GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (65-52) at PITTSBURGH (49-67)

NL: NY METS (65-52) at PITTSBURGH (49-67)

<h3>Wright, Mets hoping to hold off Phillies, Braves</h3>



<div class="pre">NY Mets (65-52) at Pittsburgh (49-67) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- David Wright hopes he can help the NewYork Mets maintain their advantage in the National League Eastwhen they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates for the opener of athree-game series Tuesday.


After a sluggish start to the season, Wright has been hotrecently. He is 7-for-15 (.467) with three home runs and sixRBI over his previous four contests.


New York leads the NL East by three games over the PhiladelphiaPhillies while the Atlanta Braves sit just 3 1/2 games back.

The Mets will send Orlando Hernandez (7-4, 3.05 ERA) to themound. Hernandez is quietly becoming New York's best pitcherthis season, not losing for over a month.


The 37-year-old Cuban is 2-0 with a 2.72 ERA over his last sixstarts. The Mets have been victorious in each of Hernandez'soutings in that span.


Hernandez allowed three runs and four hits in seven innings, butdid not figure in a 4-3 win over the Braves on Wednesday.

The Pirates will counter with Ian Snell (7-10, 3.87), who haslost his last five decisions. The righthander, who had given upeight runs in his last 11 innings, has seen his ERA rise from2.93 over his last six outings.


Pittsburgh, which has won four of its last five contestsfollowing the split of a doubleheader with the San FranciscoGiants on Monday, has lost each of Snell's previous six starts.

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NY METS AT PITTSBURGH -- LINEUPS

NY METS PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Reyes SS .306 9 47 Nate Mclouth CF .239 5 20
Luis Castillo 2B .326 0 5 Freddy Sanchez 2B .305 7 48
David Wright 3B .305 22 74 Adam Laroche 1B .250 17 65
Carlos Beltran CF .258 20 65 Jason Bay LF .253 18 73
Carlos Delgado 1B .251 18 67 Jose Bautista RF .261 8 39
Moises Alou LF .311 7 23 Jose Castillo 3B .259 0 16
Lastings Milledge RF .309 3 18 Ronny Paulino C .241 8 37
Mike Difelice C .333 0 0 Jack Wilson SS .269 6 34
Orlando Hernandez RHP .175 0 3 Ian Snell RHP .111 0 1
(7-4, 3.05) (7-10, 3.87)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ (7-4, 3.05)
PIT - IAN SNELL (7-10, 3.87)

UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN GORMAN
1B - PAUL NAUERT
2B - CHAD FAIRCHILD
3B - GERRY DAVIS

WEATHER: 76 Degrees, clear
WIND: 7 mph, in from right</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ AND MIKE DIFELICE
PIT - IAN SNELL AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.306, 9 HR, 47 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.326, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.305, 22 HR, 74 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.239, 5 HR, 20 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.305, 7 HR, 48 RBI)
A LAROCHE (.250, 17 HR, 65 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.05

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.85

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 2-0. Batters
faced: I Snell 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
PIT - IAN SNELL</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM LAROCHE SCORED NATE MCLOUTH.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A LAROCHE ON FIRST, F SANCHEZ ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.253, 18 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSE CASTILLO SCORED FREDDY SANCHEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J CASTILLO ON SECOND, A LAROCHE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 0
PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R PAULINO (.241, 8 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.258, 20 HR, 65 RBI)
C DELGADO (.251, 18 HR, 67 RBI)
M ALOU (.311, 7 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
C Beltran cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
C Delgado 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .239
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
J Bautista rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260
J Castillo 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .264
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 6 2 3 2 1 2 6

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (31, O Hernandez); J Castillo (15, O Hernandez). RBI -
A LaRoche (66), J Castillo (17). 2-out RBI - J Castillo. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Paulino 2. Team LOB - 2.


