Cincinnati Reds vs New York Mets
July 26, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 26, 2002 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 2, New York Mets 3

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Walker 2b 4 0 0 0
Boone 3b 4 1 1 0
Dunn 1b 4 0 1 0
Griffey, Jr. cf 3 1 1 0
Kearns rf 4 0 1 1
Branyan lf 2 0 0 0
Larkin ss 1 0 1 0
  Castro ph,ss 2 0 0 1
LaRue c 4 0 0 0
Dessens p 3 0 1 0
  Chen p 0 0 0 0
  Riedling p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 3 0 3 1
Perez lf 5 1 0 0
Piazza c 2 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 5 0 2 1
Alfonzo 3b 3 0 0 0
Burnitz rf 2 0 0 1
Payton cf 4 1 1 0
Ordonez ss 4 1 1 0
Astacio p 2 0 1 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Scutaro ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Cincinnati 000 002 000261
New York 100 100 001381
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Dessens   6.2 6 2 1 4 3
  Chen   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Riedling  L (0-1) 1.2 2 1 1 3 0
Totals
8.2
8
3
2
7
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Astacio   7.0 6 2 2 2 5
  Guthrie  W (5-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
6

  E–Dunn (9), Perez (4).  DP–Cincinnati 3.  PB–LaRue (9).  SF–Castro (1,off Astacio).  HBP–Griffey (3,by Guthrie); Burnitz (8,by Dessens).  IBB–Branyan (2,by Astacio); Piazza (8,by Dessens); Alomar (4,by Riedling).  SH–Scutaro (1,off Riedling).  CS–Griffey (2,2nd base by Guthrie/Piazza).  SB–Alomar (12,3rd base off Chen/LaRue).  HBP–Dessens (6,Burnitz); Guthrie (1,Griffey).  IBB–Dessens (7,Piazza); Riedling (2,Alomar); Astacio (2,Branyan).  U-HP–Chris Guccione, 1B–Doug Eddings, 2B–Joe West, 3B–Mike Everitt.  T–2:56.  A–46,466.
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