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Mets
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
May 5, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets, played on May 5, 1978 at Veterans Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nino Espinosa |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Lonborg |
| Ballpark | Veterans Stadium |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 22,116 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Kibler 1B: Nick Colosi 2B: Satch Davidson 3B: Joe West |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lenny Randle | Third Baseman |
| Elliott Maddox | Right Fielder |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Valentine | Second Baseman |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Doug Flynn | Shortstop |
| Nino Espinosa | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bake McBride | Right Fielder |
| Larry Bowa | Shortstop |
| Mike Schmidt | Third Baseman |
| Greg Luzinski | Left Fielder |
| Richie Hebner | First Baseman |
| Garry Maddox | Center Fielder |
| Bob Boone | Catcher |
| Jim Morrison | Second Baseman |
| Jim Lonborg | Pitcher |
| Danny Ozark | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Phillies
Veterans Stadium
May 5, 1978
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lonborg
Randle strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lonborg
Maddox hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Lonborg
Mazzilli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Schmidt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Espinosa
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Espinosa
The umpire calls a balk on Espinosa McBride moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Espinosa
Bowa bunts towards first. Montanez juggles the ball. That's an error on Montanez. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Espinosa
Schmidt hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luzinski vs. Espinosa
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. McBride scores. Bowa moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Espinosa
Hebner hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Lonborg
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Lonborg
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lonborg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Lonborg
Valentine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Espinosa
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Espinosa
Boone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morrison vs. Espinosa
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boone moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lonborg vs. Espinosa
Lonborg strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McBride vs. Espinosa
McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Lonborg
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Lonborg
Flynn hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Morrison reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Lonborg
Espinosa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Randle vs. Lonborg
Randle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Randle for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowa vs. Espinosa
Bowa hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Espinosa
Schmidt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luzinski vs. Espinosa
Luzinski hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maddox. Luzinski reaches second base with a double. Schmidt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hebner vs. Espinosa
Hebner is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Espinosa
Maddox hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and throws to second for the out. Luzinski moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Espinosa
Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lonborg
Maddox hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Luzinski. Maddox reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mazzilli vs. Lonborg
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hebner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mazzilli for the out. Maddox moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montanez vs. Lonborg
Montanez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Henderson vs. Lonborg
Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maddox scores. Montanez moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Valentine vs. Lonborg
Valentine hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Lonborg
Stearns strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Espinosa
Morrison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lonborg vs. Espinosa
Lonborg bunts towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. Morrison moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McBride vs. Espinosa
McBride hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Espinosa
Bowa hits a fly ball into right field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Lonborg
Flynn hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinosa vs. Lonborg
Espinosa strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. Lonborg
Randle hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Espinosa
Schmidt hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Espinosa
Luzinski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hebner vs. Espinosa
Hebner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Luzinski moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maddox vs. Espinosa
Maddox hits a line drive into center field. Mazzilli picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mazzilli. Luzinski scores. Hebner moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boone vs. Espinosa
Boone bunts towards the mound. Espinosa fields it and throws to first for the out. Hebner scores. Maddox moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Morrison vs. Espinosa
Morrison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Henderson who is chasing the ball. Morrison reaches third base with a triple. Maddox scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lonborg vs. Cornejo
Mardie Cornejo now pitching.
Lonborg is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McBride vs. Cornejo
McBride hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Morrison tags and scores. Lonborg tags and moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Cornejo
Bowa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valentine fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lonborg moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Cornejo
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields it and tags Lonborg, for the out. Bowa moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Lonborg
Maddox hits a fly ball into center field. Maddox settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Lonborg
Mazzilli hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montanez vs. Lonborg
Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Luzinski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Lonborg
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luzinski vs. Cornejo
Luzinski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flynn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hebner vs. Cornejo
Hebner is called out on strikes. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maddox vs. Cornejo
Maddox hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Valentine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Valentine vs. Lonborg
Jerry Martin now playing left field.
Valentine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Valentine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Lonborg
Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Flynn vs. Lonborg
Flynn hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. Lonborg
Ed Kranepool pinch hits for Mardie Cornejo.
