GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (41-57) at NY METS (56-43)

NL: PITTSBURGH at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Gotay hit for A Heilman.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, S GREEN ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
NY METS 6 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR NY METS: R Gotay (.342, 4 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 8 1
NY METS 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - SHAWN CHACON
NYM - AARON HEILMAN (OUT)

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.249, 1-FOR-3)
C IZTURIS (.247, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.224, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at NY METS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (3) VS NY METS (6) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224
F Sanchez 2b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .298
A LaRoche 1b 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .244
J Bay lf 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .253
X Nady rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .283
R Doumit c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .281
J Castillo 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Wilson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249
T Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
a-M Kata ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304
M Kuwata p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Davis ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247

Totals 31 3 8 3 3 4 10

a-singled to center for T Armas in the 5th; b-doubled to right center for M
Kuwata in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (25, T Glavine); X Nady (20, T Glavine); R Davis (2, T
Glavine). HR - J Bay (16, 5th inning off T Glavine 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
LaRoche (57), J Bay 2 (65). 2-out RBI - J Bay 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Doumit 1, N McLouth 1. GIDP - X Nady. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: E - F Sanchez (5, catch). Outfield assists - X Nady (L Milledge at
2nd base), J Bay (D Easley at 2nd base).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303
L Milledge cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .283
D Wright 3b 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .296
C Delgado 1b 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .250
P Lo Duca c 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .270
M Anderson lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .244
D Easley 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .256
S Green rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .273
T Glavine p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257
a-A Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339

Totals 31 6 9 6 5 4 13

a-struck out looking for T Glavine in the 6th; b-flied out to left for A
Heilman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - L Milledge (3, T Gorzelanny); P Lo Duca 2 (13, T Gorzelanny 2); D
Wright (24, T Gorzelanny); S Green (21, S Chacon). SF - M Anderson. RBI - P Lo
Duca 4 (31), M Anderson (5), D Easley (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D Easley 2, T Glavine 1, D Wright 1, L Milledge 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Anderson (3, 2nd base off M Kuwata/R Doumit), S Green (8,
2nd base off J Grabow/R Doumit).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Reyes-D Easley-C Delgado).


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PITTSBURGH - 000 030 00 -- 3
NY METS - 303 000 00 -- 6
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 2 1/3 7 6 6 3 1 0 3.55
T Armas 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.99
M Kuwata 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.88
J Grabow 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.14
S Torres 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.91
S Chacon 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.44

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine 6 8 3 3 3 2 1 4.51
A Heilman 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.63

IBB - J Reyes (by S Chacon). HBP - L Milledge (by S Torres). Pitches-strikes:
T Gorzelanny 59-30; T Armas 24-14; M Kuwata 15-7; J Grabow 9-7; S Torres 20-11;
S Chacon 16-7; T Glavine 113-66; A Heilman 23-16. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Gorzelanny 3-2; T Armas 1-3; M Kuwata 2-1; J Grabow 0-1; S Torres 2-2; S Chacon
0-2; T Glavine 8-8; A Heilman 2-2. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 16; T Armas 5; M
Kuwata 4; J Grabow 3; S Torres 5; S Chacon 5; T Glavine 28; A Heilman 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.
EJECTIONS: PITTSBURGH's Tracy by Vanover (3rd).
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - PITCHING CHANGE
NYM: BILLY WAGNER (1-0, 1.45) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3, NY METS 6

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.249, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL AT NY METS - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Wagner relieved A Heilman.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
NY METS 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Wilson (.249, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
NY METS 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 6 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, TONY ARMAS (3RD), MASUMI KUWATA (5TH), JOHN
GRABOW (6TH), SALOMON TORRES (6TH), SHAWN CHACON (8TH) AND
RYAN DOUMIT

NYM - TOM GLAVINE, AARON HEILMAN (7TH), BILLY WAGNER
(9TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA

HOME RUNS: PIT - JASON BAY (16) OFF TOM GLAVINE IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

NYM - NONE</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at NY METS

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
NY METS 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 x 6 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, TONY ARMAS (3RD), MASUMI KUWATA (5TH), JOHN
GRABOW (6TH), SALOMON TORRES (6TH), SHAWN CHACON (8TH) AND
RYAN DOUMIT

