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New York Mets 5–4 San Francisco Giants: MLB Division Series, 5 October 2000
New York Mets defeated San Francisco Giants 5–4 at PacBell Park on 5 October 2000 in the mlb division series.
5 October 2000 · PacBell Park
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The game
New York Mets defeated San Francisco Giants 5–4 at PacBell Park on 5 October 2000 in the mlb division series.
The visiting New York Mets scored 5 runs, while the home San Francisco Giants finished with 4. The winning margin was 1 run.
How the scoring developed
In inning 2, New York Mets scored 2 runs in the top half and San Francisco Giants scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 2–1 San Francisco Giants. In inning 9, New York Mets scored 2 runs in the top half and San Francisco Giants scored 3 runs in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 4–4 San Francisco Giants.
In inning 10, New York Mets scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 5–4 San Francisco Giants.
Pitching decisions
Armando Benítez was credited with the pitching win. Felix Rodriguez was charged with the loss.
John Franco 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 0 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
San Francisco Giants finished with 8 hits and 0 errors, alongside 4 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The game extended to 10 innings, beyond the scheduled 9. The inning table shows the scoring through the additional innings.
The season and series
The game was part of the MLB Division Series in the 2000 season. The series game number in the MLB record is 2.
Inning by inning
| Inning | New York Mets | San Francisco Giants |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 4 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.