FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK (N) METS
09/18/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK (N) METS
GAME ID: 1495 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Minnesota Twins (76-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
New York (N) Mets (100-49) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Mets Win 1-0 Nail-Biter Versus Twins
The New York (N) Mets used a stellar performance from pitcher Paul Erickson to throttle the Minnesota offense en route to an extra-inning, 1-0 win at Shea Stadium. New York (N) reliever Bill Gogolewski snagged the win, upping his record to 4-1. Rusty Meacham shouldered the loss. New York (N) has rattled off 8 straight wins.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the tenth inning, when New York (N) second baseman Billy Werber, facing Rusty Meacham, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Mets the 1-0 win.

"We'd like to put some distance between ourselves and the rest of the division," said Werber.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK (N) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Siebern RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .285 19 69
K. Miller DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .304 13 67
P. McNulty LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .282 21 89
T. Plouffe 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .256 19 67
T. Trammell CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .315 16 64
   a-G. Luzinski PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 18 40
   b-G. Kingsale CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 1 23
M. Trillo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 12 62
J. Offerman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .247 7 31
R. York C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .230 5 28
B. Morgan SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .248 9 58
Totals 34 0 5 0 2 12 11      
a - G. Luzinski pinch hit for T. Trammell in the 9th
b - G. Kingsale substituted for G. Luzinski in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: P. McNulty 2 , M. Trillo , B. Morgan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Plouffe 2
GIDP: N. Siebern
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. McNulty (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 5 62
M. Schmidt 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270 36 94
D. Allen LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .336 33 145
F. Robinson RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .320 33 115
Z. Bonura 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 14 93
B. Bell DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 16 56
B. Werber 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .250 14 82
N. Sherry C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 4 17
H. Kim SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 10 86
Totals 33 1 5 1 0 6 5      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Schmidt (20, 1st Inning off E. Francis, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Lewis , M. Schmidt 2 , F. Robinson , Z. Bonura , B. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Robinson
Sac Fly: B. Werber
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Werber-Kim-Bonura)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK (N) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Francis 7.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 87 3.87   
J. Bonikowski 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 3.06   
R. Meacham L (3-3) 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 15 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Francis 76
Batters Faced: E. Francis 23, J. Bonikowski 6, R. Meacham 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Francis 10-8, J. Bonikowski 2-1, R. Meacham 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Francis 87-57, J. Bonikowski 28-17, R. Meacham 15-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Erickson 7.0 4 0 0 2 10 0 119 5.53   
B. Scherrer 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 1.72   
J. Affeldt 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.47   
B. Gogolewski W (4-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Erickson 77
Batters Faced: P. Erickson 26, B. Scherrer 3, J. Affeldt 4, B. Gogolewski 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Erickson 6-4, B. Scherrer 0-0, J. Affeldt 1-3, B. Gogolewski 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Erickson 119-73, B. Scherrer 18-12, J. Affeldt 12-7, B. Gogolewski 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Affeldt 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Erickson
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 29675
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