A'S COAST TO 7TH STRAIGHT WIN

BALTIMORE -- A visibily intoxicated Maty McNeil watched his Oakland A's squad coast to their 7th straight win in Baltimore, narrowing their deficit to 5 games in the AL West.  Maty McNeil was seen pumping his chest like a maniacal ape, throwing beer cans in joy, and repeatedly calling Jermaine Dye "my nigga" in the 6-1 win.  McNeil stacked his lineup with righty heavy hitters against Baltimore's Chris Maduro.  Righties finished a combined 5-for-23, 1 HR vs. Maduro.

It was clear the Oakland A's dugout was having fun.  Even when they struckout, there were no worries.  Dancing and high spirits were seen in the dugout.

The A's will finish the short, 2-game series in Baltimore tomorrow.  Big Barry Zito will be on the mound.  Rumor is, he wants to bang Hilary Duff from Disney's Lizzie McGuire.  Pound it out, Big Z. #underagepussy

Around the League: • The Anaheim Angels lost again, their 3rd loss in their past 4 games.  Maty McNeil chuckled heartily at the news. • Ichiro Suzuki has overtaken Adam Kennedy for the batting title in the American League.  Ichiro is 12-for-his-last-20, with a homer and two ribs.  We expect the Japanese queer to take the batting title. • Pittsburgh's Brian Giles, aside from having a dope Cali pad, is raking of late.  The white boy has hit 3 home runs in his past 5 games, pushing his season total to 20 (second only to Barry Bonds). • Alex Rodriguez clubbed his 19th home run of the season last night.  He celebrated with some imported pussy. • Andruw Jones and Barry Bonds are tied for the NL-lead in RBI's with 52 ribs.  Both of these niggers live fly, get at me I'll show you their cribs.

BOXSCORE: 2002 Oakland Athletics At 2002 Baltimore Orioles          5/28/2002

  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Hatteberg 1B      4  0  0  0 .293     M.Mora LF,2B        4  0  1  0 .232 
  R.Velarde DH        4  1  1  2 .231     C.Singleton CF      3  0  1  0 .255 
  M.Tejada SS         5  0  1  0 .240     J.Conine 1B         4  0  1  0 .276 
  J.Dye RF            3  1  1  2 .264     T.Batista 3B        4  1  2  1 .270 
  E.Chavez 3B         4  0  0  0 .272     J.Gibbons RF        4  0  1  0 .272 
  E.Byrnes CF         2  1  1  0 .205     M.Cordova DH        4  0  0  0 .235 
  A.Piatt LF          3  1  1  0 .250     M.Bordick SS        3  0  0  0 .207 
  R.Hernandez C       3  1  1  0 .281     G.Gil C             3  0  1  0 .211 
  E.German 2B         3  1  0  1 .091   B-B.Roberts PH        0  0  0  0 .000 
                                          J.Hairston Jr. 2B   2  0  0  0 .269 
                                        A-G.Matthews Jr. PH,L 2  0  0  0 .282 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      31  6  6  5                 Totals      33  1  7  1

A-Pinch Hit For Hairston Jr. In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gil In 9th Inning

Athletics....... 0 6 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  6  6  0
Orioles......... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  7  1

Athletics (27-23)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Hudson WIN(6-3)         9       7   1   1   3   5   1 126   3.77  A1
Totals                    9       7   1   1   3   5   1

Orioles (19-30)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Maduro LOSS(1-5)        2       4   6   6   4   2   1  60   7.49  A1 B6
B.Ryan                    3       0   0   0   1   4   0  32   4.76  B7 C6
S.Douglass                2 2/3   2   0   0   1   0   0  36   6.65  C7 D8
R.Bauer                   1 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  16   3.77  D9
Totals                    9       6   6   6   7   6   1

ATTENDANCE- 46,773 DATE- Tuesday, May 28th 2002 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Miller, Jerry Meals, Larry Young, Rob Drake
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 6  Orioles: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Orioles: 2
ERRORS- G.Gil
DOUBLES- M.Tejada(6th), A.Piatt(2nd)
HOME RUNS- J.Dye(6th), T.Batista(7th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Byrnes(3rd)
WALKS- S.Hatteberg, R.Velarde, J.Dye, E.Byrnes-2, A.Piatt, E.German,
       C.Singleton, M.Bordick, B.Roberts
HIT BY PITCH- R.Hernandez
STRIKE OUTS- S.Hatteberg, M.Tejada, E.Chavez, A.Piatt, R.Hernandez, E.German,
             M.Mora, C.Singleton, T.Batista, M.Bordick, G.Matthews Jr.
GIDP- R.Velarde, M.Tejada, J.Conine
BALKS- T.Hudson
WILD PITCHES- T.Hudson
PASSED BALLS- G.Gil
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Esteban German robbed Marty Cordova of a base hit.

A'S COMPLETE 6-0 HOMESTAND

OAKLAND -- Just a week ago, the Athletics were 9.5 back of the division-leading Angels and their postseason prospects were looking grim.  They had just been swept by the Blue Jays in Toronto and there was mutiny in the clubhouse: players buckled under Maty McNeil's stern managerial approach.  Jeremy Giambi was dealt, Mike Holtz was designated, Frank Menechino was optioned to AAA.  And finally, after a break in the schedule that saw them play the Orioles and Devil Rays, Oakland stepped up with a 6-0 homestand, outscoring opponents 39-23.

Today, Oakland won their 6th straight behind home runs by Miguel Tejada and Randy Verlarde at the top of the lineup.  Tejada is finally heating up: he's hit .290 with 3 home runs and 3 RBI's in the past week. 

The A's finished their homestand, sweeping the Devil Rays 6-5.  Billy Koch had another...shitty performance.  He continues to work with pitching coach Rick Andersen on his secondary pitches.

Maty McNeil announced that today's start was Erik Hiljus' last start of the season.  From now on he will be used solely out of the bullpen and then probably designated by June 1.

