August 22, 1998 Arizona Diamondbacks at New York Mets Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 5
TOR 1 BAL 6
CLE 3 MIN 4
BOS 3 OAK 7
DET 2 OAK 7
DET 1 SEA 5
CHW 4
(11) KCR 3
@TBD 2 NYY 12
@TEX 9 ATL 7
LAD 5 HOU 8
@CHC 3 SFG 5
@FLA 4
(10) MIL 8
SDP 4 CIN 4
@MON 0 NYM 9
ARI 4 PHI 6
COL 1 PIT 14
STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Shea Stadium, Attendance: 42,654

Saturday, August 22, 1998, 1:20
Time of Game: 3:00

Diamondbacks

48-82

Lost 2

5th, 34½ GB

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

W: B Jones (9-7), L: A Benes (11-12)

Mets

72-57

Won 2

2nd, 13 GB

BATTING

Arizona Diamondbacks         AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Fox 2B                      4   0   1   2    0   0  .286  .762    9    0   3   SB
B Gilkey LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .234  .645   20    1   0   CS
T Lee 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   3  .267  .789   14    5   0   
M Williams 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .262  .775   22    0   2   GDP
D Dellucci CF                 4   1   0   0    0   1  .259  .729   14    6   0   
J Bell SS                     3   1   2   0    1   0  .244  .778   21    2   0   2B
K Garcia RF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .226  .651    6    2   0   
  Y Benitez PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .683    8    0   0   
K Stinnett C                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .239  .729   18    8   0   IW
A Benes P                     2   1   1   2    0   1  .184  .579    5    0   1   2B
  F Rodriguez P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Stankiewicz PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .532    1    0   0   
  C Michalak P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Batista PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .848    5    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   8   4    3   9              143   24   6

BATTING

2B: J Bell (23, off B Jones); A Benes (3, off B Jones).

IBB: K Stinnett (3, by B Jones).

TB: J Bell 3; B Gilkey 2; A Benes 2; M Williams 2; A Fox.

GIDP: M Williams (16).

RBI: A Fox 2 (39); A Benes 2 (3).

2-out RBI: A Benes 2; A Fox 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Fox (9, 2nd base off B Jones/M Piazza).

CS: B Gilkey (3, 2nd base by B Jones/M Piazza).

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips RF                 3   0   0   2    1   1  .303  .848   18    0   0   SF
E Alfonzo 3B                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .271  .755   23    1   1   
J Olerud 1B                   2   2   0   0    2   0  .344  .974   21    7   1   
M Piazza C                    4   2   2   4    0   1  .308  .887   17   10   1   HR
B McRae CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .269  .854   17    2   0   2B
T Hundley LF                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .168  .512   21    1   0   
  D Cook P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   1   
C Baerga 2B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .280  .695   13    3   1   IW
R Ordonez SS                  3   2   1   1    1   1  .256  .598   15    2   3   2B
B Jones P                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .211  .468    9    0   3   
  J Allensworth LF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .764    3    0   0   
Totals                       29   9   6   9    8   8              157   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Ordonez (17, off C Michalak); B McRae (31, off A Benes).

HR: M Piazza (23, off A Benes; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: T Phillips (2, off A Benes).

IBB: C Baerga (4, by F Rodriguez).

TB: M Piazza 5; R Ordonez 2; B McRae 2; E Alfonzo; C Baerga.

RBI: M Piazza 4 (81); T Phillips 2 (15); B McRae (61); E Alfonzo (61); R Ordonez (34).

2-out RBI: M Piazza 4; E Alfonzo.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Ordonez-C Baerga-J Olerud.

PITCHING

Arizona Diamondbacks          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Benes, L (11-12)             4     5   8   8    6   5   1   4.82   23  103-55   28· 9·18    5· 5· 2· 0     19    -     1.26  -0.54
F Rodriguez                    2     0   0   0    2   1   0   5.02    8   32-13    6· 3· 4    2· 3· 0· 0          2-1    0.48   0.03
C Michalak                     2     1   1   1    0   2   0   4.50    7   21-16    7· 3· 6    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         8     6   9   9    8   8   1          38  156-84   41·15·28    9·11· 2· 0          2-1

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
B Jones, W (9-7)               7     8   4   4    2   5   0   4.05   29   96-60   32· 8·21   10· 6· 6· 0     48    -     1.04  -0.04
D Cook                         2     0   0   0    1   4   0   2.32    7   43-26   12· 9· 5    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.26   0.03
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   9   0          36  139-86   44·17·26   12· 6· 6· 0           -

A Benes faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: A Benes (9).

