San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
August 5, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1998 at Shea Stadium. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 6, New York Mets 4

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Benard rf 5 0 2 1
Mueller 3b 3 1 1 0
Burks cf 5 1 3 0
Bonds lf 4 0 1 2
Kent 2b 5 1 2 0
  Nen p 0 0 0 0
Snow 1b 4 1 1 1
Sanchez ss,2b 4 1 2 0
Mirabelli c 4 1 1 2
Ortiz p 4 0 1 0
  Aurilia ss 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 14 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Phillips rf 4 0 2 1
Harris 3b 5 1 0 0
Olerud 1b 4 0 2 2
McRae cf 4 0 0 0
Franco lf 3 1 0 0
Baerga 2b 3 1 2 0
Pratt c 4 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 2 1 1 1
  Hundley ph 1 0 0 0
Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Blair p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez ph 1 0 0 0
  Rojas p 0 0 0 0
  Piazza ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
San Francisco 000 222 0006140
New York 002 100 001481
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Ortiz  W (1-1) 8.0 6 4 4 4 8
  Nen  SV (29) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
4
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L (7-7) 5.0 12 6 6 1 2
  Blair   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Rojas   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
3
4

  E–Pratt (2).  DP–San Francisco 1, New York 1.  TP–New York 1.  2B–San Francisco Benard (9,off Jones); Snow (18,off Jones); Burks (24,off Jones); Bonds (32,off Jones); Sanchez (10,off Jones); Mirabelli (2,off Jones), New York Olerud 2 (23,off Ortiz 2); Ordonez (11,off Ortiz); Baerga (24,off Ortiz).  IBB–Bonds (19,by Rojas).  SH–Jones (11,off Ortiz).  SB–Kent (7,2nd base off Jones/Pratt); Benard (4,2nd base off Blair/Pratt); Burks (5,2nd base off Rojas/Pratt).  IBB–Rojas (3,Bonds).  U-HP–Jim Quick, 1B–Jeff Nelson, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–2:57.  A–35,571.
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