Ejections: NY Manager Bobby Valentine by Doug Eddings [Call at 3B]
Time of Game: 3:13 Attendance: 46180
Starting Lineups:
New York Mets Atlanta Braves
1. Lawton rf Giles 2b
2. Alfonzo 2b Franco 1b
3. Piazza c C. Jones lf
4. Ventura 3b Jordan rf
5. Shinjo lf A. Jones cf
6. Zeile 1b Caminiti 3b
7. Payton cf Lopez c
8. Ordonez ss Sanchez ss
9. Leiter p Burkett p
METS 1ST: Lawton singled; Alfonzo lined into a double play
(center to first) [Lawton out at first]; Piazza struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 0.
BRAVES 1ST: Giles grounded out (second to first); Franco homered
to center; C. Jones reached on an error by Shinjo [C. Jones to
second]; Jordan struck out; A. Jones struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB. Mets 0, Braves 1.
METS 2ND: Ventura was called out on strikes; Shinjo was called
out on strikes; Zeile flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 0, Braves 1.
BRAVES 2ND: Caminiti singled; Lopez grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Caminiti out at second]; Sanchez
reached on an error by Ventura [Sanchez to second]; Burkett
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets
0, Braves 1.
METS 3RD: Payton singled; Ordonez singled [Payton to second];
Leiter flied to left in foul territory; Lawton flied to left;
Alfonzo walked [Payton to third, Ordonez to second]; Piazza
doubled [Payton scored, Ordonez scored, Alfonzo scored]; Ventura
was walked intentionally; Shinjo singled to right [Piazza to
third, Ventura to second]; Burkett threw a wild pitch [Piazza
scored, Ventura to third, Shinjo to second]; Zeile was walked
intentionally; Payton lined to second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mets 4, Braves 1.
BRAVES 3RD: Giles lined to shortstop; Franco singled to center;
C. Jones walked [Franco to second]; Jordan struck out [C. Jones
out at second (catcher unassisted)]; Brian Jordan called for
interference; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 1.
METS 4TH: Ordonez grounded out (third to first); Leiter was
called out on strikes; Lawton flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Mets 4, Braves 1.
BRAVES 4TH: A. Jones popped to first; Caminiti popped to first
in foul territory; Lopez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 4, Braves 1.
METS 5TH: Alfonzo flied to center; Piazza grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ventura grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 4, Braves 1.
BRAVES 5TH: Sanchez grounded out (second to first); Burkett
struck out; Giles popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets
4, Braves 1.
METS 6TH: Shinjo walked; Zeile was called out on strikes; Payton
singled to left [Shinjo to second]; Shinjo was caught stealing
third (catcher to third) [Payton to second]; Mets Manager
Bobby Valentine ejected by 3B umpire Doug Eddings for continuing
to argue call from dugout; Ordonez was walked intentionally;
On a bunt Leiter singled to second [Payton scored, Ordonez to
second]; Jay Payton kept running while the Braves questioned
call at 1B; Lawton walked [Ordonez to third, Leiter to
second]; LIGTENBERG REPLACED BURKETT (PITCHING); Alfonzo flied
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 1.
BRAVES 6TH: Franco flied to left; C. Jones singled to left;
Jordan lined to left; Piazza allowed a passed ball [C. Jones to
second]; A. Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 5,
Braves 1.
METS 7TH: Piazza popped to shortstop; Ventura walked; Shinjo
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Ventura
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 1.
BRAVES 7TH: Caminiti struck out; Lopez walked; Sanchez popped to
shortstop; GILKEY BATTED FOR LIGTENBERG; Gilkey walked [Lopez to
second]; BETEMIT RAN FOR GILKEY; Giles popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 1.
METS 8TH: ALDRIDGE REPLACED C. JONES (PLAYING LF); O. PEREZ
REPLACED BETEMIT (PITCHING); Zeile grounded out (third to
first); Payton struck out; Ordonez flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 1.
BRAVES 8TH: Franco flied to right; DEROSA BATTED FOR ALDRIDGE;
DeRosa popped to first in foul territory; Jordan flied to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Braves 1.
METS 9TH: SURHOFF REPLACED DEROSA (PLAYING LF); MCEWING BATTED
FOR LEITER; McEwing struck out; Lawton flied to left; Alfonzo
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets
5, Braves 1.
BRAVES 9TH: BENITEZ REPLACED MCEWING (PITCHING); A. Jones
singled to left; A. Jones advanced to second because of
defensive indifference [A. Jones to second]; Caminiti was called
out on strikes; Lopez singled to left [A. Jones scored, Lopez to
second (on throw to home)]; MARTINEZ BATTED FOR SANCHEZ;
Martinez grounded out (second to first) [Lopez to third];
LOCKHART BATTED FOR O. PEREZ; Lockhart walked; Giles doubled to
left [Lopez scored, Lockhart scored]; Franco was walked
intentionally; FRANCO REPLACED BENITEZ (PITCHING); HELMS BATTED
FOR SURHOFF; GARCIA RAN FOR FRANCO; Helms walked [Giles to
third, Garcia to second]; Jordan homered to left-center [Giles
scored, Garcia scored, Helms scored]; 7 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mets 5, Braves 8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Mets 5 7 2 6
Braves 8 8 0 6
