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New York Mets @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1997-06-28 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 23711 · 87°F, night, dry · Wind 15 mph to LF · 2:47

New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–3. New York Mets put up 5 in the 8th. Armando Reynoso earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	0	8	11
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	9

W: Armando Reynoso L: Esteban Loaiza SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Meals · 1B: Steve Rippley · 2B: Mark Hirschbeck · 3B: Charlie Williams · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lance Johnson	5	1	2	0	0	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	2	2	1	0	2	0
John Olerud	4	2	2	2	1	0
Todd Hundley	2	1	0	0	3	1
Bernard Gilkey	5	1	2	2	0	2
Carlos Baerga	3	0	0	1	0	0
Butch Huskey	4	1	1	1	0	1
Luis Lopez	4	0	2	2	0	0
Armando Reynoso	3	0	1	0	0	2
Juan Acevedo	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Tony Womack	4	0	0	0	0
Jermaine Allensworth	4	0	0	1	1
Al Martin	4	1	2	0	1
Kevin Young	4	1	2	1	1
Dale Sveum	4	0	0	0	1
Jason Kendall	3	0	1	1	0
Mark Smith	4	0	1	0	0
Kevin Polcovich	2	0	1	0	0
Esteban Loaiza	0	0	0	0	0
Midre Cummings	1	0	0	0	1
Lou Collier	1	1	1	0	0
Keith Osik	1	0	1	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Armando Reynoso	6.2	6	4
Juan Acevedo	1.0	3	0
Greg McMichael	0.1	0	1
John Franco	1.0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Esteban Loaiza	6.0	6	3	5
Jose Silva	2.0	5	2	2
Jason Christiansen	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lance Johnson: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: W
John Olerud: 53/G56.1-2
Todd Hundley: IW
Bernard Gilkey: K

Bot 1

Tony Womack: 43/G4
Jermaine Allensworth: K
Al Martin: K

Top 2

Carlos Baerga: 13/G15
Butch Huskey: K
Luis Lopez: 43/G4

Bot 2

Kevin Young: S8/L4MD/R4
Dale Sveum: 4/P3F
Jason Kendall: POCS2(14)
Jason Kendall: S8/G6M/R6
Mark Smith: 9/F89M

Top 3

Armando Reynoso: S7/G56/R6
Lance Johnson: S9/L34D/R6.1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: PO2(26)
Edgardo Alfonzo: HP.1-2
John Olerud: 3(B)6(2)/LDP/L34

Bot 3

Kevin Polcovich: S9/F9LS/R4
Esteban Loaiza: 54/SH/BG25.1-2
Tony Womack: 63/G6M.2-3
Jermaine Allensworth: 43/G4

Top 4

Todd Hundley: K
Bernard Gilkey: 3/P3F
Carlos Baerga: 53/G56

Bot 4

Al Martin: 31/G3
Kevin Young: 63/G6M
Dale Sveum: K

Top 5

Butch Huskey: 63/G6
Luis Lopez: 8/F8RS
Armando Reynoso: K

Bot 5

Jason Kendall: 8/F8LS
Mark Smith: D7/F78XDW/R6
Kevin Polcovich: 6(B)4(2)/DP/P6D

Top 6

Lance Johnson: S8/G4M/R6
Edgardo Alfonzo: SB2/R6
Edgardo Alfonzo: S9/L4D/R3.2-3
John Olerud: D7/G5/R6.3-H;1-3
Todd Hundley: IW
Bernard Gilkey: S67/G5L/R5.3-H;2-H;1-2
Carlos Baerga: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M.2-3
Butch Huskey: 9/F9D

Bot 6

Midre Cummings: K
Tony Womack: 43/G4M
Jermaine Allensworth: 3/G3

Top 7

Luis Lopez: S6/G56
Armando Reynoso: K
Lance Johnson: 9/F9LS/R4
Edgardo Alfonzo: CS2(26)

Bot 7

Al Martin: T8/F89XDW/R45
Kevin Young: D9/F9LM/R4.3-H
Dale Sveum: 8/F8RD/R6.2-3
Jason Kendall: 8/SF/F89XD.3-H
Mark Smith: 63/G6

Top 8

Edgardo Alfonzo: W
John Olerud: D8/F89XDW/R4.1-H
Todd Hundley: IW
Bernard Gilkey: S5/G5/R4.2-3;1-2
Carlos Baerga: 8/SF/F8LXD/R4.3-H;2-3
Butch Huskey: S9/L9S/R4.3-H;1-2
Luis Lopez: T9/F9LS/R45.2-H;1-H
Juan Acevedo: K
Lance Johnson: 4/P4D

Bot 8

Lou Collier: S9/L9S/R4
Keith Osik: S9/F89S/R4.1-2
Tony Womack: 64(1)/FO/G6.2-3;B-1
Jermaine Allensworth: 643/G6.3-H;1-2
Al Martin: S6/G6MS/R3.2-3
Kevin Young: K

Top 9

Edgardo Alfonzo: 53/G5
John Olerud: W
Todd Hundley: 54(1)/FO/G5L.B-1
Bernard Gilkey: K

Bot 9

Dale Sveum: 63/G6
Jason Kendall: 43/G4
Mark Smith: 8/F8RM

Notes & reviews

Debut game for Lou Collier
Mets manager Valentine ejected by 2B umpire Hirschbeck for arguing that 2bman Baerga was on base and should have been DP

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