Summary
12/30/2024 1:26PM PST
W: Sonny Gray (9-9, 2.61), L: Zack Wheeler (1-1, 6.23), SV: Dennis Eckersley (0-3, 3.95)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Bats batting. Gray pitching. Gagne in bullpen. Rogers in bullpen. Turner struck out chasing a curveball low and away. Merrill walked. Jones was called out on strikes looking on a high sinker. Judge lined out to Ruth (L3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 1
Goobers batting. Wheeler pitching. Rollins doubled to center. Jones homered to right (382 feet). Rollins scores.* Ruth lined out to Betts (L6). Mantle struck out on a fastball low and away. Griffey Jr. grounded to center for a single. Posada grounded out to Betts (6-4). Griffey Jr. out.
Runs: 2 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 20 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 2:
Bats batting. Ruth grounded out to Rollins (6-3). Betts grounded out to Jones (5-3). Mantle struck out chasing a fastball high and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 0
Goobers batting. Musial lined to left for a single. Rodriguez flied out to Soto (F9). Morgan struck out chasing a splitter low and in. Rollins grounded out to Wheeler (1-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Bats batting. Soto doubled to center. Rodriguez reached first on fielder's choice (FC). Soto advances to 3rd. Turner flied out to Griffey Jr. (F9). Merrill grounded into a double play (6-4-3 DP). Rodriguez out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 2
Goobers batting. Jones grounded and deflected off third baseman Jones for a single. Ruth grounded into a double play (4-6-3 DP). Jones out. Mantle grounded out to Betts (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Bats batting. Jones grounded out to Morgan (4-3). Judge grounded out to Morgan (4-3). Ruth grounded to center for a single. Betts struck out on a fastball high and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Goobers batting. Griffey Jr. grounded out to Jones (5-3). Posada grounded to left for a single, out while advancing extra bases (7-4). Musial struck out chasing a slider low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 5:
Bats batting. Mantle walked. Soto flied out to Mantle (F8). Rodriguez grounded into a double play (1-6-3 DP). Mantle out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 1
Goobers batting. Rodriguez struck out on a fastball low and away. Morgan struck out chasing a splitter low and in. Rollins lined to center for a single. Jones grounded out to Turner (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 6:
Bats batting. Turner doubled to center. Gagne pitching. Smoltz in bullpen. Merrill grounded out to Morgan (4-3). Turner advances to 3rd. Jones was called out on strikes looking on an inside fastball. Judge grounded out to Morgan (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 1
Goobers batting. Ruth grounded out to Jones (5-3). Mantle grounded out to Betts (6-3). Griffey Jr. grounded to center for a single. Posada was called out on strikes looking on a sinker high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 7:
Bats batting. Ruth flied out to Musial (F7). Betts struck out swinging late at a fastball low and in. Mantle popped out to Jones (P5).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Goobers batting. Musial flied out to Mantle (F7). Rodriguez flied out to Soto (F9). Loup in bullpen. Miller in bullpen. Morgan grounded to right for a single. Morgan stole 2nd. Rollins lined to center for a single. Morgan scores. Jones flied out to Mantle (F7).
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 8:
Bats batting. Smoltz pitching. Eckersley in bullpen. Soto lined out to Musial (L7). Rodriguez homered to right (354 feet). Turner struck out swinging late at an inside fastball. Merrill grounded out to Rollins (6-3).
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Goobers batting. Loup pitching. Ruth flied out to Merrill (F8). Mantle grounded out to Jones (5-3). Griffey Jr. struck out swinging late at a sinker low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 9:
Bats batting. Jones flied out to Mantle (F8). Eckersley pitching. Smith in bullpen. Judge flied out to Griffey Jr. (F9). Ruth flied out to Mantle (F8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Griffey Jr.: 113 mph (Griffey Jr. grounded to center for a single. )
Turner: 116 mph (Turner doubled to center. )
Griffey Jr.: 115 mph (Griffey Jr. grounded to center for a single. )
Jones: 109 mph (Jones flied out to CF (F8). )
Polo Grounds (20 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Hall of Fame.
Pitching Difficulty is Hall of Fame.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 47,434 (87% capacity)
Weather: 69 degrees, Overcast
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 7:00pm
Game Scores: 64 (Gray), 53 (Wheeler)
UMPIRES
HP: Jerry Hillsdale. 1B: Kenny Janzen. 2B: Mike Fillmore. 3B: Rusty Valentine.