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Retrosheet Boxscore: New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 1

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New York Mets 4, San Francisco Giants 1

Day

Game Played on Wednesday, August 26, 1998 (D) at 3Com Park at Candlestick Point

NY  N    2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   4  9  0
SF  N    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  2
BATTING
New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Harris rf                     5   1   1   1       0   0       2   0
Alfonzo 3b                    5   2   1   0       0   0       0   1
Olerud 1b                     5   1   1   0       0   0      10   1
Piazza c                      2   0   1   0       2   0       9   1
McRae cf                      4   0   3   2       0   0       3   0
Phillips lf                   3   0   0   0       1   1       1   0
Lopez 2b                      4   0   0   0       0   1       1   7
Ordonez ss                    4   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Nomo p                        4   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       36   4   9   3       3   2      27  10
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Lopez-Olerud.
BATTING - 
HR: Harris (3,1st inning off Hershiser 0 on 0 out).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: McRae (10,2nd base by Hershiser/Johnson).
San Francisco Giants         AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Benard rf                     4   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Aurilia ss                    3   0   0   0       0   0       1   3
  Johnstone p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mesa p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Dunston ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Bonds lf                      4   0   1   0       0   3       1   0
Kent 2b                       3   1   1   0       1   1       4   2
Burks cf                      2   0   1   0       1   0       3   0
Carter 1b                     2   0   0   1       0   0      11   1
Mueller 3b                    3   0   0   0       0   2       0   3
Johnson c                     3   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
Hershiser p                   1   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
  Sanchez ph,ss               2   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Totals                       28   1   3   1       2  10      27  12
FIELDING - 
E: Aurilia (6), Mueller (16).
BATTING - 
SF: Carter (3,off Nomo).
Team LOB: 3.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Burks (7,2nd base off Nomo/Piazza).
PITCHING
New York Mets                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Nomo W(6-11)                  9     3   1   1   2  10   0  31
WP: Nomo (13).
San Francisco Giants         IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hershiser L(9-9)              6     8   4   4   2   1   1  27
Johnstone                     2     1   0   0   1   1   0   9
Mesa                          1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     9   4   4   3   2   1  39
WP: Hershiser (10).
Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Jerry Meals, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - Terry Tata
Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 18227
Starting Lineups:

   New York Mets                 San Francisco Giants     
1. Harris              rf        Benard              rf
2. Alfonzo             3b        Aurilia             ss
3. Olerud              1b        Bonds               lf
4. Piazza              c         Kent                2b
5. McRae               cf        Burks               cf
6. Phillips            lf        Carter              1b
7. Lopez               2b        Mueller             3b
8. Ordonez             ss        Johnson             c
9. Nomo                p         Hershiser           p

METS 1ST: Harris homered to right; Alfonzo singled to left;
Olerud grounded out (first unassisted) [Alfonzo to second];
Piazza walked; McRae singled to shortstop [Alfonzo scored,
Piazza to third]; McRae was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Phillips struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Benard struck out; Aurilia flied to center; Bonds
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants
0.

METS 2ND: Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); Ordonez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nomo singled to shortstop;
Harris flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: Kent struck out; Burks grounded out (third to
first); Carter flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2,
Giants 0.

METS 3RD: Alfonzo flied to right; Olerud grounded out (third to
first); Piazza singled to second; McRae grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: Mueller struck out; Johnson struck out; Hershiser
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

METS 4TH: Phillips grounded out (second to first); Lopez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ordonez grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: Benard grounded out (first to pitcher); Aurilia
lined to center; Bonds struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets
2, Giants 0.

METS 5TH: Nomo singled to right; Harris forced Nomo (pitcher to
second); Alfonzo forced Harris (third to second); Olerud singled
to shortstop [Alfonzo to third (error by Aurilia)]; Hershiser
threw a wild pitch [Alfonzo scored, Olerud to second]; Piazza
walked; McRae singled to center [Olerud scored, Piazza to
second]; Phillips popped to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: Kent singled to third; Burks walked [Kent to
second]; Nomo threw a wild pitch [Kent to third]; Burks stole
second; Carter out on a sacrifice fly to center [Kent scored];
Mueller grounded out (second to first) [Burks to third]; Johnson
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4,
Giants 1.

METS 6TH: Lopez grounded out (first unassisted); Ordonez popped
to first; Nomo grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 6TH: SANCHEZ BATTED FOR HERSHISER; Sanchez lined to
right; Benard grounded out (second to first); Aurilia grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 1.

METS 7TH: SANCHEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); JOHNSTONE
REPLACED AURILIA (PITCHING); Harris lined to right; Alfonzo
reached on an error by Mueller [Alfonzo to second]; Olerud
grounded out (first unassisted) [Alfonzo to third]; Piazza
popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 7TH: Bonds struck out; Kent walked; Burks singled to left
[Kent to third]; Carter flied to left; Mueller struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 1.

METS 8TH: McRae singled to second; Phillips walked [McRae to
second]; Lopez was called out on strikes; Ordonez forced
Phillips (shortstop to second) [McRae to third]; Nomo popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 8TH: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Sanchez
grounded out (second to first); On a bunt Benard grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 1.

METS 9TH: MESA REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); Harris flied to
right; Alfonzo flied to center; Olerud flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 4, Giants 1.

GIANTS 9TH: DUNSTON BATTED FOR MESA; Dunston was called out on
strikes; Bonds singled to left; Kent lined into a double play
(second to first) [Bonds out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Mets 4, Giants 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Mets             4   9   0    8
 Giants           1   3   2    3
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