NYM - TOM GLAVINE, AARON HEILMAN (7TH), BILLY WAGNER
(9TH) AND PAUL LO DUCA


WP - TOM GLAVINE (9-6)
LP - TOM GORZELANNY (9-6)
SAVE - BILLY WAGNER (23)

HOME RUNS: PIT - JASON BAY (16) OFF TOM GLAVINE IN THE 5TH, 1 ON

NYM - NONE


TIME: 2:40 ATT: 49,906

PROBABLES: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM (6-12, 4.57)
NYM - OLIVER PEREZ (9-6, 3.00)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at NY METS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (3) VS NY METS (6) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .224
F Sanchez 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .297
A LaRoche 1b 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .244
J Bay lf 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .253
X Nady rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .283
R Doumit c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .281
J Castillo 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Wilson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249
T Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
a-M Kata ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304
M Kuwata p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Davis ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Izturis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246

Totals 34 3 8 3 3 4 11

a-singled to center for T Armas in the 5th; b-doubled to right center for M
Kuwata in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (25, T Glavine); X Nady (20, T Glavine); R Davis (2, T
Glavine). HR - J Bay (16, 5th inning off T Glavine 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
LaRoche (57), J Bay 2 (65). 2-out RBI - J Bay 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Doumit 1, N McLouth 1. GIDP - X Nady. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - F Sanchez (5, catch). Outfield assists - X Nady (L Milledge at
2nd base), J Bay (D Easley at 2nd base).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303
L Milledge cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .283
D Wright 3b 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .296
C Delgado 1b 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .250
P Lo Duca c 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .270
M Anderson lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .244
D Easley 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .256
S Green rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .273
T Glavine p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257
a-A Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 6 9 6 5 4 13

a-struck out looking for T Glavine in the 6th; b-flied out to left for A
Heilman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - L Milledge (3, T Gorzelanny); P Lo Duca 2 (13, T Gorzelanny 2); D
Wright (24, T Gorzelanny); S Green (21, S Chacon). SF - M Anderson. RBI - P Lo
Duca 4 (31), M Anderson (5), D Easley (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D Easley 2, T Glavine 1, D Wright 1, L Milledge 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Anderson (3, 2nd base off M Kuwata/R Doumit), S Green (8,
2nd base off J Grabow/R Doumit).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Reyes-D Easley-C Delgado).


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PITTSBURGH - 000 030 000 -- 3
NY METS - 303 000 00x -- 6
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny (L, 9-6) 2 1/3 7 6 6 3 1 0 3.55
T Armas 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.99
M Kuwata 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.88
J Grabow 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.14
S Torres 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.91
S Chacon 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.44

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine (W, 9-6) 6 8 3 3 3 2 1 4.51
A Heilman (H, 9) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.63
B Wagner (S, 23) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.42

IBB - J Reyes (by S Chacon). HBP - L Milledge (by S Torres); N McLouth (by B
Wagner). Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 59-30; T Armas 24-14; M Kuwata 15-7; J
Grabow 9-7; S Torres 20-11; S Chacon 16-7; T Glavine 113-66; A Heilman 23-16; B
Wagner 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: T Gorzelanny 3-2; T Armas 1-3; M Kuwata
2-1; J Grabow 0-1; S Torres 2-2; S Chacon 0-2; T Glavine 8-8; A Heilman 2-2; B
Wagner 0-3. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 16; T Armas 5; M Kuwata 4; J Grabow 3;
S Torres 5; S Chacon 5; T Glavine 28; A Heilman 6; B Wagner 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.
EJECTIONS: PITTSBURGH's Tracy by Vanover (3rd).
T--2:40. Att--49,906.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at NY METS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PITTSBURGH 3
NY METS 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at NY METS

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PITTSBURGH (3) AT NY METS (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes grounded out to third. L Milledge doubled to deep
center. D Wright walked. C Delgado walked, L Milledge to third, D Wright to
second. P Lo Duca doubled to deep left, L Milledge and D Wright scored,
C Delgado to third. M Anderson hit sacrifice fly to left, C Delgado scored.
D Easley grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, NY METS 3.

