Montreal Expos vs New York Mets
September 20, 2002 Box Score

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

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Montreal Expos 6, New York Mets 1

Montreal Expos ab   r   h rbi
Chavez cf 5 2 2 0
Carroll 3b 4 2 3 1
Guerrero V. rf 3 1 2 1
Cepicky lf 5 1 0 0
Cabrera ss 5 0 1 1
Wilkerson 1b 3 0 0 0
Barrett c 5 0 2 1
Guerrero W. 2b 4 0 2 0
Armas, Jr. p 4 0 0 0
  Eischen p 1 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 6 12 4
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cedeno lf 4 0 0 0
Alomar 2b 4 0 2 0
Piazza c 4 0 1 0
Vaughn 1b 4 0 1 0
Alfonzo 3b 4 1 1 0
Burnitz rf 3 0 1 0
  Valentin ph 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez cf 4 0 1 1
Ordonez ss 2 0 1 0
  Wigginton ph 1 0 0 0
Thomson p 2 0 0 0
  Strange p 0 0 0 0
  Perez ph 1 0 1 0
  Walker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 1
Montreal 001 031 0106120
New York 010 000 000193
  Montreal Expos IP H R ER BB SO
Armas, Jr.  W (11-12) 7.0 9 1 1 1 3
  Eischen   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Smith   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
2
5
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Thomson  L (9-13) 5.0 8 4 3 4 5
  Strange   2.0 1 1 1 1 0
  Walker   2.0 3 1 1 0 2
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
5
7

  E–Vaughn 2 (18), Burnitz (9).  DP–Montreal 3, New York 1.  2B–Montreal V Guerrero (34,off Thomson); Barrett (19,off Thomson); Chavez (7,off T Walker), New York Alomar (24,off Armas); Alfonzo (26,off Armas).  3B–Montreal Carroll (1,off Strange).  SH–Carroll (3,off Thomson).  IBB–V Guerrero 2 (32,by Thomson,by Strange); W Guerrero (1,by Thomson); Ordonez (11,by Armas).  SB–V Guerrero 3 (39,3rd base off Thomson/Piazza 2,2nd base off Thomson/Piazza); Carroll (1,2nd base off Thomson/Piazza).  BK–Strange (1).  IBB–Armas (12,Ordonez); Thomson 2 (9,V Guerrero,W Guerrero); Strange (1,V Guerrero).  U-HP–Matt Hollowell, 1B–Jerry Crawford, 2B–Lance Barksdale, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–3:15.  A–23,675.
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