New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants
May 16, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 2009 at AT&T Park. The New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 9, San Francisco Giants 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Castillo 2b 4 1 1 0
Cora ss 5 2 2 0
Beltran cf 5 3 3 3
Sheffield lf 4 2 3 0
  Reed lf 0 0 0 0
Wright 3b 5 1 3 3
Tatis 1b 4 0 0 1
Castro c 5 0 2 2
Church rf 5 0 1 0
Santana p 2 0 1 0
  Pagan ph 1 0 0 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
  Putz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 9 16 9
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Burriss 2b 5 0 1 0
Lewis lf 5 2 1 0
Sandoval 3b 4 0 2 1
Molina c 4 1 1 0
Winn rf,cf 4 1 1 1
Uribe ss 4 0 1 0
Rowand cf 4 1 3 3
  Medders p 0 0 0 0
Ishikawa 1b 4 1 1 0
Johnson p 2 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Valdez p 0 0 0 0
  Aurilia ph 1 0 1 1
  Misch p 0 0 0 0
  Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 6
New York 300 040 0029162
San Francisco 001 202 1006120
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Santana  W(5-2) 7.0 11 6 4 0 7
  Parnell   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Putz  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
0
10
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson  L(3-4) 4.0 11 7 7 0 3
  Miller   1.0 2 0 0 1 0
  Valdez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Misch   2.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Medders   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
16
9
9
2
3

  E–Castillo (4), Wright (6).  DP–New York 1. Castro-Cora.  2B–New York Beltran 2 (10,off Johnson 2); Cora (3,off Johnson); Wright (10,off Johnson), San Francisco Sandoval 2 (12,off Santana 2); Aurilia (2,off Santana); Lewis (9,off Santana).  HR–San Francisco Rowand (3,6th inning off Santana 0 on 2 out).  SH–Santana (5,off Miller).  SF–Tatis (2,off Medders).  Team LOB–9.  Team–5.  SB–Castillo (6,2nd base off Johnson/Molina); Cora (3,2nd base off Johnson/Molina).  U-HP–Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B–Brian Knight, 2B–Dana DeMuth, 3B–Doug Eddings.  T–3:11.  A–41,336.
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