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Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 2 8 0
Pirates 0 6 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Mets 2 8 0
Pirates 0 6 0

John Vander Wal Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .333
OBP .000 .462
At Bats 0 42
Hits 0 14
• Singles 0 6
• Doubles 0 5
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 10
RBI’s 0 13

Armando Benitez Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 8
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Three Rivers Stadium - May 9, 2000
Armando Benitez
Mike Piazza
Todd Zeile
Edgardo Alfonzo
Robin Ventura
Rey Ordonez
Melvin Mora
Jay Payton
Derek Bell
John Vander Wal
Wil Cordero
Kevin Young

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Mets 2 8 0 7
Pittsburgh Pirates 0 6 0 8
Winning Pitcher Mike Hampton
Losing Pitcher Kris Benson
Save Armando Benitez
Game Winning RBI Derek Bell
Attendance 14,015
Time of Game 2 hours 42 minutes
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs
Count: 2-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

John Vander Wal pinch hits for Luis Sojo. Vander Wal is called out on strikes.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Armando Benitez now pitching. Meares hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Cordero is hit by the pitch. Young moves to second.
Bottom 9 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 9 Giles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Hampton is called out on strikes.
Top 9 Ordonez takes first base on ball four. Payton moves to second.
Top 9 Payton takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Zeile hits a fly ball into center field. Hermansen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Scott Sauerbeck now pitching. Ventura is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Morris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Hermansen is called out on strikes.
Bottom 8 Melvin Mora now playing left field. Adrian Brown pinch hits for Kris Benson. Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sojo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sojo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Meares hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Hampton takes first base on ball four. Ordonez moves to second.
Top 7 Ordonez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Payton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sojo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Giles strikes out.
Bottom 6 Kendall takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Morris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alfonzo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Hermansen strikes out.
Top 6 Zeile hits a line drive into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ventura is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Piazza hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sojo fields it and throws to first for the out. Alfonzo moves to second.
Top 6 Alfonzo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Benson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Sojo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura has Young trapped. There's the throw to Piazza and back to Ventura, who tags Young for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 5 Meares strikes out.
Bottom 5 Cordero hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell. Cordero reaches second base with a double. Young moves to third.
Bottom 5 Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hampton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Giles strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ventura fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Morris is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Ordonez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sojo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Payton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sojo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hermansen strikes out.
Bottom 3 Benson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hampton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Sojo strikes out.
Top 3 Ventura hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Piazza hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Alfonzo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Bell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hampton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Morris settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third.
Bottom 2 There's a wild pitch. Young moves to second.
Bottom 2 Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Giles hits a line drive into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ordonez is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Payton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Zeile hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Morris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ordonez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Hermansen hits a fly ball into left field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Ventura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morris scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Piazza takes first base on ball four. Alfonzo moves to second.
Top 1 Alfonzo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Bell strikes out.
Top 1 Henderson hits a fly ball into left field. Cordero settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.