"Dissapointing," said Hiljus, "Especially because I was finally getting it together."

"We're shedding dead-weight.  Hiljus can't be relied upon.  We're not losing anymore ground to the Angels the rest of the way.  With all due respect to Hiljus, he's a liability," said McNeil.

The Angels lost their game today against Minnesota, 2-6.  The A's will now travel to Baltimore and Tampa Bay before starting inter-league play.

Around the League: • Cleveland's Omar Vizquel had a 4-hit performance last night, falling short of the cycle by a triple.  The Indians' shortstop smashed his 6th home run of the season in the 4th inning.  Vizquel has also converted a mind-blowing 94.7% of his chance plays at shortstop this season #goldglove. • The New York Yankees lead the AL Wild Card by a mere 2 games over Oakland.  Minnesota is 2.5 back, Cleveland 3, and Texas 3.5 back. • Kansas City catcher Brett Mayne simply halts the running game.  Mayne has thrown out 65% of would-be base-stealers, the best mark in the American League.  Surprisingly, Mayne's arm is considered simply "average." • The Tampa Bay Devil Rays cannot find luck.  They're 0-5 in extra inning games and 5-15 in one-run games.  Their record stands at an MLB-worst 11-37. • The Arizona Diamondbacks and Boston Red Sox are the only teams in the Majors to have not lost 3 games in a row at any point this season.  The longest winning streaks are owned by the Red Sox and Yankees (11).

BOXSCORE: 2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays At 2002 Oakland Athletics       5/26/2002

  Devil Rays         AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Winn CF           4  2  2  2 .297     S.Hatteberg DH      4  0  1  2 .299 
  B.Abernathy 2B      5  0  1  0 .272     R.Velarde 2B        4  1  2  2 .229 
  S.Cox 1B            5  0  2  1 .205     M.Tejada SS         3  1  1  1 .241 
  B.Grieve RF         3  0  0  0 .243     E.Chavez 3B         4  0  0  0 .278 
  J.Sandberg 3B       3  1  1  0 .215     J.Dye RF            3  1  0  0 .262 
  G.Vaughn DH         1  2  0  0 .254     J.Mabry LF          4  0  1  0 .375 
  C.Gomez SS          4  0  1  1 .256     O.Saenz 1B          4  0  1  1 .351 
B-J.Tyner PR          0  0  0  0 .279     R.Hernandez C       2  2  1  0 .280 
C-F.Escalona SS       0  0  0  0 .241     T.Long CF           0  0  0  0 .190 
  J.Conti LF          2  0  1  1 .337   A-E.Byrnes PH,CF      3  1  1  0 .190 
  T.Hall C            4  0  1  0 .218                                         
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      31  5  9  5                 Totals      31  6  8  6

A-Pinch Hit For Long In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Gomez In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Tyner In 8th Inning

Devil Rays...... 1 1 0  1 0 0  0 2 0  -  5  9  0
Athletics....... 0 0 3  1 0 0  2 0    -  6  8  0

Devil Rays (11-37)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Kennedy LOSS(3-6)       6       8   6   6   2   3   2 115   3.30  A1 D1
D.Creek                   2       0   0   0   0   2   0  21   2.55  D2
Totals                    8       8   6   6   2   5   2

Athletics (26-23)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Hiljus                  4 1/3   7   3   3   5   1   1  91   7.34  A1 C5
J.Mecir WIN(1-1)          2 2/3   0   0   0   0   3   0  31   2.03  C6 D4
B.Koch SAVE(9th)          2       2   2   2   1   2   0  27   6.75  D5
Totals                    9       9   5   5   6   6   1

ATTENDANCE- 41,581 DATE- Sunday, May 26th 2002 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Chris Guccione, Rich Rieker, Paul Emmel, Gerry Davis
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Devil Rays: 7  Athletics: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Devil Rays: 1  Athletics: 1
DOUBLES- S.Hatteberg(10th), O.Saenz(2nd), R.Hernandez(6th)
HOME RUNS- R.Winn(8th), R.Velarde(1st), M.Tejada(8th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Winn(10th), S.Cox(3rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Winn, J.Conti
WALKS- B.Grieve, J.Sandberg, G.Vaughn-3, J.Conti, J.Dye, R.Hernandez
HIT BY PITCH- M.Tejada
STRIKE OUTS- B.Abernathy, B.Grieve, J.Sandberg, G.Vaughn, J.Conti, T.Hall,
             M.Tejada-2, J.Dye, J.Mabry-2
GIDP- E.Chavez
WILD PITCHES- D.Creek, B.Koch
WEB GEMS- Bot 5th: Chris Gomez robbed Randy Velarde of a base hit.

NEWLY-ACQUIRED MABRY SPARKS 5TH STRAIGHT WIN

OAKLAND -- John Mabry, recently traded for Jeremy Giambi, has hit the ground running for Oakland, smashing two home runs in today's 9-6 win over Tampa Bay.  In two games with the Athletics, Mabry is hitting .417 with 4 home runs and 9 RBI's in 12 at-bats.  His OPS stands at a nut-crunching 1.878.

Greg Myers, Miguel Tejada, and Eric Chavez also hit home runs in the game.  The A's chased Devil Ray's starter Travis Harper after 1 1/3 innings. 

Newly promoted stater Aaron Harang made the start for an injured Cory Lidle.  Harang received the win.  His final line: 7ip, 6h, 6r, 4er, 3bb, 4k.

Oakland has now won 5 straight after being swept embarassingly by the Blue Jays.  The finale of the three game series is tomorrow: Starters - TB: Joe Kennedy (3-5, 2.79) vs. Erik Hiljus (3-4, 7.49).