NY METS 3RD: L Milledge singled to right, L Milledge out stretching at
second. D Wright doubled to deep left. C Delgado walked. P Lo Duca doubled
to deep center, D Wright and C Delgado scored. M Anderson singled to right,
P Lo Duca to third. D Easley singled to left, P Lo Duca scored, M Anderson to
second. T Armas relieved T Gorzelanny. S Green grounded into fielder's choice
to left, D Easley out at second, M Anderson to third. Pittsburgh's Manager
J Tracy ejected by L Vanover. T Glavine struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, NY METS 6.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: M Kata hit for T Armas. M Kata singled to center.
N McLouth flied out to right. F Sanchez doubled to deep right, M Kata to third.
A LaRoche grounded out to second, M Kata scored, F Sanchez to third. J Bay
homered to left, F Sanchez scored. X Nady doubled to right. R Doumit grounded
out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, NY METS 6.</div>

 

NY METS 6, PITTSBURGH 3

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Blessed with another earlycushion, Tom Glavine made it stand up and moved within onevictory of one of baseball's more cherished milestones.

Glavine pitched six effective innings to earn his 299th careervictory as the New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates forthe second straight night, 6-3, on Wednesday.


Paul Lo Duca had a pair of two-run doubles for the Mets, whobuilt a six-run lead in the first three innings and coasted totheir fifth win in six games.


It was another long night for the Pirates, who lost for the 10thtime in their last 11 games and saw their most effectivepitcher, Tom Gorzelanny, leave after just 2 1/3 innings withleft shoulder stiffness.


The Mets scored six first-inning innings for Glavine in his laststart Thursday at Los Angeles, but the two-time Cy Young Awardwinner had one of his worst outings of the season. He allowedsix runs and 10 hits in two innings and did not figure in thedecision.


Glavine (9-6) made the most out of the cushion on Wednesday. Thelefthander worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the first andallowed three runs and eight hits with three walks and twostrikeouts.


The 41-year-old Glavine will try to become just the 23rd pitcherto reach the coveted 300-win plateau, and what amounts to anautomatic ticket to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. His nextstart will likely be Tuesday on the road against the MilwaukeeBrewers.


All of the 300-game winners eligible for induction have beenelected to baseball's highest honor.


Aaron Heilman retired all six batters he faced in the seventhand eighth and Billy Wagner worked the ninth for his 23rd save.

The Mets played without center fielder Carlos Beltran, who was alate scratch due to an abdominal sprain suffered during battingpractice.


Pittsburgh's Jason Bay hit his third homer of the series, atwo-run blast in the fifth. Adam LaRoche drove in the firstPirate run earlier in the inning with a groundout.

Pirates manager Jim Tracy was ejected for arguing a call on aline drive to left fielder Jason Bay.


Gorzelanny (9-6) lost his second straight start, allowing sixruns and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings. His troubles started inthe first when Lastings Milledge doubled with one out and DavidWright and Carlos Delgado walked to load the bases.

Lo Duca lined a two-run double down the left field and MarlonAnderson made it 3-0 with a sacrifice fly.


New York added three runs in the third. Lo Duca doubled toleft-center field in the third to score Wright, who doubled, andDelgado, who walked. Damion Easley followed with an RBI singleto make it 6-0.


Glavine walked three straight batters with one out in the first,but escaped by getting Xavier Nady to ground into a doubleplay.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at NY METS

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PITTSBURGH (3) AT NY METS (6) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N McLouth CF, F Sanchez 2B, A LaRoche 1B, J Bay LF,
X Nady RF, R Doumit C, J Castillo 3B, J Wilson SS, T Gorzelanny LHP.

Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Milledge CF, D Wright 3B, C Delgado 1B,
P Lo Duca C, M Anderson LF, D Easley 2B, S Green RF, T Glavine LHP.

Umpires -- Tony Randazzo (HP), Charlie Reliford (1B), Greg Gibson (2B),
Larry Vanover (3B).

Gametime Weather: 81 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 10 mph.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: N McLouth struck out looking. F Sanchez walked. A LaRoche
walked, F Sanchez to second. J Bay walked, F Sanchez to third, A LaRoche to
second. X Nady grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Bay
out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, NY METS 0.

