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New York Mets at San Francisco Giants, October 5, 2000

Playing on the road, the New York Mets won 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants on October 5, 2000, a Division Series game. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records attendance of 40,430, a game time of 221 minutes, and a night start for this game. Conditions were recorded as 62 degrees, sunny skies, and a 10 mph wind. The New York Mets' runs came in the second, ninth, and tenth innings, 2 of them in the second. The San Francisco Giants' runs came in the second and ninth innings, 3 of them in the ninth. The line score runs past nine, to the tenth inning. Hits were 10 for the New York Mets and 8 for the San Francisco Giants, with 0 and 0 errors. Armando Benitez was the winning pitcher, allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits in 1.0 innings. The loss was charged to Felix Rodriguez after 2.0 innings and 3 runs. John Franco earned the save. No pitcher struck out more than Al Leiter, who had 6. The New York Mets used Armando Benitez, John Franco, and Al Leiter on the mound. The San Francisco Giants used Shawn Estes, Doug Henry, Felix Rodriguez, and Kirk Rueter on the mound. For the New York Mets, Timo Perez went 3 for 5 and 2 RBI. Edgardo Alfonzo also homered for the New York Mets. Jeff Kent led the San Francisco Giants at the plate: 2 for 4. J. T. Snow drove in 3 for the San Francisco Giants. The San Francisco Giants got another home run from J. T. Snow. Gary Cederstrom worked home plate.