DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT NEW YORK METS
08/23/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1539 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Padres (63-66) 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 7 1
New York Mets (75-54) 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 12 0
Mets Walk Off with Win
The New York Mets managed to get by the San Diego Padres, 4-3, at Shea Stadium. New York pitcher Takehiro Ishii took player of the game honors. Ishii went 9 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 2, and struck out 9. His record improves to 10-4. The third-place Mets have won 5 in a row.

Also pitching in was New York center fielder Sammy Sosa, who hammered a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth. For the game, Sosa was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," San Diego manager Matt Dodds said following the tough loss.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cole LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .333 0 8
M. Lieberthal C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .174 0 5
M. Ramirez DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .251 39 79
T. Clark 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .215 21 43
V. Castilla 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 12 21
G. Berroa RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .254 14 39
   a-E. Taubensee PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 14 55
   b-J. Conine RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 16 50
M. Bellhorn 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .213 6 17
J. Edmonds CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .230 21 57
M. Lee SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .220 3 17
Totals 32 3 7 3 2 9 12      
a - E. Taubensee pinch hit for G. Berroa in the 9th
b - J. Conine substituted for E. Taubensee in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Clark (11, 2nd Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Bellhorn (9, 5th Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Clark (21, 6th Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Edmonds (21, 3rd Inning off T. Ishii, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Clark 6 , J. Edmonds 4 , M. Lee , M. Bellhorn 2 , A. Cole 2
2-out RBI: A. Cole
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ramirez , M. Bellhorn
GIDP: G. Berroa , M. Lieberthal
Hit by Pitch: V. Castilla
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Bellhorn (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Castilla-Bellhorn-Clark)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .317 36 84
M. Ordonez RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .235 17 51
G. Sheffield SS 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .265 29 69
S. Sosa CF 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 .261 40 110
P. Nevin 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 6 .245 27 94
G. Colbrunn 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .269 12 48
B. Boone 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .187 19 56
T. Tarasco DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .227 16 42
B. Surhoff C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .210 7 30
Totals 35 4 12 4 5 5 22      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Floyd (32, 1st Inning off P. Schourek, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Surhoff (16, 8th Inning off D. Veres, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Floyd (36, 5th Inning off P. Schourek, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Sosa (40, 9th Inning off D. Veres, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Boone (19, 6th Inning off P. Schourek, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Ordonez 2 , P. Nevin , T. Tarasco 2 , C. Floyd 6 , S. Sosa 5 , G. Sheffield , B. Surhoff 2 , B. Boone 4
2-out RBI: P. Nevin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Nevin 2 , G. Colbrunn , G. Sheffield , B. Surhoff , B. Boone
GIDP: P. Nevin
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Ordonez (5) , T. Tarasco (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Sheffield-Boone-Colbrunn, Nevin-Boone-Colbrunn)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Schourek 6.1 9 3 3 3 4 2 110 66 3.31   
C. Schiraldi BS (1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 12 4.85   
D. Veres L (2-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 1 21 16 1.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Schourek 44
Batters Faced: P. Schourek 29, C. Schiraldi 5, D. Veres 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Schourek 7-6, C. Schiraldi 0-1, D. Veres 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Schourek 110-66, C. Schiraldi 21-12, D. Veres 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Schiraldi 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Ishii W (10-4) 9.0 7 3 3 2 9 2 119 76 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ishii 68
Batters Faced: T. Ishii 35
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ishii 6-10
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ishii 119-76
Hit Batsmen: T. Ishii
Balk: T. Ishii
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Takehiro Ishii
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 36490
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