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5
Saturday, May 16, 1998 1:05
, 3Com Park
Attendance: 30,131, Time of Game: 2:34
Mets
4
20-18
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 8½ GB
 at Giants
1
24-19
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 4½ GB
W: Rick Reed (4-2)
L: Kirk Rueter (4-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            1  2  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  1
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  7  0

New York Mets

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Luis Lopez 2B-3B 5 2 3 1 0 2 .293 .727 16 11 0.152 0.64 0.162 -0.009 1.5 2 3 SB
Bernard Gilkey LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 .277 .712 22 13 -0.035 0.48 0.015 -0.050 -0.6 1 0 SB
John Olerud 1B 3 0 2 2 1 0 .358 .957 17 6 0.185 0.78 0.188 -0.004 2.0 10 2
Butch Huskey RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .242 .652 19 11 -0.079 0.72 0.000 -0.079 -1.4 1 0
Jim Tatum 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .229 .742 14 7 -0.012 0.62 0.009 -0.020 -0.3 1 1
   Brian McRae PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .733 6 3 -0.006 0.25 0.000 -0.006 -0.2 1 0
Preston Wilson CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 .316 .802 19 11 -0.052 0.61 0.008 -0.060 -0.7 1 0 CS
   Carlos Baerga PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .613 2 1 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.2 2 1
Alberto Castillo C 4 2 2 1 0 1 .250 .669 17 11 0.106 0.49 0.113 -0.007 1.3 4 0 HR
Rey Ordonez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .460 7 5 -0.045 0.47 0.000 -0.045 -0.9 2 2
Rick Reed P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .118 .505 12 8 -0.039 0.54 0.000 -0.039 -0.7 2 0
   Dennis Cook P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rich Becker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .702 7 4 -0.002 0.10 0.000 -0.002 -0.2
   John Franco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 4 11 .235 .639 158 91 0.169 0.55 0.495 -0.325 -0.4 27 9
HR: A Castillo (1, off K Rueter; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
TB: A Castillo 5; L Lopez 3; J Olerud 2; B Gilkey.
RBI: J Olerud 2 (17); L Lopez (3); A Castillo (4).
2-out RBI: L Lopez; A Castillo; J Olerud.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. C Baerga-R Ordonez; L Lopez-R Ordonez-J Olerud; J Olerud.
E: P Wilson (1).
Baserunning
SB: L Lopez (2, 2nd base off K Rueter/B Mayne); B Gilkey (1, 2nd base off J Johnstone/B Mayne).
CS: P Wilson (1, 2nd base by J Johnstone/B Mayne).

San Francisco Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Darryl Hamilton CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .640 13 7 -0.020 0.66 0.021 -0.040 -0.2 3 0
   Stan Javier PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .642 1 1 -0.026 1.02 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 0 0
Marvin Benard RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .699 13 7 -0.058 0.78 0.000 -0.058 -0.7 1 0
   Chris Jones PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .507 3 3 -0.016 0.63 0.000 -0.016 -0.2 1 0
Barry Bonds LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .976 13 5 -0.025 0.44 0.013 -0.038 -0.4 0 0
Jeff Kent 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .781 17 11 -0.019 0.63 0.031 -0.050 -0.2 1 1
J.T. Snow 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .194 .542 12 8 -0.046 0.87 0.045 -0.092 -0.8 10 0 GDP
Charlie Hayes 3B 3 1 2 0 1 1 .303 .809 14 9 0.114 0.71 0.123 -0.009 0.9 0 1
Brent Mayne C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .292 .781 16 6 -0.129 1.41 0.053 -0.182 -0.8 11 1
Rey Sanchez SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 .382 .818 11 7 -0.017 0.99 0.072 -0.089 0.1 0 3
Kirk Rueter P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .500 4 3 -0.023 0.98 0.000 -0.023 -0.3 0 1
   John Johnstone P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Alex Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .135 .308 7 4 -0.018 0.72 0.000 -0.018 -0.2
   Jim Poole P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Mueller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .918 7 5 -0.049 1.92 0.000 -0.049 -0.4
   Steve Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 1 7 1 4 4 .226 .540 131 76 -0.332 0.85 0.358 -0.690 -3.4 27 7
TB: R Sanchez 2; C Hayes 2; B Mayne; J Snow; J Kent.
GIDP: J Snow (3).
RBI: R Sanchez (9).
2-out RBI: R Sanchez.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
PB: B Mayne (2).

