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New York Mets @ Tampa Bay Rays

2001-06-08 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 15547 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind L to R · 2:53

Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated New York Mets 7–5. Tampa Bay Devil Rays put up 6 in the 7th. Ryan Rupe earned the win and Esteban Yan picked up the save. Greg Vaughn went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	9
TBA	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0		7	11

W: Ryan Rupe L: Steve Trachsel SV: Esteban Yan

Umpires — HP: Jeff Nelson · 1B: Joe Brinkman · 2B: Matt Hollowell · 3B: Derryl Cousins · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Benny Agbayani	5	0	3	1	0	1
Darryl Hamilton	3	0	0	0	0	1
Edgardo Alfonzo	4	1	2	0	0	1
Robin Ventura	2	1	0	0	2	1
Todd Zeile	4	1	1	0	0	1
Mark Johnson	4	1	1	3	0	1
Tsuyoshi Shinjo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Todd Pratt	4	0	1	0	0	1
Rey Ordonez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lenny Harris	1	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Piazza	1	0	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Randy Winn	5	1	1	2	0	2
Gerald Williams	4	0	0	0	0	0
Greg Vaughn	3	2	2	3	1	0
Fred McGriff	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ben Grieve	4	0	1	0	0	2
Aubrey Huff	4	0	2	0	0	1
Mike Difelice	3	1	0	0	1	1
Andy Sheets	3	1	2	0	1	1
Damian Rolls	4	1	1	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Steve Trachsel	6.0	7	2	7
Rick White	2.0	4	1	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryan Rupe	7.0	4	1	7
Rusty Meacham	1.2	5	1	0
Esteban Yan	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Benny Agbayani: S/G15+
Darryl Hamilton: K
Edgardo Alfonzo: 7/F7S
Robin Ventura: W.1-2
Todd Zeile: K

Bot 1

Randy Winn: K
Gerald Williams: 3/FL/P3F
Greg Vaughn: 53/G56S-

Top 2

Mark Johnson: 43/G4
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 7/F7LM
Todd Pratt: S7/G56
Rey Ordonez: 53/G5S-

Bot 2

Fred McGriff: S/F8LM
Ben Grieve: K/C
Aubrey Huff: K/C
Mike Difelice: K

Top 3

Benny Agbayani: S8/P8LS
Darryl Hamilton: 13/SH/BG25-.1-2
Edgardo Alfonzo: K
Robin Ventura: 8/F8LD

Bot 3

Andy Sheets: D/L78S
Damian Rolls: 53/G5
Randy Winn: K
Gerald Williams: 63/G6

Top 4

Todd Zeile: 43/G4
Mark Johnson: K
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 163/G15

Bot 4

Greg Vaughn: W
Fred McGriff: 7/F7M
Ben Grieve: K+SB2
Aubrey Huff: S/G56S-.2-3
Mike Difelice: WP.3-H;1-2
Mike Difelice: 9/F89S-

Top 5

Todd Pratt: 7/F78S
Rey Ordonez: 63/G6
Benny Agbayani: K

Bot 5

Andy Sheets: K
Damian Rolls: D7/G5
Randy Winn: 31/G3.2-3
Gerald Williams: 53/G5

Top 6

Darryl Hamilton: 43/G34S-
Edgardo Alfonzo: S9/L34D
Robin Ventura: K/C
Todd Zeile: 46(1)/FO/G4

Bot 6

Greg Vaughn: D7/L7LM+
Fred McGriff: 6(B)6(2)/LDP/L6M
Ben Grieve: 63/G4MS-

Top 7

Mark Johnson: 7/F7M
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 9/F9M
Todd Pratt: K/C

Bot 7

Aubrey Huff: S9/L9S
Mike Difelice: W.1-2
Andy Sheets: S1/BG1.2-3;1-2
Damian Rolls: 52(3)/FO/G56S.2-3;1-2
Randy Winn: D7/F7LD+.3-H;2-H;1-3
Gerald Williams: 3/FL/P3DF
Greg Vaughn: HR/F7D+.3-H;2-H
Fred McGriff: HR/F8RXD+
Ben Grieve: S8/F8LM
Aubrey Huff: 46(1)/FO/G4

Top 8

Rey Ordonez: 2/FL/P2RF
Benny Agbayani: 63/G6
Darryl Hamilton: 7/F78M

Bot 8

Mike Difelice: 53/G56
Andy Sheets: W
Damian Rolls: 8/F8RD
Randy Winn: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 9

Edgardo Alfonzo: D7/F7D+
Robin Ventura: W
Todd Zeile: S9/L9S.2-H(E9);1-2
Mark Johnson: HR/F89XD+.2-H;1-H
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 9/F9M
Todd Pratt: 43/G4
Lenny Harris: S8/G4
Benny Agbayani: DI.1-2
Benny Agbayani: D8/F8RXD+.2-H
Mike Piazza: 63/G6