New York Mets vs Cincinnati Reds
April 18, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 1998 at Cinergy 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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New York Mets 5, Cincinnati Reds 4

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Becker lf 4 3 2 0
Alfonzo 3b 3 1 1 2
Olerud 1b 2 0 0 0
Huskey rf 2 0 1 1
McRae cf 4 0 0 1
Baerga 2b 3 0 1 0
  Bohanon p 0 0 0 0
  Franco M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Tatum ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
Castillo c 3 0 0 0
  Gilkey ph 1 0 0 0
  Spehr c 1 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 4 1 1 0
Yoshii p 1 0 0 0
  Lopez 2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Stynes lf 4 0 0 0
Nunnally rf 5 1 2 1
Larkin ss 4 1 1 0
Taubensee c 5 2 3 1
Young 1b 4 0 0 1
Greene 3b 3 0 0 0
Boone 2b 4 0 4 1
Sanders cf 4 0 0 0
  Belinda p 0 0 0 0
Harnisch p 2 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Sullivan p 0 0 0 0
  Watkins cf 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 4 10 4
New York 003 010 000 1561
Cincinnati 010 210 000 04101
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Yoshii   5.0 8 4 4 1 3
  Bohanon   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Rojas  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Franco  SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
10
4
4
3
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Harnisch   6.0 5 4 4 5 2
  Sullivan   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Belinda  L (0-2) 2.0 1 1 0 1 2
Totals
10.0
6
5
4
7
6

  E–Becker (1), Greene (3).  DP–Cincinnati 2.  2B–New York Ordonez (2,off Harnisch); Alfonzo (3,off Harnisch); Becker (3,off Harnisch), Cincinnati B Boone (9,off Yoshii).  HR–Cincinnati Taubensee (1,2nd inning off Yoshii 0 on, 0 out); Nunnally (1,5th inning off Yoshii 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Yoshii (2,off Harnisch); Olerud (1,off Belinda).  SF–McRae (1,off Harnisch); Young (1,off Yoshii).  HBP–Alfonzo (1,by Belinda).  IBB–Huskey (2,by Belinda).  SB–B Boone (2,2nd base off Yoshii/Castillo); B Larkin (2,2nd base off Yoshii/Castillo).  CS–Nunnally (1,2nd base by Yoshii/Castillo); Stynes (1,2nd base by Rojas/Spehr).  HBP–Belinda (1,Alfonzo).  IBB–Belinda (2,Huskey).  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Tom Hallion, 2B–Brian Gorman, 3B–Jerry Crawford.  T–3:09.  A–21,213.
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