San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
April 3, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 3, 2000 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 1, New York Mets 2

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 4 0 0 0
Jackson ss 4 0 0 0
Gwynn rf 3 0 0 0
Nevin 3b 4 1 3 1
Klesko 1b 4 0 0 0
Boone 2b 4 0 0 0
Rivera cf 3 0 0 0
Hernandez c 3 0 2 0
Hitchcock p 2 0 0 0
  Wall p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Bell rf 3 1 1 1
Alfonzo 2b 3 1 0 0
Piazza c 3 0 1 0
Zeile 1b 2 0 1 1
Ventura 3b 2 0 1 0
Mora cf 2 0 0 0
  Hamilton ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Leiter p 2 0 0 0
  Nunnally ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 4 2
San Diego 010 000 000150
New York 000 000 11x241
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Hitchcock   6.1 3 1 1 2 4
  Wall  L (0-1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
2
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Leiter  W (1-0) 8.0 5 1 1 0 7
  Benitez  SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
0
8

  E–Alfonzo (1).  DP–San Diego 1.  2B–New York Zeile (1,off Hitchcock).  HR–San Diego Nevin (1,2nd inning off Leiter 0 on, 0 out), New York Bell (1,8th inning off Wall 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Hitchcock (1,off Leiter).  HBP–Gwynn (1,by Leiter); Ventura (1,by Hitchcock).  SF–Zeile (1,off Hitchcock).  CS–Hernandez (1,2nd base by Leiter/Piazza).  HBP–Hitchcock (1,Ventura); Leiter (1,Gwynn).  U-HP–Mark Hirschbeck, 1B–Wally Bell, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–2:24.  A–52,308.
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