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Mets
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
July 2, 1998
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets, played on July 2, 1998 at SkyDome.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Mets
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| Home Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 2, 1998 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Mets |
| Home Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bobby Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pat Hentgen |
| Ballpark | SkyDome |
| City | Toronto |
| State | ONT |
| Attendance | 27,325 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Brian O'Nora 3B: Tim Welke |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Brian McRae | Center Fielder |
| Edgardo Alfonzo | Third Baseman |
| John Olerud | First Baseman |
| Mike Piazza | DH |
| Carlos Baerga | Second Baseman |
| Bernard Gilkey | Left Fielder |
| Butch Huskey | Right Fielder |
| Todd Pratt | Catcher |
| Rey Ordonez | Shortstop |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Shannon Stewart | Left Fielder |
| Shawn Green | Center Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Darrin Fletcher | Catcher |
| Felipe Crespo | Right Fielder |
| Ed Sprague | Third Baseman |
| Alex Gonzalez | Shortstop |
| Tim Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Mets
@ Blue Jays
SkyDome
July 2, 1998
Top 1
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Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hentgen
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops it up and throws to first, with Hentgen covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Hentgen
Alfonzo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Hentgen
Olerud takes first base on ball four. Alfonzo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Piazza vs. Hentgen
Piazza hits a line drive into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Baerga vs. Hentgen
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Gonzalez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Jones
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Jones
Green hits a line drive off the glove of Alfonzo, and into shallow left field. Green reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Jones
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Green moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Delgado vs. Jones
Delgado hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Hentgen
Gilkey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Crespo. Gilkey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Huskey vs. Hentgen
Huskey strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Hentgen
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sprague fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Hentgen
Ordonez hits a line drive into right field. Crespo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Jones
Stanley hits a line drive beyond short. Ordonez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Jones
Fletcher hits a line drive towards first. Olerud catches it and steps on first to double up Stanley. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crespo vs. Jones
Crespo 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
Top 3
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Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Hentgen
McRae hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Hentgen
Alfonzo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Hentgen
There goes Alfonzo. The throw from Fletcher and he is safe. Alfonzo steals second. View Play -
Mets, 0 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Hentgen
Olerud hits a line drive off the glove of Sprague, and into shallow left field. Olerud reaches second base with a double. Alfonzo scores. View Play -
Mets, 1 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Piazza vs. Hentgen
Piazza hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baerga vs. Hentgen
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gilkey vs. Hentgen
Gilkey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hentgen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Jones
Sprague hits a line drive into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Jones
Stewart hits a popup, foul, towards first. Olerud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Huskey vs. Hentgen
Huskey hits a line drive beyond short. Gonzalez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Hentgen
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Huskey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ordonez vs. Hentgen
Ordonez strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McRae vs. Hentgen
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Jones
Green hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Jones
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Jones
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Hentgen
Alfonzo hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Stewart. Alfonzo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olerud vs. Hentgen
Olerud hits a line drive towards third. Sprague reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Piazza vs. Hentgen
Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 3 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Baerga vs. Hentgen
Baerga hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alfonzo scores. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gilkey vs. Hentgen
There's a wild pitch. Baerga moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gilkey vs. Hentgen
Gilkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Mets, 4 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Huskey vs. Hentgen
Huskey hits a line drive beyond second. Fernandez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Baerga scores. Gilkey moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 5 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Pratt vs. Hentgen
Pratt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Hentgen
Ordonez hits a fly ball into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Mets, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Jones
Stanley hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Jones
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Huskey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crespo vs. Jones
Crespo 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
Top 6
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Mets, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Person
Robert Person now pitching.
McRae hits a popup into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Person
Alfonzo hits a line drive beyond first. Delgado can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Olerud vs. Person
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fernandez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alfonzo moves to third. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Piazza vs. Person
Piazza takes first base on ball four. Olerud moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 8 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Baerga vs. Person
Baerga hits a fly ball into left field. Stewart settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alfonzo tags and scores. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Gilkey vs. Person
Gilkey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sprague vs. Jones
Luis Lopez now playing second base. Benny Agbayani now playing right field.
Sprague hits a popup towards short. Ordonez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Jones
Gonzalez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Jones
Stewart hits a fly ball into center field. McRae settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Agbayani vs. Stieb
Dave Stieb now pitching. Craig Grebeck now playing shortstop.
Agbayani hits a line drive into center field. Green settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Stieb
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pratt for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ordonez vs. Stieb
Ordonez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Jones
Wayne Kirby now playing left field.
Green hits a popup towards third. Alfonzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Jones
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fernandez for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Jones
Delgado hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Jones
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McRae vs. Stieb
Juan Samuel now playing second base. Kevin Brown now catching.
McRae hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Alfonzo vs. Stieb
Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Olerud vs. Stieb
Olerud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Samuel scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Jones
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Olerud scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crespo vs. Jones
Crespo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sprague vs. Jones
Sprague takes first base on ball four. Crespo moves to second. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Grebeck vs. Jones
Grebeck hits a line drive towards the mound. Jones catches it and throws to second to double up Crespo. View Play
Top 9
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Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Stieb
Alberto Castillo pinch hits for Mike Piazza.
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stieb fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Stieb
Lopez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Samuel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kirby vs. Stieb
Kirby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Franco
John Franco now pitching.
Stewart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dalesandro vs. Franco
Mark Dalesandro pinch hits for Shawn Green.
Dalesandro strikes out. View Play -
Mets, 9 - Blue Jays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Samuel vs. Franco
Samuel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/2/1998 -- New York at Toronto (N)
New York AB R H RBI Toronto AB R H RBI
McRae B, cf 5 0 0 0 Stewart S, lf 4 0 0 0
Alfonzo E, 3b 4 3 3 0 Green S, cf 3 0 1 0
Olerud J, 1b 4 1 2 1 Dalesandro M, ph 1 0 0 0
Piazza M, dh 3 1 1 2 Fernandez T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Castillo A, ph 1 0 0 0 Samuel J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Baerga C, 2b 3 1 1 2 Delgado C, 1b 3 1 1 1
Lopez L, 2b 1 0 0 0 Stanley M, dh 3 0 1 0
Gilkey B, lf 3 1 1 0 Fletcher D, c 2 0 0 0
Kirby W, lf 1 0 0 0 Brown K, c 1 0 0 0
Huskey B, rf 3 1 2 1 Crespo F, rf 3 0 1 0
Agbayani B, rf 1 0 0 0 Sprague E, 3b 2 0 0 0
Pratt T, c 4 1 1 3 Gonzalez A, ss 2 0 0 0
Ordonez R, ss 4 0 0 0 Grebeck C, ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 9 11 9 29 1 5 1
New York 003 051 000 -- 9
Toronto 000 000 100 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones B (W) 8.0 5 1 1 1 3
Franco J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Hentgen P (L) 5.0 9 8 8 3 2
Person R 1.0 2 1 1 1 1
Stieb D 3.0 0 0 0 0 2
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- New York 6, Toronto 2
2B -- Green S, Gilkey B, Olerud J, Alfonzo E
HR -- Piazza M, Pratt T, Delgado C
SB -- Alfonzo E
SF -- Baerga C
WP -- Hentgen P
T -- 2:37
A -- 27325
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