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New York Mets @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1998-06-01 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 11274 · 73°F, night, dry · Wind 6 mph R to L · 2:33

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Mets 4–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 2nd. Jason Schmidt earned the win and Ricardo Rincon picked up the save. Tony Womack went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jason Schmidt L: Dave Mlicki SV: Ricardo Rincon

Umpires — HP: Randy Marsh · 1B: Greg Bonin · 2B: Bill Hohn · 3B: Angel Hernandez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian McRae	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bernard Gilkey	2	0	0	0	2	1
Mike Piazza	4	1	1	1	0	1
John Olerud	4	0	0	0	0	2
Carlos Baerga	4	1	3	0	0	0
Edgardo Alfonzo	3	1	1	0	1	0
Rich Becker	3	0	0	0	0	1
Rey Ordonez	4	0	1	1	0	1
Dave Mlicki	1	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Lopez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Butch Huskey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Tatum	0	0	0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tony Womack	3	1	2	2	0	1
Al Martin	4	0	2	1	0	2
Jason Kendall	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Smith	3	1	2	0	1	0
Jermaine Allensworth	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Guillen	3	0	1	1	0	0
Aramis Ramirez	3	1	0	0	1	2
Kevin Polcovich	2	1	0	0	1	0
Jason Schmidt	3	0	0	0	0	2

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Mlicki	6.0	5	3	6
Turk Wendell	2.0	2	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Schmidt	8.0	6	3	8
Ricardo Rincon	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brian McRae: 63/G6M
Bernard Gilkey: W
Mike Piazza: K
John Olerud: K

Bot 1

Tony Womack: HR/F9D
Al Martin: K
Jason Kendall: 9/F89M
Mark Smith: W
Jermaine Allensworth: E6/G6.1-2
Jose Guillen: PO2(E1).2-3;1-2
Jose Guillen: 63/G6

Top 2

Carlos Baerga: 7/F78M
Edgardo Alfonzo: 4/L4
Rich Becker: K

Bot 2

Aramis Ramirez: W
Kevin Polcovich: W.1-2
Jason Schmidt: 14/SH/BG13S.2-3;1-2
Tony Womack: 7/SF/F78S.3-H
Al Martin: S9/L9S.2-H
Jason Kendall: 9/F9S

Top 3

Rey Ordonez: D9/F9LM
Dave Mlicki: 34/SH/BG23.2-3
Brian McRae: K
Bernard Gilkey: W
Mike Piazza: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 3

Mark Smith: S8/L8LM
Jermaine Allensworth: K
Jose Guillen: 53/G56S.1-2
Aramis Ramirez: K

Top 4

John Olerud: 7/F7S
Carlos Baerga: S8/G4M
Edgardo Alfonzo: W.1-2
Rich Becker: 8/F8LM
Rey Ordonez: K

Bot 4

Kevin Polcovich: 53/G5
Jason Schmidt: 8/F8RM
Tony Womack: S8/L8LS
Al Martin: S9/L9S.1-3
Jason Kendall: 9/F9D

Top 5

Dave Mlicki: K
Brian McRae: 2/BG2LF
Bernard Gilkey: 9/L9M

Bot 5

Mark Smith: E5/G56
Jermaine Allensworth: SB2
Jermaine Allensworth: 9/F9M.2-3
Jose Guillen: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H(UR)
Aramis Ramirez: K

Top 6

Mike Piazza: 8/L8LD
John Olerud: K
Carlos Baerga: S7/P7S
Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G6MS

Bot 6

Kevin Polcovich: HP
Jason Schmidt: CS2(26)
Jason Schmidt: K
Tony Womack: K

Top 7

Rich Becker: 43/G4
Rey Ordonez: 43/G4
Luis Lopez: 8/P8RS

Bot 7

Al Martin: K
Jason Kendall: 63/G6MS
Mark Smith: S7/L7S
Jermaine Allensworth: 8/P8RS

Top 8

Brian McRae: 7/F78S
Bernard Gilkey: K
Mike Piazza: HR/F7D
John Olerud: 3/G3

Bot 8

Jose Guillen: S8/P89S
Aramis Ramirez: 9/F9M
Kevin Polcovich: 9/F9M
Jason Schmidt: K

Top 9

Carlos Baerga: S8/F8LS
Edgardo Alfonzo: D9/L9LS.1-3
Butch Huskey: 3/P34
Rey Ordonez: E6/TH/G6.3-H;2-3
Jim Tatum: 8/SF/F8RS.3-H(UR)
Brian McRae: 64(1)/FO/G6