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New York Mets @ Philadelphia Phillies

2001-06-07 Β· Night game Β· Veterans Stadium Β· Att: 20636 Β· 77Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 4 mph L to R Β· 3:28

New York Mets defeated Philadelphia Phillies 6–5. New York Mets put up 3 in the 3rd. John Franco earned the win and Armando Benitez picked up the save. Edgardo Alfonzo went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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NYN003000111613
PHI01103000056

W: John Franco   L: Jose Mesa   SV: Armando Benitez

Umpires β€” HP: Charlie Reliford Β· 1B: Kerwin Danley Β· 2B: Greg Gibson Β· 3B: Dana DeMuth Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

New York Mets β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Benny Agbayani502010
Joe McEwing412010
Edgardo Alfonzo411301
Mike Piazza421112
Todd Zeile402010
Robin Ventura501002
Tsuyoshi Shinjo512200
Rey Ordonez101020
Dicky Gonzalez300002
Lenny Harris100000
Darryl Hamilton010010
Desi Relaford100001
Mark Johnson101000

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Doug Glanville411000
Jimmy Rollins422201
Bobby Abreu400002
Scott Rolen301201
Travis Lee311010
Pat Burrell401001
Marlon Anderson300100
Johnny Estrada300010
Bruce Chen100000
Brian Hunter010010
Tomas Perez100000
Kevin Jordan100001

New York Mets β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Dicky Gonzalez5.0531
Turk Wendell1.1000
Dennis Cook0.2002
John Franco1.0103
Armando Benitez1.0000

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bruce Chen5.0845
Vicente Padilla1.0100
Rheal Cormier0.1001
Ricky Bottalico1.1130
Eddie Oropesa0.1001
Jose Mesa1.0301

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Benny Agbayani: W
  • Joe McEwing: S/G4M.1-2
  • Edgardo Alfonzo: 7/F7M
  • Mike Piazza: K
  • Todd Zeile: 9/L9D+

Bot 1

  • Doug Glanville: 9/L9D+
  • Jimmy Rollins: 43/G34
  • Bobby Abreu: 63/G6M

Top 2

  • Robin Ventura: 9/FL/F9LMF
  • Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 43/G34-
  • Rey Ordonez: S9/G34+
  • Dicky Gonzalez: K

Bot 2

  • Scott Rolen: 9/F89M
  • Travis Lee: W
  • Pat Burrell: S/L8RM.1-3
  • Marlon Anderson: WP.1-2
  • Marlon Anderson: 41/G34.3-H;2-3
  • Johnny Estrada: IW
  • Bruce Chen: 6/P56

Top 3

  • Benny Agbayani: 8/L8RM+
  • Joe McEwing: S7/7S
  • Edgardo Alfonzo: HR/L78D+.1-H
  • Mike Piazza: HR/F78D+
  • Todd Zeile: 9/F89S
  • Robin Ventura: S/L4D
  • Tsuyoshi Shinjo: D/F89XD+.1-3
  • Rey Ordonez: IW
  • Dicky Gonzalez: 8/F89M

Bot 3

  • Doug Glanville: 9/F89M
  • Jimmy Rollins: S8/L89S+
  • Bobby Abreu: 3/G34S+.1-2
  • Scott Rolen: S8/L8LS+.2-H;B-2(THH)
  • Travis Lee: 7/F78M

Top 4

  • Benny Agbayani: 53/G56
  • Joe McEwing: W
  • Edgardo Alfonzo: K
  • Mike Piazza: K

Bot 4

  • Pat Burrell: 53/G5
  • Marlon Anderson: 2/FL/P2LF
  • Johnny Estrada: 43/G4

Top 5

  • Todd Zeile: D/L78S+
  • Robin Ventura: 7/F78M
  • Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 6/P6D
  • Rey Ordonez: IW
  • Dicky Gonzalez: K

Bot 5

  • Brian Hunter: W
  • Doug Glanville: S9/L34D.1-3
  • Jimmy Rollins: T9/L9LS+.3-H;1-H
  • Bobby Abreu: K
  • Scott Rolen: 8/SF/L8LM+.3-H
  • Travis Lee: 6/P7S

Top 6

  • Benny Agbayani: 8/F8RXD
  • Joe McEwing: 9/F89XD+
  • Edgardo Alfonzo: 3/G3+

Bot 6

  • Pat Burrell: 8/F8LXD+
  • Marlon Anderson: 8/F8LD
  • Johnny Estrada: 31/G3+

Top 7

  • Mike Piazza: E6/G6
  • Todd Zeile: S5/G5S-.1-2
  • Robin Ventura: K
  • Tsuyoshi Shinjo: WP.2-3;1-2
  • Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 43/G4.3-H(UR);2-3
  • Lenny Harris: 13/G13

Bot 7

  • Tomas Perez: HP
  • Doug Glanville: 14/SH.1-2
  • Jimmy Rollins: K
  • Bobby Abreu: K

Top 8

  • Darryl Hamilton: W
  • Benny Agbayani: S8/G6M+.1-2
  • Joe McEwing: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Edgardo Alfonzo: 7/SF/F78XD.3-H
  • Mike Piazza: IW
  • Todd Zeile: W.2-3;1-2
  • Robin Ventura: K/C

Bot 8

  • Scott Rolen: K
  • Travis Lee: S8/L89S
  • Pat Burrell: K/C
  • Kevin Jordan: K

Top 9

  • Tsuyoshi Shinjo: HR/F7D+
  • Desi Relaford: K/C
  • Mark Johnson: S7/L78S
  • Benny Agbayani: S/L89S+.1-3
  • Joe McEwing: POCS2(143)
  • Joe McEwing: 53/G56+

Bot 9

  • Johnny Estrada: 5/FL
  • Tomas Perez: 8/F8LD
  • Doug Glanville: 6/L6D+