NY METS                ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Perez rf                6  0  1  0   0  1   3  .167
Alfonzo 2b              6  0  1  1   0  2   4  .167
Piazza dh               5  0  1  0   0  1   3  .200
Zeile 1b                5  0  2  0   0  1   0  .400
Ventura 3b              5  0  0  0   0  1   1  .000
Agbayani lf             4  1  2  0   0  1   1  .500
 Mcewing lf             1  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
Payton cf               5  1  1  0   0  0   2  .200
Pratt c                 2  1  0  0   1  2   1  .000
Bordick ss              1  0  0  0   0  1   1  .000
 a-Trammell ph          1  0  1  2   0  0   0 1.000
 Abbott ss              2  0  1  0   0  0   0  .500

Totals                 43  3 10  3   1 10  16

a-singled for Bordick in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - Agbayani (1, Pettitte); Zeile (1, Pettitte);
Abbott (1, Rivera). S - Bordick. RBI - Trammell 2 (2), Alfonzo (1). 
2-out RBI - Alfonzo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - 
Alfonzo 3, Bordick 1, Piazza 1.  Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - Piazza (1, 2nd base by Pettitte). 

FIELDING: DP: 1 (Alfonzo-Abbott-Zeile). 

NY YANKEES             ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
Knoblauch dh            4  1  0  1   1  1   5  .000
Jeter ss                4  1  1  0   2  2   2  .250
Justice lf              4  0  1  2   1  0   1  .250
 Bellinger pr-lf        0  0  0  0   0  0   0  .000
 b-Hill ph-lf           1  0  0  0   0  0   2  .000
Williams cf             4  0  0  0   2  1   1  .000
Martinez 1b             6  1  2  0   0  1   3  .333
Posada c                5  0  1  0   1  1   3  .200
Oneill rf               4  1  1  0   2  1   3  .250
Brosius 3b              3  0  1  0   0  0   2  .333
 a-Polonia ph           1  0  1  0   0  0   0 1.000
 Sojo 3b                2  0  0  0   0  0   3  .000
Vizcaino 2b             6  0  4  1   0  1   0  .667

Totals                 44  4 12  4   9  8  25

a-singled for Brosius in the 9th; b-flied to right for Bellinger
in the 11th.

BATTING: 2B - Justice (1, Leiter); Posada (1, Wendell). SF - Knoblauch. 
RBI - Justice 2 (2), Knoblauch (1), Vizcaino (1). 2-out RBI - Vizcaino. 
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brosius 1, Posada 2, 
Knoblauch 1, Jeter 1, Hill 2. GIDP - Oneill.  Team LOB - 15.

BASERUNNING: CS - Knoblauch (1, 2nd base by Leiter). 

FIELDING: Outfield assists - Justice (Perez at home). 

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    Ny Mets        - 000 000 300 000  --  3
    Ny Yankees     - 000 002 001 001  --  4

Two out when winning run scored.
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NY METS                      ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Leiter                        7       5   2   2   3   7   0   2.57
J Franco (H, 1)               1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Benitez (BS, 1)               1       2   1   1   1   1   0   9.00
Cook                          0       0   0   0   2   0   0   0.00
Rusch                         1 2/3   1   0   0   2   0   0   0.00
Wendell (L, 0-1)              1       3   1   1   1   0   0   9.00

NY YANKEES                   ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
Pettitte                      6 2/3   8   3   3   1   4   0   4.05
Nelson                        1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Rivera                        2       1   0   0   0   3   0   0.00
Stanton (W, 1-0)              2       0   0   0   0   3   0   0.00

Cook pitched to 2 batters in the 10th.

WP - Rusch 2. IBB - Williams (by Leiter); Posada (by Rusch);
Oneill (by Wendell). HBP - Pratt 2 (by Pettitte, by Rivera). 
Pitches-strikes: Pettitte 96-66; Nelson 19-13; Rivera 34-26;
Stanton 23-18; Leiter 126-76; J Franco 15-10; Benitez 30-19;
Cook 9-1; Rusch 25-14; Wendell 20-12.  Ground balls-fly balls:
Pettitte 7-7; Nelson 0-4; Rivera 1-2; Stanton 1-2; Leiter 8-5; 
J Franco 0-3; Benitez 0-2; Cook 0-0; Rusch 3-2; Wendell 1-2. 
Batters faced: Pettitte 28; Nelson 5; Rivera 8; Stanton 6;
Leiter 28; J Franco 4; Benitez 6; Cook 2; Rusch 7; Wendell 7. 

UMPIRES: HP--Ed Montague. 1B--Charles Reliford. 2B--Jeffrey Kellogg. 
3B--Tim Welke. LF--Tim Mcclelland. RF--Jerry Crawford.
T--4:51.  Att--55,913.   Weather: 75 degrees, clear.   Wind: 6 mph, 
right for left.

        Yankees sixth: Vizcaino singled to left. Knoblauch hit into a fielder's choice, Vizcaino out at second, pitcher Leiter to shortstop Bordick. Jeter walked, Knoblauch to second. Justice doubled to center, Knoblauch scored, Jeter scored. Williams walked intentionally. Martinez grounded out to first baseman Zeile, Justice to third, Williams to second. Posada flied out to center fielder Payton. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Yankees 2, Mets 0.

        Mets seventh: Ventura popped out to second baseman Vizcaino. Agbayani singled to right. Payton singled to center, Agbayani to second. Pratt walked, Agbayani to third, Payton to second. Trammell, pinch-hitting for Bordick, singled to left, Agbayani scored, Payton scored, Pratt to second. Perez grounded out, pitcher Pettitte to first baseman Martinez, Pratt to third, Trammell to second. Nelson pitching. Alfonzo singled to third, Pratt scored, Trammell to third. Piazza flied out to center fielder Williams. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mets 3, Yankees 2.

        Yankees ninth: Benitez pitching. Posada flied out to center fielder Payton. O'Neill walked. Polonia pinch-hitting for Brosius, singled to right, O'Neill to second. Vizcaino singled to left, O'Neill to third, Polonia to second. Knoblauch hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder McEwing, O'Neill scored. Jeter struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mets 3, Yankees 3.

        Yankees 12th: Williams grounded out, second baseman Alfonzo to first baseman Zeile. Martinez singled to right. Posada doubled to center, Martinez to third. O'Neill walked intentionally. Sojo fouled out to catcher Pratt. Vizcaino singled to left, Martinez scored. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on. Yankees 4, Mets 3.

       

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