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BOXSCORE: 2002 Tampa Bay Devil Rays At 2002 Oakland Athletics       5/25/2002

  Devil Rays         AB  R  H RBI AVG     Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Winn CF           3  1  0  1 .293     G.Myers 1B          3  2  1  1 .245 
  B.Abernathy 2B      4  1  1  0 .274     J.Mabry DH          4  2  2  4 .417 
  S.Cox 1B            4  0  0  1 .200     M.Tejada SS         4  1  2  2 .240 
  B.Grieve RF         4  2  1  1 .247     E.Chavez 3B         2  1  1  1 .284 
  J.Sandberg 3B       4  0  1  0 .210     J.Dye RF            3  0  0  0 .270 
  G.Vaughn DH         3  0  1  1 .257     T.Long CF           4  0  0  0 .190 
  C.Gomez SS          4  1  1  0 .256     A.Piatt LF          4  1  1  0 .235 
  J.Flaherty C        4  1  1  0 .167     R.Hernandez C       4  1  1  1 .276 
  J.Tyner LF          3  0  1  1 .279     E.German 2B         3  1  1  0 .125 
A-R.Johnson PH        1  0  1  0 .078                                         
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      34  6  8  5                 Totals      31  9  9  9

A-Pinch Hit For Tyner In 9th Inning

Devil Rays...... 3 0 0  2 0 0  0 1 0  -  6  8  0
Athletics....... 2 5 0  1 0 1  0 0    -  9  9  3

Devil Rays (11-36)       IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Harper LOSS(1-2)        1 1/3   5   6   6   1   0   3  46   3.30  A1 B2
D.Creek                   1 2/3   2   2   2   3   1   1  42   2.87  B3 C3
L.Gardner                 2       1   1   1   1   1   1  25   4.50  C4 D1
J.Sosa                    2 1/3   1   0   0   1   1   0  28   2.45  D2 E1
V.Zambrano                0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.68  E2
Totals                    8       9   9   9   6   3   5

Athletics (25-23)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Harang WIN(1-0)         7       6   6   4   3   4   0 114   5.14  A1 D4
M.Fyhrie                  2       2   0   0   0   0   0  23   7.20  D5
Totals                    9       8   6   4   3   4   0

ATTENDANCE- 31,508 DATE- Saturday, May 25th 2002 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Gerry Davis, Chris Guccione, Rich Rieker, Paul Emmel
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Devil Rays: 6  Athletics: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Devil Rays: 2  Athletics: 0
ERRORS- G.Myers-2, T.Long
DOUBLES- B.Grieve(8th), C.Gomez(8th), A.Piatt(1st)
HOME RUNS- G.Myers(6th), J.Mabry-2(4th), M.Tejada(7th), E.Chavez(11th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- R.Winn, G.Vaughn
WALKS- R.Winn, B.Abernathy, S.Cox, G.Myers-2, J.Mabry, E.Chavez-2, J.Dye
HIT BY PITCH- E.German
STRIKE OUTS- R.Winn-2, B.Grieve, G.Vaughn, E.Chavez, T.Long, A.Piatt
GIDP- J.Mabry, J.Dye
WILD PITCHES- D.Creek

MULDER TOSSES 5TH CG

OAKLAND -- Mark Mulder allowed Maty McNeil to rest his bullpen, tossing a complete game at Network Asc Coliseum where the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6 to 2.

Oakland claimed the early lead in the first inning as they scored 2 runs on 1 base hits.  The big moment was provided by Eric Chavez who excited the crowd when he cracked a two-run shot.  Oakland finished with just 6 hits in the victory. 

The victory went to Mulder (6-0) who went the distance allowing 2 runs. Paul Wilson (1-4) suffered the loss.  He served up 3 gopher balls in 8 innings. 

Around the League: • Arizona's Curt Schilling improved to an incredible 10-0 in a 7-2 win over the Dodgers.  He has won his every start.  He leads the Majors with 109 strikeouts. • In 10 starts (58 innings), Kevin Millwood of the Braves has yet to surrender a single home run.  Millwood leads the Majors in most innings without allowing a gopher ball. • The Boston Red Sox continue to hold the Majors' best record at 36-9.  Their 19-4 mark in April was a Major League best and their current 17-5 May is also best. • The Chicago Cubs, consensus pick for last in the NL Central, lead the division by 4 games.  Their pitching ranks 5th in the NL with a 3.92 ERA. • The Phillies' Mike Lieberthal has a current 18-game hitting streak.  If he gets a hit in tomorrow's game, he will tie Jacque Jones for the longest streak of the season.

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2002 Major Leagues

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL East                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2002 Boston BOA              36   9  .800 ----   107    32  13 .711   93  69 .574
2002 New York (AL) NYA       29  20  .592  9.0          31  18 .633  103  58 .640
2002 Toronto TOA             20  25  .444 16.0          17  28 .378   78  84 .481
2002 Baltimore BAA           18  28  .391 18.5          21  25 .457   67  95 .414
2002 Tampa Bay TBA           11  35  .239 25.5          16  30 .348   55 106 .342

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2002 Chicago (AL) CHA        29  19  .604 ----   111    27  21 .563   81  81 .500
2002 Minnesota MNA           25  23  .521  4.0          27  21 .563   94  67 .584
2002 Cleveland CLA           23  24  .489  5.5          21  26 .447   74  88 .457
2002 Kansas City KCA         17  28  .378 10.5          16  29 .356   62 100 .383
2002 Detroit DEA             17  28  .378 10.5          17  28 .378   55 106 .342

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2002 Anaheim ANA             30  15  .667 ----   111    27  18 .600   99  63 .611
2002 Texas TEA               23  22  .511  7.0          20  25 .444   72  90 .444
2002 Oakland OAA             24  23  .511  7.0          21  26 .447  103  59 .636
2002 Seattle SEA             22  25  .468  9.0          31  16 .660   93  69 .574

