Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets
May 31, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2008 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 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 3

Los Angeles Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Pierre lf 4 1 1 0
Kemp cf 4 0 1 0
Kent 2b 4 0 1 0
  Hu ss 0 0 0 0
Loney 1b 4 0 0 0
Martin c 3 1 1 0
Ethier rf 4 0 1 0
DeWitt 3b 4 0 2 1
Maza ss,2b 3 0 0 0
Billingsley p 3 0 0 0
  Broxton p 0 0 0 0
  Beimel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 1
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 3 0 1 0
Chavez rf 5 0 0 0
Wright 3b 3 1 1 0
Beltran cf 3 1 1 2
Delgado 1b 4 0 2 0
  Evans pr,1b 0 1 0 0
Easley 2b 3 0 0 0
Schneider c 3 0 1 0
Tatis lf 4 0 1 1
Pelfrey p 1 0 0 0
  Casanova ph 1 0 1 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo ph 1 0 0 0
  Wagner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3
Los Angeles 100 100 000271
New York 000 000 03x381
  Los Angeles Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Billingsley   7.0 4 0 0 3 4
  Broxton  L(2-2) 0.1 4 3 3 1 0
  Beimel   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
1
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Pelfrey   7.0 7 2 2 1 6
  Sanchez  W(2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Wagner  SV(11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
3

  E–DeWitt (8), J. Reyes (9).  DP–New York 1. J. Reyes-Delgado.  2B–New York Wright (17,off Broxton).  HR–New York Beltran (5,8th inning off Broxton 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Pelfrey (3,off Billingsley); Easley (1,off Broxton).  IBB–Schneider (2,by Broxton); J. Reyes (3,by Beimel).  Team–11.  SB–J. Reyes (17,2nd base off Billingsley/Martin).  U-HP–Tim Welke, 1B–Chuck Meriwether, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–Chris Guccione.  T–2:48.  A–53,528.
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