Summary
NEW YORK -- Nick Johnson dropped a routine throw to first base with two outs in the eighth inning Wednesday night, allowing Ty Wigginton to score the go-ahead run for the New York Mets in their 5- 4 victory over the Montreal Expos. Shifted from third base to first when the Mets called up prized prospect David Wright earlier in the day, Wigginton reached base five times on three walks and two errors. He also made a nice scoop at first to complete a game- ending double play.
Richard Hidalgo hit a three-run homer for the Mets, who blew a 4- 0 lead when reliever Mike Stanton gave up a three-run shot to Endy Chavez in the seventh.See the full content of this document
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Johnson's Miscue Propels Mets to Win
But New York caught a break in the eighth.
Wigginton walked with two outs against Joe Horgan (3-1) and advanced to second on Lu...See the full content of this document
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