Mets 3, Braves 2 — Box Score & Highlights (10/16/1999)

 

Final: Mets 3, Braves 2

Player of the Game: John Olerud

The New York Mets defeated the Atlanta Braves, 3-2, at Shea Stadium on Saturday, October 16, 1999. John Olerud went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI to lead the way. Turk Wendell (2-0) earned the win; Mike Remlinger took the loss; Armando Benítez (1) picked up the save.

Line Score

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0
NYM	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	X	3	5	0

Atlanta Braves Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Gerald Williams LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.294
Bret Boone 2B	3	0	1	0	0	1	.353
Keith Lockhart PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Chipper Jones 3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.174
Brian Jordan RF	3	1	1	1	0	0	.323
Ryan Klesko 1B	3	1	1	1	0	1	.278
Brian R. Hunter 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Andruw Jones CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.226
Eddie Pérez C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.345
Walt Weiss SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.278
John Rocker P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
John Smoltz P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.400
Mike Remlinger P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ozzie Guillen SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	29	2	3	2	0	6

BATTING
HR: Jordan (3, 8th inning off Reed, 0 on, 0 out); Klesko (1, 8th inning off Reed, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Boone, B; Jordan 4; Klesko 4.
RBI: Jordan (10); Klesko (2).

BASERUNNING
CS: Boone, B (1, 2nd base by Reed/Piazza).

New York Mets Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Rickey Henderson LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.250
Melvin Mora LF	0	1	0	0	1	0	.429
John Olerud 1B	4	1	2	3	0	0	.355
Edgardo Alfonzo 2B	4	0	0	0	0	3	.250
Mike Piazza C	3	0	0	0	0	2	.174
Robin Ventura 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	.115
Darryl Hamilton CF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.118
Roger Cedeno RF	3	1	3	0	0	0	.471
Rey Ordonez SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.179
Rick Reed P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Turk Wendell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Matt Franco PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Benny Agbayani PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Armando Benítez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	29	3	5	3	1	9

BATTING
HR: Olerud (2, 6th inning off Smoltz, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Cedeno 3; Olerud 5.
RBI: Olerud 3 (9).
2-out RBI: Olerud 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Henderson.
Team RISP: 1-for-3.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
SB: Cedeno 2 (3, 2nd base off Remlinger/Pérez, Eddie, 3rd base off Rocker/Pérez, Eddie); Mora (1, 2nd base off Rocker/Pérez, Eddie).

Atlanta Braves Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
John Smoltz	7.1	4	2	2	0	7	3.52
Mike Remlinger (L)	0.1	0	1	1	1	1	7.94
John Rocker	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0.00

New York Mets Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Rick Reed	7.0	3	2	2	0	5	2.77
Turk Wendell (W)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.59
Armando Benítez (SV)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00

Strikeouts

Batter	Pitcher	#	Type	Count	Pitch
Boone	Reed	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Klesko	Reed	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Hamilton	Smoltz	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Weiss	Reed	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Henderson	Smoltz	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Jones	Reed	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Alfonzo	Smoltz	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Piazza	Smoltz	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Hamilton	Smoltz	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Alfonzo	Smoltz	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Jones	Reed	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Piazza	Smoltz	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Agbayani	Remlinger	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Alfonzo	Rocker	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—
Lockhart	Benítez	3	Swinging Strike	0-2	—

#: pitch of the at-bat the strikeout came on. Count: the count the pitch was thrown on.

Scoring Plays

B6: John Olerud hits a home run (1). (ATL 0, NYM 1)

T8: Brian Jordan hits a home run (2). (ATL 1, NYM 1)

T8: Ryan Klesko hits a home run (1). (ATL 2, NYM 1)

B8: John Olerud singles on a to center fielder Andruw Jones. Roger Cedeno scores. Melvin Mora scores. (ATL 2, NYM 3)

Statcast

Swing & Misses

Pitcher	#
John Smoltz	21
Rick Reed	15
Armando Benítez	3
Mike Remlinger	3
John Rocker	3

Full pitch-by-pitch charts at Baseball Savant »

Game Info

Groundouts-flyouts: Smoltz 5-6; Remlinger 0-0; Rocker 0-0; Reed 8-5; Wendell 2-1; Benítez 0-2.
Batters faced: Smoltz 26; Remlinger 2; Rocker 2; Reed 23; Wendell 3; Benítez 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Remlinger 1-0; Rocker 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Ed Rapuano. 1B: Jerry Layne. 2B: Jerry Crawford. 3B: Ed Montague. LF: Jeff Kellogg. RF: Charlie Reliford.
Weather: 66 degrees, Unknown.
Wind: 11 mph, R To L.
First pitch: 7:42 PM.
T: 2:20.
Att: 55,872.
Venue: Shea Stadium.
October 16, 1999

Game Highlights

Olerud crushes a solo home run

Benitez secures Mets Game 4 win

Olerud's go-ahead single

Braves go back-to-back for lead

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Box score data via MLB Stats API. Compiled by MetsNewsLinks.com.