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Arizona Diamondbacks @ New York Mets

1998-05-06 · Night game · Shea Stadium · Att: 17681 · 64°F, overcast, showers, wet · Wind 5 mph R to L · 2:33

New York Mets defeated Arizona Diamondbacks 8–2. New York Mets put up 7 in the 8th. Mel Rojas earned the win. Brian McRae went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Mel Rojas L: Clint Sodowsky SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe West · 1B: Jeff Kellogg · 2B: CB Bucknor · 3B: Randy Marsh · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Arizona Diamondbacks — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Devon White	5	1	1	0	0	0
David Dellucci	3	1	2	0	1	0
Jay Bell	3	0	1	0	0	0
Travis Lee	4	0	1	2	0	1
Jorge Fabregas	4	0	2	0	0	0
Andy Fox	3	0	0	0	0	1
Brent Brede	3	0	0	0	0	1
Andy Stankiewicz	4	0	1	0	0	1
Brian Anderson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tony Batista	1	0	0	0	0	0
Damian Miller	1	0	0	0	0	0
Yamil Benitez	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian McRae	4	2	1	2	0	1
Jim Tatum	4	0	1	1	0	2
John Olerud	4	1	2	0	0	0
Butch Huskey	3	1	2	1	1	0
Craig Paquette	2	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Pratt	4	1	1	3	0	2
Carlos Baerga	3	1	1	1	1	1
Rey Ordonez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shawn Gilbert	1	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Lopez	1	1	0	0	1	0
Matt Franco	0	0	0	0	1	0

Arizona Diamondbacks — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brian Anderson	6.1	4	1	6
Clint Sodowsky	1.1	2	2	1
Barry Manuel	0.1	3	1	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Jones	3.1	2	0	2
Brian Bohanon	2.2	2	0	1
Dennis Cook	1.0	2	0	2
Mel Rojas	1.0	1	1	0
John Franco	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Devon White: 6/P6M
David Dellucci: 8/L8RM
Jay Bell: 9/F9D

Bot 1

Brian McRae: K
Jim Tatum: 8/F78M
John Olerud: 43/G4

Top 2

Travis Lee: K
Jorge Fabregas: 13/G15
Andy Fox: 43/G4

Bot 2

Butch Huskey: W
Craig Paquette: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Todd Pratt: K

Top 3

Brent Brede: 43/G34
Andy Stankiewicz: K
Brian Anderson: 63/G6

Bot 3

Carlos Baerga: K
Rey Ordonez: 7/F7D
Bobby Jones: 9/P89S

Top 4

Devon White: S7/G56
David Dellucci: S8/L6MD.1-2
Jay Bell: 14/SH/BG13.2-3;1-2
Travis Lee: D8/L78XD.3-H;2-H
Jorge Fabregas: 7/L7M
Andy Fox: 7/F78M

Bot 4

Brian McRae: HR/L7LD
Jim Tatum: K
John Olerud: 7/F7S
Butch Huskey: 7/L7D

Top 5

Brent Brede: 7/F7LM
Andy Stankiewicz: 31/G34
Brian Anderson: K

Bot 5

Craig Paquette: 63/G56
Todd Pratt: 5/P15
Carlos Baerga: 53/G5

Top 6

Devon White: 53/G5
David Dellucci: D7/F7LD
Jay Bell: 43/G4M.2-3
Travis Lee: 3/G34

Bot 6

Rey Ordonez: S7/L7M
Shawn Gilbert: POCS2(136)
Shawn Gilbert: K
Brian McRae: 2/P2RF

Top 7

Jorge Fabregas: S6/G56
Andy Fox: K
Brent Brede: K
Andy Stankiewicz: S8/L4MD.1-3;B-2(E8)
Brian Anderson: 31/G4S

Bot 7

Jim Tatum: K
John Olerud: S9/L9S
Butch Huskey: S7/L78S.1-2
Luis Lopez: 8/L8LD
Todd Pratt: K

Top 8

Devon White: 9/L89M
David Dellucci: W
Jay Bell: S8/P8RS.1-2
Travis Lee: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 8

Carlos Baerga: W
Rey Ordonez: 3/SH/BG23.1-2
Matt Franco: WP.2-3
Matt Franco: W
Brian McRae: 46(1)/FO/G4.3-H;B-2(E6/TH)
Jim Tatum: S8/L8LS.2-H
John Olerud: S4/G34.1-3
Butch Huskey: D8/L89D.3-H;1-3
Luis Lopez: IW
Todd Pratt: T5/L7LS.3-H;2-H;1-H
Carlos Baerga: D8/L8RXD.3-H
Rey Ordonez: 63/G6

Top 9

Jorge Fabregas: S7/L7S
Tony Batista: 8/F8LM
Damian Miller: E4/G4.1-2
Andy Stankiewicz: 53/G56S.2-3;1-2
Yamil Benitez: W
Devon White: 7/F78M