DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT DETROIT TIGERS
08/03/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1333 - MONDAY, AUGUST 3RD, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (66-44) 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 6 10 2
Detroit Tigers (43-69) 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 5 8 2
Mets Prove Rude Guests, Win 6-5 at Detroit
The New York Mets bested the Detroit Tigers by a score of 6-5, with third baseman Phil Nevin getting the main credit. On the day, Nevin was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Mets. Mike Sirotka got the save, his 5th in 5 chances. The third-place Mets raised their record to 66-44.

With New York leading 4-1 in the top of the fifth, Nevin hit a slider from Eric Milton for a 2-run home run. It was his 17th home run of the season and put the Mets ahead, 6-1.

"We'll put this win in our pocket and go after the next one," said Nevin.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cedeno LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
D. Magadan DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 0 5
G. Sheffield SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .265 25 74
P. Nevin 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .192 17 47
M. Ordonez RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .249 17 47
B. Boone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .198 15 56
O. Saenz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249 23 46
L. Johnson CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .300 0 4
B. Surhoff C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .212 10 40
Totals 35 6 10 5 1 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Surhoff 2 (18, 3rd Inning off E. Milton, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off E. Milton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Nevin (17, 5th Inning off E. Milton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ordonez 2 , P. Nevin 6 , R. Cedeno , G. Sheffield , B. Surhoff 4 , L. Johnson
2-out RBI: P. Nevin , G. Sheffield , L. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Saenz , G. Sheffield
GIDP: G. Sheffield , B. Boone
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Cedeno (1) , B. Surhoff (14)
CS: L. Johnson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Sheffield (21) , L. Johnson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Surhoff)
OF assists: 1 (Johnson (Ripken Jr. at home))
PB: B. Surhoff
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Herrera CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .274 2 11
S. Stewart LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .235 5 35
W. Cordero 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .242 13 52
B. Grieve RF 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .294 17 69
J. Snow 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .252 12 49
   a-G. Colbrunn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283 6 27
R. Petagine DH 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 .232 4 19
C. Gomez 3B 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .258 6 39
B. Henley C 4 0 1 0 0 1 7 .229 16 37
C. Ripken Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .180 2 5
Totals 35 5 8 4 7 6 22      
a - G. Colbrunn pinch hit for J. Snow in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Henley (13, 3rd Inning off J. Isringhausen, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Grieve (35, 4th Inning off J. Isringhausen, 1 on, 0 outs) W. Cordero (21, 4th Inning off J. Isringhausen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Ripken Jr. , B. Henley 2 , B. Grieve 3 , S. Stewart , C. Gomez , J. Snow , W. Cordero 2
2-out RBI: B. Grieve , C. Gomez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Henley 3 , S. Stewart , C. Gomez , W. Cordero
Sac Bunt: J. Herrera
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: J. Herrera (4) , J. Snow (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Gomez-Cordero-Snow, Gomez-Cordero-Snow)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Isringhausen 4.2 7 4 4 5 2 0 102 56 4.48   
M. Mimbs W (2-0) 2.1 1 1 0 1 2 0 35 23 3.76   
M. Sirotka SV (5) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 21 14 2.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Isringhausen 31
Batters Faced: J. Isringhausen 25, M. Mimbs 11, M. Sirotka 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Isringhausen 7-4, M. Mimbs 2-3, M. Sirotka 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Isringhausen 102-56, M. Mimbs 35-23, M. Sirotka 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mimbs 3-0 , M. Sirotka 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Milton L (5-11) 7.0 9 6 6 1 6 1 116 72 5.96   
D. Graves 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 11 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Milton 40
Batters Faced: E. Milton 30, D. Graves 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Milton 5-8, D. Graves 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Milton 116-72, D. Graves 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Graves 1-0
WP: E. Milton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Nevin
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 34472
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