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NEW YORK METS @ BALTIMORE ORIOLES
04/14/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Pitching: RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: LHB Cliff Floyd 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Magglio Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Sheffield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Sammy Sosa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 0 - Baltimore 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Manny Aybar
Pitching: RHP Manny Aybar
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 92.5 MPH), Distance : 403 ft
Batting: RHB Miguel Tejada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
Kenny Lofton steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Kenny Lofton to third
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Baltimore 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Phil Nevin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Greg Colbrunn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Olmedo Saenz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Greg Colbrunn to second
Batting: RHB Bret Boone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB B.J. Surhoff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 0 - Baltimore 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Manny Aybar
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2R, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 0 - Baltimore 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: LHB Cliff Floyd 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Magglio Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LM, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Gary Sheffield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 85.0 MPH), Distance : 367 ft
Batting: RHB Sammy Sosa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Phil Nevin 0-0: Called Strike
Balk!
Sammy Sosa to second
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Greg Colbrunn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 2 - Baltimore 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Manny Aybar
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 13, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Miguel Tejada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Johnny Damon steals 2nd base
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Johnny Damon to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Kenny Lofton to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT after rundown.
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; New York 2 - Baltimore 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Olmedo Saenz 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bret Boone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB B.J. Surhoff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Cliff Floyd 0-0: Ball
Bret Boone is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Baltimore 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Manny Aybar
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 2 - Baltimore 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: LHB Cliff Floyd 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Magglio Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
Cliff Floyd steals 2nd base
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Gary Sheffield 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 105.0 MPH), Distance : 415 ft
Batting: RHB Sammy Sosa 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Phil Nevin 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Sammy Sosa to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Greg Colbrunn 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 4 - Baltimore 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Manny Aybar
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Miguel Tejada 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 4 - Baltimore 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: RHB Olmedo Saenz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 58.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bret Boone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB B.J. Surhoff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Baltimore 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Manny Aybar
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Baltimore 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Ben McDonald
Batting: LHB Cliff Floyd 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Jeff Nelson
Batting: RHB Magglio Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Cliff Floyd to second
Batting: RHB Gary Sheffield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Sammy Sosa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Phil Nevin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 4 - Baltimore 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Manny Aybar
Pitching: RHP Jim Bullinger
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Nokes 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Alvaro Espinoza 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 4 - Baltimore 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Jeff Nelson
Batting: RHB Greg Colbrunn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 416 ft
Batting: RHB Olmedo Saenz 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Bret Boone 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: RHP Russ Springer
Batting: LHB B.J. Surhoff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 111.3 MPH), Distance : 362 ft
Batting: LHB Cliff Floyd 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Magglio Ordonez 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Cliff Floyd scores
Batting: RHB Gary Sheffield 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Sammy Sosa 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Phil Nevin 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; New York 8 - Baltimore 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Jim Bullinger
Batting: RHB Ed Sprague Jr. 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Johnny Damon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Miguel Tejada 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 91.9 MPH) - OUT at third base trying to stretch hit.
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; New York 8 - Baltimore 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
New York Mets batting - Pitching for Baltimore Orioles : RHP Russ Springer
Batting: RHB Greg Colbrunn 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Hector Fajardo
Batting: RHB Olmedo Saenz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bret Boone 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB B.J. Surhoff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 8 - Baltimore 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Baltimore Orioles batting - Pitching for New York Mets : RHP Jim Bullinger
Batting: LHB Kenny Lofton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Paul Abbott
Batting: LHB Matt Franco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Kelly Gruber 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Lyle Mouton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; New York 8 - Baltimore 3
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