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New York Mets @ Philadelphia Phillies

1996-09-20 · Night game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 22001 · 71°F, night, dry · Wind 5 mph to RF · 2:10

New York Mets defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–2. New York Mets put up 2 in the 8th. Paul Wilson earned the win and John Franco picked up the save. Gene Schall went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Paul Wilson L: Michael Mimbs SV: John Franco

Umpires — HP: Gerry Davis · 1B: Terry Tata · 2B: Bill Hohn · 3B: Ed Rapuano · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	4	2	3	1	0	0
Edgardo Alfonzo	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bernard Gilkey	3	1	0	1	1	0
Butch Huskey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Ochoa	3	0	1	0	1	0
Tim Bogar	4	0	0	0	0	2
Alberto Castillo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rey Ordonez	4	1	1	0	0	1
Paul Wilson	2	1	1	1	0	1
Matt Franco	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ricky Otero	3	0	1	0	1
Mickey Morandini	4	0	0	0	0
Gregg Jefferies	4	0	1	0	0
Benito Santiago	4	1	2	0	0
Gene Schall	3	1	1	2	1
Wendell Magee	2	0	0	0	1
Kevin Sefcik	3	0	0	0	0
Desi Relaford	3	0	1	0	0
Mike Mimbs	1	0	0	0	0
Jon Zuber	1	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Wilson	8.0	5	3	0
John Franco	1.0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Mimbs	7.1	7	1	4
Toby Borland	0.2	0	1	0
Russ Springer	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lance Johnson: S6/G56
Edgardo Alfonzo: S9/L3D.1-3
Bernard Gilkey: 54(1)3/GDP/G5.3-H
Butch Huskey: 43/G4D

Bot 1

Ricky Otero: W
Mickey Morandini: 46(1)3/GDP
Gregg Jefferies: S9/L9LS
Benito Santiago: 4/F9LS

Top 2

Alex Ochoa: 53/G5
Tim Bogar: E5/TH1/G56
Alberto Castillo: CS2(24)
Alberto Castillo: 7/F7LM

Bot 2

Gene Schall: 53/G5
Wendell Magee: 43/G4
Kevin Sefcik: 8/F8RD

Top 3

Rey Ordonez: S8/L8
Paul Wilson: 14/SH/BG13.1-2
Lance Johnson: D49/G4.2-H
Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/F8RS
Bernard Gilkey: 8/F8LM

Bot 3

Desi Relaford: D7/L7LS
Mike Mimbs: 14/SH/BG13S.2-3
Ricky Otero: 3/L3
Mickey Morandini: 9/F89M

Top 4

Butch Huskey: 53/G5
Alex Ochoa: 4/F6MD
Tim Bogar: K

Bot 4

Gregg Jefferies: 31/G3L
Benito Santiago: S8/L8LM
Gene Schall: HR/L78XD.1-H
Wendell Magee: W
Kevin Sefcik: 16(1)3/GDP/G13

Top 5

Alberto Castillo: 9/F9M
Rey Ordonez: 6/L6
Paul Wilson: HR/F7D
Lance Johnson: 43/G34

Bot 5

Desi Relaford: 3/G3
Mike Mimbs: 31/G3
Ricky Otero: 43/G4

Top 6

Edgardo Alfonzo: 7/L7S
Bernard Gilkey: W
Butch Huskey: 4/P3
Alex Ochoa: S8/L8LS.1-2
Tim Bogar: K

Bot 6

Mickey Morandini: 43/G4
Gregg Jefferies: 9/F6MD
Benito Santiago: 43/G4D

Top 7

Alberto Castillo: K
Rey Ordonez: 7/F7S
Paul Wilson: K

Bot 7

Gene Schall: W
Wendell Magee: 8/L89M
Kevin Sefcik: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 8

Lance Johnson: S4/G13
Edgardo Alfonzo: WP.1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: 13/SH/BG13.2-3
Bernard Gilkey: E6/THH/G56.3-H(RBI);B-2
Butch Huskey: 6/L6
Alex Ochoa: SB3.2-H(E2/TH3)(UR)
Alex Ochoa: W
Tim Bogar: 4(1)/FO/G4

Bot 8

Desi Relaford: 53/BG56S
Jon Zuber: 7/F78D
Ricky Otero: D9/L9LM
Mickey Morandini: 6/P6MD

Top 9

Alberto Castillo: 43/G4
Rey Ordonez: K
Matt Franco: 8/F89D

Bot 9

Gregg Jefferies: 163
Benito Santiago: S8/G6M
Gene Schall: 64(1)3/GDP/G6