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Colorado Rockies
1997-08-15 Β· Night game Β· Coors Field Β· Att: 48308 Β· 86Β°F, night, dry Β· Wind 6 mph from LF Β· 2:33
Colorado Rockies defeated New York Mets 6β2. Colorado Rockies put up 2 in the 2nd. Frank Castillo earned the win. Vinny Castilla went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| COL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
W: Frank Castillo L: Rick Reed SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Wally Bell Β· 1B: Tom Hallion Β· 2B: Jerry Crawford Β· 3B: CB Bucknor Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
New York Mets β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian McRae | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Edgardo Alfonzo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Olerud | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Hundley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Carl Everett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Carlos Baerga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Rey Ordonez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Luis Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Colorado Rockies β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walt Weiss | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Todd Helton | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Larry Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Andres Galarraga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ellis Burks | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vinny Castilla | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Neifi Perez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Quinton McCracken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
Cory Lidle | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Turk Wendell | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Colorado Rockies β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brian McRae: 5/P5SF
- Edgardo Alfonzo: S9/L34D/R4
- John Olerud: 36(1)3/GDP/G3
Bot 1
- Walt Weiss: 7/L7LM
- Todd Helton: S8/L8LS/R4
- Larry Walker: 56(1)3/GDP/G5
Top 2
- Todd Hundley: K
- Carl Everett: 63/G6
- Carlos Baerga: 8/F8RXD
Bot 2
- Andres Galarraga: 63/G6
- Ellis Burks: S7/G56/R4
- Vinny Castilla: HR/F78XD.1-H;B-H
- Kirt Manwaring: 63/G6S
- Neifi Perez: T9/L9LS/R45
- Frank Castillo: 13/G15S
Top 3
- Butch Huskey: 63/G56
- Rey Ordonez: 9/F89D
- Rick Reed: S8/G4M/R4
- Brian McRae: W.1-2
- Edgardo Alfonzo: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 3
- Walt Weiss: 13/G13
- Todd Helton: S8/G4M/R6
- Larry Walker: 5/P7LSF/R6
- Andres Galarraga: E6/G6M/R6.1-3;B-1
- Ellis Burks: D7/L7LD/R42.3-H(UR);1XH(742)
Top 4
- John Olerud: 8/F8LXD
- Todd Hundley: 8/F8RS
- Carl Everett: S9/L4D/R4
- Carlos Baerga: S4/G4M/R6.1-2
- Butch Huskey: 9/L9M
Bot 4
- Vinny Castilla: 8/F8LD
- Kirt Manwaring: W
- Neifi Perez: 9/F89M
- Frank Castillo: 63/G6
Top 5
- Rey Ordonez: S9/L34D/R4
- Rick Reed: 24/SH/BG2R.1-2
- Brian McRae: 43/G4.2-3
- Edgardo Alfonzo: D7/L5D/R6.3-H
- John Olerud: D7/L7LS/R6.2-H
- Todd Hundley: 3/G3
Bot 5
- Walt Weiss: 53/G5
- Todd Helton: 7/F7S
- Larry Walker: 43/G4
Top 6
- Carl Everett: 4/L4M
- Carlos Baerga: 8/F8LD
- Butch Huskey: 13/G13S
Bot 6
- Andres Galarraga: 7/L78M
- Ellis Burks: 31/G3
- Vinny Castilla: S5/G56
- Kirt Manwaring: S8/P6MD/R4.1-3
- Neifi Perez: 3/G3S
Top 7
- Rey Ordonez: 43/G4S
- Luis Lopez: K
- Brian McRae: 7/F7LM
Bot 7
- Quinton McCracken: 43/G4M
- Walt Weiss: 8/F78M
- Todd Helton: S8/L6MD/R6
- Larry Walker: HR/F9D.1-H;B-H
- Andres Galarraga: S8/L6M/R4
- Ellis Burks: 9/F9LD
Top 8
- Edgardo Alfonzo: S9/L9LS/R4
- John Olerud: 64(1)3/GDP/G56
- Todd Hundley: 9/P4D
Bot 8
- Vinny Castilla: W
- Kirt Manwaring: 6/P6D
- Neifi Perez: S7/L56/R6.1-2
- Quinton McCracken: K
- Walt Weiss: E3/G3/R4.2-H(UR)(NR);1-3;B-1
- Dante Bichette: 9/F89M
Top 9
- Carl Everett: K
- Carlos Baerga: 7/F7S
- Butch Huskey: 8/F89XD

