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL East                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2002 Atlanta ATN             30  18  .625 ----   112    25  23 .521  101  59 .631
2002 Philadelphia PHN        27  21  .563  3.0          20  28 .417   80  81 .497
2002 New York (NL) NYN       26  22  .542  4.0          26  22 .542   75  86 .466
2002 Florida FLN             23  25  .479  7.0          24  24 .500   79  83 .488
2002 Montreal MON            17  30  .362 12.5          23  24 .489   83  79 .512

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2002 Chicago (NL) CHN        26  20  .565 ----   112    18  28 .391   67  95 .414
2002 Milwaukee MLN           23  25  .479  4.0          16  32 .333   56 106 .346
2002 St. Louis SLN           22  26  .458  5.0          26  22 .542   97  65 .599
2002 Cincinnati CIN          21  27  .438  6.0          28  20 .583   78  84 .481
2002 Pittsburgh PIN          19  28  .404  7.5          22  25 .468   72  89 .447
2002 Houston HON             17  30  .362  9.5          21  26 .447   84  78 .519

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2002 Los Angeles LAN         34  14  .708 ----   114    27  21 .563   92  70 .568
2002 Arizona ARN             32  15  .681  1.5          30  17 .638   98  64 .605
2002 San Francisco SFN       30  16  .652  3.0          28  18 .609   95  66 .590
2002 Colorado CON            19  29  .396 15.0          24  24 .500   73  89 .451
2002 San Diego SDN           14  34  .292 20.0          22  26 .458   66  96 .407


AL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2002 New York (AL) NYA       29  20  .592 ----   112 
2002 Minnesota MNA           25  23  .521  3.5       
2002 Texas TEA               23  22  .511  4.0       
2002 Oakland OAA             24  23  .511  4.0       
2002 Cleveland CLA           23  24  .489  5.0       
2002 Seattle SEA             22  25  .468  6.0       

NL Wild Card Standings      WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC#
2002 Arizona ARN             32  15  .681 ----   115 
2002 San Francisco SFN       30  16  .652  1.5       
2002 Philadelphia PHN        27  21  .563  5.5       
2002 New York (NL) NYN       26  22  .542  6.5       
2002 Milwaukee MLN           23  25  .479  9.5       
2002 Florida FLN             23  25  .479  9.5       

KOCH MELTS

TORONTO -- In a truly incredible turn of events, the Oakland A's led 5-3 going into the bottom of the 11th only watch Billy Koch blow the save and then allow the game-winning run to score in the 12th.

Staked with a 2-run lead, Koch allowed a huge, pinch-hit, bases-clearing double that tied the game.  He then gave up a walk to Shannon Stewart to start the 12th and a single to Berg, putting runners on the corners.  Mike Venafro was summoned from the pen and incredibly enough, he struckout Jose Cruz, Jr. and popped out Vernon Wells.  But then, with the bases loaded (Delgado had been intentionally walked), Venafro lost all control and walked in the winning run. 

Miguel Tejada finished 0-for-5, pushing his season average to .226. 

"Speechless," said Maty McNeil.

The A's fuckin' blew it.

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BOXSCORE: 2002 Oakland Athletics At 2002 Toronto Blue Jays          5/18/2002

  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Blue Jays          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Hatteberg DH      4  0  3  1 .310     S.Stewart LF        5  1  0  0 .293 
  J.Giambi LF         5  0  0  0 .242     D.Berg 2B           5  0  1  0 .237 
  M.Tejada SS         5  0  0  0 .225     J.Cruz Jr. RF       6  0  1  0 .252 
  E.Chavez 3B         6  1  2  1 .289     C.Delgado 1B        3  1  0  0 .311 
  J.Dye RF            6  0  2  0 .260     V.Wells CF          6  1  2  1 .226 
  T.Long CF           3  0  1  0 .186     E.Hinske 3B         5  1  2  2 .282 
A-E.Byrnes PR,CF      2  1  0  0 .189     R.Mondesi DH        4  1  1  0 .156 
  C.Pena 1B           5  1  1  0 .186     F.Lopez SS          4  1  1  1 .185 
  G.Myers C           4  2  2  3 .214   D-C.Woodward PH,SS    1  0  1  2 .272 
  R.Velarde 2B        2  0  1  0 .242     T.Wilson C          4  0  0  0 .258 
B-O.Saenz PH          0  0  0  0 .373                                         
C-F.Menechino 2B      1  0  0  0 .214                                         
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      43  5 12  5                 Totals      43  6  9  6

A-Pinch Ran For Long In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Velarde In 9th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Saenz In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Lopez In 11th Inning

Athletics....... 0 1 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  0 2 0  -  5 12  1
Blue Jays....... 0 0 1  2 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 1  -  6  9  0

Athletics (20-22)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Mulder                  8       7   3   3   1   9   3 119   1.07  A1 D6
C.Bradford                2       0   0   0   0   0   0  19   5.32  D7 E3
B.Koch LOSS(1-3) BS(3rd)  1       2   3   3   3   1   0  37   5.95  E4 F2
M.Venafro                 0 2/3   0   0   0   2   1   0  13   4.40  F3
Totals                   11 2/3   9   6   6   6  11   3

Blue Jays (17-23)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Miller                  4 2/3   6   2   2   1   2   2  78   2.54  A1 C1
P.Walker                  1       1   0   0   1   1   0  15   4.05  C2 C5
C.Thurman HOLD(1st)       1       1   0   0   0   1   0  14   6.38  C6 C9
F.Heredia HOLD(3rd)       0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   7.36  D1 D3
K.Escobar BS(2nd)         2 2/3   1   2   2   3   3   0  50   3.52  D4 E7
S.Cassidy WIN(2-1)        2       2   1   1   1   1   1  32   5.96  E8
Totals                   12      12   5   5   6   8   3

