FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
NEW YORK (N) METS AT DETROIT TIGERS
09/26/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
NEW YORK (N) METS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1559 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York (N) Mets (107-49) 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 1 8 9 1
Detroit Tigers (84-72) 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Mets Make It 15 in a Row with 8-4 Win
The New York (N) Mets downed the Detroit Tigers, 8-4, at Tiger Stadium. The Mets were led by Zeke Bonura. Bonura went 1-4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. The winning pitcher was Don Drysdale. He tossed 122 pitches over 7 innings, allowing 4 runs on 9 hits. Carl Bouldin sewed up the save, his 3rd.

With New York (N) trailing 3-1 in the top of the fifth, Bonura hit a changeup from Jeff Karstens for a grand slam home run. It was his 16th home run of the season and put the Mets ahead, 5-3.

"It's fun coming to the ballpark," said Bonura, "when you're on this kind of roll."

New York (N) improves to 107-49 with the win. They lead their division by 11 games.
NEW YORK (N) BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .291 6 66
M. Schmidt 3B 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .268 38 99
D. Allen LF 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 .330 34 148
F. Robinson RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 .325 35 120
   b-W. Williams RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 7 29
Z. Bonura 1B 4 1 1 4 1 1 3 .297 16 104
C. Moore C 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .323 8 86
B. Bell DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 16 62
H. Kim SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .275 10 87
B. Werber 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 14 83
   a-A. Diaz 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 5 27
Totals 35 8 9 8 4 7 14      
a - A. Diaz substituted for B. Werber in the 9th
b - W. Williams substituted for F. Robinson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Moore (44, 2nd Inning off J. Karstens, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Moore (8, 5th Inning off J. Karstens, 0 on, 2 outs) , Z. Bonura (16, 5th Inning off J. Karstens, 3 on, 2 outs) , M. Schmidt (38, 7th Inning off C. James, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Robinson (35, 9th Inning off S. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Lewis 2 , M. Schmidt 4 , F. Robinson 4 , Z. Bonura 4 , C. Moore 6 , H. Kim 2
2-out RBI: F. Robinson , Z. Bonura , C. Moore
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Bonura
Sac Fly: M. Schmidt
Hit by Pitch: F. Robinson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Moore (4)
OF assists: 1 (Robinson(Bochte at 2nd base))
PB: C. Moore 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Remy 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 4 49
M. Ranew DH 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .301 12 81
D. DeShields 2B 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .300 17 111
M. Sanó 3B 4 0 2 2 0 1 2 .226 16 84
P. Lopez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .276 18 93
   a-D. Johnson PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .196 4 16
   c-D. Bautista CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 1 4
B. Bochte RF 4 0 1 1 0 3 3 .306 25 88
B. Dernier CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 3 25
   b-L. Soto PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 7 28
G. Gross LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227 3 11
T. Soderstrom C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 0 3
Totals 35 4 10 4 2 8 13      
a - D. Johnson pinch hit for P. Lopez in the 8th
b - L. Soto pinch hit for B. Dernier in the 8th
c - D. Bautista substituted for D. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Ranew (32, 1st Inning off D. Drysdale, 0 on, 1 out) , D. DeShields 2 (39, 1st Inning off D. Drysdale, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Scherrer, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Sanó (17, 5th Inning off D. Drysdale, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Ranew 4 , D. DeShields 4 , M. Sanó 3 , B. Bochte , G. Gross , T. Soderstrom
2-out RBI: M. Sanó , B. Bochte
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Lopez , L. Soto
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Ranew (8)

FIELDING
Errors: C. James (1)
OF assists: 1 (Bochte(Moore at home))
NEW YORK (N) PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Drysdale W (20-3) 7.0 9 4 3 1 7 0 122 3.35   
B. Scherrer H (19) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1.95   
C. Bouldin SV (3) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 5.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Drysdale 51
Batters Faced: D. Drysdale 29, B. Scherrer 2, C. Bouldin 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Drysdale 8-4, B. Scherrer 1-0, C. Bouldin 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Drysdale 122-82, B. Scherrer 12-6, C. Bouldin 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bouldin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Karstens L (10-14) 4.2 7 6 6 4 4 2 94 5.85   
C. James 3.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 40 5.03   
S. Jones 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 22 3.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Karstens 26
Batters Faced: J. Karstens 24, C. James 13, S. Jones 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Karstens 4-5, C. James 5-3, S. Jones 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Karstens 94-53, C. James 40-27, S. Jones 22-14
Hit Batsmen: C. James
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zeke Bonura
Ballpark: Tiger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 29902
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