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Colorado Rockies @ New York Mets

1997-08-07 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 29536 · 71°F, sunny, dry · Wind 3 mph L to R · 2:17

New York Mets defeated Colorado Rockies 12–4. New York Mets put up 6 in the 7th. Mark Clark earned the win. Carlos Baerga went 4-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
COL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	8
NYN	0	1	0	0	1	4	6	0		12	16

W: Mark Clark L: Bill Swift SV: (none)

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

Colorado Rockies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Young	3	0	1	1	0	1
Ellis Burks	4	0	1	0	0	0
Todd Helton	3	1	0	0	1	0
Andres Galarraga	3	2	1	2	0	1
Dante Bichette	4	0	1	0	0	0
Vinny Castilla	4	0	1	0	0	2
Kirt Manwaring	4	0	1	0	0	0
Neifi Perez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Swift	2	0	1	0	0	0
Jason Bates	1	1	1	0	0	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	5	1	1	0	0	0
Luis Lopez	5	2	2	0	0	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	3	1	2	2	1	0
Butch Huskey	5	1	1	0	0	0
Matt Franco	2	3	1	0	2	0
Carlos Baerga	4	3	4	4	0	0
Alex Ochoa	4	1	2	1	0	0
Todd Pratt	4	0	2	3	0	1
Mark Clark	4	0	1	1	0	2

Colorado Rockies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Swift	5.1	7	2	3
Curt Leskanic	1.1	4	0	1
Mike Munoz	0.1	4	1	0
Jeff McCurry	1.0	1	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mark Clark	9.0	8	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Young: K
Ellis Burks: 63/G6
Todd Helton: W
Andres Galarraga: HR/F78XD.1-H
Dante Bichette: 63/G6

Bot 1

Lance Johnson: 3/G3S
Luis Lopez: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/F89M

Top 2

Vinny Castilla: K
Kirt Manwaring: S7/L7S
Neifi Perez: CS2(26)
Neifi Perez: 43/G4M

Bot 2

Butch Huskey: 3/G3
Matt Franco: W
Carlos Baerga: BK.1-2
Carlos Baerga: D8/F8RXD/R43.2-H
Alex Ochoa: 7/F7M/R6
Todd Pratt: K

Top 3

Bill Swift: S7/L7M
Eric Young: 3/SH/BG3S.1-2
Ellis Burks: FC1/G13/R4.2X3(145);B-2
Todd Helton: 3/G3

Bot 3

Mark Clark: K
Lance Johnson: 8/F8RM
Luis Lopez: 9/F9D

Top 4

Andres Galarraga: K
Dante Bichette: 3/P3SF
Vinny Castilla: S5/G5S
Kirt Manwaring: 4/L4

Bot 4

Edgardo Alfonzo: W
Butch Huskey: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Matt Franco: 9/F9LD

Top 5

Neifi Perez: 13/BG/34S
Bill Swift: 63/G56
Eric Young: 63/G6

Bot 5

Carlos Baerga: HR/F9D
Alex Ochoa: D9/F89D/R6
Todd Pratt: 4/P4MD
Mark Clark: 63/G6
Lance Johnson: 3/G3

Top 6

Ellis Burks: S6/G56D
Todd Helton: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Andres Galarraga: 7/F7LD

Bot 6

Luis Lopez: S9/G3
Edgardo Alfonzo: D7/L7LM/R63.1-H
Butch Huskey: 53/G5L
Matt Franco: S7/G56.2-3
Carlos Baerga: S7/L7M/R4.3-H;1-2
Alex Ochoa: 43/G4.2-3;1-2
Todd Pratt: S7/L7S.3-H;2-H;BX2(724)

Top 7

Dante Bichette: 43/G4
Vinny Castilla: K
Kirt Manwaring: 7/F7M

Bot 7

Mark Clark: K
Lance Johnson: S7/L56D
Luis Lopez: D9/L9LM.1-3
Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H
Butch Huskey: S6/G56.2-H(E6/TH)
Matt Franco: W.1-2
Carlos Baerga: S9/L9M.2-H;1-3
Alex Ochoa: S8/G6M/R6.3-H;1-3
Todd Pratt: S8/G4M.3-H;1-3
Mark Clark: S8.3-H;1-2
Lance Johnson: 46(1)/FO/G4

Top 8

Neifi Perez: 43/G4M
Jason Bates: D9/G3L/R46
Eric Young: S8/G6M.2-H
Ellis Burks: 2/P2LF
Todd Helton: 7/F7M

Bot 8

Luis Lopez: 7/F7D
Edgardo Alfonzo: S8/G6M
Butch Huskey: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 9

Andres Galarraga: HP
Dante Bichette: S8/G4M/R6.1-3
Vinny Castilla: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.3-H
Kirt Manwaring: 63/G6M