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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets

1998-07-16 Β· Night game Β· Shea Stadium Β· Att: 20283 Β· 81Β°F, cloudy, dry Β· Wind 6 mph from CF Β· 3:02

Philadelphia Phillies defeated New York Mets 4–2. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 1st. Mark Portugal earned the win and Mark Leiter picked up the save. John Olerud went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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PHI300000010411
NYN00000100129

W: Mark Portugal   L: Rick Reed   SV: Mark Leiter

Umpires β€” HP: CB Bucknor Β· 1B: Brian Gorman Β· 2B: Tom Hallion Β· 3B: Jerry Crawford Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Doug Glanville503000
Gregg Jefferies500000
Scott Rolen510002
Rico Brogna311021
Mike Lieberthal523201
Bobby Abreu303120
Mark Lewis501001
Desi Relaford300100
Mark Portugal300000
Kevin Jordan100000

New York Mets β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Lenny Harris500001
Edgardo Alfonzo302020
John Olerud511100
Mike Piazza500000
Todd Hundley312010
Carlos Baerga401000
Brian McRae302010
Rey Ordonez401100
Rick Reed200001
Matt Franco100000
Luis Lopez100001

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Mark Portugal6.0732
Ricky Bottalico0.2100
Yorkis Perez0.1010
Wayne Gomes1.0001
Mark Leiter1.0100

New York Mets β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rick Reed6.0733
Greg McMichael2.0300
Turk Wendell1.0112

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Doug Glanville: S3/G34
  • Gregg Jefferies: 6/P6MS
  • Scott Rolen: 46(1)/FO/G6M
  • Rico Brogna: W.1-2
  • Mike Lieberthal: D7/L7LD.2-H;1-H
  • Bobby Abreu: S6/G56.2-H
  • Mark Lewis: S6/G6.1-2
  • Desi Relaford: 63/G56

Bot 1

  • Lenny Harris: 13/G13
  • Edgardo Alfonzo: S7/L7S
  • John Olerud: 8/F89M
  • Mike Piazza: 7/F7D

Top 2

  • Mark Portugal: 8/L8LM
  • Doug Glanville: 9/F89S
  • Gregg Jefferies: 3/G34

Bot 2

  • Todd Hundley: S4/G4M
  • Carlos Baerga: CS2(26)
  • Carlos Baerga: S8/L8RS
  • Brian McRae: W.1-2
  • Rey Ordonez: 63/G56.2-3;1-2
  • Rick Reed: 9/F9LS

Top 3

  • Scott Rolen: K
  • Rico Brogna: W
  • Mike Lieberthal: 54(1)/FO/G56
  • Bobby Abreu: S4/G4.1-3
  • Mark Lewis: 3/P3F

Bot 3

  • Lenny Harris: 43/G4M
  • Edgardo Alfonzo: W
  • John Olerud: E4/G4.1-3;B-2
  • Mike Piazza: 53/G56
  • Todd Hundley: 6/P56D

Top 4

  • Desi Relaford: 9/F89M
  • Mark Portugal: 13/G15
  • Doug Glanville: D7/L7LD
  • Gregg Jefferies: 5/L56

Bot 4

  • Carlos Baerga: 43/G4
  • Brian McRae: D8/L8RXD
  • Rey Ordonez: 5/P15S
  • Rick Reed: K

Top 5

  • Scott Rolen: 7/F78S
  • Rico Brogna: K
  • Mike Lieberthal: T9/F9LS
  • Bobby Abreu: IW
  • Mark Lewis: K

Bot 5

  • Lenny Harris: K
  • Edgardo Alfonzo: W
  • John Olerud: 8/F8LM
  • Mike Piazza: 3/P3F

Top 6

  • Desi Relaford: 8/F78D
  • Mark Portugal: 7/F78D
  • Doug Glanville: 8/F8LD

Bot 6

  • Todd Hundley: S8/L8LM
  • Carlos Baerga: 7/F78M
  • Brian McRae: S4/G4.1-3
  • Rey Ordonez: S6/L6MD.3-H;1-2
  • Matt Franco: 9/F89M
  • Lenny Harris: 6/P78S

Top 7

  • Gregg Jefferies: 43/G4
  • Scott Rolen: 53/G56
  • Rico Brogna: 43/G4

Bot 7

  • Edgardo Alfonzo: S8/L89M
  • John Olerud: 16(1)/FO/G6MS
  • Mike Piazza: 53/G56S.1-2
  • Todd Hundley: W
  • Carlos Baerga: 53/G5

Top 8

  • Mike Lieberthal: D8/L8LD
  • Bobby Abreu: S1/BG15S.2-3
  • Mark Lewis: 9/F89M
  • Desi Relaford: E7/SF/F7M.3-H(RBI);1-2;B-1
  • Kevin Jordan: 6/P8LS
  • Doug Glanville: S6/G56S.2-3;1-2
  • Gregg Jefferies: 43/G4

Bot 8

  • Brian McRae: 31/G4
  • Rey Ordonez: 9/L9M
  • Luis Lopez: K

Top 9

  • Scott Rolen: K
  • Rico Brogna: D7/L7LD.B-3(E7)
  • Mike Lieberthal: K
  • Bobby Abreu: IW
  • Mark Lewis: 9/F9D

Bot 9

  • Lenny Harris: 43/G4M
  • Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/F8RD
  • John Olerud: HR/F89XD
  • Mike Piazza: 53/G56