The #3 seed San Francisco Giants played the #6 seed New York Mets in
a First round best-of-5 playoff series. The first two games were to be
played in New York, while games 3-5 would be in San Francisco, if necessary.
The winner would advance to the Semi-final round against Baltimore.
GAME 1
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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San Francisco 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 9 0
New York(NL) 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 11 0
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Starting Pitchers: San Francisco - Jimmy Key
New York(NL) - Scott Erickson
WP - Scott Erickson (1-0) LP - Jimmy Key (0-1)
E: San Francisco - None
New York(NL) - None
HR: San Francisco - Jon Nunnally
New York(NL) - Jim Edmonds (2)
INJURIES: New York(NL) - Phil Nevin -- remainder of game
San Francisco - None
Highlights: Jim Edmonds hit a 2-run HR to highlight a 4-run
2nd inning, and Scott Erickson pitched a strong
7.1 innings in leading the Mets to a 6-2 victory.
Edmonds put the game away with a solo HR in the
8th.
GAME 2
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
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San Francisco 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 2
New York(NL) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 11 1
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Starting Pitchers: San Francisco - Pedro Martinez
New York(NL) - Curt Schilling
WP - Doug Henry (1-0) LP - Mike Trombley (0-1)
E: San Francisco - Fernando Vina (2)
New York(NL) - Jose Valentin
HR: San Francisco - Alex Rodriguez (2)
New York(NL) - Eric Young
INJURIES: New York(NL) - Dave Nilsson -- remainder of game
San Francisco - None
Highlights: Alex Rodriguez hit a 2-run HR in the 2nd, and added
an insurance run with a solo shot in the 9th to give
the Giants a 3-1 lead. With Pedro Martinez going for
the complete game victory, the Mets rallied. With one
out in the bottom of the 9th, Jim Edmonds singled,
and Eric Young hit a 2-run HR to tie the game. It
remained tied into the bottom of the 13th when Grace
singled, Chipper Jones walked, and Jeromy Burnitz
doubled home the winning run.
GAME 3
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Inning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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New York(NL) 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 10 15 0
San Francisco 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
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Starting Pitchers: New York(NL) - Dustin Hermanson
San Francisco - Chuck Finley
WP - Dustin Hermanson (1-0) LP - Chuck Finley (0-1)
E: New York(NL) - None
San Francisco - None
HR: New York(NL) - Kevin Young, Charles Johnson (3), Phil Nevin,
Jim Edmonds
San Francisco - Albert Belle
INJURIES: New York(NL) - None
San Francisco - None
Highlights: Charles Johnson led the Mets hitting 3 HRs, and the
Mets added 3 more to easily win, 10-1. Hermanson
pitched a complete game 3-hitter as the Mets completed
a sweep over the 3rd seeded San Francisco Giants.
The Mets hit 9 HRs in the 3-game series. They now travel to Baltimore
to play the Orioles in the Semi-finals.