NY METS 1ST: J Reyes grounded out to third. L Milledge doubled to deep
center. D Wright walked. C Delgado walked, L Milledge to third, D Wright to
second. P Lo Duca doubled to deep left, L Milledge and D Wright scored,
C Delgado to third. M Anderson hit sacrifice fly to left, C Delgado scored.
D Easley grounded out to third. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, NY METS 3.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: R Doumit grounded out to second. J Castillo flied out to
center. J Wilson singled to center. T Gorzelanny grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, NY METS 3.

NY METS 2ND: S Green struck out swinging. T Glavine grounded out to first.
J Reyes flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, NY METS 3.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: N McLouth flied out to left. F Sanchez singled to left.
A LaRoche popped out to shortstop. J Bay flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, NY METS 3.

NY METS 3RD: L Milledge singled to right, L Milledge out stretching at
second. D Wright doubled to deep left. C Delgado walked. P Lo Duca doubled
to deep center, D Wright and C Delgado scored. M Anderson singled to right,
P Lo Duca to third. D Easley singled to left, P Lo Duca scored, M Anderson to
second. T Armas relieved T Gorzelanny. S Green grounded into fielder's choice
to left, D Easley out at second, M Anderson to third. Pittsburgh's Manager
J Tracy ejected by L Vanover. T Glavine struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 5 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, NY METS 6.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: X Nady lined out to shortstop. R Doumit struck out
swinging. J Castillo singled to right. J Wilson grounded out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, NY METS 6.

NY METS 4TH: J Reyes fouled out to third. L Milledge fouled out to first.
D Wright flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, NY METS 6.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: M Kata hit for T Armas. M Kata singled to center.
N McLouth flied out to right. F Sanchez doubled to deep right, M Kata to third.
A LaRoche grounded out to second, M Kata scored, F Sanchez to third. J Bay
homered to left, F Sanchez scored. X Nady doubled to right. R Doumit grounded
out to pitcher. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, NY METS 6.

NY METS 5TH: M Kuwata relieved T Armas. C Delgado grounded out to
shortstop. P Lo Duca grounded out to third. M Anderson walked. M Anderson
stole second. D Easley flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 3, NY METS 6.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: J Castillo grounded out to shortstop. J Wilson lined out
to left. R Davis hit for M Kuwata. R Davis doubled to right center. N McLouth
lined out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, NY METS 6.

NY METS 6TH: J Grabow relieved M Kuwata. S Green singled to right center.
A Hernandez hit for T Glavine. S Green stole second, S Green safe at third on
error by second baseman F Sanchez. A Hernandez struck out looking. J Reyes
popped out to second. S Torres relieved J Grabow. L Milledge hit by pitch.
D Wright flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 3, NY METS 6.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: A Heilman relieved T Glavine. F Sanchez grounded out to
third. A LaRoche struck out swinging. J Bay fouled out to catcher. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, NY METS 6.

NY METS 7TH: C Delgado flied out to left. P Lo Duca grounded out to third.
M Anderson grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3,
NY METS 6.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: X Nady popped out to second. R Doumit struck out swinging.
J Castillo grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3,
NY METS 6.

NY METS 8TH: S Chacon relieved S Torres. C Izturis at third base. D Easley
struck out swinging. S Green doubled to deep left. R Gotay hit for A Heilman.
R Gotay flied out to left. J Reyes intentionally walked. L Milledge fouled
out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, NY METS 6.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: B Wagner relieved A Heilman. J Wilson flied out to center.
C Izturis lined out to first. N McLouth hit by pitch. F Sanchez flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, NY METS 6.</div>

 

Glavine wins 299th against Pirates

<h3>NY METS 6, PITTSBURGH 3</h3>FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Blessed with another earlycushion, Tom Glavine made it stand up and moved within onevictory of one of baseball's more cherished milestones.

Glavine pitched six effective innings to earn his 299th careervictory as the New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates forthe second straight night, 6-3, on Wednesday.


Paul Lo Duca had a pair of two-run doubles for the Mets, whobuilt a six-run lead in the first three innings and coasted totheir fifth win in six games.


It was another long night for the Pirates, who lost for the 10thtime in their last 11 games and saw their most effectivepitcher, Tom Gorzelanny, leave after just 2 1/3 innings withleft shoulder stiffness.


The Mets scored six first-inning innings for Glavine in his laststart Thursday at Los Angeles, but the two-time Cy Young Awardwinner had one of his worst outings of the season. He allowedsix runs and 10 hits in two innings and did not figure in thedecision.


