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Pittsburgh Pirates @
New York Mets
1997-09-23 Β· Night game Β· Shea Stadium Β· Att: 14670 Β· 65Β°F, night, drizzle, dry Β· Wind 9 mph R to L Β· 3:16
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Mets 5β4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 6th. Jose Silva earned the win and Rich Loiselle picked up the save. John Olerud went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| NYN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
W: Jose Silva L: Cory Lidle SV: Rich Loiselle
Umpires β HP: Tom Hallion Β· 1B: CB Bucknor Β· 2B: Ed Montague Β· 3B: Wally Bell Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Womack | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Turner Ward | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Joe Randa | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Shawon Dunston | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Jose Guillen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Kendall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Dale Sveum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian McRae | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Edgardo Alfonzo | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Olerud | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Bernard Gilkey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Carlos Baerga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Rey Ordonez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jason Isringhausen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Luis Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carl Everett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Alex Ochoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Todd Hundley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
New York Mets β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jason Isringhausen | 5.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Cory Lidle | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tony Womack: 4/L4D
- Turner Ward: 6/P5D
- Mark Smith: 9/F9D
Bot 1
- Brian McRae: S8/F89S/R4
- Edgardo Alfonzo: SB2/R4
- Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/L8LM/R6
- John Olerud: HR/L8RXD.2-H
- Bernard Gilkey: K
- Carlos Baerga: K
Top 2
- Kevin Young: 53/G5L
- Joe Randa: D7/G5/R4
- Shawon Dunston: 31/G3.2-3
- Jose Guillen: 63/G6M
Bot 2
- Butch Huskey: 43/G4D
- Todd Pratt: 31/G34
- Rey Ordonez: S4/L4D
- Jason Isringhausen: K
Top 3
- Jason Kendall: 13/G15
- Francisco Cordova: K
- Tony Womack: K
Bot 3
- Brian McRae: 7/L7M
- Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G56
- John Olerud: W
- Bernard Gilkey: K
Top 4
- Turner Ward: 9/F89M
- Mark Smith: W
- Kevin Young: K+SB2/R4U6
- Joe Randa: 8/F78XD
Bot 4
- Carlos Baerga: 7/F7LS
- Butch Huskey: 8/F8RD
- Todd Pratt: K
Top 5
- Shawon Dunston: S7/L56D/R4
- Jose Guillen: 9/L89S/DP.1X1(93)
- Jason Kendall: W
- Francisco Cordova: K
Bot 5
- Rey Ordonez: W
- Jason Isringhausen: K
- Brian McRae: W.1-2
- Edgardo Alfonzo: 46(1)/FO/G4/R3.2-3
- John Olerud: WP/R1.3-H;1-2
- John Olerud: I
- Bernard Gilkey: K
Top 6
- Tony Womack: W
- Turner Ward: SB2/R6U4
- Turner Ward: W
- Mark Smith: S7/G56/R2.2-H;1-2
- Kevin Young: 8/F89XD/R4.2-3
- Joe Randa: D9/L3D/R3.3-H;1-3
- Shawon Dunston: S57/G5/R4.3-H;2-3
- Jose Guillen: SB2/R4
- Jose Guillen: HP
- Jason Kendall: 52(3)/FO/G5/R3.2-3;1-2
- Dale Sveum: 7/F7LS
Bot 6
- Carlos Baerga: K
- Butch Huskey: K
- Todd Pratt: K
Top 7
- Tony Womack: 4/P34D
- Turner Ward: D8/L8LXD/R64
- Mark Smith: W
- Kevin Young: 31/G34.2-3;1-2
- Joe Randa: W
- Shawon Dunston: S8/L8RM/R4.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Jose Guillen: 53/G6S
Bot 7
- Luis Lopez: 8/L8LS
- Carl Everett: 3/G3L
- Brian McRae: K
Top 8
- Jason Kendall: HP
- Jose Silva: SB2/R6
- Jose Silva: 54/SH/BG5S.2-3
- Tony Womack: K
- Turner Ward: 8/L8LS
Bot 8
- Edgardo Alfonzo: S8/L4MD/R6
- John Olerud: W.1-2
- Bernard Gilkey: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
- Alex Ochoa: 64(1)/FO/G56/R3.3-H
- Butch Huskey: 13/G15
Top 9
- Mark Smith: 63/G6
- Kevin Young: K
- Joe Randa: K
Bot 9
- Matt Franco: W
- Luis Lopez: 23/SH/BG2R.1-2
- Carl Everett: W
- Todd Hundley: K
- Edgardo Alfonzo: 3/G3L


















