New York Mets vs Montreal Expos
June 17, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 17, 1998 at Stade Olympique. The Montreal Expos 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 4, Montreal Expos 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Kirby cf 4 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Agbayani rf 1 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 0 0
Piazza c 4 1 2 0
Olerud 1b 4 1 1 1
Baerga 2b 2 0 0 1
Huskey rf 4 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
Franco lf 2 1 2 0
  McRae pr,cf 1 1 1 1
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 1 1
  Lopez ph,lf 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Santangelo 2b,lf 4 0 1 0
McGuire lf 3 0 0 0
  Vidro ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Guerrero rf 4 2 2 0
Fullmer 1b 5 0 2 1
White cf 4 1 1 1
Grudzielanek ss 4 1 2 1
Widger c 4 0 2 0
Andrews 3b 3 1 2 1
Pavano p 2 0 0 0
  Livingstone ph 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 0 0
  Batista p 0 0 0 0
  Urbina p 0 0 0 0
  Stovall ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 4
New York 000 012 001480
Montreal 000 021 0115121
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   6.0 6 3 3 0 5
  Wendell   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Cook   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Rojas  L (3-1) 1.2 5 2 2 1 3
Totals
8.2
12
5
5
2
8
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Pavano   7.0 6 3 3 1 4
  Batista   1.0 0 0 0 2 1
  Urbina  W (4-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
7

  E–V Guerrero (6).  DP–Montreal 1.  2B–Montreal Widger (10,off Jones); Andrews (9,off Rojas).  3B–New York Olerud (1,off Pavano).  HR–New York McRae (6,9th inning off Urbina 0 on, 0 out), Montreal White (12,5th inning off Jones 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Ordonez (7,off Pavano); Andrews (1,off Wendell).  SF–Baerga (5,off Pavano).  IBB–Baerga (3,by Batista); V Guerrero (2,by Rojas).  SB–V Guerrero 2 (6,Home off Jones/Piazza,2nd base off Rojas/Piazza); Fullmer (2,2nd base off Jones/Piazza).  IBB–Rojas (2,V Guerrero); Batista (3,Baerga).  U-HP–Rich Rieker, 1B–Sam Holbrook, 2B–Harry Wendelstedt, 3B–Jerry Layne.  T–3:06.  A–7,606.
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