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New York Mets @ Philadelphia Phillies

2001-09-03 · Day game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 26891 · 75°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph R to L · 3:30

New York Mets defeated Philadelphia Phillies 10–7. New York Mets put up 5 in the 9th. C.J. Nitkowski earned the win and Armando Benitez picked up the save. Johnny Estrada went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	5	10	16
PHI	0	0	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	7	10

W: C.J. Nitkowski L: Jose Mesa SV: Armando Benitez

Umpires — HP: Tony Randazzo · 1B: Paul Schrieber · 2B: Jerry Layne · 3B: Ed Montague · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matt Lawton	4	0	0	0	1	2
Edgardo Alfonzo	5	2	1	0	0	1
Mike Piazza	4	2	3	1	1	1
Tsuyoshi Shinjo	5	2	2	1	0	0
Todd Zeile	5	1	3	2	0	0
Jay Payton	5	1	2	0	0	1
Joe McEwing	3	0	0	1	0	1
Rey Ordonez	4	0	2	0	0	1
Bruce Chen	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jorge Toca	1	0	0	0	0	1
Robin Ventura	1	1	1	0	0	0
Desi Relaford	0	0	0	1	0	0
Lenny Harris	1	0	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Rollins	4	2	1	1	1	0
Doug Glanville	3	0	0	0	0	0
Scott Rolen	4	0	1	2	0	0
Pat Burrell	3	0	1	1	1	0
Marlon Anderson	4	0	1	0	0	0
Brian Hunter	4	0	2	0	0	1
Kevin Jordan	3	1	1	0	0	1
Johnny Estrada	4	2	2	2	0	0
Randy Wolf	1	0	1	0	0	0
Felipe Crespo	0	1	0	0	1	0
Bobby Abreu	1	1	0	0	1	0
Travis Lee	1	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Pratt	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bruce Chen	6.1	8	2	2
Jerrod Riggan	0.2	1	1	0
C. J. Nitkowski	1.0	1	0	0
Armando Benitez	1.0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Randy Wolf	5.2	8	2	4
Cliff Politte	1.1	2	0	3
Rheal Cormier	1.0	0	0	2
Jose Mesa	0.1	4	0	0
Jose Santiago	0.1	2	0	0
Dennis Cook	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matt Lawton: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: 7/F78D+
Mike Piazza: HR/F7LD+
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 5/FL

Bot 1

Jimmy Rollins: 9/L89D
Doug Glanville: 7/L7D+
Scott Rolen: 4/P4D

Top 2

Todd Zeile: 3/FL/P3DF
Jay Payton: 9/F9M
Joe McEwing: 6/P78S

Bot 2

Pat Burrell: 43/G4+
Marlon Anderson: 3/G
Brian Hunter: K

Top 3

Rey Ordonez: D7/L7LD+
Bruce Chen: 1/BP1
Matt Lawton: 2/FL/P2LF
Edgardo Alfonzo: 8/F8LD

Bot 3

Kevin Jordan: D7/7S
Johnny Estrada: D9/L9LM+.2-H
Randy Wolf: 13/SH/BG23-.2-3
Jimmy Rollins: E6/G6.3-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Doug Glanville: 9/F9M
Scott Rolen: WP.2-3
Scott Rolen: D/L8LXD+.3-H(UR)
Pat Burrell: W
Marlon Anderson: 43/G4

Top 4

Mike Piazza: S8/L8RM+
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: S/L8LM.1-2
Todd Zeile: S7/F7S.2-3;1-2
Jay Payton: K
Joe McEwing: 8/SF/L8RD.3-H
Rey Ordonez: S3/G34S.2-H(E3/TH)(UR);1-3;B-2
Bruce Chen: K

Bot 4

Brian Hunter: S3/BG34S
Kevin Jordan: POCS2(136)
Kevin Jordan: 8/L8LD
Johnny Estrada: HR/L7D+
Randy Wolf: S/G5S-
Jimmy Rollins: 8/F8RM

Top 5

Matt Lawton: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: HP
Mike Piazza: W.1-2
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 3/P3
Todd Zeile: S8/L6M+.2-H;1-2
Jay Payton: 9/F9M

Bot 5

Doug Glanville: 53/G5
Scott Rolen: 7/F7D
Pat Burrell: 63/G6S

Top 6

Joe McEwing: 9/L9D
Rey Ordonez: 63/G6S-
Bruce Chen: S9/L9S
Matt Lawton: W.1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: K

Bot 6

Marlon Anderson: S7/L7S
Brian Hunter: PO1(13)
Brian Hunter: 7/F78XD+
Kevin Jordan: K/C

Top 7

Mike Piazza: K
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: S7/G56+
Todd Zeile: 53/G56S-.1-H(E3/TH3)
Jay Payton: S8/L6MD+
Joe McEwing: K

Bot 7

Johnny Estrada: 9/F9LD
Felipe Crespo: W
Jimmy Rollins: T9/L9LD+.1-H
Bobby Abreu: IW
Scott Rolen: 8/SF/F8LM.3-H;1-2
Pat Burrell: WP.2-3
Pat Burrell: S8/G6M.3-H
Marlon Anderson: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 8

Rey Ordonez: K/C
Jorge Toca: K+WP.B-1
Matt Lawton: 6(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 8

Brian Hunter: S8/L4D+
Travis Lee: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Johnny Estrada: 63/G6

Top 9

Edgardo Alfonzo: S8/L8LS+
Mike Piazza: D9/L89XD+.1-3
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 53/G5.3-H
Todd Zeile: S8/L6+.2-H
Jay Payton: S9/L89S+.1-2
Robin Ventura: OA.2-H(E1)(E6/TH3);1-2
Robin Ventura: S/G15+.2-3
Desi Relaford: 7/SF/F7LM.3-H;1-2
Lenny Harris: S7/L7LM.2-H
Matt Lawton: HP.1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: 3/G3

Bot 9

Todd Pratt: 8/F8LXD+
Jimmy Rollins: W
Bobby Abreu: 43/G34.1-2
Scott Rolen: 8/F8LD

Notes & reviews

Rey Ordonez ejected by HP umpire Tony Randazzo
Jose Santiago was mad that he did not get a strike three call and took a swipe at Todd Pratt's throw back to the mound; he didn't catch it and Todd Zeile took off for 3B; Jimmy Rollins made a wild throw trying to get Zeile, who scored

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