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New York Yankees @ New York Mets

2000-07-08 · Day game · Shea Stadium · Att: 54165 · 76°F, sunny · Wind 13 mph from CF · 3:16

New York Yankees defeated New York Mets 4–2. New York Yankees put up 2 in the 1st. Dwight Gooden earned the win and Mariano Rivera picked up the save. Tino Martinez went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Dwight Gooden L: Robert Joseph Jones SV: Mariano Rivera

Umpires — HP: Dana DeMuth · 1B: Rob Cook · 2B: Mark Carlson · 3B: Rob Drake · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chuck Knoblauch	4	1	1	0	0	0
Derek Jeter	5	2	2	1	0	2
Paul O'Neill	5	0	0	0	0	1
Bernie Williams	2	0	0	0	2	0
Tino Martinez	4	1	3	3	0	0
David Justice	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jorge Posada	3	0	0	0	1	2
Scott Brosius	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dwight Gooden	2	0	0	0	0	1
Shane Spencer	1	0	0	0	1	0
Jeff Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Vizcaino	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Melvin Mora	4	0	0	0	0	1
Derek Bell	4	0	2	1	0	0
Edgardo Alfonzo	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mike Piazza	4	0	0	0	0	0
Robin Ventura	4	0	0	0	0	1
Todd Zeile	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jay Payton	4	0	1	0	0	1
Benny Agbayani	3	1	1	1	1	0
Bobby Jones	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lenny Harris	0	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dwight Gooden	5.0	6	1	1
Jason Grimsley	1.2	0	1	0
Jeff Nelson	1.1	0	0	1
Mariano Rivera	1.0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobby Jones	7.0	4	3	3
Dennis Cook	1.0	2	1	1
Turk Wendell	0.2	0	2	1
John Franco	0.1	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Chuck Knoblauch: S9/OBS/L8RM.B-2(E3)
Derek Jeter: D7/L5D+.2-H
Paul O'Neill: 43/G4.2-3
Bernie Williams: W
Tino Martinez: S/G4.3-H;1-3;B-2(E4/TH)
David Justice: W
Jorge Posada: K/C
Scott Brosius: 7/F78D

Bot 1

Melvin Mora: 8/F8RM
Derek Bell: S7/G56
Edgardo Alfonzo: SB2
Edgardo Alfonzo: 4/L4
Mike Piazza: 53/G5

Top 2

Dwight Gooden: 23/G23-
Chuck Knoblauch: 53/G5
Derek Jeter: 63/G6

Bot 2

Robin Ventura: 6/L6D
Todd Zeile: D7/L7M+
Jay Payton: S9/L9S+.2-3
Benny Agbayani: 64(1)/FO/G6S.3-H
Bobby Jones: 9/F89D

Top 3

Paul O'Neill: 8/F8RXD
Bernie Williams: 9/F9D
Tino Martinez: 7/F7M

Bot 3

Melvin Mora: K
Derek Bell: 9/F9M
Edgardo Alfonzo: 7/F7D

Top 4

David Justice: 9/L9M+
Jorge Posada: W
Scott Brosius: 7/F7M
Dwight Gooden: K

Bot 4

Mike Piazza: 8/F8RXD+
Robin Ventura: 8/P8RS
Todd Zeile: S9/L89S+
Jay Payton: 4(1)/FO/RINT/G34

Top 5

Chuck Knoblauch: 7/F7M
Derek Jeter: K/C
Paul O'Neill: 8/F8RD

Bot 5

Benny Agbayani: S7/G56+
Bobby Jones: 14/SH/BG23-.1-2
Melvin Mora: 9/F9M.2-3
Derek Bell: D/P89S.3-H
Edgardo Alfonzo: W
Mike Piazza: 8/F89XD

Top 6

Bernie Williams: 3/G3
Tino Martinez: HR/F7D
David Justice: 9/F9M
Jorge Posada: 43/G34

Bot 6

Robin Ventura: 3/L3
Todd Zeile: 4/P8RS
Jay Payton: 9/F89M

Top 7

Scott Brosius: 4/P4MD
Shane Spencer: 13/G13
Chuck Knoblauch: 53/G56

Bot 7

Benny Agbayani: W
Lenny Harris: 3/SH/BG23.1-2
Melvin Mora: 53/G56
Derek Bell: FC5/G56.2X3(5);B-1#

Top 8

Derek Jeter: D/L8LD+
Paul O'Neill: 13/G15
Bernie Williams: IW
Tino Martinez: S7/G56+.2-H;1-2
Jeff Nelson: 25(2)/FO/BG25-.1-2
Jorge Posada: K

Bot 8

Edgardo Alfonzo: 6/P4MD
Mike Piazza: 7/L78M
Robin Ventura: K

Top 9

Scott Brosius: 6/P6D
Shane Spencer: W
Jose Vizcaino: W.1-2
Derek Jeter: K/C
Paul O'Neill: K/C

Bot 9

Todd Zeile: 63/G6
Jay Payton: K
Benny Agbayani: 4/P3D

Notes & reviews

First game of day between these teams; the second at Yankee Stadium
Todd Zeile called for obstruction as Chuck Knoblauch rounded 1B; Mets manager Bobby Valentine ejected by HP umpire Dana DeMuth
Todd Zeile called for interference with Chuck Knoblauch's ability to field the ball

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