ATTENDANCE- 15,126 DATE- Saturday, May 18th 2002 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Chuck Meriwether, Tim Timmons, Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson
T- 3:24
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics:10  Blue Jays: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Blue Jays: 4
ERRORS- R.Velarde
DOUBLES- J.Dye(3rd), R.Velarde(1st), J.Cruz Jr.(4th), C.Woodward(6th)
HOME RUNS- E.Chavez(9th), G.Myers-2(3rd), V.Wells(4th), E.Hinske(4th),
           F.Lopez(5th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Byrnes(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Berg
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Hatteberg
WALKS- S.Hatteberg, J.Giambi, M.Tejada, T.Long, G.Myers, R.Velarde, S.Stewart,
       C.Delgado-2, E.Hinske, R.Mondesi, T.Wilson
HIT BY PITCH- O.Saenz, C.Delgado
STRIKE OUTS- S.Hatteberg, J.Giambi, E.Chavez, J.Dye-2, T.Long, C.Pena,
             R.Velarde, J.Cruz Jr.-2, C.Delgado-3, E.Hinske-3, R.Mondesi,
             F.Lopez, T.Wilson
GIDP- J.Giambi, M.Tejada, E.Chavez, C.Pena, F.Lopez

A-ROD, MAGGS MATCH IN HOME RUN DUEL

Alex Rodriguez, 1.129 OPS

Magglio Ordonez, 1.207 OPS

Both Alex Rodriguez and Magglio Ordonez hit home runs in their respective games last night, maintaining their tie for the home run race.  The two sluggers are tied with 17 big flies.  Rodriguez's home run came against the Detroit Tigers, a team he has owned this season.  He is currently hitting righties at .372 clip. 

Ordonez slugged his in Anaheim against Scott Schoeneweis.  He has created 55 runs this season and leads the league in slugging.

Home Run Chart: (click chart for full size version)

HATTEBERG'S 9TH INNING BOMB SALVAGES SERIES

BOSTON -- Scott Hatteberg hit a towering, tie-breaking home run over the Green Monster in the 9th inning to propel the A's to a 5-4, come-from-behind victory, avoiding a sweep at the hands of the Red Sox.  28,857 endured rainy conditions to watch the red hot Red Sox give one away late in the game.  Oakland had trailed 3-0 but scored 4 unanswered to win the game, moving them back to the .500 mark at 20-20.

Miguel Tejada finally snapped out of a tough slump with a big double in 6th that was followed up by an Eric Chavez home run.  It was Chavez's second home run of the series.

Oakland nearly blew it in the 9th.  Frank Menechino popped up an sac bunt which led to a double play.  But Scott Hatteberg redeemed him with his 10th home run of the season.

Boston got their three runs on a Carlos Baerga single that followed a strange Tim Hudson balk.  They added another with timely hitting late.

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Standings After 40 Games:

LEAGUE STANDINGS FOR 2002 Major Leagues

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL East                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2002 Boston BOA              30   7  .811 ----   116    27  10 .730   93  69 .574
2002 New York (AL) NYA       24  17  .585  8.0          26  15 .634  103  58 .640
2002 Toronto TOA             15  23  .395 15.5          13  25 .342   78  84 .481
2002 Baltimore BAA           15  24  .385 16.0          18  21 .462   67  95 .414
2002 Tampa Bay TBA            9  30  .231 22.0          12  27 .308   55 106 .342

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2002 Chicago (AL) CHA        27  14  .659 ----   118    23  18 .561   81  81 .500
2002 Minnesota MNA           24  18  .571  3.5          25  17 .595   94  67 .584
2002 Cleveland CLA           19  20  .487  7.0          19  20 .487   74  88 .457
2002 Detroit DEA             15  23  .395 10.5          11  27 .289   55 106 .342
2002 Kansas City KCA         14  24  .368 11.5          13  25 .342   62 100 .383

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
AL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2002 Anaheim ANA             25  13  .658 ----   118    22  16 .579   99  63 .611
2002 Oakland OAA             20  20  .500  6.0          19  21 .475  103  59 .636
2002 Texas TEA               19  21  .475  7.0          19  21 .475   72  90 .444
2002 Seattle SEA             19  21  .475  7.0          28  12 .700   93  69 .574

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL East                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2002 Philadelphia PHN        25  16  .610 ----   121    17  24 .415   80  81 .497
2002 Atlanta ATN             25  17  .595   .5          21  21 .500  101  59 .631
2002 Florida FLN             22  19  .537  3.0          22  19 .537   79  83 .488
2002 New York (NL) NYN       21  20  .512  4.0          22  19 .537   75  86 .466
2002 Montreal MON            15  26  .366 10.0          20  21 .488   83  79 .512

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL Central                  WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2002 Chicago (NL) CHN        24  14  .632 ----   117    13  25 .342   67  95 .414
2002 Milwaukee MLN           19  22  .463  6.5          12  29 .293   56 106 .346
2002 St. Louis SLN           18  22  .450  7.0          20  20 .500   97  65 .599
2002 Pittsburgh PIN          15  24  .385  9.5          19  20 .487   72  89 .447
2002 Cincinnati CIN          15  25  .375 10.0          25  15 .625   78  84 .481
2002 Houston HON             14  26  .350 11.0          19  21 .475   84  78 .519

                                                      ACTUAL-TODATE  ACTUAL-TOTAL
NL West                     WON LOST  PCT   GB  MAGIC# WON LOS  PCT  WON LOS  PCT
2002 Los Angeles LAN         29  12  .707 ----   122    23  18 .561   92  70 .568
2002 Arizona ARN             29  12  .707 ----          26  15 .634   98  64 .605
2002 San Francisco SFN       25  15  .625  3.5          25  15 .625   95  66 .590
2002 Colorado CON            16  25  .390 13.0          19  22 .463   73  89 .451
2002 San Diego SDN           12  29  .293 17.0          21  20 .512   66  96 .407

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Team Totals After 40 Games:

