San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
July 30, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1998 at Shea 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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San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 1

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Veras 2b 5 0 1 1
Gwynn rf 4 0 2 0
  Rivera rf 0 0 0 0
Vaughn lf 4 0 0 0
Joyner 1b 4 0 0 0
Finley cf 4 0 0 0
Leyritz c 3 0 1 0
  Sheets pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Giovanola 3b 3 0 0 0
  Caminiti ph 1 0 0 0
  Hoffman p 0 0 0 0
Gomez ss 4 2 3 0
Hitchcock p 3 0 0 0
  Miceli p 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph,c 1 0 1 2
Totals 36 3 8 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
McRae cf 4 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 0 0 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 1 0
Piazza c 4 1 1 1
Huskey rf 4 0 1 0
  Ordonez ss 0 0 0 0
Gilkey lf 4 0 0 0
Baerga 2b 4 0 2 0
Lopez ss 2 0 0 0
  Harris rf 1 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 0 0
  Cook p 0 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 1 5 1
San Diego 001 000 000 2380
New York 010 000 000 0150
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hitchcock   8.0 5 1 1 0 5
  Miceli  W (8-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Hoffman  SV (34) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
5
1
1
0
8
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones   9.0 6 1 1 0 10
  Cook  L (6-4) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
10.0
8
3
3
0
10

  E–None.  DP–New York 1.  2B–San Diego Gwynn (27,off Jones); Gomez (22,off Jones); Hernandez (11,off Cook), New York Huskey (17,off Hitchcock).  HR–New York Piazza (18,2nd inning off Hitchcock 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Leyritz (3,by Cook); Lopez (4,by Hitchcock).  SH–Jones (10,off Hitchcock).  CS–Gomez (2,2nd base by Jones/Piazza).  HBP–Hitchcock (6,Lopez); Cook (2,Leyritz).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Steve Rippley, 2B–Larry Poncino, 3B–Brian Gibbons.  T–2:50.  A–22,882.
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