San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets
April 20, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 2012 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 4, New York Mets 3

San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
Pagan cf 5 1 1 1
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Huff lf 0 0 0 0
Cabrera rf,lf,rf 3 2 2 0
Sandoval 3b 5 1 2 0
Posey 1b 4 0 2 1
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Blanco cf 1 0 0 0
Pill lf 3 0 0 0
  Schierholtz rf 1 0 0 0
  Hensley p 0 0 0 0
Sanchez c 5 0 2 1
Burriss 2b 4 0 1 0
Crawford ss 3 0 0 0
Zito p 2 0 0 0
  Cain ph 1 0 0 0
  Mota p 0 0 0 0
  Affeldt p 0 0 0 0
  Belt ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 10 3
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Tejada ss 4 0 1 0
Murphy 2b 5 0 1 0
Wright 3b 3 0 1 0
Davis 1b 5 0 0 0
Bay lf 5 2 2 1
Hairston rf 3 0 0 0
  Duda ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Nieuwenhuis cf 3 1 1 1
Nickeas c 2 0 1 0
  Thole ph,c 2 0 1 1
Niese p 2 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
  Turner ph 1 0 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 0 0 0 0
  Baxter ph 1 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 8 3
San Francisco 003 000 000 14100
New York 000 110 001 0381
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Zito   5.0 4 2 2 3 2
  Mota   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Affeldt   2.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Casilla   0.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Lopez   0.1 1 0 0 1 0
  Romo  W(1-0) 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
  Hensley  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
0
0
0
0
1
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Niese   6.0 7 3 3 2 5
  Ramirez   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Rauch   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Francisco  L(0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Totals
10.0
1
1
1
2
1

  E–Nieuwenhuis (1).  DP–New York 1. Tejada-Murphy-Davis.  2B–San Francisco Posey (2,off Niese).  HR–San Francisco Pagan (1,3rd inning off Niese 0 on 0 out), New York Bay (3,4th inning off Zito 0 on 2 out); Nieuwenhuis (2,5th inning off Zito 0 on 0 out).  SH–Crawford (1,off Byrdak).  IBB–Schierholtz (1,by Francisco).  Team LOB–9.  Team–9.  U-HP–Kerwin Danley, 1B–Doug Eddings, 2B–Paul Nauert, 3B–Dana DeMuth.  T–3:41.  A–30,544.
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