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New York Mets @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2000-05-09 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 14015 · 82°F, cloudy · Wind 16 mph to LF · 2:42

New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0. New York Mets put up 2 in the 3rd. Mike Hampton earned the win and Armando Benitez picked up the save. Edgardo Alfonzo went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Mike Hampton L: Kris Benson SV: Armando Benitez

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: Bruce Froemming · 2B: Mike Winters · 3B: Fieldin Culbreth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rickey Henderson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Derek Bell	4	1	2	1	0	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	4	1	3	1	0	0
Mike Piazza	3	0	1	0	1	0
Robin Ventura	4	0	0	0	0	2
Todd Zeile	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jay Payton	3	0	0	0	1	0
Rey Ordonez	3	0	1	0	1	1
Mike Hampton	3	0	0	0	1	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Chad Hermansen	4	0	0	3
Warren Morris	4	1	0	1
Jason Kendall	3	0	1	0
Brian Giles	4	1	0	2
Kevin Young	4	2	0	0
Wil Cordero	3	1	0	0
Pat Meares	4	1	0	1
Luis Sojo	3	0	0	1
Kris Benson	2	0	0	0
Adrian Brown	1	0	0	0
John Vander Wal	1	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Hampton	8.1	6	1	8
Armando Benitez	0.2	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kris Benson	8.0	8	2	4
Scott Sauerbeck	1.0	0	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rickey Henderson: 7/F7D
Derek Bell: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: S/G13
Mike Piazza: W.1-2
Robin Ventura: 43/G4

Bot 1

Chad Hermansen: 7/F7D
Warren Morris: 63/G6
Jason Kendall: 9/F9M

Top 2

Todd Zeile: 43/G4
Jay Payton: 63/G6
Rey Ordonez: K/C

Bot 2

Brian Giles: 7/L78M
Kevin Young: S7/G56
Wil Cordero: WP.1-2
Wil Cordero: 63/G6.2-3
Pat Meares: 63/G6

Top 3

Mike Hampton: 4/P4D
Rickey Henderson: 63/G6
Derek Bell: HR/F9D+
Edgardo Alfonzo: HR/F8LXD+
Mike Piazza: S7/L7S
Robin Ventura: 7/L78D

Bot 3

Luis Sojo: K
Kris Benson: 13/G25-
Chad Hermansen: K

Top 4

Todd Zeile: 63/G6
Jay Payton: 53/G56S
Rey Ordonez: 53/G56

Bot 4

Warren Morris: K/C
Jason Kendall: 53/G5
Brian Giles: K

Top 5

Mike Hampton: K
Rickey Henderson: S8/L78M
Derek Bell: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Bot 5

Kevin Young: S8/L8RM
Wil Cordero: D9/L9D+.1-3
Pat Meares: K
Luis Sojo: FC5/G5.3XH(5251);B-1
Kris Benson: 13/G13

Top 6

Edgardo Alfonzo: S8/G4M
Mike Piazza: 53/G5.1-2
Robin Ventura: K/C
Todd Zeile: 9/L9M

Bot 6

Chad Hermansen: K
Warren Morris: 43/G4
Jason Kendall: W
Brian Giles: K

Top 7

Jay Payton: 53/G56
Rey Ordonez: S8/L6MD
Mike Hampton: W.1-2
Rickey Henderson: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 7

Kevin Young: 53/G5
Wil Cordero: 53/G5
Pat Meares: S9/L8RM
Luis Sojo: 53/G5

Top 8

Derek Bell: S/G5
Edgardo Alfonzo: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Mike Piazza: 53/G5

Bot 8

Adrian Brown: 53/G5
Chad Hermansen: K/C
Warren Morris: S8/L8RS
Jason Kendall: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 9

Robin Ventura: K/C
Todd Zeile: 8/F8RXD+
Jay Payton: W
Rey Ordonez: W.1-2
Mike Hampton: K/C

Bot 9

Brian Giles: S8/G4M
Kevin Young: 46(1)/FO/G13
Wil Cordero: HP.1-2
Pat Meares: 7/F7D+
John Vander Wal: K/C