Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets
May 3, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 1998 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Colorado Rockies 2, New York Mets 5

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Lansing 2b 4 1 1 0
Burks cf 3 0 2 1
Walker rf 4 0 0 0
Bichette lf 4 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 1 1 1
Helton 1b 3 0 0 0
  Colbrunn ph 0 0 0 0
Perez ss 4 0 0 0
Manwaring c 3 0 1 0
  Goodwin pr 0 0 0 0
  Reed c 1 0 1 0
Astacio p 3 0 1 0
  McElroy p 0 0 0 0
  Veres p 0 0 0 0
  Liriano ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Lopez lf 4 1 0 0
  Spehr c 0 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 4 1 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 2 0 1 0
  Paquette 3b 1 1 1 0
Olerud 1b 1 0 0 1
Huskey rf 4 0 0 0
McRae cf 2 1 0 0
Castillo c 1 1 1 0
  Franco M. ph 1 0 1 2
  Franco J. p 0 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Reed p 3 0 1 1
  Becker ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 5 4
Colorado 000 001 001273
New York 000 010 04x551
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  L (2-4) 7.0 4 4 1 5 8
  McElroy   0.2 0 1 0 0 0
  Veres   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
5
5
1
6
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Reed  W (2-2) 8.0 5 1 1 1 4
  Franco   1.0 2 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
6

  E–Lansing (6), Helton (1), Perez (7), Alfonzo (3).  DP–Colorado 2.  2B–Colorado Burks (5,off Reed), New York M Franco (1,off Veres).  3B–Colorado Lansing (1,off Reed).  HR–Colorado Castilla (13,9th inning off J Franco 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Castillo (2,off Astacio).  SF–Olerud (2,off McElroy).  HBP–Castillo (1,by Astacio).  CS–Goodwin (1,2nd base by Reed/Castillo); McRae (4,3rd base by Astacio/Manwaring).  SB–Paquette (1,2nd base off McElroy/Reed).  HBP–Astacio (6,Castillo).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Rich Rieker.  T–2:40.  A–19,493.
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