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Phillies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 2, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on April 2, 1998 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | April 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mark Portugal |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Leiter |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 13,591 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Joe West 1B: Charlie Reliford 2B: Paul Schrieber 3B: Ed Montague |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doug Glanville | Center Fielder |
| Gregg Jefferies | Left Fielder |
| Scott Rolen | Third Baseman |
| Mike Lieberthal | Catcher |
| Rico Brogna | First Baseman |
| Mark Lewis | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Abreu | Right Fielder |
| Desi Relaford | Shortstop |
| Mark Portugal | Pitcher |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Butch Huskey | Right Fielder |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Tim Spehr | Catcher |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Al Leiter | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
April 2, 1998
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Leiter
Glanville hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Jefferies vs. Leiter
Jefferies hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Leiter
Rolen strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Lieberthal vs. Leiter
Lieberthal is hit by the pitch. Glanville moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Brogna vs. Leiter
Brogna strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Portugal
Alfonzo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brogna settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Portugal
Baerga hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Portugal
Gilkey strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Leiter
Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Abreu vs. Leiter
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Relaford vs. Leiter
Relaford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Baerga scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Portugal
Olerud takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Portugal
Huskey hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Portugal
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Spehr vs. Portugal
Spehr strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Portugal vs. Leiter
Portugal hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Leiter
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Glanville for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jefferies vs. Leiter
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Portugal
Ordonez hits a line drive into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Leiter vs. Portugal
Leiter strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Portugal
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lewis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Leiter
Rolen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lieberthal vs. Leiter
Lieberthal strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brogna vs. Leiter
Brogna hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Huskey. Brogna reaches second base with a double. Rolen goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Leiter
Lewis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baerga reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Abreu vs. Leiter
Abreu hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Portugal
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna fields the ball and throws to Portugal covering. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Portugal
Gilkey hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Portugal
Olerud hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Portugal
Huskey strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Portugal
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Relaford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Relaford vs. Leiter
Relaford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Portugal vs. Leiter
Portugal hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Becker. Portugal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Glanville vs. Leiter
Glanville hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gilkey. Glanville reaches second base with a double. Portugal scores. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Jefferies vs. Leiter
Jefferies hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Rolen vs. Leiter
Rolen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Glanville moves to third. Jefferies moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Lieberthal vs. Leiter
Lieberthal hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spehr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spehr vs. Portugal
Spehr bunts towards the mound. Portugal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Portugal
Ordonez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Leiter vs. Portugal
Leiter bunts towards the mound. Portugal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Portugal
Alfonzo takes first base on ball four. Leiter moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Baerga vs. Portugal
Baerga hits a fly ball into left field. Jefferies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brogna vs. Leiter
Brogna hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Huskey. Brogna reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Leiter
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. Brogna moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Abreu vs. Leiter
Abreu hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brogna scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Relaford vs. Leiter
Relaford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hudler vs. Leiter
Rex Hudler pinch hits for Mark Portugal.
Hudler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Winston
Darrin Winston now pitching.
Gilkey hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Winston
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Winston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Spradlin
Jerry Spradlin now pitching.
Huskey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Spradlin
There goes Huskey. The throw from Lieberthal and he is safe. Huskey steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Spradlin
Becker strikes out. Lieberthal drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Becker out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Glanville vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
Glanville hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Jefferies vs. Wendell
Jefferies hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Wendell
Rolen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Huskey. Rolen reaches second base with a double. Glanville moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lieberthal vs. Wendell
Lieberthal hits a line drive into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Glanville tags and scores. Rolen tags and moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Brogna vs. Wendell
Brogna is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Lewis vs. Wendell
Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rolen scores. Brogna moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Abreu vs. Cook
Dennis Cook now pitching.
Abreu hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Spehr vs. Spradlin
Spehr strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Spradlin
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lewis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cook vs. Spradlin
Cook hits a line drive into left field. Jefferies settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Relaford vs. Hudek
John Hudek now pitching.
Relaford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sefcik vs. Hudek
Kevin Sefcik pinch hits for Jerry Spradlin.
There goes Relaford. The throw from Spehr and he is safe. Relaford steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sefcik vs. Hudek
Sefcik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hudek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Glanville vs. Hudek
Glanville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Relaford moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Jefferies vs. Hudek
Jefferies hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Relaford scores. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Rolen vs. Hudek
There goes Jefferies. The throw from Spehr and he is out, Baerga applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Leiter
Mark Leiter now pitching. Ruben Amaro now playing left field.
Alfonzo strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Leiter
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops it up and throws to first, with Leiter covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Leiter
Gilkey strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Rolen vs. Hudek
Rolen strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lieberthal vs. Hudek
Lieberthal hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baerga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brogna vs. Hudek
Brogna hits a fly ball into left field. Gilkey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Phillies, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Leiter
Olerud hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Huskey vs. Leiter
Huskey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Bottalico
Ricky Bottalico now pitching.
Becker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Mets, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Bottalico
Matt Franco pinch hits for Tim Spehr.
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brogna scoops it up and throws to first, with Bottalico covering, for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Bottalico
Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field. Abreu settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 6 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Bottalico
Brian McRae pinch hits for John Hudek.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bottalico fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/2/1998 -- Philadelphia at New York (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Glanville D, cf 5 1 3 1 Alfonzo E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Jefferies G, lf 5 0 2 1 Baerga C, 2b 4 1 1 0
Leiter M, p 0 0 0 0 Gilkey B, lf 4 0 0 0
Bottalico R, p 0 0 0 0 Olerud J, 1b 3 2 2 2
Rolen S, 3b 4 2 1 0 Huskey B, rf 3 1 1 0
Lieberthal M, c 3 0 0 1 Becker R, cf 4 1 1 3
Brogna R, 1b 4 1 2 1 Spehr T, c 3 0 0 0
Lewis M, 2b 4 0 1 1 Franco M, ph 1 0 0 0
Abreu B, rf 4 0 1 1 Ordonez R, ss 4 0 1 0
Relaford D, ss 3 1 0 0 Leiter A, p 2 0 0 0
Portugal M, p 2 1 1 0 Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0
Hudler R, ph 1 0 0 0 Cook D, p 1 0 0 0
Winston D, p 0 0 0 0 Hudek J, p 0 0 0 0
Spradlin J, p 0 0 0 0 McRae B, ph 1 0 0 0
Sefcik K, ph 1 0 0 0
Amaro R, lf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 11 6 33 5 6 5
Philadelphia 000 111 210 -- 6
New York 000 200 003 -- 5
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Portugal M (W) 5.0 3 2 2 2 5
Winston D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Spradlin J 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Leiter M* 1.0 2 2 2 0 2
Bottalico R (S) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter A (L) 6.0 7 3 3 1 4
Wendell T 0.2 3 2 2 1 0
Cook D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Hudek J 2.0 1 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, New York 4
2B -- Brogna R 2, Portugal M, Glanville D, Rolen S
HR -- Olerud J, Becker R
SB -- Huskey B, Relaford D
CS -- Jefferies G
SF -- Lieberthal M
HBP -- by Leiter A (Lieberthal M)
T -- 3:01
A -- 13591
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