DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
07/31/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 1290 - THURSDAY, JULY 31ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York Mets (60-48) 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 11 12 1
Montreal Expos (69-39) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 0
Mets Trip Expos in Extras
Getting a good performance from first baseman Cecil Fielder, the New York Mets defeated the Montreal Expos, 11-4. Fielder was 2-3 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for the Mets. Tom Glavine got the win, improving to 9-6. He held the Expos to 3 earned runs on 6 hits over 10 innings, while striking out 4 and walking 1. The win puts the Mets at 60-48, while the Expos drop to 69-39.

New York relied on the bat of Sammy Sosa to get the win. The center fielder ripped a grand slam home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Mets ahead, 9-4. For the game, Sosa had 1 double and 1 home run in 5 at-bats.

"I like our resilience," said Sosa.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 .314 30 66
T. Tarasco RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .220 11 33
G. Sheffield SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .272 27 64
S. Sosa CF 5 1 2 4 0 2 0 .266 30 91
P. Nevin 3B 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .249 24 84
O. Saenz DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .192 9 32
   a-T. Pendleton DH 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .250 1 3
B. Boone 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .187 15 46
B. Surhoff C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .225 7 28
C. Fielder 1B 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 .248 15 25
Totals 40 11 12 11 2 13 9      
a - T. Pendleton substituted for O. Saenz in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Sosa (13, 1st Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Nevin (24, 7th Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 1 out) C. Floyd (30, 1st Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Sosa (30, 10th Inning off D. Leiper, 3 on, 2 outs) C. Fielder 2 (15, 3rd Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off E. Correa, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Pendleton (1, 10th Inning off D. Leiper, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Nevin 5 , O. Saenz , C. Floyd 5 , S. Sosa 6 , B. Surhoff , B. Boone , C. Fielder 8 , T. Pendleton 4
2-out RBI: S. Sosa , T. Pendleton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Nevin
GIDP: O. Saenz
Hit by Pitch: P. Nevin
Team LOB: 0

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Pendleton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Glavine (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Nevin-Boone-Fielder, Nevin-Boone-Fielder)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jaha DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 6 17
G. Jefferies RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .280 13 41
J. Kent 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .262 23 65
M. Williams 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 .271 32 86
R. Mondesi LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 19 64
L. Gomez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 16 37
J. Hernandez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 21 52
   a-J. King PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 1
B. Hunter CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .276 5 9
S. Servais C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 3 6
Totals 35 4 6 4 1 4 5      
a - J. King pinch hit for J. Hernandez in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Kent (25, 6th Inning off T. Glavine, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Jefferies (15, 8th Inning off T. Glavine, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Jaha (6, 1st Inning off T. Glavine, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Hunter 2 (5, 2nd Inning off T. Glavine, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off T. Glavine, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kent 2 , J. Jaha 4 , B. Hunter 8 , G. Jefferies 3
2-out RBI: B. Hunter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kent , M. Williams
GIDP: J. Kent , S. Servais
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Jefferies 2 (46)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gomez-Kent-Williams)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Glavine W (9-6) 10.0 6 4 3 1 4 3 126 87 3.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Glavine 69
Batters Faced: T. Glavine 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Glavine 11-14
Pitches - Strikes: T. Glavine 126-87
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lieber 7.0 6 3 3 0 7 3 92 60 3.38   
E. Correa 2.0 1 1 1 0 4 1 25 17 3.21   
M. Jeffcoat L (7-7) 0.0 2 4 4 2 0 0 19 8 3.51   
D. Leiper 1.0 3 3 3 0 2 2 20 15 5.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lieber 60
Batters Faced: J. Lieber 26, E. Correa 7, M. Jeffcoat 4, D. Leiper 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lieber 5-7, E. Correa 1-1, M. Jeffcoat 0-0, D. Leiper 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lieber 92-60, E. Correa 25-17, M. Jeffcoat 19-8, D. Leiper 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Leiper 3-3
Hit Batsmen: J. Lieber
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cecil Fielder
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 32810
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