Kranepool hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Valentine scores. Stearns moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Randle vs. Lonborg
Randle takes first base on ball four. Kranepool moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 2 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maddox vs. Reed
Ron Reed now pitching.
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. McBride settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stearns tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mazzilli vs. Reed
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 3 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boone vs. Metzger
Ed Kranepool now playing right field. Butch Metzger now pitching.
Boone hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Valentine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Metzger
Morrison strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Metzger
Reed strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 3 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Reed
Montanez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin. Montanez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Henderson vs. Reed
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of McBride. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Montanez scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Valentine vs. Reed
Valentine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bowa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Reed
Stearns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. McGraw
Bruce Boisclair pinch hits for Doug Flynn. Tug McGraw now pitching. Tom Grieve pinch hits for Bruce Boisclair.
Grieve hits a line drive into left field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kranepool vs. McGraw
Kranepool hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McBride vs. Metzger
Tom Grieve now playing right field. Sergio Ferrer now playing shortstop.
McBride hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bowa vs. Metzger
The umpire calls a balk on Metzger McBride moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bowa vs. Metzger
Bowa bunts towards third. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McBride moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schmidt vs. Metzger
Schmidt is walked intentionally. Bowa moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Martin vs. Metzger
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McBride scores. Bowa moves to third. Schmidt moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hebner vs. Metzger
Hebner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Metzger fields it and throws to home to get Bowa. Schmidt moves to third. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maddox vs. Metzger
Maddox hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Schmidt tags and scores. Martin tags and moves to third. Hebner tags and moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Boone vs. Metzger
Boone hits a popup, foul, towards third. Randle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 4 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Randle vs. McGraw
Randle hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Martin who is chasing the ball. Randle reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngblood vs. McGraw
Joel Youngblood pinch hits for Butch Metzger.
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGraw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mazzilli vs. McGraw
Mazzilli strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Phillies, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Montanez vs. McGraw
Montanez strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1978 -- New York at Philadelphia (N)
New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Randle L, 3b 4 0 1 0 McBride B, rf 4 2 2 1
Maddox E, rf 3 1 1 1 Bowa L, ss 4 0 2 0
Metzger B, p 0 0 0 0 Schmidt M, 3b 4 3 2 1
Youngblood J, ph 1 0 0 0 Luzinski G, lf 3 1 1 2
Mazzilli L, cf 5 0 1 0 Martin J, lf 1 0 1 1
Montanez W, 1b 4 1 1 0 Hebner R, 1b 4 1 1 0
Henderson S, lf 4 0 2 2 Maddox G, cf 4 1 1 1
Valentine B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Boone B, c 3 0 0 1
Stearns J, c 2 1 0 0 Morrison J, 2b 4 1 3 1
Flynn D, ss 3 0 0 0 Lonborg J, p 1 0 0 0
Boisclair B, ph 0 0 0 0 Reed R, p 1 0 0 0
Grieve T, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 McGraw T, p 0 0 0 0
Espinosa N, p 2 0 1 0
Cornejo M, p 0 0 0 0
Kranepool E, ph-rf 2 0 1 1
Ferrer S, ss 0 0 0 0
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35 4 9 4 33 9 13 8
New York 000 100 210 -- 4
Philadelphia 101 050 02x -- 9
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Espinosa N (L) 4.1 9 7 6 3 1
Cornejo M 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Metzger B 2.0 3 2 2 1 2
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Lonborg J (W) 6.1 6 3 3 3 4
Reed R 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
McGraw T (S) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2
E -- Montanez W, Mazzilli L
LOB -- New York 9, Philadelphia 10
2B -- Luzinski G, Maddox E, Valentine B, Montanez W, Henderson S
3B -- Morrison J, Randle L
HR -- Schmidt M
SH -- Bowa L, Lonborg J, Boone B
SF -- McBride B, Maddox E, Maddox G
HBP -- by Cornejo M (Lonborg J)
Balk -- Espinosa N, Metzger B
T -- 2:45
A -- 22116
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