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New York Mets @ Cincinnati Reds

2001-04-21 · Day game · Cinergy Field · Att: 28135 · 65°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph from RF · 2:48

New York Mets defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–2. New York Mets put up 4 in the 3rd. Kevin Appier earned the win and Armando Benitez picked up the save. Sean Casey went 1-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	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	6
CIN	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8

W: Kevin Appier L: Chris Reitsma SV: Armando Benitez

Umpires — HP: Fieldin Culbreth · 1B: Andy Fletcher · 2B: Rob Drake · 3B: Dale Scott · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jay Payton	5	1	0	1	0	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	5	1	1	1	0	0
Mike Piazza	4	0	0	0	0	1
Robin Ventura	3	0	1	0	1	1
Todd Zeile	4	1	1	2	0	0
Tsuyoshi Shinjo	4	0	1	1	0	1
Darryl Hamilton	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rey Ordonez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Appier	3	1	0	0	0	1
Lenny Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Barry Larkin	4	0	0	0	0	1
Michael Tucker	4	0	0	0	0	2
Alex Ochoa	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sean Casey	4	1	1	1	0	1
Aaron Boone	4	1	1	0	0	1
Ruben Rivera	3	0	2	0	1	0
Pokey Reese	4	0	1	1	0	0
Kelly Stinnett	3	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Reitsma	2	0	1	0	0	1
Dmitri Young	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Griffey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Donnie Sadler	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Appier	6.2	5	1	4
Dennis Cook	0.1	0	0	0
John Franco	1.0	1	0	2
Armando Benitez	1.0	2	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Reitsma	7.0	5	1	4
Scott Sullivan	1.0	1	0	1
John Riedling	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jay Payton: 3/P23
Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G6
Mike Piazza: 63/G6M

Bot 1

Barry Larkin: 53/G5
Michael Tucker: 63/G6
Alex Ochoa: 43/G4

Top 2

Robin Ventura: 7/F78M
Todd Zeile: 53/G5
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 6/L6D+

Bot 2

Sean Casey: HR/F9D+
Aaron Boone: S8/G6M+
Ruben Rivera: S7/G56+.1-2
Pokey Reese: WP.2-3;1-2
Pokey Reese: 63/G6M.3-H;2-3
Kelly Stinnett: 63/G6S
Chris Reitsma: K

Top 3

Darryl Hamilton: S8/L4D+
Rey Ordonez: SB2
Rey Ordonez: 63/G6
Kevin Appier: E6/G6S.2-3
Jay Payton: FC6/R4/G6.3-H(UR);1X2(6E4);B-1
Edgardo Alfonzo: D7/L7D+.2-H(UR);1-3
Mike Piazza: K
Robin Ventura: IW
Todd Zeile: S8/L6+.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-2
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: K

Bot 3

Barry Larkin: K
Michael Tucker: 3/G3
Alex Ochoa: 53/G56

Top 4

Darryl Hamilton: 6/P6
Rey Ordonez: T/L89M+
Kevin Appier: K
Jay Payton: K/C

Bot 4

Sean Casey: 53/G6S
Aaron Boone: 53/G5
Ruben Rivera: 53/G56

Top 5

Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/F8RXD
Mike Piazza: 8/F8LM
Robin Ventura: D/L89XD+
Todd Zeile: 43/G4

Bot 5

Pokey Reese: 6/P6D
Kelly Stinnett: 9/F89S
Chris Reitsma: S8/G4M+
Barry Larkin: 53/G56

Top 6

Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 53/G56
Darryl Hamilton: 7/F78S
Rey Ordonez: 63/G6

Bot 6

Michael Tucker: K23
Alex Ochoa: 63/G6
Sean Casey: 43/G4

Top 7

Kevin Appier: 53/G56S
Jay Payton: 13/G15-
Edgardo Alfonzo: E6/G6+
Mike Piazza: 64(1)/FO/G6+

Bot 7

Aaron Boone: K
Ruben Rivera: W
Pokey Reese: 9/FL/F9LSF
Kelly Stinnett: S/L6+.1-2
Dmitri Young: WP.2-3;1-2
Dmitri Young: 3/P23

Top 8

Robin Ventura: K
Todd Zeile: E8/F89XD.B-2
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: D8/L8RXD+.2-H(UR)
Darryl Hamilton: 43/G4.2-3
Rey Ordonez: 9/L89M

Bot 8

Barry Larkin: 5/FL
Michael Tucker: K
Alex Ochoa: S4/G4M.B-2(E4/TH1)
Sean Casey: K

Top 9

Lenny Harris: 6/P6
Jay Payton: 3/L34
Edgardo Alfonzo: 63/G6

Bot 9

Aaron Boone: 53/G
Ruben Rivera: S7/G56+
Pokey Reese: S7/L7S.1-2
Ken Griffey: 9/F89D
Donnie Sadler: K

Notes & reviews

Pokey Reese fumbled the ball at 2B and Reds manager Bob Boone argued that Kevin Appier should be out since Reese held the ball long enough; Boone ejected by 2B umpire ROb Drake

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