GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (66-52) at PITTSBURGH (49-68)

NL: NY METS (66-52) at PITTSBURGH (49-68)

<h3>Maine aims for turnaround against lowly Pirates</h3>

NY Mets (66-52) at Pittsburgh (49-68) 7:05 pm EDT


PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- John Maine looks to rebound from a pairof poor performances when the New York Mets visit the PittsburghPirates on Wednesday.


Maine (12-7, 3.53 ERA), who has endured his worst stretch of theseason, will try and lead the Mets to their third straight win.

New York, which has the most road wins in the majors at 33, tookTuesday's series opener, 5-4, thanks to Moises Alou's go-aheadtwo-run single in the eighth.


Alou has been on a tear over the last six games, hitting .346(9-for-26) with three homers and eight RBI for New York, whichleads Philadelphia (63-55) by three games and Atlanta (63-56) by3 1/2 games in the National League East.


The Mets will try to provide some more run support for Maine,who has allowed 12 runs and 11 hits in his last eight frames.On Thursday, the righthander was rocked for six runs and sixhits in 5 1/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves in a 7-6 loss.

Matt Morris (7-7, 4.53) takes the hill for Pittsburgh, whichowns the worst record in the National League. In two startssince being dealt to Pittsburgh at the trade deadline, Morrishas a 6.57 ERA without a decision.


Morris, who is winless in his last 10 starts, allowed five runsin six innings against his former team, the San FranciscoGiants, on Friday.

 

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 .303 9 47 Nate Mclouth CF .242 6 21
Luis Castillo 2B .313 0 5 Freddy Sanchez 2B .307 7 48
David Wright 3B .307 22 74 Adam Laroche 1B .251 17 66
Carlos Beltran CF .261 21 67 Jason Bay LF .251 18 73
Carlos Delgado 1B .252 18 67 Jose Bautista RF .258 8 39
Moises Alou LF .310 7 25 Jose Castillo 3B .265 0 17
Shawn Green RF .272 8 32 Ronny Paulino C .241 8 37
Mike Difelice C .429 0 1 Jack Wilson SS .266 6 34
John Maine RHP .103 1 3 Matt Morris RHP .214 1 2
(12-7, 3.53) (7-7, 4.53)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: NYM - JOHN MAINE (12-7, 3.53)
PIT - MATT MORRIS (7-7, 4.53)

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

WEATHER: 80 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 3 mph, out to right</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: NYM - JOHN MAINE AND MIKE DIFELICE
PIT - MATT MORRIS AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.303, 9 HR, 47 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.313, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.307, 22 HR, 74 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY DAVID WRIGHT SCORED JOSE REYES AND
LUIS CASTILLO.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D WRIGHT ON SECOND, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 2
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.261, 21 HR, 67 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CARLOS DELGADO SCORED DAVID WRIGHT.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C DELGADO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR NY METS: M ALOU (.310, 7 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY MOISES ALOU (8) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF MATT MORRIS SCORED CARLOS DELGADO.
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 0

DUE UP FOR NY METS: S GREEN (.272, 8 HR, 32 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 5 5 5 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.242, 6 HR, 21 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.307, 7 HR, 48 RBI)
A LAROCHE (.251, 17 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NY METS (5) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304
L Castillo 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313
D Wright 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .308
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
C Delgado 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .253
M Alou lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .314
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
M DiFelice c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100

Totals 8 5 5 5 1 2 1

BATTING: 2B - D Wright (27, M Morris); C Delgado (28, M Morris). HR - M Alou
(8, 1st inning off M Morris 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - D Wright 2 (76), C Delgado
(68), M Alou 2 (27). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes 2 (58, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino, 3rd base
off M Morris/R Paulino), L Castillo (3, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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NY METS - 5 -- 5
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.53

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 5 5 5 1 2 1 4.80

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 34-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 1-0.
Batters faced: M Morris 9.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE
PIT - MATT MORRIS</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.304, 1-FOR-1)
L CASTILLO (.313, 0-FOR-0, BB)
D WRIGHT (.308, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NY METS (5) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304
L Castillo 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .313
D Wright 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .308
C Beltran cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
C Delgado 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .253
M Alou lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .314
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
M DiFelice c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100

Totals 8 5 5 5 1 2 1

BATTING: 2B - D Wright (27, M Morris); C Delgado (28, M Morris). HR - M Alou
(8, 1st inning off M Morris 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - D Wright 2 (76), C Delgado
(68), M Alou 2 (27). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes 2 (58, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino, 3rd base
off M Morris/R Paulino), L Castillo (3, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 3 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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NY METS - 5 -- 5
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.50

