Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
May 2, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 1990 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 0, New York Mets 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Sabo 3b 4 0 1 0
Duncan 2b 4 0 0 0
Larkin ss 4 0 1 0
Benzinger 1b 4 0 0 0
Hatcher cf 4 0 2 0
O'Neill rf 4 0 2 0
Roomes lf 4 0 0 0
Oliver c 3 0 0 0
Browning p 2 0 0 0
  Oester ph 1 0 0 0
  Gross p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 0 6 0
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Carreon cf 4 0 1 1
Teufel 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnson 3b 4 1 1 1
Strawberry rf 3 0 0 0
McReynolds lf 4 1 1 0
Marshall 1b 4 2 3 2
Lyons c 4 1 2 0
Elster ss 3 0 0 1
Viola p 3 0 1 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
Cincinnati 000 000 000061
New York 011 110 01x5102
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Browning  L (2-2) 6.0 8 4 4 1 4
  Gross   2.0 2 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
1
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  W (5-0) 9.0 6 0 0 1 11
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
1
11

  E–Browning (1), Elster 2 (3).  2B–New York Carreon (4,off Browning); Marshall (3,off Browning).  HR–New York Marshall (3,2nd inning off Browning 0 on, 0 out); Johnson (6,3rd inning off Browning 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Viola (2,off Browning).  SF–Elster (2,off Gross).  U-HP–John McSherry, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–Bob Davidson, 3B–Charlie Williams.  T–2:10.  A–22,668.
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