New York Mets vs Cleveland Indians
June 8, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 2002 at Jacobs Field. The New York Mets defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 8, Cleveland Indians 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
McEwing rf 3 0 0 0
  Burnitz ph 0 1 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Vaughn 1b 1 0 0 0
Alfonzo 3b 5 1 3 2
Alomar 2b 5 1 2 1
Piazza dh,c 4 1 1 3
Valentin 1b,ss 4 1 1 0
Payton cf 4 1 2 0
Cedeno lf 3 2 1 0
Ordonez ss 2 0 0 0
  Perez ph,rf 1 0 0 1
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Strickland p 0 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Wilson c 2 0 1 1
  Tarasco ph,1b,rf 2 0 0 0
Trachsel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 11 8
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Lawton rf 4 0 0 0
Vizquel ss 4 2 2 5
Burks dh 4 0 0 0
Thome 1b 3 0 0 0
Selby 3b 4 0 0 0
Bradley cf 2 1 1 0
Gutierrez 2b 4 1 2 0
Magruder lf 4 0 1 1
Diaz c 4 2 2 0
Finley p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
  Shuey p 0 0 0 0
  Paronto p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 6
New York 001 000 7008110
Cleveland 002 100 300680
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  W (4-6) 6.0 5 3 3 3 4
  Roberts   1.0 3 3 3 0 1
  Guthrie   0.2 0 0 0 1 2
  Strickland   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Benitez  SV (13) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
6
6
4
10
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Finley  L (4-7) 6.0 7 4 4 1 5
  Riske   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Shuey   0.1 3 4 4 1 0
  Paronto   2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
8
8
2
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 2, Cleveland 1.  HR–New York Piazza (11,7th inning off Shuey 2 on, 2 out), Cleveland Vizquel 2 (8,3rd inning off Trachsel 1 on, 2 out,7th inning off Roberts 2 on, 2 out).  SF–Perez (2,off Riske).  IBB–Burnitz (3,by Shuey).  CS–Thome (2,2nd base by Trachsel/Wilson).  IBB–Shuey (1,Burnitz).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Tony Randazzo, 3B–Bruce Froemming.  T–3:08.  A–41,474.
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