San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
May 9, 2003 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 9, 2003 at Shea Stadium. The San Diego Padres defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 4

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Vazquez ss 5 2 2 0
Loretta 2b 3 1 0 0
Klesko 1b 5 0 0 0
White lf 5 0 2 3
  Victorino lf 0 0 0 0
Kotsay cf 3 1 1 0
Nady rf 4 1 3 2
Merloni 3b 3 0 2 0
Gonzalez c 2 0 0 0
Bynum p 2 0 0 0
  Hackman p 0 0 0 0
  Hansen ph 1 0 0 0
  Herges p 0 0 0 0
  Orosco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 10 5
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Alomar 2b 5 1 1 2
Gonzalez rf,cf 4 1 1 0
Piazza c 4 0 0 0
Floyd lf 4 0 0 1
Clark 1b 2 0 0 0
  McEwing pr 0 1 0 0
  Weathers p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 1 0 0 0
  Benitez p 0 0 0 0
Wigginton 3b 4 0 0 0
Shinjo cf 2 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Sanchez ss 4 0 2 1
Seo p 0 1 0 0
  Phillips ph 1 0 1 0
  Middlebrook p 0 0 0 0
  Bell ph,1b 1 0 1 0
Totals 34 4 7 4
San Diego 001 020 0205101
New York 002 000 110470
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Bynum   6.0 2 3 3 2 5
  Hackman  W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Herges   1.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Orosco  SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
3
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seo   5.0 6 3 3 3 4
  Middlebrook   2.0 1 0 0 2 0
  Weathers  L (1-2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1
  Benitez   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
5
5
5
6

  E–Bynum (1).  DP–New York 2.  2B–San Diego White 2 (4,off Seo 2), New York Gonzalez (4,off Herges).  HR–San Diego Nady (4,8th inning off Weathers 1 on, 0 out), New York Alomar (1,3rd inning off Bynum 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Bynum (1,off Middlebrook); Gonzalez (1,off Weathers).  SB–Nady (2,2nd base off Middlebrook/Piazza).  U-HP–Chris Guccione, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Larry Vanover.  T–3:04.  A–29,855.
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