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Mets Starting Lineup

cf Lance Johnson ss Rey Ordóñez 1b John Olerud lf Bernard Gilkey c Todd Hundley rf Carl Everett 3b Matt Franco 2b Manny Alexander p Bobby Jones

April 20, 1997, Shea Stadium, Flushing, NY New York Mets 8, Chicago Cubs 2 Cubs ab r h bi bb so Doug Glanville cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 Dave Hansen 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 Mark Grace 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 Sammy Sosa rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 Brooks Kieschnick lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 Shawon Dunston ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 - Ramon Tatis p 1 0 0 0 0 1 - Kent Bottenfield p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Tyler Houston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Servais c 3 0 0 0 0 0 Rey Sanchez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 Steve Trachsel p 1 0 0 0 0 1 - Larry Casian p 0 0 0 0 0 0 - José Hernandez ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 Mets ab r h bi bb so Avg. Lance Johnson cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 .281 Rey Ordóñez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 John Olerud 1b 5 2 3 3 0 0 .394 Bernard Gilkey lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .188 Todd Hundley c 4 1 1 0 0 3 .208 Carl Everett rf 4 2 3 5 0 0 .172 Matt Franco 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .167 Manny Alexander 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .286 Bobby Jones p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Chicago Cubs 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 New York Mets 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 x 8 13 0 Chicago Cubs ip h r er bb so Steve Trachsel (L) 2.0 8 7 5 2 1 Larry Casian 1.1 3 1 1 0 1 Ramon Tatis 3.2 1 0 0 0 1 Kent Bottenfield 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 New York Mets ip h r er bb so Bobby Jones (W,3-1) 9.0 5 2 2 1 3 3.26 Errors: Dave Hansen. HR: Carl Everett 2 (2), John Olerud (3), Mark Grace. Intentional Walks: Lance Johnson. SH: Bobby Jones, Rey Ordóñez. SB: Shawon Dunston.