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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets

1996-07-15 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 15549 · 76°F, night, showers, damp · Wind 22 mph to LF · 3:26

New York Mets defeated Philadelphia Phillies 7–5. New York Mets put up 3 in the 5th. Jerry DiPoto earned the win and Doug Henry picked up the save. Benito Santiago went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	5	11
NYN	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	1		7	16

W: Jerry DiPoto L: Russ Springer SV: Doug Henry

Umpires — HP: Jerry Layne · 1B: Paul Runge · 2B: Brian Gibbons · 3B: Jeff Kellogg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ricky Otero	4	1	2	0	1	0
Mickey Morandini	4	2	1	0	1	1
Gregg Jefferies	5	1	3	2	0	0
Todd Zeile	3	0	1	1	2	0
Jim Eisenreich	4	0	2	1	1	0
Benito Santiago	5	1	2	1	0	3
Pete Incaviglia	5	0	0	0	0	2
Kevin Stocker	2	0	0	0	2	0
Russ Springer	3	0	0	0	0	2
J. R. Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	4	0	0	0	1	0
Jose Vizcaino	5	0	0	1	0	1
Bernard Gilkey	5	3	3	0	0	1
Butch Huskey	5	0	2	1	0	1
Brent Mayne	5	1	2	0	0	2
Alex Ochoa	4	1	3	2	0	0
Edgardo Alfonzo	5	1	1	1	0	0
Rey Ordonez	4	1	3	1	0	0
Paul Wilson	1	0	0	0	1	0
Andy Tomberlin	1	0	1	1	0	0
Carl Everett	1	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Russ Springer	4.1	10	1	2
Toby Borland	1.2	2	0	3
Ron Blazier	2.0	4	1	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Wilson	4.0	8	4	5
Jerry Dipoto	1.0	0	1	2
Robert Person	2.0	3	1	0
Doug Henry	2.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ricky Otero: W
Mickey Morandini: 64(1)/FO/G56
Gregg Jefferies: S7/G6/R4.1-3
Todd Zeile: W.1-2
Jim Eisenreich: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;2-3
Benito Santiago: SB2
Benito Santiago: K

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: 43/G4
Jose Vizcaino: 7/F7M
Bernard Gilkey: S7/L7M/R64
Butch Huskey: S9/F9LS/R2.1-H
Brent Mayne: S9/G34/R4.1-2
Alex Ochoa: S1/G15.2-3;1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/L8RM

Top 2

Pete Incaviglia: 8/F8RS
Kevin Stocker: 63/G6M
Russ Springer: K

Bot 2

Rey Ordonez: 9/F9M
Paul Wilson: 9/F9LS
Lance Johnson: 8/L8LXD

Top 3

Ricky Otero: S5/BG25/R3
Mickey Morandini: K
Gregg Jefferies: 36(1)3/GDP/G3S

Bot 3

Jose Vizcaino: K
Bernard Gilkey: S8/L6M/R6
Butch Huskey: S9/L89D/R4.1-3
Brent Mayne: K
Alex Ochoa: S8/G4M/R6.3-H;1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: 9/F9D

Top 4

Todd Zeile: 63/G6
Jim Eisenreich: S9/G34/R4
Benito Santiago: S7/G56/R4.1-3;B-2(E7)
Pete Incaviglia: K
Kevin Stocker: I
Russ Springer: K

Bot 4

Rey Ordonez: S8/L8LS/R64
Paul Wilson: W.1-2
Lance Johnson: 8/F89D/R4.2-3
Jose Vizcaino: 3/G3.3-H;1-2
Bernard Gilkey: 6/P6

Top 5

Ricky Otero: S9/L34D
Mickey Morandini: W.1-2
Gregg Jefferies: T9/L9LM.2-H;1-H
Todd Zeile: S7/G56/R4.3-H
Jim Eisenreich: S8/G4M/R5.1-3;B-2
Benito Santiago: K
Pete Incaviglia: K
Kevin Stocker: I
Russ Springer: 31/G34

Bot 5

Butch Huskey: 8/F8LM
Brent Mayne: E5/TH/G5/R3
Alex Ochoa: S8/G6M/R6.1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: S7/G56/R2.2-H(UR);1-2
Rey Ordonez: S7/L78S/R6.2-H;1-3
Andy Tomberlin: S1/G56S.3-H;1-2
Lance Johnson: 53/G56.2-3;1-2
Jose Vizcaino: 43/G4

Top 6

Ricky Otero: 6/P5D
Mickey Morandini: S9/L4D/R4
Gregg Jefferies: S7/L7S/R6.1-2
Todd Zeile: W.2-3;1-2
Jim Eisenreich: 6/L6/LDP.2X2(64)

Bot 6

Bernard Gilkey: K
Butch Huskey: K
Brent Mayne: K

Top 7

Benito Santiago: HR/F8LXD
Pete Incaviglia: 8/L8RM
Kevin Stocker: 3/L3
J. R. Phillips: 43/G4D

Bot 7

Alex Ochoa: 63/G6M
Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/F89M
Rey Ordonez: S8/L78S/R4U3
Carl Everett: DGR/F89XD.1-3
Lance Johnson: I
Jose Vizcaino: 43/G4

Top 8

Ricky Otero: 43/G4M
Mickey Morandini: 53/G5S
Gregg Jefferies: 8/L8RM

Bot 8

Bernard Gilkey: S7/G56/R4
Butch Huskey: 8/F89S
Brent Mayne: S8/L4D/R4.1-3
Alex Ochoa: 9/SF/F9LD/R4.3-H
Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/F8RD

Top 9

Todd Zeile: 8/F8LM
Jim Eisenreich: W
Benito Santiago: K
Pete Incaviglia: 54(1)/FO/G5