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Rockies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 18, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Colorado Rockies, played on August 18, 1998 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Colorado Rockies
|
| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Colorado Rockies |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pedro Astacio |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Leiter |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dana DeMuth 1B: Ed Montague 2B: CB Bucknor 3B: Paul Schrieber |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Darryl Hamilton | Center Fielder |
| Neifi Perez | Shortstop |
| Larry Walker | Right Fielder |
| Dante Bichette | Left Fielder |
| Vinny Castilla | Third Baseman |
| Todd Helton | First Baseman |
| Mike Lansing | Second Baseman |
| Kirt Manwaring | Catcher |
| Pedro Astacio | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | Right Fielder |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Mike Piazza | Catcher |
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Todd Hundley | Left Fielder |
| Luis Lopez | Second Baseman |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Al Leiter | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rockies
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
August 18, 1998
Top 1
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Leiter
Hamilton hits a fly ball into left field. Hundley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Leiter
Perez hits a line drive towards third. Alfonzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leiter
Walker hits a fly ball towards left. Hundley settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hundley. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bichette vs. Leiter
Bichette strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Astacio
Phillips hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Astacio
Alfonzo is hit by the pitch. Phillips moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Astacio
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Helton fields it and throws to second for the out. Phillips moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Piazza vs. Astacio
Piazza hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Phillips scores. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Astacio
McRae hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Hundley vs. Astacio
Hundley strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Leiter
Castilla takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Helton vs. Leiter
Helton hits a fly ball into left field. Hundley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Leiter
There's a wild pitch. Castilla moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Lansing vs. Leiter
Lansing hits a popup into left field. Hundley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Manwaring vs. Leiter
Manwaring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Astacio
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Astacio
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Leiter vs. Astacio
Leiter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Phillips vs. Astacio
Phillips strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Astacio vs. Leiter
Astacio strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Leiter
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hamilton for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Leiter
Perez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Leiter
Walker hits a line drive into left field. Hundley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Astacio
Alfonzo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Astacio
Olerud hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Astacio
Piazza strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Astacio
McRae hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Leiter
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo juggles the ball. That's an error on Alfonzo. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Leiter
Castilla hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Hundley. Castilla reaches second base with a double. Bichette moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Helton vs. Leiter
Helton strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Lansing vs. Leiter
Lansing hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Manwaring vs. Leiter
Manwaring is walked intentionally. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Astacio vs. Leiter
Astacio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Astacio
Hundley hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Astacio
Lopez strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Astacio
Ordonez hits a popup into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Leiter vs. Astacio
Leiter strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Leiter
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground off the glove of Olerud, and into shallow right field. Hamilton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Leiter
Perez bunts towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. Hamilton moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Leiter
Walker hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Hundley. Walker reaches second base with a double. Hamilton scores. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bichette vs. Leiter
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Castilla vs. Leiter
Castilla hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Walker scores. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Helton vs. Leiter
Helton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Castilla moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Lansing vs. Leiter
Lansing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Astacio
Phillips hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Astacio
Alfonzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Astacio
Olerud hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Piazza vs. Astacio
Piazza strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Astacio
McRae hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Astacio
Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Astacio
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Leiter
Tony Phillips now playing left field. Lenny Harris now playing right field.
Manwaring hits a popup into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Leiter
Kurt Abbott pinch hits for Pedro Astacio.
Abbott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Leiter
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Leiter
Perez hits a line drive towards third. Alfonzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. DeJean
Mike DeJean now pitching.
Ordonez strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Leiter vs. DeJean
Leiter strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. DeJean
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Leiter
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Leiter
Bichette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Leiter
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Helton vs. Leiter
Helton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castilla moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lansing vs. Leiter
Lansing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. DeJean
Alfonzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. DeJean
There goes Alfonzo. The throw from Manwaring and he is safe. Alfonzo steals second. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. DeJean
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Alfonzo moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Piazza vs. DeJean
Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to home to get Alfonzo. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
McRae vs. DeJean
McRae takes first base on ball four. Piazza moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Harris vs. DeJean
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Bichette settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Manwaring vs. Leiter
Manwaring strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Leiter
Terry Shumpert pinch hits for Mike DeJean.
Shumpert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Leiter
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shumpert moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Leiter
Perez hits a line drive towards third. Alfonzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Leskanic
Curt Leskanic now pitching.
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Leskanic
There goes Lopez. The throw from Manwaring and he is out, Perez applying the tag. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Leskanic
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Franco vs. Leskanic
Matt Franco pinch hits for Al Leiter.
Franco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Wendell
Bichette hits a line drive into right field. Harris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Wendell
Castilla strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1998, game 1 -- Colorado at New York (N)
Colorado AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hamilton D, cf 5 1 2 0 Phillips T, rf-lf 4 1 1 0
Perez N, ss 4 0 1 0 Alfonzo E, 3b 2 2 2 1
Walker L, rf 5 1 1 1 Olerud J, 1b 4 1 1 2
Bichette D, lf 5 0 0 0 Piazza M, c 4 0 1 1
Castilla V, 3b 4 0 3 1 McRae B, cf 3 1 1 1
Helton T, 1b 4 0 2 0 Hundley T, lf 2 1 1 1
Lansing M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Harris L, rf 1 0 0 0
Manwaring K, c 3 0 0 0 Lopez L, 2b 4 0 1 0
Astacio P, p 2 0 0 0 Ordonez R, ss 4 0 0 0
Abbott K, ph 1 0 0 0 Leiter A, p 2 0 0 0
DeJean M, p 0 0 0 0 Franco M, ph 1 0 0 0
Shumpert T, ph 1 0 1 0 Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0
Leskanic C, p 0 0 0 0
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38 2 10 2 31 6 8 6
Colorado 000 020 000 -- 2
New York 101 130 00x -- 6
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio P (L) 5.0 6 6 6 3 7
DeJean M 2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Leskanic C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter A (W) 8.0 10 2 2 2 5
Wendell T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Hundley T, Alfonzo E
LOB -- Colorado 12, New York 6
2B -- Castilla V, Hamilton D, Walker L
HR -- Alfonzo E, Hundley T, Olerud J, McRae B
SB -- Alfonzo E
CS -- Lopez L
SH -- Perez N
HBP -- by Astacio P (Alfonzo E)
WP -- Leiter A
T -- 2:36
A -- 0
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