New York Yankees 4–2 New York Mets: MLB regular season, 8 July 2000, doubleheader game 1

The game

New York Yankees defeated New York Mets 4–2 at Shea Stadium on 8 July 2000 in the mlb regular season.

The visiting New York Yankees scored 4 runs, while the home New York Mets finished with 2. The winning margin was 2 runs.

How the scoring developed

In inning 1, New York Yankees scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Yankees 2–0 New York Mets. In inning 2, New York Mets scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Yankees 2–1 New York Mets.

In inning 5, New York Mets scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Yankees 2–2 New York Mets. In inning 6, New York Yankees scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Yankees 3–2 New York Mets.

In inning 8, New York Yankees scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Yankees 4–2 New York Mets.

Pitching decisions

Dwight Gooden was credited with the pitching win. Bobby Jones was charged with the loss.

Mariano Rivera recorded the save. The win, loss and save are the pitcher decisions recorded for this game.

Hits, errors and innings

New York Yankees finished with 6 hits and 0 errors, alongside 4 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

New York Mets finished with 6 hits and 2 errors, alongside 2 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.

The season and series

This was game 1 of the doubleheader between New York Yankees and New York Mets. It is a separate game with its own score and pitcher decisions.

The season record shown with this result was New York Yankees 44 wins and 37 losses.

The season record shown with this result was New York Mets 47 wins and 37 losses.

Inning by inning