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New York Mets @ San Diego Padres

2000-08-23 · Night game · Qualcomm Stadium · Att: 26376 · 73°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph to RF · 2:51

New York Mets defeated San Diego Padres 4–1. New York Mets put up 3 in the 6th. Al Leiter earned the win and Armando Benitez picked up the save. Damian Jackson went 2-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	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	4	7
SDN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

W: Al Leiter L: Matt Clement SV: Armando Benitez

Umpires — HP: Paul Emmel · 1B: Scott Packard · 2B: Gerry Davis · 3B: Chris Guccione · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lenny Harris	3	0	1	1	1	0
Derek Bell	5	0	0	0	0	1
Robin Ventura	4	0	1	0	1	0
Mike Piazza	4	1	1	0	1	1
Darryl Hamilton	2	1	1	0	2	0
Todd Zeile	4	0	1	0	0	1
Benny Agbayani	1	1	1	0	2	0
Mike Bordick	3	1	1	2	0	0
Al Leiter	3	0	0	0	1	1
Kurt Abbott	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jay Payton	1	0	0	0	0	1

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Owens	3	0	0	0	1	1
Damian Jackson	4	1	2	1	0	2
Joe Vitiello	3	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Nevin	3	0	0	0	1	3
Wiki Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ruben Rivera	3	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Darr	2	0	0	0	0	1
Desi Relaford	3	0	1	0	0	0
Matt Clement	1	0	0	0	0	1
John Mabry	2	0	0	0	0	2
Woody Williams	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dave Magadan	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Leiter	8.0	3	2	12
Armando Benitez	1.0	0	0	3

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Matt Clement	5.2	7	4	3
Carlos Almanzar	1.1	0	2	0
Heathcliff Slocumb	1.0	0	2	2
Donne Wall	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lenny Harris: 31/G3
Derek Bell: 4/P4
Robin Ventura: S9/G34
Mike Piazza: S8/G6M.1-2
Darryl Hamilton: 43/G4+

Bot 1

Eric Owens: W
Damian Jackson: POCS2(136)
Damian Jackson: HR/F7D+
Joe Vitiello: 7/F7D
Phil Nevin: K

Top 2

Todd Zeile: 43/G4M
Benny Agbayani: HP
Mike Bordick: 7/F7D
Al Leiter: K

Bot 2

Wiki Gonzalez: K
Ruben Rivera: K
Mike Darr: 63/G6M

Top 3

Lenny Harris: W
Derek Bell: 64(1)3/GDP/G6+
Robin Ventura: 43/G34

Bot 3

Desi Relaford: 4/P4MD
Matt Clement: K
Eric Owens: K

Top 4

Mike Piazza: K
Darryl Hamilton: S8/L6MD
Todd Zeile: S8/G6M.1-2
Benny Agbayani: W.2-3;1-2
Mike Bordick: S7/G56.3-H;2-3;1-2
Al Leiter: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 4

Damian Jackson: K
Joe Vitiello: 3/P3D
Phil Nevin: K

Top 5

Lenny Harris: 7/L7LM
Derek Bell: 7/F7M
Robin Ventura: 8/L8RD

Bot 5

Wiki Gonzalez: 53/G56S-
Ruben Rivera: 53/G56
Mike Darr: K/C

Top 6

Mike Piazza: W
Darryl Hamilton: W.1-2
Todd Zeile: K/C
Benny Agbayani: S/L89S-.2-3;1-2
Mike Bordick: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Al Leiter: 12(3)/FO.2-H(E2/TH1);1-3
Lenny Harris: S8/G4.3-H;1-2
Derek Bell: 4/P34D

Bot 6

Desi Relaford: S/L4MD
John Mabry: K
Eric Owens: 64(1)/FO/G6
Damian Jackson: S7/G56+.1-2
Joe Vitiello: WP.2-3
Joe Vitiello: K

Top 7

Robin Ventura: W
Mike Piazza: 5/L56+
Darryl Hamilton: W.1-2
Todd Zeile: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 7

Phil Nevin: W
Wiki Gonzalez: 46(1)/FO/G4
Ruben Rivera: 7/F7LS
Woody Williams: K

Top 8

Benny Agbayani: W
Mike Bordick: 9/F9S
Al Leiter: W.1-2
Kurt Abbott: K
Derek Bell: K

Bot 8

Desi Relaford: 1/P1
John Mabry: K
Eric Owens: 53/G5

Top 9

Robin Ventura: 43/G4
Mike Piazza: 53/G56+
Jay Payton: K/C

Bot 9

Damian Jackson: K
Dave Magadan: K
Phil Nevin: K