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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Mets

1997-04-22 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 14585 · 59°F, sunny, dry · Wind 9 mph from CF · 2:19

New York Mets defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–2. New York Mets put up 3 in the 4th. Rick Reed earned the win. Willie Greene went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	7
NYN	0	2	0	3	1	0	1	0		7	10

W: Rick Reed L: John Smiley SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Williams · 1B: Larry Vanover · 2B: Bruce Froemming · 3B: Steve Rippley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Deion Sanders	4	0	0	0	2
Lenny Harris	4	0	0	0	0
Barry Larkin	4	0	1	0	0
Ruben Sierra	4	1	1	0	2
Hal Morris	4	0	2	1	0
Eduardo Perez	4	0	1	0	0
Willie Greene	3	1	1	1	0
Brook Fordyce	3	0	1	0	0
John Smiley	2	0	0	0	0
Jeff Branson	1	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	4	1	1	0	1	0
Edgardo Alfonzo	5	0	1	3	0	0
John Olerud	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bernard Gilkey	3	1	1	0	1	0
Todd Hundley	4	0	1	0	0	0
Alex Ochoa	3	0	0	1	0	1
Manny Alexander	4	1	2	1	0	2
Rey Ordonez	4	2	2	1	0	0
Rick Reed	4	1	1	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Smiley	4.0	7	1	2
Ricky Bones	3.0	2	1	1
Hector Carrasco	1.0	1	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reed	9.0	7	0	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Deion Sanders: K
Lenny Harris: 9/F9M
Barry Larkin: 8/L8LM

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: 7/F7LM
Edgardo Alfonzo: 43/G4M
John Olerud: HP
Bernard Gilkey: E5/G56/R4.1-2
Todd Hundley: 4/P4MD

Top 2

Ruben Sierra: K
Hal Morris: S8/L4D/R4
Eduardo Perez: S8/L8RM/R6.1-2
Willie Greene: 9/F9D/R6.2-3
Brook Fordyce: 63/G6

Bot 2

Alex Ochoa: 63/G6
Manny Alexander: S6/G56
Rey Ordonez: D7/G5L/R65.1-H
Rick Reed: D7/G5L/R65.2-H
Lance Johnson: 7/L7M
Edgardo Alfonzo: 13/G15

Top 3

John Smiley: 43/G4
Deion Sanders: K
Lenny Harris: 7/F78S

Bot 3

John Olerud: 5/P5DF
Bernard Gilkey: 3/L3
Todd Hundley: 8/F78XD

Top 4

Barry Larkin: 9/F9S
Ruben Sierra: E4/G34/R3
Hal Morris: 13/BG56S.1-2
Eduardo Perez: 63/G6

Bot 4

Alex Ochoa: K
Manny Alexander: K
Rey Ordonez: S8/L6MD/R4
Rick Reed: E6/L6/R4.1-2
Lance Johnson: W.2-3;1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: D8/L89XD/R6.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
John Olerud: 7/F78S

Top 5

Willie Greene: HR/F9D
Brook Fordyce: 63/G6
John Smiley: 43/G4
Deion Sanders: 3/G3S

Bot 5

Bernard Gilkey: S7/L7S/R4
Todd Hundley: D7/L7LS/R61.1-3
Alex Ochoa: 9/SF/F9D/R4.3-H;2-3
Manny Alexander: K
Rey Ordonez: 63/G6

Top 6

Lenny Harris: 13/BG15S
Barry Larkin: S9/L9S/R4
Ruben Sierra: K+CS2(26)/DP

Bot 6

Rick Reed: 3/P3F
Lance Johnson: 7/F7M
Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G6M

Top 7

Hal Morris: 3/G3
Eduardo Perez: 63/G6
Willie Greene: 31/G3

Bot 7

John Olerud: D8/L8LXD/R6
Bernard Gilkey: W
Todd Hundley: 5/P5F
Alex Ochoa: 14(1)/FO/G13/R3.2-3
Manny Alexander: S8/L6MD/R6.3-H;1-2
Rey Ordonez: 53/G5S

Top 8

Brook Fordyce: D7/L7M.BX3(765)
Jeff Branson: 7/F7D
Deion Sanders: 3/G3

Bot 8

Rick Reed: 53/G56
Lance Johnson: S7/G5L/R4
Edgardo Alfonzo: 43/G34D.1-2
John Olerud: 4/L4

Top 9

Lenny Harris: 8/F8RM
Barry Larkin: 9/L9D
Ruben Sierra: D9/L9LD/R6
Hal Morris: S8/G4M/R4.2-H
Eduardo Perez: 43/G34