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NEW YORK - David Wright hit a pair of run-scoring singles and New York beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 Tuesday night to ruin the homecoming of former Mets catcher Mike Piazza.
Piazza went 1-for-4 in his first game at Shea Stadium since he signed with the Padres in the offseason. He received loud cheers from the moment he exited the dugout for pregame stretching to his last at-bat in the eighth inning.See the full content of this document
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Piazza's Homecoming Ruined
Wright, one of the new leaders of the first place Mets, went 3- for-4 and swiped one of New York's three stolen bases against Piazza, who has long had trouble throwing out runners. Carlos Beltran also doubled three times to tie a Mets franchise record.
The matchup of division leaders was almost an afterthought to the return of Piazza, who spent much of the night with a wide grin running across his face.SAN DIEGO NEW YORKab r h bi ab r h biDRbrts lf 5 0 0 0 Reyes ss 4 0 1 0BGiles rf 2 0 0 0 L Duca c 4 1 1 0Cmeron cf 3 0 1 0 Beltran cf 4 1 3 0Piazza c 4 0 1 0 CDlgdo 1b 2 0 0 0Wllmsn p 0 0 0 0 Wright 3b 4 1 3 2AGnzlz 1b 4 0 1 0 Vlentin 2b 3 0 0 0TWalkr 3b 2 1 1 0 Chavez lf ...See the full content of this document
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