Remembering Mets History: (2000) Al Leiter Strikes Out 12 Braves
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Saturday July 1st 2000: The Mets Braves rivalry was at it's peak at this point in time, with Bobby Cox's Atlanta club (48-32) one game in front of the Mets (46-32) in first place. 44,593 came out to Shea for this Saturday matinee with Greg Maddux (9-2) going up against Al Leiter (9-1). Starting Lineups Atlanta Braves New York Mets 1 Quilvio Veras 2B 1 Melvin Mora SS 2 Andruw Jones CF 2 Derek Bell RF 3 Chipper Jones 3B 3 Edgardo Alfonzo 2B 4 Andres Galarraga 1B 4 Mike Piazza C 5 Brian Jordan RF 5 Robin Ventura 3B 6 Bobby Bonilla LF 6 Todd Zeile 1B 7 Rafael Furcal SS 7 Jay Payton CF 8 Fernando Lunar C 8 Benny Agbayani LF 9 Greg Maddux P 9 Al Leiter P I n the home 1st, Derek Bell doubled & reached third a ground out, he then scored when a third strike to Mike Piazza got passed the catcher; Fernando Lunar. The Mets then exploded in the 2nd inning, Benny Agbayani hit a solo HR & the flood gates opened. Al Leiter singled, Melvin