Glavine (9-6) made the most out of the cushion on Wednesday. Thelefthander worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the first andallowed three runs and eight hits with three walks and twostrikeouts.


The 41-year-old Glavine will try to become just the 23rd pitcherto reach the coveted 300-win plateau, and what amounts to anautomatic ticket to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. His nextstart will likely be Tuesday on the road against the MilwaukeeBrewers.


All of the 300-game winners eligible for induction have beenelected to baseball's highest honor.


Aaron Heilman retired all six batters he faced in the seventhand eighth and Billy Wagner worked the ninth for his 23rd save.

The Mets played without center fielder Carlos Beltran, who was alate scratch due to an abdominal sprain suffered during battingpractice.


Pittsburgh's Jason Bay hit his third homer of the series, atwo-run blast in the fifth. Adam LaRoche drove in the firstPirate run earlier in the inning with a groundout.

Pirates manager Jim Tracy was ejected for arguing a call on aline drive to left fielder Jason Bay.


Gorzelanny (9-6) lost his second straight start, allowing sixruns and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings. His troubles started inthe first when Lastings Milledge doubled with one out and DavidWright and Carlos Delgado walked to load the bases.

Lo Duca lined a two-run double down the left field and MarlonAnderson made it 3-0 with a sacrifice fly.


New York added three runs in the third. Lo Duca doubled toleft-center field in the third to score Wright, who doubled, andDelgado, who walked. Damion Easley followed with an RBI singleto make it 6-0.


Glavine walked three straight batters with one out in the first,but escaped by getting Xavier Nady to ground into a doubleplay.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at NY METS

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (3) VS NY METS (6) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .231
F Sanchez 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .297
A LaRoche 1b 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .244
J Bay lf 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .253
X Nady rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .283
R Doumit c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .281
J Castillo 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
J Wilson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .249
T Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .077
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
a-M Kata ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Kuwata p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Davis ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Izturis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246

Totals 34 3 8 3 3 4 10

a-flied out to right for T Armas in the 5th; b-doubled to right center for M
Kuwata in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (25, T Glavine); X Nady (20, T Glavine); R Davis (2, T
Glavine). HR - J Bay (16, 5th inning off T Glavine 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - A
LaRoche (57), J Bay 2 (65). 2-out RBI - J Bay 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - R Doumit 1, N McLouth 1. GIDP - X Nady. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: E - F Sanchez (5, catch). Outfield assists - X Nady (L Milledge at
2nd base), J Bay (D Easley at 2nd base).


NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303
L Milledge cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .283
D Wright 3b 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 .296
C Delgado 1b 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .250
P Lo Duca c 4 1 2 4 0 0 0 .270
M Anderson lf 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .244
D Easley 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .256
S Green rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .273
T Glavine p 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257
a-A Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
A Heilman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-R Gotay ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .339
B Wagner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 6 9 6 5 4 13

a-struck out looking for T Glavine in the 6th; b-flied out to left for A
Heilman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - L Milledge (3, T Gorzelanny); P Lo Duca 2 (13, T Gorzelanny 2); D
Wright (24, T Gorzelanny); S Green (21, S Chacon). SF - M Anderson. RBI - P Lo
Duca 4 (31), M Anderson (5), D Easley (21). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - D Easley 2, T Glavine 1, D Wright 1, L Milledge 1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Anderson (3, 2nd base off M Kuwata/R Doumit), S Green (8,
2nd base off J Grabow/R Doumit).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Reyes-D Easley-C Delgado).


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PITTSBURGH - 000 030 000 -- 3
NY METS - 303 000 00x -- 6
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny (L, 9-6) 2 1/3 7 6 6 3 1 0 3.55
T Armas 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.99
M Kuwata 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.88
J Grabow 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.14
S Torres 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.91
S Chacon 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.44

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
T Glavine (W, 9-6) 6 8 3 3 3 2 1 4.51
A Heilman (H, 9) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.63
B Wagner (S, 23) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.42

