MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
07/07/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
GAME ID: 1699 - SATURDAY, JULY 7TH , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (43-51) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
San Francisco Giants (43-51) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 4 11 1
Giants Better Mets, 4-3
Starting pitcher Justin Masterson pitched well enough to help the San Francisco Giants beat the New York Mets, 4-3. Masterson got the win, improving to 8-6. He gave up 5 hits and walked 2 over 6 innings. He allowed 3 runs. Getting the save was Josh James, his 4th.

The Giants got a big at-bat from right fielder Nelson Cruz. For the game, Cruz was 1-3 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 3rd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 14th home run of the season gave San Francisco a 4-3 lead.

San Francisco manager praised his team's "businesslike approach."

San Francisco is now 43-51.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Bader CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .236 9 27
T. Naquin LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .275 5 34
J. Kipnis 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .282 3 17
A. Nola C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .393 3 18
A. Pujols DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .256 7 47
A. Jones RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .297 13 39
E. Nunez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .382 0 4
I. Kiner-Falefa 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .227 4 31
W. Flores SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .198 3 15
Totals 33 3 8 3 2 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Kipnis (6, 8th Inning off A. Reyes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Nola (2, 1st Inning off J. Masterson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Bader (9, 1st Inning off J. Masterson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Bader 5 , J. Kipnis 2 , A. Nola 4 , E. Nunez , I. Kiner-Falefa 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kipnis , A. Nola , A. Jones
GIDP: A. Pujols , W. Flores
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Kiner-Falefa (10)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Naquin(Happ at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Happ LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .229 9 34
W. Merrifield 2B 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .253 2 29
P. Sandoval 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .320 12 58
F. Lindor SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .244 21 60
R. Hoskins DH 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .242 9 39
B. Zimmer CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .182 2 14
C. Hart 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .225 8 30
   b-C. Asuaje 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 2 11
N. Cruz RF 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .217 14 39
   a-N. Reimold RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 2
R. Martin C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 2 24
Totals 32 4 11 4 1 7 11      
a - N. Reimold substituted for N. Cruz in the 9th
b - C. Asuaje substituted for C. Hart in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Merrifield (18, 3rd Inning off S. Ohtani, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Happ (19, 5th Inning off S. Ohtani, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Sandoval (29, 6th Inning off S. Ohtani, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Hoskins (23, 6th Inning off S. Ohtani, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cruz (14, 6th Inning off J. Hoffman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Happ 3 , W. Merrifield 3 , P. Sandoval 3 , F. Lindor , R. Hoskins 2 , B. Zimmer 2 , N. Cruz 4
2-out RBI: N. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Sandoval , N. Cruz
Sac Fly: C. Hart
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Zimmer (18)
CS: I. Happ (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Zimmer (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Sandoval-Merrifield-Hart, Lindor-Merrifield-Hart)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Ohtani 5.2 9 3 3 1 4 0 90 5.24   
J. Hoffman L (0-5), BS (1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 2.85   
R. Iglesias 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.30   
J. Karinchak 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Ohtani 42
Batters Faced: S. Ohtani 25, J. Hoffman 2, R. Iglesias 4, J. Karinchak 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Ohtani 4-7, J. Hoffman 1-0, R. Iglesias 1-1, J. Karinchak 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Ohtani 90-58, J. Hoffman 3-2, R. Iglesias 14-8, J. Karinchak 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hoffman 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Masterson W (8-6) 6.0 5 3 2 2 3 1 101 4.30   
S. Lugo H (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.41   
A. Reyes H (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.90   
J. James SV (4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 17 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Masterson 53
Batters Faced: J. Masterson 24, S. Lugo 3, A. Reyes 4, J. James 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Masterson 10-4, S. Lugo 2-0, A. Reyes 2-0, J. James 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Masterson 101-64, S. Lugo 7-5, A. Reyes 14-11, J. James 17-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Masterson
Ballpark: Oracle Park
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 34467
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