 LEAGUE GRAND TOTALS (primary report) FOR 2002 Major Leagues


TEAM                   AVG    AB    R     H   2B  3B   HR  RBI   SB   CS    E
2002 Minnesota        .297  1497  230   444   93   8   54  219   26   17   22
2002 Colorado         .293  1429  213   419   70   9   44  202   35   16   26
2002 Arizona          .293  1406  234   412   92  16   42  225   36   14   31
2002 Anaheim          .292  1331  188   389   91  14   32  176   25    9   20
2002 Boston           .285  1324  224   378   76  15   44  211   13   12   22
2002 Chicago (AL)     .283  1419  246   402   76  14   65  237   17   14   18
2002 Milwaukee        .282  1434  220   405   77   9   45  210   46    7   24
2002 Seattle          .281  1381  206   388   77  10   45  195   57   18   24
2002 Los Angeles      .278  1413  201   393   73  17   46  190   36    8   13
2002 Texas            .277  1392  223   385   73   3   68  216   10    4   22
2002 New York (AL)    .274  1438  231   394   86   6   54  221   28   17   43
2002 Kansas City      .270  1327  188   358   51  15   35  177   57   18   24
2002 Florida          .264  1378  193   364   83   8   48  183   63   21   28
2002 Philadelphia     .264  1385  185   365   79  12   36  174   30   22   25
2002 San Francisco    .263  1386  205   365   88   6   54  198   11    2   28
2002 Chicago (NL)     .263  1250  197   329   76   5   46  188   12    7   28
2002 Houston          .262  1391  181   365   84   7   46  177   15    8   22
2002 Cleveland        .259  1319  199   341   58   4   54  188   14    8   20
2002 Atlanta          .259  1439  185   372   77   5   49  179   23    7   33
2002 St. Louis        .256  1338  189   342   59  10   46  182   13   15   21
2002 Detroit          .254  1320  178   335   76   7   35  167   16    4   36
2002 Montreal         .253  1366  177   346   69   8   41  164   38   13   30
2002 New York (NL)    .253  1365  169   345   64   6   37  162   26    9   24
2002 Baltimore        .253  1314  168   332   80   5   41  158   24   10   26
2002 Oakland          .250  1336  188   334   53   5   52  184    3    9   27
2002 Tampa Bay        .250  1350  165   337   76  14   33  156   25    5   31
2002 Toronto          .243  1319  173   321   60  12   41  164   13    3   25
2002 San Diego        .242  1449  153   350   68   2   31  144   23    7   23
2002 Cincinnati       .241  1299  154   313   72   4   35  148   31    7   19
2002 Pittsburgh       .239  1353  154   323   68   5   39  149   19   16   37
--------------------  ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- --- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
LEAGUE TOTALS         .266 41148 5817 10946 2225 261 1338 5544  785  327  772


TEAM                   ERA   W   L      IP     H    R   ER   HR   BB    SO OAVG
2002 Los Angeles      2.67  29  12   370.1   298  115  110   32  117   301 .223
2002 Atlanta          2.99  25  17   382.0   319  153  127   27  136   260 .229
2002 Philadelphia     3.06  25  16   370.0   293  134  126   26  163   279 .220
2002 Boston           3.12  30   7   338.0   305  129  117   31  115   264 .241
2002 San Francisco    3.20  26  15   366.0   325  148  130   36  147   246 .238
2002 Anaheim          3.48  25  13   341.0   305  146  132   37  118   235 .239
2002 Chicago (NL)     3.75  24  14   333.2   296  154  139   33  132   267 .238
2002 Minnesota        3.76  24  18   380.1   376  178  159   49  112   251 .257
2002 Arizona          3.86  29  12   372.2   367  173  160   47  122   362 .255
2002 Florida          4.05  22  19   366.2   350  181  165   39  165   239 .254
2002 New York (AL)    4.14  24  17   365.0   352  189  168   36  113   278 .246
2002 Oakland          4.37  20  20   352.0   362  189  171   41  121   243 .271
2002 St. Louis        4.60  18  22   350.1   362  189  179   42  143   249 .273
2002 Seattle          4.61  19  21   357.1   353  197  183   54  126   282 .254
2002 Cleveland        4.66  19  20   346.0   368  185  179   42  124   279 .272
2002 Chicago (AL)     4.75  27  14   365.2   365  198  193   53  150   232 .264
2002 New York (NL)    4.79  21  20   366.1   392  208  195   48  147   291 .276
2002 Cincinnati       4.89  15  25   346.1   369  201  188   58  118   245 .274
2002 San Diego        4.95  12  29   374.1   403  212  206   42  156   274 .283
2002 Pittsburgh       5.12  15  24   362.0   406  224  206   32  188   257 .286
2002 Houston          5.15  14  26   354.2   416  217  203   55  144   297 .294
2002 Milwaukee        5.18  19  22   361.1   386  228  208   58  186   276 .276
2002 Montreal         5.34  15  26   360.2   424  235  214   48  161   267 .298
2002 Colorado         5.37  16  25   360.1   400  236  215   61  138   237 .281
2002 Baltimore        5.42  15  24   340.2   358  233  205   51  151   211 .268
2002 Toronto          5.58  15  23   339.0   364  221  210   63  146   214 .274
2002 Tampa Bay        5.62   9  30   345.2   407  235  216   54  132   251 .294
2002 Detroit          5.63  15  23   334.1   392  232  209   40  146   192 .293
2002 Texas            5.67  19  21   352.1   431  233  222   51  176   233 .304
2002 Kansas City      5.76  14  24   335.2   399  241  215   51  152   205 .298
-------------------- ----- --- --- ------- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- ----
LEAGUE TOTALS         4.50 600 599 10690.2 10943 5814 5350 1337 4245  7717 .266

BOSTON COMES FROM BEHIND, WINS

BOSTON -- The Red Sox won in walk-off fashion tonight, surmounting a one-run deficit and beating Oakland 5-4 in their last at-bat.  Billy Koch was summoned to pitch the bottom of the 9th.  He did not record an out.  He allowed a double to Johnny Damon and then a sharp single to Shea Hillenbrand.  Hillenbrand was mobbed at 1st base. 

