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New York Mets 5–3 Los Angeles Dodgers: MLB regular season, 18 August 2000

New York Mets defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 5–3 at Dodger Stadium on 18 August 2000 in the mlb regular season.

18 August 2000 International Dodger Stadium
Source-checked report card · BaseballFinal: New York Mets 5–3 Los Angeles Dodgers

18 August 2000 · Dodger Stadium

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The game

New York Mets defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 5–3 at Dodger Stadium on 18 August 2000 in the mlb regular season.

The visiting New York Mets scored 5 runs, while the home Los Angeles Dodgers finished with 3. The winning margin was 2 runs.

How the scoring developed

In inning 2, New York Mets scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 1–0 Los Angeles Dodgers. In inning 3, New York Mets scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 3–0 Los Angeles Dodgers.

In inning 6, Los Angeles Dodgers scored 3 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 3–3 Los Angeles Dodgers. In inning 7, New York Mets scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 4–3 Los Angeles Dodgers.

In inning 9, New York Mets scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 5–3 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Pitching decisions

Rick White was credited with the pitching win. Terry Adams was charged with the loss.

Armando Benítez recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.

Hits, errors and innings

New York Mets finished with 10 hits and 2 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

Los Angeles Dodgers finished with 8 hits and 3 errors, alongside 3 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

The season and series

The season record shown with this result was New York Mets 73 wins and 49 losses.

The season record shown with this result was Los Angeles Dodgers 61 wins and 59 losses.

Inning by inning

New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
InningNew York MetsLos Angeles Dodgers
100
210
320
400
500
603
710
800
910
Total53

Sources

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