DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
04/22/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 253 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (15-6) 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 0
Arizona Diamondbacks (14-8) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Mets Trip Diamondbacks, 3-2
New York overcame a superlative game from Aaron Sele to beat Arizona, 3-2. The Arizona pitcher took player of the game honors in a losing cause. He threw 9 innings of 4-hit ball. Frank Castillo got the win, improving to 4-0. He held the Diamondbacks to 2 earned runs on 6 hits over 9 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 1. The Mets raised their record to 15-6.

New York took a 3-2 lead on Olmedo Saenz's 4th home run of the season. The solo home run came off Arizona pitcher Aaron Sele in the top of the seventh.

"Coulda, shoulda, woulda," said Arizona manager Alen Maglajac. "We had our chances and didn't cash in."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .239 7 10
M. Ordonez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298 3 7
G. Sheffield SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .257 5 15
S. Sosa CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .195 4 13
P. Nevin 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .192 7 13
B. Boone 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .175 0 4
O. Saenz 1B 3 1 1 1 0 2 1 .194 4 7
B. Surhoff DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .270 3 13
B. Haselman C 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .181 1 4
Totals 30 3 4 3 3 14 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: O. Saenz (4, 7th Inning off A. Sele, 0 on, 1 out) S. Sosa (4, 2nd Inning off A. Sele, 0 on, 0 outs) G. Sheffield (5, 6th Inning off A. Sele, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: P. Nevin , O. Saenz 4 , S. Sosa 4 , G. Sheffield 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sosa
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Nevin (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. DeShields 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .265 3 11
T. Gwynn RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .253 2 12
S. Finley CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 1 3
B. Estalella C 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .242 7 14
M. Alou LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 1 9
L. Gonzalez DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 2 5
F. Tatis 3B 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .321 3 10
M. Grace 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .365 3 11
B. Barberie SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 .353 0 5
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 5 8      
BATTING
Triples: F. Tatis (2, 5th Inning off F. Castillo, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Tatis 3 , B. Barberie 2 , L. Gonzalez , D. DeShields , M. Grace
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Gwynn
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Gonzalez (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Barberie (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Estalella-DeShields, Sele-Grace)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Castillo W (4-0) 9.0 6 2 2 1 5 0 120 76 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castillo 71
Batters Faced: F. Castillo 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castillo 8-13
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castillo 120-76
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Sele L (2-3) 9.0 4 3 3 3 14 3 137 85 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sele 78
Batters Faced: A. Sele 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sele 4-7
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sele 137-85
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Aaron Sele
Ballpark: Bank One Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 31770
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