New York Mets vs San Diego Padres
May 18, 1990 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 18, 1990 at Jack Murphy Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 3, San Diego Padres 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Jefferies 2b 5 0 0 0
Miller cf 5 0 1 0
Johnson 3b,ss 3 0 1 0
McReynolds lf 2 2 1 1
Strawberry rf 4 0 1 0
Marshall 1b 4 0 1 0
Elster ss 2 0 1 0
  Magadan ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 1 1 0
Viola p 3 0 2 2
  Carreon ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 9 3
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Roberts lf 4 1 1 0
Gwynn rf 3 0 1 0
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 1
Carter 1b 4 1 2 1
Santiago c 4 1 1 0
Abner cf 4 1 1 0
Pagliarulo 3b 3 1 0 0
Templeton ss 3 1 1 4
Hurst p 2 0 0 0
  Harris p 1 0 0 0
  Lefferts p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 6 8 6
New York 011 100 000394
San Diego 040 010 01x681
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Viola  L (7-1) 8.0 8 6 6 0 5
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
0
5
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hurst  W (3-4) 5.0 7 3 3 4 5
  Harris   2.0 2 0 0 0 3
  Lefferts  SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
11

  E–Miller (1), Johnson 2 (11), Viola (1), Alomar (4).  DP–New York 1, San Diego 2.  2B–New York Hundley (1,off Hurst).  HR–New York McReynolds (5,3rd inning off Hurst 0 on, 2 out), San Diego Templeton (3,2nd inning off Viola 3 on, 1 out); Carter (5,8th inning off Viola 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Gwynn (4,off Viola).  HBP–Pagliarulo (2,by Viola).  SB–Miller (7,3rd base off Hurst/Santiago).  CS–Marshall (2,2nd base by Lefferts/Santiago).  HBP–Viola (1,Pagliarulo).  U-HP–Charlie Williams, 1B–Bob Davidson, 2B–Ed Montague, 3B–John McSherry.  T–2:35.  A–26,905.
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