IBB: F Rodriguez (1; C Baerga); B Jones (1; K Stinnett).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Angel Hernandez, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 42,654.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Arizona Diamondbacks          New York Mets                        
1. A Fox                2B    1. T Phillips           RF 
2. B Gilkey             LF    2. E Alfonzo            3B 
3. T Lee                1B    3. J Olerud             1B 
4. M Williams           3B    4. M Piazza             C  
5. D Dellucci           CF    5. B McRae              CF 
6. J Bell               SS    6. T Hundley            LF 
7. K Garcia             RF    7. C Baerga             2B 
8. K Stinnett           C     8. R Ordonez            SS 
9. A Benes              P     9. B Jones              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  4-2  123  6   35%  72% M Piazza        A Benes         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ordonez Scores; Alfonzo Scores; Olerud Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  123  2  -18%  29% A Benes         B Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Dellucci Scores; Bell Scores; Stinnett to 3B
   t 2   2  0-2  -23  1  -13%  17% A Fox           B Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive); Stinnett Scores; Benes Scores
   b 2   2  4-1  1-3  4    8%  33% E Alfonzo       A Benes         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Baerga Scores; Ordonez to 2B
   b 2   0  4-0  1--  2    8%  29% C Baerga        A Benes         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hundley to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  A Fox           Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  1   50%  B Gilkey        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   53%  T Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   55%  M Williams      Gilkey Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Benes facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  T Phillips      Walk
          1--  4   64%  E Alfonzo       Walk; Phillips to 2B
   O      12-  3   61%  J Olerud        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Phillips to 3B
   O      1-3  5   55%  M Piazza        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  6   50%  B McRae         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 0, Mets 0.

Top of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Bobby Jones facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  M Williams      Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   50%  D Dellucci      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   46%  J Bell          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Dellucci to 2B
   O      12-  2   49%  K Garcia        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Dellucci to 3B; Bell to 2B
          -23  4   48%  K Stinnett      Intentional Walk
   RR     123  2   29%  A Benes         Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Dellucci Scores; Bell Scores; Stinnett to 3B
   RR     -23  1   17%  A Fox           Single to CF (Line Drive); Stinnett Scores; Benes Scores
          1--      16%  B Gilkey        Fox Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   18%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Behind 0-4, Andy Benes facing 6-7-8
          ---  9   21%  T Hundley       Walk
          1--  2   29%  C Baerga        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Hundley to 3B
          1-3  8   34%  R Ordonez       Walk; Baerga to 2B
   O      123  4   27%  B Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   RO     123  5   25%  T Phillips      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hundley Scores; Baerga to 3B
   R      1-3  4   33%  E Alfonzo       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Baerga Scores; Ordonez to 2B
          12-      35%  J Olerud        Wild Pitch; Ordonez to 3B; Alfonzo to 2B
          -23  7   37%  " "             Walk
   RRRR   123  6   72%  M Piazza        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Ordonez Scores; Alfonzo Scores; Olerud Scores
   O      ---  6   71%  B McRae         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 6.

Top of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 4-6, Bobby Jones facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   74%  T Lee           Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
          ---  4   71%  M Williams      Single to 2B (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   74%  D Dellucci      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   70%  J Bell          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Dellucci to 3B
   O      -23      77%  K Garcia        Popfly: 1B (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-4, Andy Benes facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   75%  T Hundley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   74%  C Baerga        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   73%  R Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 6.

Top of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 4-6, Bobby Jones facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   76%  K Stinnett      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   78%  A Benes         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   79%  A Fox           Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-4, Andy Benes facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   77%  B Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   76%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   75%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 6.

Top of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 4-6, Bobby Jones facing 2-3-4
          ---  9   71%  B Gilkey        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   75%  T Lee           Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  3   81%  M Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 6-4, Andy Benes facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   84%  J Olerud        Walk
          1--  4   87%  M Piazza        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Olerud to 2B
   R      12-  1   94%  B McRae         Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Olerud Scores; Piazza to 3B
                  Felix Rodriguez replaces Andy Benes pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23  6   92%  T Hundley       Strikeout Swinging
          -23  4   92%  C Baerga        Intentional Walk
   RO     123  1   93%  R Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Piazza Scores; McRae to 3B
          1-3  4   94%  B Jones         Walk; Ordonez to 2B
   O      123  4   92%  T Phillips      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 8.

Top of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 4-8, Bobby Jones facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   94%  D Dellucci      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  J Bell          Groundout: P-SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  4   94%  K Garcia        Walk
   O      1--  7   95%  K Stinnett      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-4, Felix Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   95%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   94%  J Olerud        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   94%  M Piazza        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 8.

Top of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 4-8, Bobby Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Andy Stankiewicz pinch hits for Felix Rodriguez batting 9th
   O      ---  1   96%  A Stankiewicz   Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   97%  A Fox           Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   97%  B Gilkey        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-4, Chris Michalak facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Michalak replaces Andy Stankiewicz pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   97%  T Hundley       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   96%  C Baerga        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 8.

Top of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 4-8, Dennis Cook facing 3-4-5
                  Dennis Cook replaces Todd Hundley pitching and batting 6th; Jermaine Allensworth replaces Bobby Jones playing LF batting 9th
   O      ---  4   98%  T Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   98%  M Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   99%  D Dellucci      Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 8-4, Chris Michalak facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   99%  R Ordonez       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   99%  J Allensworth   Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Ordonez to 3B
   RO     --3  1   99%  T Phillips      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Ordonez Scores
   O      ---  3   99%  E Alfonzo       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 9.

Top of the 9th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 4-9, Dennis Cook facing 6-7-8
          ---  8   99%  J Bell          Walk
                  Yamil Benitez pinch hits for Karim Garcia batting 7th
   O      1--  8   99%  Y Benitez       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6  100%  K Stinnett      Strikeout Swinging
                  Tony Batista pinch hits for Chris Michalak batting 9th
   O      1--  5  100%  T Batista       Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Diamondbacks 4, Mets 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation