On May 17, 2000, the New York Mets hosted the Colorado Rockies in an evenly matched affair in front of 23,000. The Wednesday night matchup pitted the 19-18 Rockies against the 20-20 Mets.
By the end of the night, the Rockies fell down to .500 and the Mets climbed above. For the rest of the season, New York continued to have more wins than losses.
This particular 4-2 Mets win represented the season well. Al Leiter was the man on the mound for the Metropolitans. In 8 innings of work, the lefty allowed just 2 earned runs while striking out 9.