Manny Ramirez was recently placed on the DL and was not in uniform.  Regardless, the Red Sox were able to pound out 13 hits, including a 4-for-5 performance by Shea Hillenbrand.

Eric Chavez smashed a huge, game-tying home run in 6th that lifted Oakland's hopes, but the fun didn't last as Boston rebounded in the 2nd half of the inning.  The victory improves Boston's record to 8-1 in one-run games.

"Tough, just tough," said Maty McNeil.  "Boston just found a way.  I am, however, becoming truly concerned about Miguel Tejada.  Yet another 0-for performance.  His average now stands at .232. -- and it's mid-May."

Around the League: • Cleveland's Ellis Burks has 6 home runs with 14 RBI's over the past 10 days.  • The Boston Red Sox are a perfect 5-0 in extra inning games.  They are the only team in the majors to remain perfect in extra frames. • Jimmy Rollins' 12 errors lead the Major Leagues.  Rollins has muffed 6% of his total chances this year.  His X-play percentage still remains at a respectable 70.7%.  Clearly, Rollins is missing some routine plays. • Kansas City catcher Brett Mayne has thrown out 64.3% of would-be base-runners, tops in the AL. • Relievers are hitting .308 with 13 HR's off Oakland's bullpen.  Only Detroit and Texas have worse bullpens.

BOXSCORE: 2002 Oakland Athletics At 2002 Boston Red Sox             5/14/2002

  Athletics          AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  S.Hatteberg 1B      3  1  0  0 .289     J.Damon CF          5  1  1  0 .236 
  M.Tejada SS         4  0  0  0 .232     S.Hillenbrand 3B    5  1  4  1 .331 
  J.Dye RF            4  1  1  1 .258     N.Garciaparra SS    4  0  1  1 .351 
  E.Chavez 3B         4  1  1  3 .286     B.Daubach RF        4  1  2  0 .271 
  J.Giambi LF         4  0  0  0 .265     R.Henderson LF      3  1  1  0 .179 
  G.Myers C           4  0  1  0 .194     J.Varitek C         4  0  1  0 .265 
  T.Long CF           3  0  0  0 .163     C.Baerga 2B         4  1  2  3 .455 
  C.Pena DH           2  0  0  0 .187     J.Offerman DH       3  0  1  0 .379 
  F.Menechino 2B      3  1  1  0 .178     L.Merloni 1B        4  0  0  0 .139 
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      31  4  4  4                 Totals      36  5 13  5


Athletics....... 1 0 0  0 0 3  0 0 0  -  4  4  0
Red Sox......... 0 1 1  1 0 1  0 0 1  -  5 13  0

Athletics (19-19)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Lidle                   5 2/3   7   4   4   1   4   1  92   3.83  A1 C6
M.Magnante BS(1st)        0       1   0   0   1   0   0   7   3.72  C7 C8
C.Bradford                2 1/3   3   0   0   0   1   0  35   5.40  C9 D9
B.Koch LOSS(1-2)          0       2   1   1   0   0   0   5   5.09  E1
Totals                    8      13   5   5   2   5   1

Red Sox (29-6)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Burkett                 5       3   2   2   0   4   1  50   8.61  A1 B9
T.Wakefield W(5-0)B(1st)  4       1   2   2   1   4   1  59   1.76  C1
Totals                    9       4   4   4   1   8   2

ATTENDANCE- 32,902 DATE- Tuesday, May 14th 2002 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Alfonzo Marquez, Scott Packard, Jeff Nelson, Derryl Cousins
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 2  Red Sox: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 1  Red Sox: 0
DOUBLES- J.Damon(11th), S.Hillenbrand-2(10th)
HOME RUNS- J.Dye(3rd), E.Chavez(6th), C.Baerga(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- R.Henderson(3rd)
WALKS- S.Hatteberg, R.Henderson, J.Offerman
HIT BY PITCH- C.Pena
STRIKE OUTS- M.Tejada-2, J.Dye, E.Chavez-2, G.Myers, T.Long, F.Menechino,
             J.Damon-2, R.Henderson-2, L.Merloni
GIDP- N.Garciaparra

ROBERTO ALOMAR GOES 0-FOR-7

LOS ANGELES -- Mets second baseman Roberto Alomar finished a stunning 0-for-7 with 3 strikeouts in a 14-inning 3-2 defeat to the Dodgers.  Alomar's batting average dropped 13 points in the effort.  He left the game with a still respectable .274 average.

"One of the worst nights of my life," Alomar said.  Years later, Roberto Alomar would contract AIDS and infect several women.

The Dodgers got their walk-off win off an Eric Karros slap single that followed an Alex Cora double.  With the win, the Dodgers improve to an NL-best 26-12.

Oakland A's manager Maty McNeil was watching the game in Boston.  The A's and Red Sox will square off tomorrow.

In St. Louis: Another exciting game around the league featured the rival Cubs and Cardinals.  Albert Pujols hit a tie-breaking 3 run home run in the 9th to propel St. Louis to victory.  It was Pujols' 11th home run of the year.  He's tied for 8th in the NL.