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 5 5 5 1 2 1 4.80

Pitches-strikes: J Maine 23-13; M Morris 34-21. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Maine 0-0; M Morris 1-0. Batters faced: J Maine 4; M Morris 9.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.258, 8 HR, 39 RBI)
J CASTILLO (.265, 0 HR, 17 RBI)
R PAULINO (.241, 8 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NY METS (5) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304
L Castillo 2b 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .313
D Wright 3b 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .308
C Beltran cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
C Delgado 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .253
M Alou lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .314
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
M DiFelice c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100

Totals 11 5 5 5 2 2 3

BATTING: 2B - D Wright (27, M Morris); C Delgado (28, M Morris). HR - M Alou
(8, 1st inning off M Morris 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - D Wright 2 (76), C Delgado
(68), M Alou 2 (27). Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes 2 (58, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino, 3rd base
off M Morris/R Paulino), L Castillo (3, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 3 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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NY METS - 50 -- 5
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.50

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 5 5 5 2 2 1 4.77

Pitches-strikes: J Maine 23-13; M Morris 48-27. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Maine 0-0; M Morris 3-1. Batters faced: J Maine 4; M Morris 13.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JOSE BAUTISTA (9) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF JOHN MAINE.
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 1

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J CASTILLO (.265, 0 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MATT MORRIS SCORED JACK WILSON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M MORRIS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 5
PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.240, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C DELGADO (.253, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
M ALOU (.314, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)
S GREEN (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NY METS (5) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304
L Castillo 2b 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .313
D Wright 3b 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .308
C Beltran cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
C Delgado 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .253
M Alou lf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .314
S Green rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
M DiFelice c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
J Maine p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100

Totals 11 5 5 5 2 2 3

BATTING: 2B - D Wright (27, M Morris); C Delgado (28, M Morris). HR - M Alou
(8, 1st inning off M Morris 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - D Wright 2 (76), C Delgado
(68), M Alou 2 (27). Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes 2 (58, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino, 3rd base
off M Morris/R Paulino), L Castillo (3, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Bautista rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
J Wilson ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266
M Morris p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .233

Totals 8 2 2 2 2 4 3

BATTING: 2B - M Morris (2, J Maine). HR - J Bautista (9, 2nd inning off J Maine
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Bautista (40), M Morris (3). 2-out RBI - M Morris.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Sanchez 1. Team LOB - 3.


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NY METS - 50 -- 5
PITTSBURGH - 02 -- 2
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 2 2 2 2 2 4 1 3.60

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 5 5 5 2 2 1 4.77

HBP - N McLouth (by J Maine). Pitches-strikes: J Maine 62-39; M Morris 48-27.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 0-2; M Morris 3-1. Batters faced: J Maine 11; M
Morris 13.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to 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 5 0 0 5 6 0
PITTSBURGH 0 2 2 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - JOHN MAINE
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.251, 0-FOR-0, BB)
J BAY (.250, 0-FOR-1)
J BAUTISTA (.260, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NY METS (5) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304
L Castillo 2b 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .313
D Wright 3b 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .308
C Beltran cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
C Delgado 1b 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 .253
M Alou lf 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 .318
S Green rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271
M DiFelice c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
J Maine p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .098

Totals 15 5 6 5 2 4 6

BATTING: 2B - D Wright (27, M Morris); C Delgado (28, M Morris). HR - M Alou
(8, 1st inning off M Morris 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - D Wright 2 (76), C Delgado
(68), M Alou 2 (27). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Maine 1. Team
LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes 2 (58, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino, 3rd base
off M Morris/R Paulino), L Castillo (3, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino), M
Alou (3, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250
J Bautista rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .260
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240
J Wilson ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266
M Morris p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .233

Totals 8 2 2 2 2 4 3

BATTING: 2B - M Morris (2, J Maine). HR - J Bautista (9, 2nd inning off J Maine
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Bautista (40), M Morris (3). 2-out RBI - M Morris.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Sanchez 1. Team LOB - 3.


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NY METS - 500 -- 5
PITTSBURGH - 02 -- 2
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NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
J Maine 2 2 2 2 2 4 1 3.60

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 3 6 5 5 2 4 1 4.74

HBP - N McLouth (by J Maine); M DiFelice (by M Morris). Pitches-strikes: J
Maine 62-39; M Morris 66-37. Ground balls-fly balls: J Maine 0-2; M Morris 4-1.
Batters faced: J Maine 11; M Morris 18.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 3 mph, out to right.</div>