Colorado Rockies vs New York Mets
August 18, 1998 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 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 6

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Hamilton cf 5 1 2 0
Perez ss 4 0 1 0
Walker rf 5 1 1 1
Bichette lf 5 0 0 0
Castilla 3b 4 0 3 1
Helton 1b 4 0 2 0
Lansing 2b 4 0 0 0
Manwaring c 3 0 0 0
Astacio p 2 0 0 0
  Abbott ph 1 0 0 0
  DeJean p 0 0 0 0
  Shumpert ph 1 0 1 0
  Leskanic p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 2 10 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Phillips rf,lf 4 1 1 0
Alfonzo 3b 2 2 2 1
Olerud 1b 4 1 1 2
Piazza c 4 0 1 1
McRae cf 3 1 1 1
Hundley lf 2 1 1 1
  Harris rf 1 0 0 0
Lopez 2b 4 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 4 0 0 0
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  Franco ph 1 0 0 0
  Wendell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 8 6
Colorado 000 020 0002100
New York 101 130 00x682
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio  L (11-12) 5.0 6 6 6 3 7
  DeJean   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
  Leskanic   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
4
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (12-4) 8.0 10 2 2 2 5
  Wendell   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
6

  E–Alfonzo (8), Hundley (5).  2B–Colorado Castilla (23,off Leiter); Hamilton (23,off Leiter); Walker (40,off Leiter).  HR–New York Alfonzo (9,3rd inning off Astacio 0 on, 0 out); Hundley (2,4th inning off Astacio 0 on, 0 out); Olerud (17,5th inning off Astacio 1 on, 1 out); McRae (19,5th inning off Astacio 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Perez (11,off Leiter).  IBB–Manwaring (2,by Leiter).  HBP–Alfonzo (2,by Astacio).  SB–Alfonzo (7,2nd base off DeJean/Manwaring).  CS–Lopez (1,2nd base by Leskanic/Manwaring).  WP–Leiter (3).  HBP–Astacio (15,Alfonzo).  IBB–Leiter (2,Manwaring).  U-HP–Dana DeMuth, 1B–Ed Montague, 2B–C.B. Bucknor, 3B–Paul Schrieber.  T–2:36.
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