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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 5, 1998
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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 5, 1998 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Ortiz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Jones |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 35,571 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Quick 1B: Jeff Nelson 2B: Jeff Kellogg 3B: Kerwin Danley |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marvin Benard | Right Fielder |
| Bill Mueller | Third Baseman |
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Barry Bonds | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Kent | Second Baseman |
| J.T. Snow | First Baseman |
| Rey Sanchez | Shortstop |
| Doug Mirabelli | Catcher |
| Russ Ortiz | Pitcher |
| Dusty Baker | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | Right Fielder |
| Lenny Harris | Third Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Matt Franco | Left Fielder |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Todd Pratt | Catcher |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Bobby Jones | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 5, 1998
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Jones
Benard hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Jones
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Jones
Burks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Jones
Bonds hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ortiz
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ortiz
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Ortiz
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Jones
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Jones
Snow hits a fly ball into left field. Franco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Jones
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ortiz
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Benard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Ortiz
Franco hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Ortiz
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Ortiz
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mirabelli vs. Jones
Mirabelli strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Jones
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Benard vs. Jones
Benard hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Franco. Benard reaches second base with a double. Ortiz moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Jones
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Burks vs. Jones
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Bonds vs. Jones
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Ortiz
Ordonez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Ortiz
Jones bunts towards the mound. Ortiz fields it and throws to first for the out. Ordonez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Ortiz
Phillips takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Ortiz
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snow fields it and throws to second for the out. Ordonez moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Olerud vs. Ortiz
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Olerud reaches second base with a double. Ordonez scores. Harris goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Ortiz
McRae hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Jones
Kent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snow vs. Jones
There goes Kent. The throw from Pratt and he is safe. Kent steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Snow vs. Jones
Snow hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Snow reaches second base with a double. Kent scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Sanchez vs. Jones
Sanchez hits a line drive beyond short. Ordonez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Snow moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Mirabelli vs. Jones
Mirabelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields it and throws to first for the out. Snow scores. Sanchez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Jones
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Benard vs. Jones
Benard 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 4
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Ortiz
Franco takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Baerga vs. Ortiz
Baerga strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Ortiz
Pratt hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Ortiz
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Ordonez reaches second base with a double. Franco goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Ortiz
Jones strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Jones
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Jones
Burks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Phillips. Burks reaches second base with a double. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Jones
Bonds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Bonds reaches second base with a double. Mueller scores. Burks scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Kent vs. Jones
Kent hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snow vs. Jones
Snow hits a ball on the ground towards second. Baerga throws to second for one, to first for two, and to home to catch , who tried to score from second. That's a triple play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ortiz
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Ortiz
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kent fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Ortiz
Olerud hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Olerud reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Ortiz
McRae strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Jones
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Franco. Sanchez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Mirabelli vs. Jones
Mirabelli hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Phillips. Mirabelli reaches second base with a double. Sanchez scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Blair
Willie Blair now pitching.
Ortiz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Baerga reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Benard vs. Blair
Benard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mirabelli scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Blair
There goes Benard. The throw from Pratt and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Blair
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Burks vs. Blair
Burks strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Bonds vs. Blair
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Ortiz
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Snow scoops it up and throws to first, with Ortiz covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Ortiz
Baerga takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Ortiz
Pratt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Ortiz
Ordonez strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kent vs. Blair
Kent hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snow vs. Blair
Snow 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 -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Blair
Sanchez bunts towards the mound. Blair fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Ortiz
Luis Lopez pinch hits for Willie Blair.
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Ortiz
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Ortiz
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Mirabelli vs. Rojas
Mel Rojas now pitching.
Mirabelli hits a popup in front of the plate. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Rojas
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benard vs. Rojas
Benard hits a fly ball into right field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Ortiz
Olerud strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Ortiz
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Ortiz
Franco hits a line drive towards short. Sanchez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rojas
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Rojas
Burks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Rojas
There goes Burks. The throw from Pratt and he is safe. Burks steals second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Rojas
Bonds is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Kent vs. Rojas
Kent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Ortiz
Baerga hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bonds. Baerga reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Nen
Robb Nen now pitching. Rey Sanchez now playing second base. Rich Aurilia now playing shortstop.
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Hundley vs. Nen
Todd Hundley pinch hits for Rey Ordonez.
Hundley hits a fly ball into left field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Piazza vs. Nen
Mike Piazza pinch hits for Mel Rojas.
Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Baerga moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Phillips vs. Nen
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baerga scores. Piazza moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. Nen
Harris strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1998 -- San Francisco at New York (N)
San Francisco AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Benard M, rf 5 0 2 1 Phillips T, rf 4 0 2 1
Mueller B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Harris L, 3b 5 1 0 0
Burks E, cf 5 1 3 0 Olerud J, 1b 4 0 2 2
Bonds B, lf 4 0 1 2 McRae B, cf 4 0 0 0
Kent J, 2b 5 1 2 0 Franco M, lf 3 1 0 0
Nen R, p 0 0 0 0 Baerga C, 2b 3 1 2 0
Snow J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Pratt T, c 4 0 0 0
Sanchez R, ss-2b 4 1 2 0 Ordonez R, ss 2 1 1 1
Mirabelli D, c 4 1 1 2 Hundley T, ph 1 0 0 0
Ortiz R, p 4 0 1 0 Jones B, p 1 0 0 0
Aurilia R, ss 0 0 0 0 Blair W, p 0 0 0 0
Lopez L, ph 1 0 0 0
Rojas M, p 0 0 0 0
Piazza M, ph 1 0 1 0
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38 6 14 6 33 4 8 4
San Francisco 000 222 000 -- 6
New York 002 100 001 -- 4
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz R (W)* 8.0 6 4 4 4 8
Nen R (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones B (L)+ 5.0 12 6 6 1 2
Blair W 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Rojas M 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Pratt T
DP -- San Francisco 1, New York 1
TP -- New York 1
LOB -- San Francisco 8, New York 7
2B -- Benard M, Olerud J 2, Snow J, Ordonez R, Burks E, Bonds B, Sanchez R, Mirabelli D, Baerga C
SB -- Kent J, Benard M, Burks E
SH -- Jones B
T -- 2:57
A -- 35571
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