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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 22, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the San Francisco Giants, played on August 22, 1978 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 22, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Halicki |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,937 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Colosi 1B: Frank Pulli 2B: Dick Stello 3B: John Kibler |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Jim Dwyer | Center Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Willie McCovey | First Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| John Tamargo | Catcher |
| Roger Metzger | Shortstop |
| Rob Andrews | Second Baseman |
| Ed Halicki | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Tim Foli | Shortstop |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Bruce Boisclair | Right Fielder |
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 22, 1978
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Espinosa
Whitfield bunts towards first. Montanez fields the ball and throws to Espinosa covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Espinosa
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Espinosa
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitfield moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCovey vs. Espinosa
McCovey takes first base on ball four. Whitfield moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Evans vs. Espinosa
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitfield tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tamargo vs. Espinosa
Tamargo hits a line drive into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Halicki
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Halicki
Foli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Halicki
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. Henderson reaches third base with a triple. Mazzilli scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montanez vs. Halicki
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Halicki
Stearns bunts towards the mound. Halicki fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boisclair vs. Halicki
There goes Stearns. The throw from Tamargo and he is safe. Stearns steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Boisclair vs. Halicki
Boisclair hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Espinosa
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Espinosa
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Espinosa
Halicki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Halicki
Randle hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Halicki
Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Espinosa vs. Halicki
Espinosa bunts towards the mound. Halicki fields it and throws to first for the out. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Halicki
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Espinosa
Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Espinosa
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Espinosa
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Espinosa
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Evans vs. Espinosa
Evans hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tamargo vs. Espinosa
Tamargo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Espinosa
Metzger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson. Metzger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Espinosa
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Halicki vs. Bernard
Dwight Bernard now pitching.
Halicki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Metzger scores. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitfield vs. Bernard
Whitfield takes first base on ball four. Andrews moves to third. Halicki moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dwyer vs. Bernard
Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Boisclair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Halicki
Foli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Halicki
Henderson hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Halicki
Montanez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stearns vs. Halicki
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Bernard
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Bernard
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Bernard
Evans takes first base on ball four. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tamargo vs. Bernard
Tamargo hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Metzger vs. Bernard
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Halicki
Boisclair is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Halicki
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Halicki
Flynn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bernard vs. Halicki
Bernard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Flynn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzilli vs. Halicki
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Bernard
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Foli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halicki vs. Bernard
Halicki hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Bernard
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foli vs. Halicki
Foli hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Foli reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Halicki
Henderson hits a fly ball into center field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Foli moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montanez vs. Halicki
Montanez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stearns vs. Halicki
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Bernard
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Bernard
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCovey vs. Bernard
McCovey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Halicki
Boisclair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Halicki
Randle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Halicki
There goes Randle. The throw from Tamargo and he is safe. Randle steals second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Halicki
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Halicki
Tom Grieve pinch hits for Dwight Bernard.
Grieve is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Kobel
Kevin Kobel now pitching.
Evans hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Boisclair. Evans reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tamargo vs. Kobel
Tamargo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Metzger vs. Kobel
Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Kobel
Andrews hits a fly ball towards left. Henderson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Henderson. Tamargo moves to third. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Halicki vs. Kobel
Halicki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Halicki
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Halicki juggles the ball. That's an error on Halicki. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Halicki
Foli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Halicki
Henderson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Montanez vs. Halicki
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Kobel
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dwyer vs. Kobel
Dwyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Boisclair who is chasing the ball. Dwyer reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Kobel
Clark is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCovey vs. Kobel
McCovey hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dwyer tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Kobel
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Halicki
Larry Herndon now playing center field. Jim Dwyer now playing first base.
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boisclair vs. Halicki
Boisclair hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Halicki
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tamargo vs. Kobel
Tamargo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Kobel
Metzger hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Kobel
Andrews hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Halicki vs. Kobel
Halicki hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Halicki
Flynn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kranepool vs. Halicki
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Kevin Kobel.
Kranepool strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Halicki
Mazzilli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foli vs. Halicki
Foli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mazzilli moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Halicki
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Mazzilli moves to third. Foli moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Montanez vs. Curtis
John Curtis now pitching.
Montanez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mazzilli scores. Foli scores. Henderson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Stearns hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/22/1978 -- San Francisco at New York (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Whitfield T, lf 4 1 1 0 Mazzilli L, cf 4 2 1 0
Dwyer J, cf-1b 5 1 2 0 Foli T, ss 5 1 3 0
Clark J, rf 4 1 3 0 Henderson S, lf 4 1 1 1
McCovey W, 1b 3 1 1 1 Montanez W, 1b 5 0 2 3
Herndon L, cf 0 0 0 0 Stearns J, c 5 0 1 0
Evans D, 3b 3 1 2 4 Boisclair B, rf 4 0 0 0
Tamargo J, c 5 1 1 1 Randle L, 3b 4 0 1 0
Metzger R, ss 5 1 1 0 Flynn D, 2b 4 0 2 0
Andrews R, 2b 4 0 1 0 Espinosa N, p 0 0 0 0
Halicki E, p 5 0 1 1 Bernard D, p 1 0 1 0
Curtis J, p 0 0 0 0 Grieve T, ph 1 0 0 0
Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0 Kobel K, p 0 0 0 0
Kranepool E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 13 7 38 4 12 4
San Francisco 105 000 010 -- 7
New York 200 000 002 -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Halicki E (W) 8.2 11 4 4 2 5
Curtis J* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Moffitt R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa N (L) 2.2 7 6 6 2 0
Bernard D 3.1 3 0 0 2 1
Kobel K 3.0 3 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Henderson S, Halicki E
DP -- San Francisco 1, New York 1
LOB -- San Francisco 11, New York 10
2B -- Metzger R, Foli T, Evans D
3B -- Henderson S, Dwyer J
HR -- Evans D, Tamargo J
SB -- Stearns J, Randle L
SH -- Espinosa N
SF -- Evans D, McCovey W
T -- 2:38
A -- 15937
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