San Diego Padres vs New York Mets
April 16, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 16, 2009 at Citi Field. 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 6, New York Mets 5

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Gerut cf 5 1 2 1
Eckstein 2b 4 1 1 1
Giles rf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez A. 1b 2 2 0 0
Headley lf 4 0 4 3
Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 1 1
Blanco c 3 1 0 0
Cabrera ss 4 1 1 0
Peavy p 1 0 0 0
  Gonzalez E. ph 1 0 0 0
  Meredith p 0 0 0 0
  Moreno p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Hairston ph 1 0 0 0
  Bell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 9 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 5 1 1 0
Murphy lf 4 1 1 0
Wright 3b 4 0 1 0
Delgado 1b 5 1 1 3
Beltran cf 2 0 0 0
Church rf 4 1 2 0
Castro c 4 1 1 2
Castillo 2b 4 0 2 0
Maine p 2 0 0 0
  O'Day p 0 0 0 0
  Reed ph 1 0 0 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
  Stokes p 0 0 0 0
  Sheffield ph 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5
San Diego 005 010 000691
New York 300 000 020590
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Peavy  W(2-1) 5.0 6 3 3 4 5
  Meredith   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Moreno   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez   1.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Bell  SV(5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
5
6
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Maine  L(0-1) 5.0 7 6 6 3 4
  O'Day   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Feliciano   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Stokes   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
3
9

  E–Sanchez (1).  DP–San Diego 1. Eckstein-Cabrera-A. Gonzalez, New York 1. Wright-Castillo-Delgado.  2B–San Diego Headley (3,off Maine), New York Murphy (2,off Peavy).  HR–New York Delgado (3,1st inning off Peavy 2 on 1 out); Castro (1,8th inning off Sanchez 1 on 0 out).  SH–Peavy (2,off Maine).  IBB–A. Gonzalez (1,by Maine).  Team LOB–4.  Team–8.  CS–Headley (1,2nd base by Maine/Castro).  SB–Wright (1,2nd base off Peavy/Blanco).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Bill Hohn, 2B–Bruce Dreckman, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–3:00.  A–35,985.
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