Minnesota Twins vs New York Mets
June 20, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 20, 2002 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Minnesota Twins 2, New York Mets 3

Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Jones lf 4 1 1 0
Guzman ss 4 0 2 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 4 0 0 0
Koskie 3b 4 0 1 2
Hunter cf 4 0 1 0
Kielty rf 3 0 0 0
Pierzynski c 3 0 0 0
Rivas 2b 2 0 0 0
  Mohr ph 1 0 0 0
Milton p 1 0 0 0
  Fiore p 1 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Hawkins p 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz ph 1 1 1 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 4 0 1 0
Alfonzo 3b 3 1 1 2
Piazza c 4 1 1 1
Valentin 1b 2 0 0 0
  Vaughn ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Payton cf 2 0 0 0
  Perez ph,cf 1 0 1 0
McEwing rf 2 0 0 0
  Burnitz ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Cedeno lf 3 0 0 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 1 0
Trachsel p 3 1 1 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3
Minnesota 000 000 002260
New York 000 001 02x360
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Milton   4.0 1 0 0 1 6
  Fiore  L (5-2) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Romero   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hawkins   1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
6
3
3
1
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  W (5-6) 8.1 5 2 2 0 7
  Benitez  SV (17) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
0
8

  E–None.  2B–Minnesota Koskie (10,off Benitez), New York Ordonez (13,off Fiore).  HR–New York Piazza (14,6th inning off Fiore 0 on, 2 out); Alfonzo (3,8th inning off Hawkins 1 on, 2 out).  SB–Guzman (6,2nd base off Trachsel/Piazza).  CS–Hunter (3,2nd base by Trachsel/Piazza); Perez (4,2nd base by Romero/Pierzynski).  U-HP–Greg Gibson, 1B–Mike Winters, 2B–Dan Iassogna, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–2:43.  A–23,217.
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