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NY METS - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 2 -- 2
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 1 3 2 2 1 2 0 3.18

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.85

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 32-18; I Snell 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 1-0; I Snell 2-0. Batters faced: O Hernandez 7; I Snell 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.269, 6 HR, 34 RBI)
I SNELL (.111, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.239, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .239
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
J Bautista rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260
J Castillo 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .264
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111

Totals 6 2 3 2 1 2 6

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (31, O Hernandez); J Castillo (15, O Hernandez). RBI -
A LaRoche (66), J Castillo (17). 2-out RBI - J Castillo. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Paulino 2. Team LOB - 2.


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NY METS - 00 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 2 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 1 3 2 2 1 2 0 3.18

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.82

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 32-18; I Snell 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 1-0; I Snell 3-0. Batters faced: O Hernandez 7; I Snell 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L MILLEDGE (.309, 3 HR, 18 RBI)
M DIFELICE (.333, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
O HERNANDEZ (.175, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NY METS (0) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .305
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
L Milledge rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .238
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
J Bautista rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260
J Castillo 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .264
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
I Snell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 3 6

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (31, O Hernandez); J Castillo (15, O Hernandez). RBI -
A LaRoche (66), J Castillo (17). 2-out RBI - J Castillo. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Paulino 2. Team LOB - 2.


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NY METS - 00 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 20 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 2 3 2 2 1 3 0 3.15

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.82

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 45-24; I Snell 25-15. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 1-2; I Snell 3-0. Batters faced: O Hernandez 10; I Snell 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIKE DIFELICE SCORED LASTINGS MILLEDGE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M DIFELICE ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 1
PITTSBURGH 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY METS: O HERNANDEZ (.175, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.307, 1-FOR-1)
A LAROCHE (.252, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
J BAY (.253, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305
L Castillo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
L Milledge rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .316
M DiFelice c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175

Totals 10 1 2 1 0 4 2

BATTING: 2B - L Milledge (8, I Snell); M DiFelice (1, I Snell). S - O
Hernandez. RBI - M DiFelice (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L
Castillo 1. Team LOB - 1.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .238
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .307
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253
J Bautista rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260
J Castillo 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .264
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
I Snell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108

Totals 9 2 3 2 1 3 6

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (31, O Hernandez); J Castillo (15, O Hernandez). RBI -
A LaRoche (66), J Castillo (17). 2-out RBI - J Castillo. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Paulino 2. Team LOB - 2.


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NY METS - 001 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 20 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 2 3 2 2 1 3 0 3.15

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 3.86

Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 45-24; I Snell 46-29. Ground balls-fly balls: O
Hernandez 1-2; I Snell 5-0. Batters faced: O Hernandez 10; I Snell 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.304, 0-FOR-1)
C BELTRAN (.258, 0-FOR-1)
C DELGADO (.251, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NY METS (1) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .305
L Castillo 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .311
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
C Delgado 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .251
M Alou lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
L Milledge rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .316
M DiFelice c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
O Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .175

Totals 10 1 2 1 0 4 2

BATTING: 2B - L Milledge (8, I Snell); M DiFelice (1, I Snell). S - O
Hernandez. RBI - M DiFelice (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - L
Castillo 1. Team LOB - 1.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .238
F Sanchez 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .308
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .252
J Bay lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .252
J Bautista rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260
J Castillo 3b 2 0 1 1 0 1 3 .262
R Paulino c 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 .239
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
I Snell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .108

Totals 13 2 4 2 2 5 14

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez (31, O Hernandez); J Castillo (15, O Hernandez). RBI -
A LaRoche (66), J Castillo (17). 2-out RBI - J Castillo. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Paulino 4. Team LOB - 5.


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NY METS - 001 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 200 -- 2
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
O Hernandez 3 4 2 2 2 5 0 3.12

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 3.86

HBP - J Bautista (by O Hernandez). Pitches-strikes: O Hernandez 74-41; I
Snell 46-29. Ground balls-fly balls: O Hernandez 1-3; I Snell 5-0. Batters
faced: O Hernandez 16; I Snell 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Paul Nauert. 2B--Chad Fairchild. 3B--Gerry
Davis.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>