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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
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| 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 | John Thomson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bobby Jones |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,611 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: CB Bucknor 2B: Paul Schrieber 3B: Dana DeMuth |
Colorado Rockies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Curtis Goodwin | 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 |
| Jeff Reed | Catcher |
| John Thomson | Pitcher |
| Don Baylor | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Harris | Right Fielder |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Todd Hundley | Left Fielder |
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Jorge Fabregas | Catcher |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Bobby Jones | 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: 0-2, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Jones
Goodwin strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Jones
Perez hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Jones
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Hundley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Thomson
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Thomson
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Thomson
Olerud hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. Thomson
Hundley takes first base on ball four. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. Thomson
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Helton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McRae for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Jones
Bichette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Jones
Castilla hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bichette moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Helton vs. Jones
Helton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bichette scores. Castilla moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lansing vs. Jones
Lansing takes first base on ball four. Castilla moves to third. Helton moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Reed vs. Jones
Reed strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Jones
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Hundley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castilla tags and scores. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Jones
Goodwin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Thomson
Baerga hits a popup towards third. Castilla settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fabregas vs. Thomson
Fabregas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Thomson
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. Fabregas moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Thomson
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castilla fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Jones
Perez 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 -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Jones
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Hundley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bichette vs. Jones
Bichette hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Thomson
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lansing fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Alfonzo vs. Thomson
Alfonzo takes first base on ball four. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Olerud vs. Thomson
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Helton scoops it up and throws to first, with Thomson covering, for the out. Harris moves to third. Alfonzo moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Hundley vs. Thomson
Hundley strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
McRae vs. Thomson
McRae 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 4
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Castilla vs. Jones
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Helton vs. Jones
Helton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Lansing vs. Jones
Lansing hits a line drive towards first. Olerud catches it and steps on first to double up Helton. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Thomson
Baerga hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bichette. Baerga reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Fabregas vs. Thomson
Fabregas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Baerga moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ordonez vs. Thomson
Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields it and throws to second for the out. Baerga scores. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Thomson
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Thomson
There's a wild pitch. Ordonez moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Thomson
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Jones
Reed hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Jones
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Jones
Goodwin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Baerga settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Thomson
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Thomson
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards first. Helton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Olerud for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Hundley vs. Thomson
Hundley hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Jones
Perez 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 -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Jones
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Jones
Bichette hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Castilla vs. Jones
Castilla hits a popup towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 2 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Helton vs. Jones
Helton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hundley. Helton reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Bichette moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Lansing vs. Jones
Lansing hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Thomson
McRae strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Thomson
Baerga hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fabregas vs. Thomson
Fabregas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ordonez vs. Thomson
Ordonez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Ordonez reaches second base with a double. Fabregas moves to third. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Franco vs. Thomson
Matt Franco pinch hits for Bobby Jones.
Franco hits a line drive towards third. Castilla reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Rojas
Mel Rojas now pitching.
Reed 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 -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Rojas
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Rojas
Goodwin 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 7
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Thomson
Harris hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Thomson
Alfonzo hits a popup towards short. Perez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Thomson
Olerud hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Hundley vs. McElroy
Chuck McElroy now pitching.
Hundley takes first base on ball four. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
McRae vs. McElroy
Jermaine Allensworth pinch runs for Todd Hundley.
McRae hits a popup beyond second. Lansing can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Olerud moves to third. Allensworth moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Piazza vs. McElroy
Mike Piazza pinch hits for Carlos Baerga.
Piazza hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Piazza reaches second base with a double. Olerud scores. Allensworth scores. McRae goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. McElroy
Luis Lopez pinch hits for Jorge Fabregas.
Lopez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Rojas
Jermaine Allensworth now playing left field. Mike Piazza now catching. Luis Lopez now playing second base.
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Rojas
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bichette vs. Wendell
Turk Wendell now pitching.
Bichette hits a fly ball into left field. Allensworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Castilla vs. Wendell
Castilla hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Helton vs. Cook
Dennis Cook now pitching.
Helton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Helton for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. DiPoto
Jerry DiPoto now pitching.
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. DiPoto
Tony Phillips pinch hits for Dennis Cook.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. DiPoto
Harris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. DiPoto
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. DiPoto
Olerud strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rockies, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lansing vs. Franco
John Franco now pitching.
Lansing strikes out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Shumpert vs. Franco
Terry Shumpert pinch hits for Jeff Reed.
Shumpert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Abbott vs. Franco
Kurt Abbott pinch hits for Jerry DiPoto.
Abbott hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McRae. Abbott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rockies, 3 - Mets, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
White vs. Franco
Derrick White pinch hits for Curtis Goodwin.
White strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1998, game 2 -- Colorado at New York (N)
Colorado AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Goodwin C, cf 4 0 0 0 Harris L, rf 5 1 2 2
White D, ph 1 0 0 0 Alfonzo E, 3b 4 0 0 0
Perez N, ss 4 0 0 0 Olerud J, 1b 5 1 2 0
Walker L, rf 2 1 0 0 Hundley T, lf 2 0 0 0
Bichette D, lf 4 1 2 0 Allensworth J, pr-lf 0 1 0 0
Castilla V, 3b 4 1 2 0 McRae B, cf 4 1 1 0
Helton T, 1b 4 0 3 2 Baerga C, 2b 3 1 1 0
Lansing M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Piazza M, ph-c 1 0 1 3
Reed J, c 3 0 0 0 Fabregas J, c 3 0 3 0
Shumpert T, ph 1 0 0 0 Lopez L, ph-2b 1 0 0 0
Thomson J, p 2 0 0 1 Ordonez R, ss 4 0 1 1
McElroy C, p 0 0 0 0 Jones B, p 2 0 0 0
DiPoto J, p 0 0 0 0 Franco M, ph 1 0 0 0
Abbott K, ph 1 0 1 0 Rojas M, p 0 0 0 0
Wendell T, p 0 0 0 0
Cook D, p 0 0 0 0
Phillips T, ph 1 1 1 0
Franco J, p 0 0 0 0
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33 3 8 3 36 6 12 6
Colorado 020 001 000 -- 3
New York 000 100 32x -- 6
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO
Thomson J 6.2 8 2 2 2 3
McElroy C (L) 0.1 2 2 2 1 1
DiPoto J 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones B 6.0 6 3 3 2 4
Rojas M (W) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Wendell T 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Cook D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Franco J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Colorado 7, New York 9
2B -- Baerga C, Helton T, Ordonez R, Piazza M, Abbott K
HR -- Harris L
SF -- Thomson J
WP -- Thomson J
T -- 3:23
A -- 21611
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