DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT NEW YORK METS
07/25/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1219 - FRIDAY, JULY 25TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Arizona Diamondbacks (52-51) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 12 0
New York Mets (57-45) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 X 5 5 0
Mets Clip Diamondbacks in Tight Contest
The Mets faced a stiff challenge from Arizona pitcher Alex Fernandez, but persevered to claim a win at Shea Stadium. The final score was 5-4. Fernandez went 7 innings and allowed 4 earned runs. New York reliever Todd Jones picked up the win, upping his record to 3-1. Kelvim Escobar was saddled with the loss. With the victory, the Mets record now stands at 57-45.

Had Phil Nevin not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Nevin hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 5-4, in favor of the Mets.

"I was a little disappointed," said Arizona manager Alen Maglajac. "We could've and should've scored more runs."
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. DeShields 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .254 6 29
T. Gwynn RF 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .309 4 41
M. Alou 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .284 23 62
B. Estalella DH 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .255 22 52
   a-C. Curtis DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 4 17
M. Greenwell LF 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .319 11 47
L. Blankenship CF 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .251 6 34
S. Alomar Jr. C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .224 7 27
R. Ventura 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 11 54
M. Bordick SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .196 5 23
   b-M. Grace PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 2 30
Totals 35 4 12 4 3 9 12      
a - C. Curtis substituted for B. Estalella in the 8th
b - M. Grace pinch hit for M. Bordick in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Estalella (14, 2nd Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Bordick (10, 7th Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Alou (23, 6th Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Gwynn , B. Estalella 3 , D. DeShields 2 , M. Bordick 3 , L. Blankenship 2 , M. Alou 4 , M. Greenwell 2
2-out RBI: T. Gwynn , D. DeShields
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Alou
GIDP: S. Alomar Jr. 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. DeShields (33)
CS: C. Curtis (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Blankenship-Alomar Jr.)
OF assists: 1 (Blankenship (Fielder at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .305 26 59
T. Tarasco RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233 11 33
G. Sheffield SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .277 25 62
S. Sosa CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .264 28 83
P. Nevin 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .249 22 80
O. Saenz DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .189 8 31
B. Boone 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 15 44
B. Surhoff C 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .219 7 27
C. Fielder 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .208 9 16
Totals 28 5 5 5 5 6 6      
BATTING
Home Runs: O. Saenz (8, 2nd Inning off A. Fernandez, 1 on, 1 out) S. Sosa (28, 6th Inning off A. Fernandez, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Surhoff (7, 7th Inning off A. Fernandez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Nevin , O. Saenz 4 , C. Floyd , S. Sosa 4 , B. Surhoff 4
2-out RBI: P. Nevin , S. Sosa , B. Surhoff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Saenz , S. Sosa
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Sheffield (34)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sheffield-Boone-Fielder, Sheffield-Boone-Fielder)
OF assists: 1 (Tarasco (Greenwell at 3rd base))
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Fernandez 7.0 4 4 4 3 4 3 102 64 3.45   
K. Escobar L (5-5) 1.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 34 16 3.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Fernandez 54
Batters Faced: A. Fernandez 27, K. Escobar 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Fernandez 4-12, K. Escobar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Fernandez 102-64, K. Escobar 34-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Castillo 7.0 11 4 4 2 7 1 118 76 4.49   
T. Jones W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 8 1.84   
D. Holmes SV (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 6 1.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castillo 44
Batters Faced: F. Castillo 31, T. Jones 3, D. Holmes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castillo 7-4, T. Jones 0-0, D. Holmes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castillo 118-76, T. Jones 14-8, D. Holmes 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jones 1-0
WP: F. Castillo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alex Fernandez
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 36352
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