New York Mets

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Reed, W (4-2) 7 5 1 1 3 3 0 2.75 27 104 62 37 5 20 11 10 4 0 63 0.244 0.76 2.4
Dennis Cook, H (4) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.26 4 13 7 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.049 0.67 0.5
John Franco, S (8) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.80 4 14 7 5 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.039 1.66 0.5
Team Totals 9 7 1 1 4 4 0 1.00 35 131 76 46 6 24 13 14 5 0 63 0 0 0.332 0.55 3.4

San Francisco Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Kirk Rueter, L (4-3) 3 6 4 4 2 3 1 4.59 17 73 38 21 7 10 7 5 4 0 32 -0.251 0.96 -2.5
John Johnstone 3 1 0 0 2 5 0 1.07 11 47 31 14 8 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.050 0.29 1.5
Jim Poole 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.17 3 11 7 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.011 0.14 0.5
Steve Reed 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.07 7 27 15 12 1 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.022 0.14 1.0
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 4 11 1 4.00 38 158 91 49 19 23 12 11 6 0 32 0 0 -0.168 0.85 0.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Wally Bell, 2B - Jerry Meals, 3B - Terry Tata.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 30,131.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 59° F, Wind 15mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

New York Mets         San Francisco Giants
1 Luis Lopez 2B 1 Darryl Hamilton CF
2 Bernard Gilkey LF 2 Marvin Benard RF
3 John Olerud 1B 3 Barry Bonds LF
4 Butch Huskey RF 4 Jeff Kent 2B
5 Jim Tatum 3B 5 J.T. Snow 1B
6 Preston Wilson CF 6 Charlie Hayes 3B
7 Alberto Castillo C 7 Brent Mayne C
8 Rey Ordonez SS 8 Rey Sanchez SS
9 Rick Reed P 9 Kirk Rueter P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-4 0 12- 4,(2-1)  OO SFG B. Mayne J. Franco 16% 99% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
t2 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R NYM L. Lopez K. Rueter 10% 69% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Castillo Scores; Lopez to 2B/Adv on throw
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  R NYM J. Olerud K. Rueter 10% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lopez Scores; Olerud to 2B/Adv on throw
b9 1-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  SFG C. Hayes J. Franco -9% 82% Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Snow to 2B
t2 2-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R NYM J. Olerud K. Rueter 9% 79% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lopez Scores; Gilkey to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Kirk Rueter facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYM L. Lopez K. Rueter 4% 54% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYM B. Gilkey K. Rueter 2% 56% Lopez Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O NYM B. Gilkey K. Rueter -4% 52% Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  R NYM J. Olerud K. Rueter 10% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lopez Scores; Olerud to 2B/Adv on throw
t1 1-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O NYM B. Huskey K. Rueter -3% 59% Strikeout Swinging
t1 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  NYM J. Tatum K. Rueter 1% 60% Walk
t1 1-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O NYM P. Wilson K. Rueter -4% 56% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Mets' Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O SFG D. Hamilton R. Reed 2% 58% Foul Popfly: 3B
b1 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O SFG M. Benard R. Reed 2% 60% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
b1 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG B. Bonds R. Reed 1% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Kirk Rueter facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  NYM A. Castillo K. Rueter 3% 64% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
t2 1-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYM R. Ordonez K. Rueter -3% 61% Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
t2 1-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYM R. Reed K. Rueter -2% 59% Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Castillo to 2B
t2 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R NYM L. Lopez K. Rueter 10% 69% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep 3B); Castillo Scores; Lopez to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 2-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  NYM B. Gilkey K. Rueter 1% 70% Walk
t2 2-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  R NYM J. Olerud K. Rueter 9% 79% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lopez Scores; Gilkey to 3B
t2 3-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  O NYM B. Huskey K. Rueter -3% 76% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Mets' Rick Reed facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O SFG J. Kent R. Reed 2% 78% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
b2 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O SFG J. Snow R. Reed 1% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O SFG C. Hayes R. Reed 1% 80% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 3-0, Giants' Kirk Rueter facing 5-6-7
t3 3-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYM J. Tatum K. Rueter -1% 79% Flyball: CF
t3 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM P. Wilson K. Rueter -1% 78% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t3 3-0 2 --- 6,(1-2)  R NYM A. Castillo K. Rueter 7% 85% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t3 4-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM R. Ordonez K. Rueter -0% 85% Groundout: 1B unassisted (P's Left)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Rick Reed facing 7-8-9
b3 0-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG B. Mayne R. Reed 2% 86% Lineout: 2B
b3 0-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  SFG R. Sanchez R. Reed -2% 84% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 0-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O SFG K. Rueter R. Reed 2% 87% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b3 0-4 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O SFG D. Hamilton R. Reed 2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' John Johnstone facing 9-1-2
John Johnstone replaces Kirk Rueter pitching and batting 9th
t4 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM R. Reed J. Johnstone -1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t4 4-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYM L. Lopez J. Johnstone -1% 87% Strikeout Looking
t4 4-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  NYM B. Gilkey J. Johnstone 0% 87% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
t4 4-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYM J. Olerud J. Johnstone 0% 88% Gilkey Steals 2B
