New York Mets vs Florida Marlins
August 31, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 2008 at Dolphins Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Florida Marlins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 6, Florida Marlins 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 5 1 2 1
Evans lf 3 1 2 1
  Church ph,rf 2 0 1 1
Wright 3b 5 1 3 1
Beltran cf 4 1 1 2
Delgado 1b 4 0 0 0
Tatis rf,lf 3 0 0 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Stokes p 0 0 0 0
Easley 2b 4 1 2 0
Cancel c 3 0 0 0
Martinez p 2 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 0 1 0 0
  Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
  Chavez ph,lf 1 0 1 0
Totals 36 6 12 6
Florida Marlins ab   r   h rbi
Ramirez ss 5 1 2 0
Gonzalez lf 4 1 3 1
Cantu 3b 5 0 0 0
Jacobs 1b 2 0 0 1
Uggla 2b 4 0 1 0
Hermida rf 3 0 0 0
  Waechter p 0 0 0 0
  Lo Duca ph 0 0 0 0
  Nelson p 0 0 0 0
Ross cf,rf 4 0 1 0
Baker c 4 0 3 0
Olsen p 1 0 0 0
  Amezaga cf 2 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
New York 012 000 3006120
Florida 200 000 0002100
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W(5-3) 6.0 7 2 2 1 4
  Schoeneweis   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Heilman   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Feliciano   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Smith   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Stokes   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
1
  Florida Marlins IP H R ER BB SO
Olsen  L(6-9) 6.1 7 6 6 1 4
  Waechter   1.2 4 0 0 0 1
  Nelson   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
0
1

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Easley-J. Reyes-Delgado, Florida 1. Ramirez-Uggla-Jacobs.  2B–Florida Gonzalez (24,off P. Martinez); Uggla (34,off P. Martinez).  HR–New York Beltran (21,2nd inning off Olsen 0 on 0 out); Evans (1,3rd inning off Olsen 0 on 2 out); Wright (27,3rd inning off Olsen 0 on 2 out).  SH–Cancel (1,off Olsen); Olsen (8,off P. Martinez).  SF–Beltran (6,off Waechter); Jacobs (5,off P. Martinez).  HBP–Tatis (3,by Olsen).  Team LOB–7.  Team–10.  SB–J. Reyes (46,3rd base off Olsen/Baker).  U-HP–Phil Cuzzi, 1B–Scott Barry, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Jim Wolf.  T–3:04.  A–16,123.
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