DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/31/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1280 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (61-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 8 10 1
Oakland Athletics (32-74) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Oakland Decked by Saenz, Mets
The New York Mets downed the Oakland Athletics, 8-3, at Oakland Coliseum. The Mets were led by Olmedo Saenz, who captured player of the game honors. He belted 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Tom Glavine earned the win for New York. He lasted 7.1 innings, allowing 3 earned runs on 5 hits, while striking out 4. With the win, he raised his record to 10-6. With the win, the Mets have a record of 61-46.

Saenz had a big at-bat with a runner on 2nd in the top of the seventh inning, when he hit a 2-run home run. The Mets went on to win.

"The name of the game is scoring runs," Saenz said. "We did a good job of that today."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Johnson CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278 0 21
C. Floyd LF 4 1 0 0 1 2 1 .257 29 70
G. Sheffield SS 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .245 29 68
S. Sosa RF 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .254 33 86
O. Saenz 1B 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .229 17 51
P. Nevin 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .226 21 53
G. Colbrunn DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .239 13 40
B. Boone 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .204 17 42
T. Pagnozzi C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .138 1 5
Totals 36 8 10 8 2 9 7      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Pagnozzi (3, 6th Inning off R. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Johnson (4, 9th Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Boone (17, 9th Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs) P. Nevin (21, 7th Inning off R. Garcia, 0 on, 1 out) O. Saenz 2 (17, 7th Inning off R. Garcia, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off K. Rueter, 1 on, 2 outs) G. Sheffield (29, 8th Inning off K. Rueter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Boone 4 , P. Nevin 5 , O. Saenz 8 , S. Sosa , G. Sheffield 5 , T. Pagnozzi 2 , L. Johnson 3
2-out RBI: O. Saenz , G. Sheffield
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Sheffield , L. Johnson
Sac Fly: S. Sosa
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Sheffield (43)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Edwards (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Boone-Sheffield-Saenz, Nevin-Boone-Saenz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Perry 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .219 12 49
R. Henderson DH 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .223 11 30
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 16 47
G. Vaughn RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .177 9 24
G. Litton SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .212 7 34
C. Carr CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .243 2 25
M. McLemore 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .171 1 7
   a-M. Tucker PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215 2 9
   b-B. Gil 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 4 20
K. Manwaring C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .160 0 9
D. Justice LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .203 22 45
Totals 29 3 5 3 4 6 9      
a - M. Tucker pinch ran for M. McLemore in the 2nd
b - B. Gil substituted for M. Tucker in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: M. McLemore (5, 2nd Inning off T. Glavine, 1 on, 1 out) C. Carr (10, 2nd Inning off T. Glavine, 1 on, 1 out) K. Manwaring (5, 2nd Inning off T. Glavine, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. McLemore 2 , R. Henderson , C. Carr 3 , K. Manwaring 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Perry , G. Vaughn , D. Justice
GIDP: J. Olerud 2
Sac Bunt: B. Gil
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Carr (34)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Vaughn (3)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Glavine W (10-6) 7.1 5 3 3 4 4 0 117 70 3.77   
W. Edwards 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 15 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Glavine 56
Batters Faced: T. Glavine 29, W. Edwards 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Glavine 9-7, W. Edwards 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Glavine 117-70, W. Edwards 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Edwards 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Garcia L (4-9) 6.1 4 4 4 2 6 2 96 62 4.32   
K. Rueter 1.1 3 3 3 0 3 2 21 14 5.32   
B. Smith 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 19 14 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Garcia 53
Batters Faced: R. Garcia 25, K. Rueter 7, B. Smith 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Garcia 5-8, K. Rueter 1-0, B. Smith 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Garcia 96-62, K. Rueter 21-14, B. Smith 19-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Rueter 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Olmedo Saenz
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 35053
Special Notes: 2B Mark McLemore was injured while running the bases.
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