Scores; Bonds Scores; Burks out at 3B/LF-SS-C-3B
   t 6   1  2-0  12-  1   38%  65% J Kent          S Spencer       Home Run (Line Drive); Mueller Scores; Bonds Scores
   b 8   2  5-4  123  3   20%  84% G Vaughn        J Mesa          Strikeout Swinging
   b 6   0  3-2  ---  4  -19%  43% G Myers         R Ortiz         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 6   1  3-3  12-  5   13%  50% T Gwynn         R Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Spencer facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  M Benard        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   46%  B Mueller       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   45%  B Bonds         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Padres Batting, Tied 0-0, Russ Ortiz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   48%  Q Veras         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   45%  T Gwynn         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   48%  K Caminiti      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--  4   46%  G Vaughn        Hit By Pitch; Gwynn to 2B
   R      12-  5   34%  S Finley        Double to CF (Line Drive); Gwynn Scores; Vaughn to 3B
          -23  8   33%  J Vander Wal    Walk
   O      123  3   39%  G Myers         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Spencer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   37%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   35%  E Burks         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   34%  J Snow          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Russ Ortiz facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   31%  C Gomez         Single to C (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   OO     1--  3   37%  S Spencer       Ground Ball Double Play: Bunt 1B-SS-2B (P's Left)
          ---      36%  Q Veras         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      38%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Spencer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   36%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   34%  B Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   35%  R Ortiz         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   33%  M Benard        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Russ Ortiz facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   29%  K Caminiti      Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      27%  G Vaughn        Caminiti Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   31%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   34%  S Finley        Flyball: CF
          -2-  8   32%  J Vander Wal    Walk, Wild Pitch; Caminiti to 3B
   O      1-3  3   37%  G Myers         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Spencer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   34%  B Mueller       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   32%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
          ---  2   34%  J Kent          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   31%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Russ Ortiz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   33%  C Gomez         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   34%  S Spencer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   35%  Q Veras         Groundout: 3B unassisted (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Spencer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   32%  J Snow          Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   36%  R Sanchez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   33%  B Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B; Sanchez to 2B
   O      -2-  4   29%  R Ortiz         Reached on E4 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Sanchez out at Hm/1B-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Padres Batting, Ahead 1-0, Russ Ortiz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   31%  T Gwynn         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   R      ---  4   19%  K Caminiti      Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   20%  G Vaughn        Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   19%  S Finley        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--      21%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Padres 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-2, Stan Spencer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   18%  M Benard        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   21%  B Mueller       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   27%  B Bonds         Single to CF (Line Drive); Mueller to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   65%  J Kent          Home Run (Line Drive); Mueller Scores; Bonds Scores
   O      ---  1   63%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   62%  J Snow          Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Padres 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Padres Batting, Behind 2-3, Russ Ortiz facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  4   43%  G Myers         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          ---  5   38%  C Gomez         Walk
                  Rich Rodriguez replaces Russ Ortiz pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--  4   39%  S Spencer       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Gomez to 2B
          -2-  5   37%  Q Veras         Walk
   OO     12-  5   50%  T Gwynn         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Padres 3.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Tied 3-3, Stan Spencer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   46%  R Sanchez       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  2   43%  B Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   41%  R Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 3, Padres 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Padres Batting, Tied 3-3, Rich Rodriguez facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   30%  K Caminiti      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  4   28%  G Vaughn        Intentional Walk
          12-  5   17%  S Finley        Walk; Caminiti to 3B; Vaughn to 2B
                  Julian Tavarez replaces Rich Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th; Mark Sweeney pinch hits for George Arias batting 6th; George Arias pinch hits for John Vander Wal batting 6th
   RO     123  1   18%  M Sweeney       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Caminiti Scores
   OO     12-  1   24%  G Myers         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Padres 4.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 3-4, Randy Myers facing 1-2-3
                  Randy Myers replaces Stan Spencer pitching and batting 9th; Mark Sweeney moves to 1B
          ---  4   33%  M Benard        Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left)
   O      1--  3   25%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   34%  B Bonds         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Benard to 2B
                  Dan Miceli replaces Randy Myers pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  4   23%  J Kent          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   RRO    12-  2   71%  E Burks         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Benard Scores; Bonds Scores; Burks out at 3B/LF-SS-C-3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Padres 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Padres Batting, Behind 4-5, Julian Tavarez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   77%  C Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
                  Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Dan Miceli batting 9th
   O      ---  2   81%  J Leyritz       Lineout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---      78%  Q Veras         Walk
          1--  2   71%  T Gwynn         Single to CF (Line Drive); Veras to 3B
                  Jose Mesa replaces Julian Tavarez pitching and batting 9th; Ruben Rivera pinch runs for Tony Gwynn batting 2nd
          1-3      68%  K Caminiti      Wild Pitch; Rivera to 2B
          -23  5   65%  " "             Walk
   O      123  3   84%  G Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 5, Padres 4.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 5-4, Donne Wall facing 6-7-8
                  Donne Wall replaces Jim Leyritz pitching and batting 9th; Ruben Rivera moves to RF
   O      ---  2   83%  J Snow          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   85%  R Sanchez       Walk
   OO     1--  1   81%  B Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Padres 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Padres Batting, Behind 4-5, Robb Nen facing 5-6-7
                  Robb Nen replaces Jose Mesa pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   89%  S Finley        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   96%  M Sweeney       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4  100%  G Myers         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Padres 4.

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