San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
August 17, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 2009 at Citi Field. The San Francisco Giants defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Francisco Giants 10, New York Mets 1

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Velez lf 5 1 2 1
Sanchez 2b 4 1 2 1
Sandoval 3b 5 0 1 1
Molina c 5 0 1 0
  Whiteside pr,c 0 0 0 0
Garko 1b 4 1 1 0
  Ishikawa 1b 1 1 0 0
Winn rf 5 2 3 0
Rowand cf 5 2 4 2
Renteria ss 4 2 2 1
Martinez p 2 0 0 0
  Schierholtz ph 1 0 1 2
  Medders p 0 0 0 0
  Howry p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis ph 1 0 1 1
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Valdez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 10 18 9
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Sullivan cf 4 1 2 0
Castillo 2b 3 0 0 0
Sheffield lf 3 0 1 1
Murphy 1b 4 0 2 0
Francoeur rf 4 0 1 0
Tatis 3b 4 0 0 0
Schneider c 4 0 0 0
Hernandez A. ss 4 0 1 0
Hernandez L. p 1 0 0 0
  Dessens p 0 0 0 0
  Reed ph 1 0 1 0
  Redding p 0 0 0 0
  Figueroa p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 8 1
San Francisco 001 113 03110182
New York 001 000 000180
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W(3-1) 5.0 5 1 1 2 2
  Medders   1.1 2 0 0 1 1
  Howry   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Miller   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Valdez   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
4
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez  L(7-8) 5.1 11 6 6 1 1
  Dessens   1.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Redding   1.0 4 3 3 0 0
  Figueroa   1.0 3 1 1 0 1
Totals
9.0
18
10
10
1
3

  E–Sandoval 2 (12).  DP–San Francisco 3. Rowand-F. Sanchez-Garko, Sandoval-Garko, F. Sanchez-Renteria-Ishikawa, New York 2. L. Hernandez-A. Hernandez-Castillo-Murphy, Castillo-A. Hernandez-Murphy.  2B–San Francisco Sandoval (34,off L. Hernandez); Winn (28,off L. Hernandez); Schierholtz (13,off L. Hernandez), New York Murphy (20,off Miller).  3B–San Francisco Velez (1,off L. Hernandez).  HR–San Francisco Rowand (10,4th inning off L. Hernandez 0 on 1 out).  SF–F. Sanchez (4,off L. Hernandez).  IBB–Renteria (4,by L. Hernandez).  Team LOB–7.  SH–L. Hernandez (8,off Martinez).  Team–9.  U-HP–Scott Barry, 1B–Phil Cuzzi, 2B–Brian O'Nora, 3B–Tom Hallion.  T–2:45.  A–38,584.
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