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Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 6, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets, played on May 6, 1979 at Candlestick Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
San Francisco Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 6, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | San Francisco Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kevin Kobel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Knepper |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park |
| City | San Francisco |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 19,818 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Roy Roth 1B: Bill Lawson 2B: Jim Cuneo 3B: Tony Patch |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Taveras | Shortstop |
| Alex Trevino | Third Baseman |
| Lee Mazzilli | Center Fielder |
| Steve Henderson | Left Fielder |
| John Stearns | Catcher |
| Willie Montanez | First Baseman |
| Joel Youngblood | Right Fielder |
| Doug Flynn | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Kobel | Pitcher |
| Joe Torre | Manager |
San Francisco Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill North | Center Fielder |
| Terry Whitfield | Left Fielder |
| Jack Clark | Right Fielder |
| Mike Ivie | First Baseman |
| Bill Madlock | Second Baseman |
| Darrell Evans | Third Baseman |
| Johnnie LeMaster | Shortstop |
| Mike Sadek | Catcher |
| Bob Knepper | Pitcher |
| Joe Altobelli | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Giants
Candlestick Park
May 6, 1979
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Knepper
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Knepper
Trevino hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Knepper
Mazzilli takes first base on ball four. Trevino moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Knepper
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Stearns vs. Knepper
Stearns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
North vs. Kobel
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Kobel
Whitfield bunts in front of the plate. Stearns fields it and throws to first for the out. North moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Kobel
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Trevino juggles the ball. That's an error on Trevino. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ivie vs. Kobel
Ivie hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Knepper
Montanez hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Knepper
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Flynn vs. Knepper
Flynn hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Kobel
Madlock takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Evans vs. Kobel
There goes Madlock. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Madlock steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Evans vs. Kobel
Evans hits a line drive towards first. Montanez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeMaster vs. Kobel
There goes Madlock. The throw from Stearns and he is safe. Madlock steals third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
LeMaster vs. Kobel
LeMaster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sadek vs. Kobel
Sadek hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Madlock tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knepper vs. Kobel
Knepper hits a fly ball into center field. Mazzilli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kobel vs. Knepper
Kobel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knepper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Knepper
Taveras strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Knepper
Trevino hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Kobel
North hits a ball on the ground towards third. Trevino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Kobel
Whitfield strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Kobel
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ivie vs. Kobel
Ivie hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Knepper
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Knepper
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Knepper
Stearns hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Madlock vs. Kobel
Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Kobel
Evans hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Flynn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Kobel
LeMaster hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Knepper
Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ivie scoops it up and throws to first, with Knepper covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Knepper
Youngblood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Knepper
Flynn hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Youngblood moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kobel vs. Knepper
Kobel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Youngblood scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Taveras vs. Knepper
Taveras hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kobel moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Trevino vs. Knepper
Trevino takes first base on ball four. Kobel moves to third. Taveras moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Mazzilli vs. Knepper
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sadek vs. Kobel
Sadek hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knepper vs. Kobel
Knepper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngblood. Knepper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
North vs. Kobel
North hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Whitfield vs. Kobel
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez juggles the ball. That's an error on Montanez. Knepper scores. Whitfield moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Kobel
Clark takes first base on ball four. Whitfield moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Ivie vs. Kobel
Ivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitfield scores. Clark moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Madlock vs. Kobel
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Knepper
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Stearns vs. Knepper
Stearns hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Montanez vs. Knepper
Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Kobel
Evans hits a fly ball into right field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Kobel
LeMaster bunts towards first. Montanez fields the ball and throws to Kobel covering. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sadek vs. Kobel
Sadek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kobel fields it and throws to first for the out. LeMaster moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Knepper vs. Kobel
Knepper hits a popup, foul, towards the mound. Kobel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Youngblood vs. Knepper
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flynn vs. Knepper
Flynn hits a line drive into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Knepper
Kelvin Chapman pinch hits for Kevin Kobel.
