DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT NEW YORK METS
07/18/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1147 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Dodgers (52-45) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 8 0
New York Mets (53-43) 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 X 7 8 1
Dodgers Lose, 7-4, at Shea Stadium
The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-4, at Shea Stadium today. Leading the charge for New York was shortstop Gary Sheffield. He went 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Randy Johnson, the winner, improved to 2-0. He held the Dodgers to 3 earned runs on 4 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 8 and walking 3. Darren Holmes earned his 6th save in 6 chances.

With New York leading 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Sheffield hit a fastball from Aaron Sele for a solo home run. It was his 23rd home run of the season and put the Mets ahead, 2-0.

"We take it day by day here," said Sheffield, "and today was a good one for us."

With the victory, the Mets record now stands at 53-43.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hunter LF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .233 2 29
H. Bush 2B 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 .258 3 45
J. Hammonds RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .127 1 5
R. Klesko DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .216 16 47
T. Hunter CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .255 14 48
R. Palmeiro 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .262 27 51
J. Randa 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 6 27
J. Varitek C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .200 6 21
K. Stocker SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .171 1 9
Totals 34 4 8 3 3 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Hunter 2 (19, 8th Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off D. Holmes, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Hammonds (2, 8th Inning off P. Abbott, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Bush , J. Varitek , T. Hunter , B. Hunter 5 , J. Hammonds 2 , R. Klesko
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Bush , K. Stocker , R. Klesko , R. Palmeiro 2
Sac Bunt: H. Bush
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hunter (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .314 25 56
M. Ordonez RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .230 10 33
G. Sheffield SS 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 .271 23 56
S. Sosa CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .268 25 80
P. Nevin 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .244 21 77
O. Saenz DH 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 .188 7 28
B. Boone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .185 13 41
B. Surhoff C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .221 6 25
C. Fielder 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .205 7 12
Totals 32 7 8 7 3 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Saenz (12, 5th Inning off A. Sele, 2 on, 1 out) C. Floyd (26, 6th Inning off B. Pulsipher, 0 on, 1 out) G. Sheffield (13, 5th Inning off A. Sele, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Floyd (25, 3rd Inning off A. Sele, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Sheffield (23, 4th Inning off A. Sele, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Nevin 2 , O. Saenz 2 , C. Floyd 6 , G. Sheffield 6 , C. Fielder
2-out RBI: C. Floyd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sheffield , B. Surhoff 2
Hit by Pitch: O. Saenz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Sosa (31)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Johnson (1)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Sele L (11-4) 4.1 7 7 7 3 3 2 88 50 3.60   
B. Pulsipher 3.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 49 32 2.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sele 21
Batters Faced: A. Sele 24, B. Pulsipher 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sele 5-5, B. Pulsipher 1-6
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sele 88-50, B. Pulsipher 49-32
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Pulsipher 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Sele
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Johnson W (2-0) 7.0 4 3 3 3 8 0 118 70 4.08   
P. Abbott 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 18 10 3.57   
D. Holmes SV (6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 1.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Johnson 62
Batters Faced: R. Johnson 28, P. Abbott 5, D. Holmes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Johnson 5-8, P. Abbott 1-1, D. Holmes 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Johnson 118-70, P. Abbott 18-10, D. Holmes 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Abbott 1-1
WP: R. Johnson 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Sheffield
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 36737
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