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New York Mets @ Houston Astros

1998-09-14 · Night game · Astrodome · 13 innings · Att: 24241 · 72°F, dome, dry · 4:08

New York Mets defeated Houston Astros 7–4. New York Mets put up 3 in the 13th. Gregory Winston McMichael earned the win and John Franco picked up the save. Brian McRae went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
NYN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	7	13
HOU	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9

W: Gregory Winston McMichael L: Mike Magnante SV: John Franco

Umpires — HP: Bob Davidson · 1B: Brian Gorman · 2B: Jerry Crawford · 3B: Tom Hallion · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Phillips	6	0	1	0	0	2
Edgardo Alfonzo	6	1	1	0	0	0
John Olerud	6	1	2	0	0	1
Mike Piazza	5	3	4	2	1	0
Brian McRae	5	2	2	4	1	0
Lenny Harris	3	0	0	0	0	0
Carlos Baerga	2	0	0	0	0	0
Rey Ordonez	5	0	2	0	0	0
Masato Yoshii	1	0	0	0	0	1
Matt Franco	1	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Hundley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Payton	1	0	1	0	0	0
Todd Haney	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Lopez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jorge Fabregas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jermaine Allensworth	2	0	0	0	0	1
Todd Pratt	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Craig Biggio	5	1	2	0	1	1
Bill Spiers	6	1	2	1	0	0
Derek Bell	6	0	0	0	0	1
Jeff Bagwell	5	1	2	1	1	1
Moises Alou	5	0	1	0	1	0
Carl Everett	5	1	1	2	0	1
Ricky Gutierrez	5	0	0	0	1	0
Brad Ausmus	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jose Lima	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Clark	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Berry	1	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Eusebio	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Masato Yoshii	6.0	4	1	3
Rigo Beltran	1.0	1	0	0
Jeff Tam	1.0	1	1	0
Turk Wendell	2.0	2	0	2
Dennis Cook	1.0	1	1	2
Greg McMichael	1.0	0	0	1
John Franco	1.0	0	1	0

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jose Lima	8.0	6	1	3
Billy Wagner	0.1	4	0	0
Jay Powell	1.2	1	0	1
Scott Elarton	1.0	0	0	1
Mike Magnante	1.1	1	1	0
Doug Henry	0.2	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tony Phillips: 7/P56D
Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G6S
John Olerud: D9/L9LD
Mike Piazza: HR/F8RXD.2-H
Brian McRae: 43/G4

Bot 1

Craig Biggio: W
Bill Spiers: D8/L8RD.1-H
Derek Bell: 3/G3.2-3
Jeff Bagwell: S9/L9S.3-H
Moises Alou: 8/F8LD
Carl Everett: HR/F89XD.1-H
Ricky Gutierrez: 3/G3

Top 2

Lenny Harris: 31/G34
Carlos Baerga: 8/F78M
Rey Ordonez: 3/P3F

Bot 2

Brad Ausmus: 3/G3
Jose Lima: K
Craig Biggio: 9/P9S

Top 3

Masato Yoshii: K
Tony Phillips: S9/L9S
Edgardo Alfonzo: 64(1)/FO/G6
John Olerud: 3/G3S

Bot 3

Bill Spiers: 8/F8LD
Derek Bell: 8/F8RD
Jeff Bagwell: K

Top 4

Mike Piazza: S8/L8LM
Brian McRae: W.1-2
Lenny Harris: 54(1)/FO/G56.2-3
Carlos Baerga: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 4

Moises Alou: 7/F7M
Carl Everett: K
Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G4

Top 5

Rey Ordonez: S8/G6M
Masato Yoshii: 34/SH/BG13S.1-2
Tony Phillips: 7/L7S
Edgardo Alfonzo: 43/G4

Bot 5

Brad Ausmus: 9/L9S
Jose Lima: 43/G4
Craig Biggio: 63/G6

Top 6

John Olerud: K
Mike Piazza: S7/L7S
Brian McRae: 53/G6S.1-2
Lenny Harris: 43/G34

Bot 6

Bill Spiers: 8/L8LD
Derek Bell: 13/G15
Jeff Bagwell: S8/L8RM
Moises Alou: 2/P2LF

Top 7

Matt Franco: 3/G3
Rey Ordonez: 9/F9M
Todd Hundley: 43/G4M

Bot 7

Carl Everett: 4/P3
Ricky Gutierrez: 9/L89M
Brad Ausmus: S7/P78S
Jose Lima: 4/L4

Top 8

Tony Phillips: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: 13/G15
John Olerud: 31/G3

Bot 8

Craig Biggio: D8/L8LXD
Bill Spiers: E4/G4M.2-3
Derek Bell: SB2
Derek Bell: 4/P3F
Jeff Bagwell: IW
Moises Alou: OA.3XH(21)
Moises Alou: 43/G34

Top 9

Mike Piazza: S4/L4MD
Brian McRae: HR/L7D.1-H
Jay Payton: S4/G34
Todd Haney: 46(1)/FO/G34
Rey Ordonez: S4/G34.1-2
Luis Lopez: 6(B)4(2)/LDP/L6

Bot 9

Carl Everett: 9/F9LD
Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G4
Brad Ausmus: K

Top 10

Tony Phillips: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: 7/L78M
John Olerud: S7/L7S
Mike Piazza: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 10

Dave Clark: 43/G4
Craig Biggio: S6/L56D
Bill Spiers: S9/L9S.1-2
Derek Bell: K
Jeff Bagwell: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 11

Brian McRae: 7/F7LD
Jorge Fabregas: 8/F78D
Jermaine Allensworth: K

Bot 11

Moises Alou: D7/L7LM
Carl Everett: 53/SH/BG56S.2-3
Ricky Gutierrez: W
Sean Berry: DI.1-2
Sean Berry: K
Tony Eusebio: K

Top 12

Rey Ordonez: 8/L8LD
Luis Lopez: 8/F8LD
Tony Phillips: 31/G34S

Bot 12

Craig Biggio: K
Bill Spiers: 53/G56S
Derek Bell: 63/G6MS

Top 13

Edgardo Alfonzo: D9/L9LD.B-3(E9)
John Olerud: 53/G56S
Mike Piazza: IW
Brian McRae: D8/L8RXD.3-H;1-H
Todd Pratt: 9/F9LD.2-3
Jermaine Allensworth: WP.3-H
Jermaine Allensworth: 8/L8LD

Bot 13

Jeff Bagwell: 8/F8RD
Moises Alou: W
Carl Everett: 54(1)/FO/G56S
Ricky Gutierrez: 43/G4