Royals @ Mets
June 23, 2002

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Bottom 8 R H E
Royals 4 7 0
Mets 3 8 2
Bottom 8 R H E
Royals 4 7 0
Mets 3 8 2

John Valentin Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .228
OBP .667 .330
At Bats 2 92
Hits 1 21
• Singles 0 12
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 3
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 2 14

Jason Grimsley Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 0
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Shea Stadium - June 23, 2002
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Walk
Jason Grimsley
Brent Mayne
Mike Sweeney
Luis Alicea
Joe Randa
Neifi Perez
Raul Ibanez
Carlos Beltran
Alexis Gomez
John Valentin
Jeromy Burnitz
Joe McEwing
Count: 3-0, 2 Outs
Count: 3-0, 2 Outs

Valentin takes first base on ball four. Burnitz moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Burnitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McEwing moves to third.
Bottom 8 Joe McEwing pinch runs for Mo Vaughn. Alfonzo hits a fly ball into right field. Gomez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Vaughn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Jason Grimsley now pitching. Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Randa strikes out.
Top 8 Tony Tarasco now playing center field. Scott Strickland now pitching. Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Tarasco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Perez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Alomar takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Tony Tarasco pinch hits for Mark Guthrie. Tarasco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alicea scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Valentin hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 Cory Bailey now pitching. Burnitz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ibanez. Burnitz reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Perez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alomar settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Guthrie fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Alfonzo hits a fly ball into left field. Ibanez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Vaughn is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 6 Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out. Perez moves to third.
Bottom 6 Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gomez. Perez reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Alomar hits a popup towards third. Randa settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sedlacek is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Mark Guthrie now pitching. Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alfonzo juggles the ball. That's an error on Alfonzo. Randa scores. Ibanez moves to third. Alicea moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 6 Alicea takes first base on ball four. Randa moves to third. Ibanez moves to second.
Top 6 Ibanez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. Randa moves to second.
Top 6 Randa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez scores. Beltran scores. Sweeney moves to second.
Top 6 Sweeney is walked intentionally.
Top 6 Beltran hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Burnitz. Beltran reaches second base with a double. Perez moves to third.
Top 6 Perez hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Gomez hits a popup towards short. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Sedlacek strikes out.
Bottom 5 D'Amico hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sedlacek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Valentin takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Alicea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ibanez hits a fly ball into right field. Burnitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Randa strikes out.
Bottom 4 Burnitz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alicea settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Perez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Vaughn strikes out.
Top 4 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn juggles the ball. That's an error on Vaughn. Perez moves to third.
Top 4 Perez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gomez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Piazza hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Alomar scores. There goes Perez trying to get to third. Ibanez throws the ball in to Randa, who tags Perez for the out.
Bottom 3 Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Alomar moves to second.
Bottom 3 Alomar hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 D'Amico is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Cedeno hits a line drive into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Sedlacek is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Alicea strikes out.
Bottom 2 Valentin strikes out.
Bottom 2 Burnitz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Randa fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Alfonzo is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 Vaughn strikes out.
Top 2 Ibanez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alomar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Randa hits a fly ball into right field. Burnitz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Piazza hits a fly ball towards right. Gomez catches it and throws to first to double up Perez.
Bottom 1 Perez bunts towards first. Sweeney fields the ball and throws to Sedlacek covering. Safe.
Bottom 1 Alomar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sweeney scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Alomar for the out.
Top 1 Beltran is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Perez hits a fly ball into left field. Cedeno settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Gomez is called out on strikes.