Fans showed up early for Sunday's game against the visiting Giants, and it wasn't to see Bonds smack balls out of the park during batting practice. The 48,544 fans that showed up to watch the Mets host the Giants in game two of the homestand got to see a special ceremony take place on the mound before the first pitch was thrown. Dave Mlicki met the mayor and commissioner Harry Scanlon at the top of the mound, where he recieved congratulations and a key to the city. "Its a tremendous honor" Mlicki said trying to hold back tears. Cory Lidle offered a hug on the way out to the mound and the crowd roared as Mlicki walked back to the dugout. It was a sight to behold- and one that will be engraved into Mets fans hearts for years to come.
Bernard Gilkey went yard and had 4 RBI as the New York (NL) Mets beat the San Francisco Giants by a score of 6 to 4.Both teams totaled 7 hits on the afternoon.
The big blow of the game occured in the bottom of the 6th inning, when Todd Hundley led off with a solo shot to right, and Bernard Gilkey followed suit, blasting one into the crowd. That proved to be the difference in the game as the Mets beat the Giants 6-4.
Greg McMichael(1-0) picked up the victory, allowing no runs in 2 innings. John Franco gained credit for his 5th save. Pat Rapp(0-2) ended up with the loss.
The Mets are off to a good start under new manager Eric Graham, where they have posted an 8-3 record. Graham claims "The records not important right now, we know the Marlins and Braves are going to catch fire sooner or later. Right now we just have to keep winning games and keep trying to part ourselves in a good position to take the division. We havent played those teams yet, and when we do- those are the series we need to take, anything can happen, momentum can swing and things can change very easily"
BOXSCORE: 1997 San Francisco Giants At 1997 New York (NL) Mets 4/13/1997 Giants AB R H RBI AVG Mets AB R H RBI AVG D.Hamilton CF 4 1 1 0 .290 B.McRae CF 2 1 0 0 .162 J.Vizcaino SS 4 2 2 1 .294 E.Alfonzo 2B 4 1 1 0 .302 B.Bonds LF 1 0 0 1 .290 J.Olerud 1B 3 1 0 0 .282 J.Kent 2B 1 0 0 0 .281 T.Hundley C 4 2 2 2 .250 A-M.Lewis PR,2B 2 0 0 0 .083 B.Gilkey LF 4 1 3 4 .289 J.Snow 1B 4 0 1 1 .217 C.Everett RF 3 0 0 0 .000 G.Hill RF 4 0 0 0 .324 M.Franco 3B 3 0 1 0 .231 B.Mueller 3B 4 0 2 0 .370 R.Ordonez SS 3 0 0 0 .200 B.Johnson C 3 1 1 0 .206 C.Lidle P 2 0 0 0 .000 C-D.Powell PH 1 0 0 0 .000 G.McMichael P 0 0 0 0 .000 P.Rapp P 2 0 0 0 .000 B-L.Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 .333 J.Tavarez P 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Franco P 0 0 0 0 ---- D-M.Benard PH 1 0 0 0 .000 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 4 7 3 Totals 29 6 7 6 A-Pinch Ran For Kent In 3rd Inning B-Pinch Hit For McMichael In 7th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 9th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Tavarez In 9th Inning INJURY: Jeff Kent INJURED (for 3 more games) in 3rd inning Giants.......... 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 1 Mets............ 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 - 6 7 1 Giants (6-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET P.Rapp LOSS(0-2) 5 6 5 4 2 3 1 83 11.74 A1 C4 J.Tavarez 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 40 1.35 C5 Totals 8 7 6 5 3 4 2 Mets (8-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET C.Lidle 5 5 4 3 2 1 0 87 9.82 A1 C6 G.McMichael WIN(1-0) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 1.42 C7 D3 J.Franco SAVE(5th) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 24 1.69 D4 Totals 9 7 4 3 2 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 48,544 DATE- Sunday, April 13th 1997 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good T- 2:43 LEFT ON BASE- Giants: 5 Mets: 2 DOUBLE PLAYS- Giants: 1 Mets: 1 ERRORS- G.Hill, R.Ordonez DOUBLES- B.Gilkey-2(5th) TRIPLES- J.Vizcaino-2(2nd), B.Mueller(1st) HOME RUNS- T.Hundley(1st), B.Gilkey(2nd) STOLEN BASES- E.Alfonzo(3rd) CAUGHT STEALING- B.Johnson, B.McRae SACRIFICE HITS- P.Rapp SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Bonds WALKS- B.Bonds-2, B.McRae-2, J.Olerud HIT BY PITCH- J.Kent STRIKE OUTS- J.Vizcaino, M.Lewis, G.Hill, D.Powell, P.Rapp, T.Hundley, C.Everett, C.Lidle, L.Lopez GIDP- M.Benard, R.Ordonez
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