Article: New York Mets get team-record six double plays to beat San Francisco Giants 11-9


AP Worldstream
08-22-2004
Dateline: SAN FRANCISCO
Dustan Mohr allowed two runs to score when he dropped a fly ball in the 12th inning, and the New York Mets overcame a shaky return by Tom Glavine and a team-record six double plays to beat the San Francisco Giants 11-9 Saturday.

The game featured 10 double plays, 16 walks and three errors. But the biggest mistake was made by Mohr.

Just when it looked as if Giants reliever Kevin Correia (0-1) was going to pitch his way out of a bases-loaded, none-out jam with help from a sharp double play by first baseman Pedro Feliz and catcher Yorvit Torrealba, Mohr's gaffe gave New York the win.

After the first three Mets reached in the 12th, the Mets hit ...

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