Around the League: WHO'S HOT - BEST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS R.Klesko      SDN .500 32 16  8 10  4  R.Wolf        PHN 19  5  0  2 14  0 200 E.Burks       CLA .412 34 14 12  3  6  B.Kim         ARN  6  2  0  1  7  0 002 B.Bonds       SFN .308 26  8  6 13  3  K.Mercker     CON  6  1  0  2  7  0 000 G.Bennett     CON .533 30 16 11  2  3  M.Mulder      OAA 18  9  0  4 15  0 200 M.Stairs      MLN .433 30 13  8  4  4  K.Escobar     TOA  5  1  0  2  5  0 002 WHO'S NOT - WORST IN LAST 10 DAYS BATTER         TM  AVG AB  H RB BB HR  PITCHER        TM IP  H ER BB Ks HR WLS B.Molina      ANA .067 30  2  0  0  0  M.Hampton     CON  6 14 10  2  4  1 010 C.Johnson     FLN .034 29  1  0  1  0  J.Haynes      CIN  9 18 11  5  3  2 020 D.Berg        TOA .160 25  4  0  0  0  J.Bere        CHN 10 19 12  5  6  1 020 B.Jordan      LAN .143 35  5  1  1  0  J.Mesa        PHN  6  7 10  6  3  4 111 F.Vina        SLN .179 39  7  1  0  0  R.Oswalt      HON  8 19 13  2  6  1 100

BOXSCORE: 2002 New York (NL) Mets At 2002 Los Angeles Dodgers       5/13/2002
  Mets               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dodgers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Cedeno LF         7  0  2  0 .144     C.Izturis SS        6  0  1  0 .234 
  T.Perez CF          6  0  0  0 .303     P.Lo Duca C         7  0  2  1 .264 
  R.Alomar 2B         7  0  0  0 .274     S.Green RF          6  0  1  0 .295 
  M.Piazza C          3  2  2  1 .264     B.Jordan LF         4  1  1  0 .289 
B-J.Payton PR         0  0  0  0 .500     P.Quantrill P       0  0  0  0 ---- 
C-V.Wilson C          2  0  0  0 .250     O.Daal P            1  0  0  0 .286 
  M.Vaughn 1B         5  0  2  0 .255   F-D.Hansen PH         1  0  0  0 .292 
  E.Alfonzo 3B        6  0  2  0 .333     G.Carrara P         0  0  0  0 .000 
  J.Burnitz RF        6  0  1  1 .215     J.Orosco P          0  0  0  0 ---- 
  R.Ordonez SS        6  0  3  0 .295   I-A.Cora PH           1  1  1  0 .320 
  S.Estes P           2  0  0  0 .200     E.Karros 1B         7  0  3  1 .287 
  M.Corey P           0  0  0  0 ----     M.Grissom CF        3  0  1  0 .250 
  S.Strickland P      0  0  0  0 .000   D-D.Roberts PR,CF     0  0  0  0 .291 
E-J.Valentin PH       1  0  0  0 .265     A.Beltre 3B         6  0  2  1 .293 
  D.Weathers P        0  0  0  0 .000     M.Grudzielanek 2B   4  0  1  0 .226 
G-M.Johnson PH        1  0  0  0 .182     O.Perez P           1  1  0  0 .125 
  M.Guthrie P         0  0  0  0 .000   A-H.Bocachica PH,LF   4  0  1  0 .250 
H-J.McEwing PH        0  0  0  0 .250                                         
  S.Komiyama P        0  0  0  0 .000                                         
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---     
         Totals      52  2 12  2                 Totals      51  3 14  3

A-Pinch Hit For Perez In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Piazza In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Payton In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Grissom In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Strickland In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Daal In 11th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Weathers In 12th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Guthrie In 14th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Orosco In 14th Inning

Mets............ 0 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  2 12  1
Dodgers......... 0 1 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 -  3 14  1

Mets (20-18)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Estes                   6 2/3   7   2   2   2   3   0 126   2.24  A1 D3
M.Corey                   1       1   0   0   1   0   0  19   0.00  D4 D8
S.Strickland              0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   8.47  D9 D9
D.Weathers                3       2   0   0   1   3   0  46   3.42  E1 F4
M.Guthrie                 2       1   0   0   1   2   0  31   7.07  F5 G2
S.Komiyama LOSS(2-1)      0 1/3   3   1   1   0   0   0  11   7.43  G3
Totals                   13 1/3  14   3   3   5   8   0

Dodgers (26-12)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
O.Perez                   7       7   2   2   1   8   1 108   1.66  A1 D3
P.Quantrill               1       2   0   0   0   1   0  19   2.08  D4 D8
O.Daal                    3       0   0   0   0   2   0  26   1.05  D9 E8
G.Carrara                 2       3   0   0   0   1   0  31   2.31  E9 F8
J.Orosco WIN(1-0)         1       0   0   0   1   1   0   7   0.00  F9
Totals                   14      12   2   2   2  13   1

ATTENDANCE- 54,111 DATE- Monday, May 13th 2002 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Andrew Fletcher, Scott Higgins, Kerwin Danley, Angel Hernandez
T- 4:50
LEFT ON BASE- Mets:13  Dodgers:15
DOUBLE PLAYS- Mets: 0  Dodgers: 1
ERRORS- R.Ordonez, M.Grudzielanek
DOUBLES- R.Cedeno(2nd), A.Cora(6th)
HOME RUNS- M.Piazza(9th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Cedeno(4th), C.Izturis(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- H.Bocachica
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Estes, J.McEwing, C.Izturis, D.Roberts
WALKS- T.Perez, M.Piazza, S.Green, D.Roberts, M.Grudzielanek-2, O.Perez
HIT BY PITCH- M.Vaughn, M.Grissom
STRIKE OUTS- R.Cedeno-3, R.Alomar-3, M.Piazza, V.Wilson, J.Burnitz-3, S.Estes-2,
             C.Izturis, P.Lo Duca, S.Green, D.Hansen, E.Karros, M.Grudzielanek,
             H.Bocachica-2
GIDP- J.Valentin
WILD PITCHES- S.Estes
PASSED BALLS- P.Lo Duca
WEB GEMS- Top 1st: Shawn Green robbed Roger Cedeno of an extra base hit.
          Bot 5th: Roberto Alomar robbed Paul Lo Duca of a base hit.
          Bot 14th: Vance Wilson blocked the plate, saving a run!