Arizona Diamondbacks vs New York Mets
May 31, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2005 at Shea Stadium. The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Arizona Diamondbacks 7, New York Mets 0

Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
Counsell 2b 5 1 3 3
  Valverde p 0 0 0 0
Cruz, Jr. cf 5 1 1 2
  Terrero cf 0 0 0 0
Gonzalez lf 4 0 0 0
Glaus 3b 5 1 1 0
Green rf 4 1 2 0
Tracy 1b 4 1 2 1
Clayton ss 5 2 1 0
Snyder c 4 0 2 0
Halsey p 3 0 1 1
  Koplove p 0 0 0 0
  Kata ph,2b 1 0 1 0
Totals 40 7 14 7
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 4 0 3 0
  DeJean p 0 0 0 0
Cairo 2b 3 0 2 0
Beltran cf 4 0 0 0
Piazza c 3 0 0 0
Floyd lf 4 0 0 0
Cameron rf 3 0 1 0
Wright 3b 4 0 0 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 4 0 0 0
Benson p 2 0 0 0
  Koo p 0 0 0 0
  Aybar p 0 0 0 0
  Woodward ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 0 6 0
Arizona 200 002 3007140
New York 000 000 000061
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Halsey  W (4-2) 7.0 6 0 0 1 6
  Koplove   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Valverde   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
0
0
2
9
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  L (3-2) 6.0 8 4 4 2 7
  Koo   0.2 4 3 3 2 0
  Aybar   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  DeJean   2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
14
7
7
4
10

  E–Piazza (2).  DP–New York 1. Cairo-Reyes-Mientkiewicz.  2B–Arizona Counsell (16,off Benson); Clayton (11,off Koo); Kata (2,off DeJean), New York Reyes (10,off Halsey).  HR–Arizona Cruz (6,1st inning off Benson 1 on 0 out).  SH–Halsey (3,off Benson); Cairo (6,off Halsey).  SF–Tracy (5,off Koo).  IBB–Snyder (3,by Koo).  Team LOB–12.  Team–8.  SB–Cameron (5,2nd base off Halsey/Snyder); Reyes (11,3rd base off Halsey/Snyder); Cairo (7,2nd base off Halsey/Snyder).  U-HP–Mike Winters, 1B–Bruce Froemming, 2B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–3:07.  A–33,955.
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