MAJOR LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
04/20/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
NEW YORK METS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 173 - SUNDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (6-6) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 5 11 1
Los Angeles Angels (4-8) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
Gooden, Mets Dispatch Los Angeles, 5-1
Dwight Gooden pitched a gem to lead New York to victory over the Los Angeles Angels, 5-1. The Angels fall to 4-8 and continue their uninspiring start to the 2014 season.

Gooden made it look effortless. He scattered 4 hits over 7 innings, while racking up 13 strikeouts. The New York right-hander encountered little resistance from the Los Angeles hitters. His season record is now 2-0.

"We have a lot of confidence in Dwight," said New York manager .
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Lindor DH 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .333 2 7
L. Dykstra CF 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .286 1 9
J. McNeil 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .204 0 2
K. Hernandez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .182 0 0
D. Strawberry RF 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .233 1 1
D. Wright 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .200 3 7
C. Jones LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .222 0 1
J. Stearns C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
B. Harrelson SS 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .139 0 1
Totals 37 5 11 4 5 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Lindor 3 (6, 5th Inning off D. Chance, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. Chance, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off F. Rodriguez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Strawberry (1, 8th Inning off B. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Lindor 6 , L. Dykstra 3 , J. McNeil 2 , K. Hernandez , D. Strawberry 5
2-out RBI: J. McNeil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Hernandez 2 , D. Strawberry , D. Wright , J. Stearns
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Dykstra (2) , D. Strawberry (1) , B. Harrelson (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Harrelson (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Wright-McNeil-Hernandez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Simmons SS 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .213 0 1
T. Glaus 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .214 2 5
J. Edmonds DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 3 .302 1 6
   b-B. Boone DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
M. Trout LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 .170 1 5
F. Lynn CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .289 2 8
T. Salmon RF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .067 0 0
B. Grich 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184 3 7
   a-C. Figgins PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
B. Downing C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .171 0 1
M. Napoli 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .154 0 0
Totals 32 1 5 1 4 17 19      
a - C. Figgins pinch hit for B. Grich in the 7th
b - B. Boone inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Edmonds (7, 4th Inning off D. Gooden, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Simmons (2, 6th Inning off D. Gooden, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Simmons 3 , T. Glaus , J. Edmonds 2 , M. Trout
2-out RBI: M. Trout
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trout , F. Lynn , T. Salmon , M. Napoli
GIDP: M. Trout
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Trout (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Glaus)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gooden W (2-0) 7.0 4 1 1 1 13 0 104 2.66   
T. McGraw H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 3.86   
S. Lockwood 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 21 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gooden 77
Batters Faced: D. Gooden 26, T. McGraw 5, S. Lockwood 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gooden 4-3, T. McGraw 1-0, S. Lockwood 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gooden 104-67, T. McGraw 21-13, S. Lockwood 21-12
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Chance L (1-2) 6.2 7 2 2 3 5 0 105 4.67   
B. Lee 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 21 4.50   
F. Rodriguez 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 24 9.64   
C. Finley 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Chance 54
Batters Faced: D. Chance 29, B. Lee 6, F. Rodriguez 6, C. Finley 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Chance 9-5, B. Lee 3-0, F. Rodriguez 1-0, C. Finley 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Chance 105-64, B. Lee 21-13, F. Rodriguez 24-10, C. Finley 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Lee 1-1 , C. Finley 2-0
WP: F. Rodriguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dwight Gooden
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM PT
Time: 4:23
Attendance: 30363
Special Notes: Rain delay of 48 minutes in the 4th inning. Dwight Gooden sets the NL regular season game record for strikeouts with 12. Dwight Gooden sets the NL regular season game record for strikeouts with 13. Francisco Lindor ties the NL regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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