t4 4-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  NYM J. Olerud J. Johnstone 0% 88% Walk
t4 4-0 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYM B. Huskey J. Johnstone -2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Rick Reed facing 2-3-4
b4 0-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG M. Benard R. Reed 2% 88% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 0-4 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O SFG B. Bonds R. Reed 1% 90% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b4 0-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O SFG J. Kent R. Reed 1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0.
Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' John Johnstone facing 5-6-7
t5 4-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYM J. Tatum J. Johnstone -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-0 1 --- 9,(3-2)  NYM P. Wilson J. Johnstone 1% 90% Walk
t5 4-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYM A. Castillo J. Johnstone -1% 89% Wilson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t5 4-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM A. Castillo J. Johnstone -0% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Rick Reed facing 5-6-7
b5 0-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O SFG J. Snow R. Reed 2% 91% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b5 0-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  SFG C. Hayes R. Reed -2% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 0-4 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  SFG B. Mayne R. Reed -3% 85% Walk; Hayes to 2B
b5 0-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO SFG R. Sanchez R. Reed 7% 92% Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0.
Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' John Johnstone facing 8-9-1
t6 4-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Ordonez J. Johnstone -1% 92% Foul Popfly: 1B
t6 4-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM R. Reed J. Johnstone -0% 91% Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 4-0 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O NYM L. Lopez J. Johnstone -0% 91% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Rick Reed facing 9-1-2
Alex Diaz pinch hits for John Johnstone (P) batting 9th
b6 0-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O SFG A. Diaz R. Reed 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b6 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  SFG D. Hamilton R. Reed -2% 91% Walk
b6 0-4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O SFG M. Benard R. Reed 2% 93% Popfly: RF
b6 0-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O SFG B. Bonds R. Reed 2% 95% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0.
Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-0, Giants' Jim Poole facing 2-3-4
Jim Poole replaces Alex Diaz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYM B. Gilkey J. Poole -0% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYM J. Olerud J. Poole -0% 94% Flyball: CF
t7 4-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYM B. Huskey J. Poole -0% 93% Popfly: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-4, Mets' Rick Reed facing 4-5-6
b7 0-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  SFG J. Kent R. Reed -3% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b7 0-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO SFG J. Snow R. Reed 6% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b7 0-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  SFG C. Hayes R. Reed -1% 95% Walk
b7 0-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  SFG B. Mayne R. Reed -2% 94% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Hayes to 3B/Adv on E8
b7 0-4 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R SFG R. Sanchez R. Reed -5% 88% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Hayes Scores; Mayne to 2B
Bill Mueller pinch hits for Jim Poole (P) batting 9th
b7 1-4 2 12- 7,(2-2)  O SFG B. Mueller R. Reed 5% 93% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.
Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Giants' Steve Reed facing 5-6-7
Steve Reed replaces Bill Mueller (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Brian McRae pinch hits for Jim Tatum (3B) batting 5th
t8 4-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYM B. McRae S. Reed -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
Carlos Baerga pinch hits for Preston Wilson (CF) batting 6th
t8 4-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYM C. Baerga S. Reed -0% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t8 4-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYM A. Castillo S. Reed -0% 92% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Mets' Dennis Cook facing 1-2-3
Dennis Cook replaces Rick Reed pitching and batting 9th
Carlos Baerga moves from PH to 2B
Luis Lopez moves from 2B to 3B
Brian McRae moves from PH to CF
Stan Javier pinch hits for Darryl Hamilton (CF) batting 1st
b8 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O SFG S. Javier D. Cook 3% 95% Foul Popfly: 1B
Chris Jones pinch hits for Marvin Benard (RF) batting 2nd
b8 1-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O SFG C. Jones D. Cook 2% 96% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-4 2 --- 4,(3-0)  SFG B. Bonds D. Cook -1% 95% Walk
b8 1-4 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O SFG J. Kent D. Cook 2% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.
Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 4-1, Giants' Steve Reed facing 8-9-1
Stan Javier moves from PH to CF
Chris Jones moves from PH to RF
t9 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYM R. Ordonez S. Reed -0% 97% Lineout: RF
Rich Becker pinch hits for Dennis Cook (P) batting 9th
t9 4-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYM R. Becker S. Reed -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  NYM L. Lopez S. Reed 0% 96% Single to CF (Pop Fly)
t9 4-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYM B. Gilkey S. Reed -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-4, Mets' John Franco facing 5-6-7
John Franco replaces Rich Becker (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 1-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  SFG J. Snow J. Franco -5% 92% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b9 1-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  SFG C. Hayes J. Franco -9% 82% Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Snow to 2B
b9 1-4 0 12- 4,(2-1)  OO SFG B. Mayne J. Franco 16% 99% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
b9 1-4 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O SFG R. Sanchez J. Franco 1% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Giants 1.

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  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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