DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT NEW YORK METS
08/17/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1490 - MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (78-47) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
New York Mets (72-52) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 1
Mets Subdue Montreal, 3-1
The New York Mets bested the Montreal Expos, 3-1, at Shea Stadium. Gary Sheffield was named player of the game. He was 2-4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Armando Benitez converted his 4th save in 4 tries. New York is now riding a 3-game win streak.

New York center fielder Lance Johnson gave his club a productive at-bat in the bottom of the fourth inning. With the bases loaded and the Mets leading 2-1, Johnson hit a run-scoring single.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" New York manager Michael Kritikos said.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 5 .249 13 33
G. Jefferies RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 13 54
S. Casey 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .288 10 51
F. McGriff DH 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .249 18 59
J. Kent 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .234 26 76
M. Sweeney C 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 .251 15 59
J. Hernandez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .205 19 44
L. Gomez 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .203 5 18
M. Benard LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 .173 0 5
Totals 33 1 6 1 6 6 31      
BATTING
Total Bases: F. McGriff 2 , S. Casey , J. Kent , J. Hernandez , L. Gomez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Sweeney 2 , J. Damon , M. Benard 2
GIDP: S. Casey
Hit by Pitch: S. Casey , J. Kent
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Damon (38)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cedeno LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .270 0 3
D. Magadan DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .253 0 6
G. Sheffield SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .265 29 82
P. Nevin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .202 21 59
M. Ordonez RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .248 19 59
B. Boone 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .197 15 61
O. Saenz 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .244 25 54
L. Johnson CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .277 0 7
D. Fletcher C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .270 1 7
Totals 30 3 6 3 3 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Sheffield (17, 4th Inning off P. Hentgen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Sheffield (29, 1st Inning off P. Hentgen, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Magadan , R. Cedeno , D. Fletcher , G. Sheffield 6 , L. Johnson
2-out RBI: L. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Nevin 2 , D. Fletcher
Hit by Pitch: O. Saenz
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Cedeno (6) , G. Sheffield (50)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Nevin (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Sheffield-Saenz)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Hentgen L (10-9) 7.0 6 3 3 3 8 1 109 67 3.46   
M. Jeffcoat 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Hentgen 58
Batters Faced: P. Hentgen 31, M. Jeffcoat 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Hentgen 4-9, M. Jeffcoat 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Hentgen 109-67, M. Jeffcoat 14-10
WP: P. Hentgen
Hit Batsmen: P. Hentgen
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Isringhausen W (9-12) 5.0 4 1 1 5 2 0 100 57 4.56   
T. Jones H (3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 39 28 3.51   
M. Sirotka H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 2.02   
A. Benitez SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 11 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Isringhausen 52
Batters Faced: J. Isringhausen 24, T. Jones 10, M. Sirotka 3, A. Benitez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Isringhausen 3-9, T. Jones 1-2, M. Sirotka 0-2, A. Benitez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Isringhausen 100-57, T. Jones 39-28, M. Sirotka 8-5, A. Benitez 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jones 2-0 , M. Sirotka 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Isringhausen , T. Jones
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gary Sheffield
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 35684
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