IBB - J Reyes (by S Chacon). HBP - L Milledge (by S Torres); N McLouth (by B
Wagner). Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 59-30; T Armas 24-14; M Kuwata 15-7; J
Grabow 9-7; S Torres 20-11; S Chacon 16-7; T Glavine 112-66; A Heilman 23-16; B
Wagner 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: T Gorzelanny 3-2; T Armas 1-3; M Kuwata
2-1; J Grabow 0-1; S Torres 2-2; S Chacon 0-2; T Glavine 8-8; A Heilman 2-2; B
Wagner 0-3. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 16; T Armas 5; M Kuwata 4; J Grabow 3;
S Torres 5; S Chacon 5; T Glavine 28; A Heilman 6; B Wagner 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.
EJECTIONS: PITTSBURGH's Tracy by Vanover (3rd).
T--2:40. Att--49,906.
Weather: 81 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

Glavine wins 299th against Pirates

<h3>NY METS 6, PITTSBURGH 3</h3>By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) -- Blessed with another early cushion,Tom Glavine made it stand up and moved within one victory of oneof baseball's more cherished milestones.


Glavine pitched six effective innings to earn his 299th careervictory as the New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates forthe second straight night, 6-3, on Wednesday.


Paul Lo Duca had a pair of two-run doubles for the Mets, whobuilt a six-run lead in the first three innings and coasted totheir fifth win in six games.


The 41-year-old Glavine will try to become just the 23rd pitcherto reach the coveted 300-win plateau, and what amounts to anautomatic ticket to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. His nextstart will likely be Tuesday on the road against the MilwaukeeBrewers.


"You try to risk the temptation to get ahead of yourself, butnow it's the next start," Glavine said. "I'm not going to tellyou it will be easy to do. It will be an exciting time."

It was another long night for the Pirates, who lost for the 10thtime in their last 11 games and saw their most effectivepitcher, Tom Gorzelanny, leave after just 2 1/3 innings withleft shoulder stiffness.


"He's been a very durable guy for us all year," Pirates managerJim Tracy said. "We want to see how he's doing tomorrow as faras moving forward."


The Mets scored six first-inning innings for Glavine in his laststart Thursday at Los Angeles, but the two-time Cy Young Awardwinner had one of his worst outings of the season. He allowedsix runs and 10 hits in two innings and did not figure in thedecision.


Glavine (9-6) made the most out of the cushion on Wednesday.The lefthander worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the first andallowed three runs and eight hits with three walks and twostrikeouts.


"I didn't feel totally comfortable," said Glavine, who hadpitched eight dominant innings against Cincinnati in his firststart after the All-Star break. "I went out in LA and I didn'tknow what it was. I felt OK tonight, but not like I did againstCincinnati. It felt like every inning was a struggle." All ofthe 300-game winners eligible for induction have been elected tobaseball's highest honor.


"It's something that I'm proud of, the company I'm beingdiscussed with," Glavine added.


Aaron Heilman retired all six batters he faced in the seventhand eighth and Billy Wagner worked the ninth for his 23rd save.

The Mets played without center fielder Carlos Beltran, who was alate scratch due to an abdominal sprain suffered during battingpractice and is not expected to play Thursday in the finale ofthe three-game series.


"It feels tight, like I pulledsomething," said Beltran, who was treated with ice. "This issomething that has to be day-to-day, but I'm 100 percent sure Ican't play tomorrow."


Pittsburgh's Jason Bay hit his third homer of the series, atwo-run blast in the fifth. Adam LaRoche drove in the firstPirate run earlier in the inning with a groundout.

Tracy was ejected for arguing a call on a line drive to leftfielder Jason Bay.


Gorzelanny (9-6) lost his second straight start, allowing sixruns and seven hits in 2 1/3 innings.


"It just feels stiff. It never felt like I got loose,"Gorzellany said.


His troubles started in the first when Lastings Milledge doubledwith one out and David Wright and Carlos Delgado walked to loadthe bases.


Lo Duca, showing signs of coming out of a prolonged slump, lineda two-run double down the left field and Marlon Anderson madeit 3-0 with a sacrifice fly.


"It was nice. I'm starting to feel better at the plate," LoDuca said. "I need to grind out at-bats. Hopefully I can keepit going."


New York added three runs in the third. Lo Duca doubled toleft-center field in the third to score Wright, who doubled, andDelgado, who walked. Damion Easley followed with an RBI singleto make it 6-0.


Glavine walked three straight batters with one out in the first,but escaped by getting Xavier Nady to ground into a doubleplay.