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New York Mets @ Montreal Expos

1997-05-26 · Night game · Stade Olympique · Att: 11774 · 65°F, dome, dry · 2:55

New York Mets defeated Montreal Expos 4–3. New York Mets put up 3 in the 8th. Cory Lidle earned the win and John Franco picked up the save. Doug Strange went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Cory Lidle L: Ugueth Urbina SV: John Franco

Umpires — HP: Bob Davidson · 1B: Frank Pulli · 2B: Greg Bonin · 3B: Eric Gregg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carl Everett	4	0	1	0	0	2
Edgardo Alfonzo	5	1	1	0	0	0
John Olerud	3	1	0	0	2	0
Bernard Gilkey	4	1	1	1	1	2
Carlos Baerga	3	1	1	0	0	1
Butch Huskey	2	0	1	0	2	1
Alberto Castillo	3	0	0	0	0	1
Rey Ordonez	4	0	1	1	0	0
Rick Reed	2	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Bieser	2	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Franco	1	0	1	2	0	0
Alex Ochoa	1	0	0	0	0	0

Montreal Expos — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mark Grudzielanek	5	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Lansing	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rondell White	4	1	3	0	0	0
Henry Rodriguez	3	0	0	0	1	1
Darrin Fletcher	3	0	2	0	1	0
F. P. Santangelo	3	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Orsulak	4	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Strange	4	2	2	1	0	2
Jim Bullinger	3	0	0	0	0	0
Vladimir Guerrero	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reed	6.0	5	1	3
Cory Lidle	1.0	2	0	1
Takashi Kashiwada	0.0	1	1	0
Greg McMichael	1.0	0	0	0
John Franco	1.0	0	0	1

Montreal Expos — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Bullinger	7.1	4	5	7
Ugueth Urbina	0.2	3	0	2
Dave Veres	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carl Everett: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: 53/G5
John Olerud: 6/L6

Bot 1

Mark Grudzielanek: 4/L4
Mike Lansing: 9/F89D
Rondell White: S7/G56/R6
Henry Rodriguez: K

Top 2

Bernard Gilkey: K
Carlos Baerga: K
Butch Huskey: W
Alberto Castillo: SB2/R4
Alberto Castillo: 63/G6

Bot 2

Darrin Fletcher: S9/G3L.BX2(96)
F. P. Santangelo: K
Joe Orsulak: 8/L89M

Top 3

Rey Ordonez: 8/F78S
Rick Reed: K
Carl Everett: K

Bot 3

Doug Strange: D9/G3L/R6
Jim Bullinger: 3/P3SF
Mark Grudzielanek: S7/L56D/R2.2-H;B-2
Mike Lansing: 4/P4S
Rondell White: FC5/G5.2X3(5)

Top 4

Edgardo Alfonzo: S5/G5S
John Olerud: W/R6.1-2
Bernard Gilkey: S7/G56/R5.2-H;1-2
Carlos Baerga: 13/SH/BG13S.2-3;1-2
Butch Huskey: W
Alberto Castillo: K
Rey Ordonez: 6/P6MS

Bot 4

Henry Rodriguez: 7/F7M
Darrin Fletcher: 7/F7D
F. P. Santangelo: HP
Joe Orsulak: 43/G4

Top 5

Rick Reed: 53/G5
Carl Everett: D9/L9LS/R4
Edgardo Alfonzo: 53/G5.2-3
John Olerud: 8/F8LM

Bot 5

Doug Strange: K
Jim Bullinger: 7/F7M
Mark Grudzielanek: 7/L7M

Top 6

Bernard Gilkey: K
Carlos Baerga: 6/L6
Butch Huskey: S5/G56
Alberto Castillo: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 6

Mike Lansing: 53/G5
Rondell White: D5/G5L
Henry Rodriguez: 5/P5F
Darrin Fletcher: IW
F. P. Santangelo: E4/G4.2-H(UR)(NR);1-2
Joe Orsulak: 3/L34

Top 7

Rey Ordonez: 8/F78S
Steve Bieser: 8/F8LM
Carl Everett: 53/BG6MS

Bot 7

Doug Strange: HR8/F89XD/R2/IPHR
Jim Bullinger: 43/G4M
Mark Grudzielanek: 8/F8LXD
Mike Lansing: K

Top 8

Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G6
John Olerud: W
Bernard Gilkey: W.1-2
Carlos Baerga: S6/G4M/R4.2-3;1-2
Butch Huskey: K
Matt Franco: S8/G6M/R4.3-H;2-H;1-2
Rey Ordonez: S8/G6M/R6.2-H;1-3
Steve Bieser: SB2
Steve Bieser: K

Bot 8

Rondell White: S7/L7S/R6
Henry Rodriguez: WP.1-2
Henry Rodriguez: W
Darrin Fletcher: S9/F9S/R4.2-3;1-2
F. P. Santangelo: 9/F9S/R2U1
Joe Orsulak: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 9

Alex Ochoa: E4/G4
Edgardo Alfonzo: 9/F9LM/R4
John Olerud: 43/G4S.1-2
Bernard Gilkey: 7/F7D

Bot 9

Doug Strange: K
Vladimir Guerrero: 63/G6
Mark Grudzielanek: 8/L78M

Notes & reviews

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