It's a lucky play. There's obviously no skill involved in that, but we'll take it. We'll take it any way we can get it. Shinjo, who saw the play unfold in front of him from center field, was stunned. In Japan, pitchers don't try to catch that ball, they try to get out of the way of it.
American pitchers are brave.
Mike Piazza singled home the Mets' sixth run in the ninth. Armando Benitez pitched the ninth for his sixth save in as many opportunities. Mets SS Rey Ordonez , who hit a sacrifice fly to tie the game 1-1 in the second, made a fine diving stop on Lee Stevens ' grounder up the middle to end the eighth. Expos 2B Jose Vidro had an MRI on his sore left forearm prior to the game and missed his second straight start. Information are applicable to this site.