METS SWEEP REDS- SET DOWN PADRES IN GAME 1

Alex Ochoa hit 2 doubles and had 3 RBI as the New York (NL) Mets outscored the San Diego Padres 6 to 4.


Rick Reed(6-0) pitched well for New York (NL) in their victory.  He was reached for 7 hits and 1 walk in 6 innings.  San Diego had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.

John Franco recorded his 10th save.  The losing pitcher was Danny Jackson(1-1).  He pitched 6 innings giving up 9 hits and 1 walk.

"It was nice to get the comeback over the Reds they really kicked our asses last time out" Bernard Gilkey said in the clubhouse.

The Mets look to continue their hot streak vs the Padres. Come on out to the ballbark folks and CATCH THE FEVERRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 1997 San Diego Padres At 1997 New York (NL) Mets          4/30/1997
 
  Padres             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  Q.Veras 2B          5  1  2  1 .237     C.Everett CF        4  1  2  0 .226  
  S.Finley CF         5  0  1  1 .287     J.Acevedo P         0  0  0  0 .333  
  K.Caminiti 3B       5  1  3  1 .317     J.Franco P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  W.Joyner 1B         4  0  1  0 .280     M.Franco 3B         3  1  1  1 .356  
  G.Vaughn LF         4  0  1  0 .172     J.Olerud 1B         4  2  3  0 .372  
  J.Flaherty C        4  0  0  0 .338     T.Hundley C         2  1  0  0 .296  
  R.Henderson RF      4  0  1  0 .296     B.Gilkey LF         4  1  2  2 .222  
  C.Gomez SS          4  1  1  0 .231     A.Ochoa RF          2  0  2  3 .500  
  D.Jackson P         2  0  0  0 .000   C-B.McRae PH,RF       1  0  0  0 .237  
B-T.Gwynn PH          1  1  1  0 .368     C.Baerga 2B         4  0  0  0 .169  
  W.Cunnane P         0  0  0  0 .333     R.Ordonez SS        4  0  0  0 .164  
D-M.Sweeney PH        1  0  1  0 .241     R.Reed P            3  0  0  0 .188  
                                        A-S.Bieser CF         1  0  0  0 .300  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  4 12  3                 Totals      32  6 10  6
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Reed In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Ochoa In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Cunnane In 9th Inning
 
Padres.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 0  -  4 12  2
Mets............ 4 0 1  0 1 0  0 0    -  6 10  1
 
Padres (14-11)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Jackson LOSS(1-1)       6       9   6   5   1   3   0 107   3.00  A1 D1
W.Cunnane                 2       1   0   0   2   2   0  30   5.19  D2
Totals                    8      10   6   5   3   5   0
 
Mets (18-8)              IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Reed WIN(6-0)           6       7   2   2   1   5   1  92   1.89  A1 C8
J.Acevedo                 2 1/3   4   2   2   0   2   0  44   9.95  C9 E1
J.Franco SAVE(10th)       0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0  12   1.69  E2
Totals                    9      12   4   4   2   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,572 DATE- Wednesday, April 30th 1997 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:57
LEFT ON BASE- Padres:10  Mets: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Padres: 1  Mets: 1
ERRORS- W.Joyner, R.Henderson, R.Ordonez
DOUBLES- Q.Veras(2nd), W.Joyner(4th), R.Henderson(1st), J.Olerud(11th),
         B.Gilkey(8th), A.Ochoa-2(3rd)
HOME RUNS- K.Caminiti(5th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Everett(1st), B.Gilkey(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Franco
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Ochoa
WALKS- W.Joyner, G.Vaughn, M.Franco, T.Hundley-2
STRIKE OUTS- Q.Veras, S.Finley, J.Flaherty-2, R.Henderson-2, C.Gomez, T.Hundley,
             C.Baerga, R.Reed-2, S.Bieser
GIDP- S.Finley, B.McRae
BALKS- J.Acevedo
WILD PITCHES- W.Cunnane