DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
06/18/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 866 - THURSDAY, JUNE 18TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (44-28) 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 11 12 0
Montreal Expos (46-27) 1 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 9 18 0
Sosa scores 3 runs, Mets Move to 44-28
The New York Mets bested the Montreal Expos, 11-9, at Olympic Stadium. Sammy Sosa was named player of the game. He went 2-4 with a home run and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Paul Abbott, credited with the win, is now 2-0. He allowed 2 runs on 7 hits in 3.1 innings. Mike Sirotka was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 3 of 3 save opportunities.

Panama-born Olmedo Saenz came through in the clutch. In the top of the seventh, with a runner on 1st and the Mets trailing 9-8, he hit a 2-run home run to left to put New York on top.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Sosa.

The Mets have an impressive 44-28 record.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Floyd LF 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 .225 15 26
M. Ordonez RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .254 12 29
G. Sheffield SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .263 14 39
S. Sosa CF 4 3 2 3 1 1 2 .223 16 41
B. Boone 2B 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .195 11 37
P. Nevin 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .173 12 33
O. Saenz 1B 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 .261 18 37
B. Surhoff DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 8 28
B. Haselman C 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .173 4 18
Totals 38 11 12 10 4 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Floyd (16, 4th Inning off J. Lieber, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: O. Saenz 2 (18, 2nd Inning off J. Lieber, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. Leiper, 1 on, 1 out) S. Sosa (16, 1st Inning off J. Lieber, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Boone , M. Ordonez 2 , P. Nevin , O. Saenz 8 , C. Floyd 2 , B. Haselman , S. Sosa 5 , G. Sheffield , B. Surhoff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Saenz , C. Floyd , S. Sosa
Sac Fly: B. Haselman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Sosa 3 (21)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Kelly DH 5 1 2 1 1 1 1 .314 2 9
G. Jefferies RF 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 .288 10 36
M. Williams 1B, 3B 6 2 3 1 0 1 6 .260 18 47
M. Sweeney C 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .241 10 38
J. Kent 2B 4 1 2 4 1 1 1 .223 14 42
L. Gomez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .190 3 9
   a-F. McGriff PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 9 30
S. Casey LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .288 4 26
J. Hernandez SS 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .226 9 24
J. Damon CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .256 9 23
Totals 44 9 18 9 4 7 22      
a - F. McGriff pinch hit for L. Gomez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sweeney (11, 6th Inning off P. Abbott, 0 on, 1 out) J. Damon (18, 4th Inning off R. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out) J. Hernandez (12, 4th Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) L. Gomez (5, 4th Inning off P. Abbott, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kent (14, 4th Inning off R. Johnson, 2 on, 2 outs) M. Williams (18, 6th Inning off P. Abbott, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Sweeney 3 , J. Damon 3 , J. Kent 5 , J. Hernandez 4 , L. Gomez 3 , M. Williams 6 , R. Kelly 2 , G. Jefferies 2
2-out RBI: M. Sweeney , J. Kent
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Casey 2 , J. Hernandez , L. Gomez , M. Williams 2
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Williams (10) , R. Kelly (5)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Johnson 3.2 9 7 7 3 5 1 90 54 4.05   
P. Abbott W (2-0) 3.1 7 2 2 0 1 1 47 30 2.76   
T. Jones H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 15 3.81   
M. Sirotka SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Johnson 15
Batters Faced: R. Johnson 23, P. Abbott 16, T. Jones 5, M. Sirotka 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Johnson 4-2, P. Abbott 2-6, T. Jones 0-2, M. Sirotka 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Johnson 90-54, P. Abbott 47-30, T. Jones 24-15, M. Sirotka 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Jones 1-0 , M. Sirotka 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lieber 3.1 9 7 7 0 3 2 63 40 4.57   
B. Munoz 3.0 1 1 1 3 2 0 51 30 0.95   
D. Leiper L (1-1), BS (2) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 8 5 3.75   
E. Correa 2.0 0 1 1 1 4 0 33 22 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lieber 15
Batters Faced: J. Lieber 19, B. Munoz 13, D. Leiper 4, E. Correa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lieber 3-4, B. Munoz 2-5, D. Leiper 1-1, E. Correa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lieber 63-40, B. Munoz 51-30, D. Leiper 8-5, E. Correa 33-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Munoz 1-0
WP: E. Correa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sammy Sosa
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 31290
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