Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
August 18, 2002 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 2002 at Shea Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Los Angeles Dodgers 2, New York Mets 1

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Roberts cf 5 0 1 0
Grissom lf 5 2 2 0
Beltre 3b 4 0 2 1
Green rf 2 0 1 1
Karros 1b 1 0 0 0
  Kinkade 1b 2 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 3 0 2 0
  Izturis pr,ss 0 0 0 0
Cora ss,2b 4 0 0 0
Kreuter c 4 0 1 0
Ashby p 3 0 0 0
  Quantrill p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
  Gagne p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 3 1 1 0
Perez cf 4 0 1 1
Piazza c 4 0 0 0
Vaughn 1b 4 0 1 0
Tarasco lf 3 0 1 0
Burnitz rf 3 0 0 0
Valentin 3b 3 0 0 0
Scutaro ss 3 0 0 0
Trachsel p 1 0 0 0
  Wigginton ph 1 0 0 0
  Reed p 0 0 0 0
  Guthrie p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 4 1
Los Angeles 001 010 000290
New York 001 000 000142
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Ashby  W (9-9) 7.0 4 1 1 1 1
  Quantrill   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Gagne  SV (43) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
4
1
1
1
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Trachsel  L (8-9) 5.0 6 2 2 3 6
  Reed   2.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Guthrie   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Benitez   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
3
10

  E–Piazza (7), Vaughn (10).  DP–Los Angeles 1, New York 1.  2B–Los Angeles Grissom (17,off Trachsel).  3B–Los Angeles Grissom (1,off Trachsel).  SF–Green (4,off Trachsel).  SB–Roberts (34,2nd base off Trachsel/Piazza); Beltre (6,3rd base off Trachsel/Piazza); Green (6,2nd base off Trachsel/Piazza); Cora (4,2nd base off Reed/Piazza); Alomar (14,2nd base off Ashby/Kreuter).  U-HP–Gary Cederstrom, 1B–Mike Fichter, 2B–Alfonso Marquez, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–3:08.  A–42,386.
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