There goes Youngblood. The throw from Sadek and he is safe. Youngblood steals second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Chapman vs. Knepper
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taveras vs. Knepper
Taveras hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
North vs. Murray
Dale Murray now pitching.
North takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitfield vs. Murray
Whitfield bunts in front of the plate. Stearns fields it and throws to first for the out. North moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Clark vs. Murray
Clark is walked intentionally. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ivie vs. Murray
Ivie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ivie is thrown out after the base hit. North scores. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Madlock vs. Murray
Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Murray fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Knepper
Trevino takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mazzilli vs. Knepper
Mazzilli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Trevino moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Henderson vs. Knepper
Henderson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Clark. Henderson reaches second base with a double. Trevino scores. Mazzilli goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stearns vs. Moffitt
Randy Moffitt now pitching.
Stearns hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Henderson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Montanez vs. Moffitt
Montanez hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ivie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngblood vs. Moffitt
Youngblood hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Henderson scores. Stearns moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Flynn vs. Moffitt
Flynn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stearns scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Moffitt
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Murray
Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Murray covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tamargo vs. Murray
John Tamargo pinch hits for Johnnie LeMaster.
Tamargo hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Metzger vs. Murray
Roger Metzger pinch hits for Mike Sadek.
Metzger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCovey vs. Murray
Willie McCovey pinch hits for Randy Moffitt.
McCovey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Metzger moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
North vs. Lockwood
Larry Herndon pinch runs for Willie McCovey. Skip Lockwood now pitching.
North hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lockwood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taveras vs. Roberts
Dave Roberts now pitching. John Tamargo now catching. Roger Metzger now playing shortstop. Larry Herndon now playing center field.
Taveras hits a popup in front of the plate. Tamargo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trevino vs. Roberts
Trevino hits a fly ball into right field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Roberts
Mazzilli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Roberts
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Madlock scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitfield vs. Lockwood
Gil Flores now playing right field. Joel Youngblood now playing left field.
Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Taveras misplays the ball. That's an error on Taveras. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Lockwood
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Trevino fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ivie vs. Lockwood
Ivie hits a fly ball into left field. Youngblood settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/6/1979 -- New York at San Francisco (D)
New York AB R H RBI San Francisco AB R H RBI
Taveras F, ss 5 0 1 0 North B, cf 3 1 0 0
Trevino A, 3b 3 1 1 0 Roberts D, p 0 0 0 0
Mazzilli L, cf 4 1 2 0 Whitfield T, lf 3 1 0 0
Henderson S, lf 5 1 1 2 Clark J, rf 2 0 0 0
Flores G, rf 0 0 0 0 Ivie M, 1b 5 0 2 2
Stearns J, c 4 1 0 0 Madlock B, 2b 3 1 0 0
Montanez W, 1b 4 0 0 0 Evans D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Youngblood J, rf-lf 3 1 1 1 LeMaster J, ss 2 0 1 0
Flynn D, 2b 4 0 1 1 Tamargo J, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Kobel K, p 2 0 1 1 Sadek M, c 2 0 0 1
Chapman K, ph 1 0 0 0 Metzger R, ph-ss 0 0 0 0
Murray D, p 1 0 0 0 Knepper B, p 3 1 1 0
Lockwood S, p 0 0 0 0 Moffitt R, p 0 0 0 0
McCovey W, ph 1 0 1 0
Herndon L, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
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36 5 8 5 29 4 5 3
New York 000 010 040 -- 5
San Francisco 010 020 100 -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kobel K 6.0 3 3 1 5 1
Murray D (W) 1.2 2 1 1 3 0
Lockwood S (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO
Knepper B* 7.0 6 4 3 4 3
Moffitt R (L) 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Roberts D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Trevino A, Montanez W, Evans D, Taveras F
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 8, San Francisco 9
2B -- Knepper B, Henderson S
SB -- Madlock B 2, Youngblood J
SH -- Whitfield T 2
SF -- Sadek M
WP -- Kobel K
T -- 2:37
A -- 19818
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