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

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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PITTSBURGH 8 FINAL</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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NY METS (10) AT PITTSBURGH (8) - HOW THEY SCORED
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NY METS 1ST: J Reyes singled to left. J Reyes stole second. L Castillo
walked. J Reyes stole third, L Castillo stole second. D Wright hit a ground
rule double to deep right, J Reyes and L Castillo scored. C Beltran grounded
out to second, D Wright to third. C Delgado doubled to deep right, D Wright
scored. M Alou homered to left, C Delgado scored. S Green struck out
swinging. M DiFelice singled to center. J Maine struck out swinging. (5 Runs,
5 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Bautista homered to left. J Castillo lined out to
center. R Paulino struck out looking. J Wilson walked. M Morris doubled to
deep center, J Wilson scored. N McLouth hit by pitch. F Sanchez flied out to
right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: J Wilson singled to right. M Morris bunt popped into
double play, first to second, J Wilson doubled off first. N McLouth homered to
right. F Sanchez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5,
PITTSBURGH 3.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: G Mota relieved J Maine. J Castillo struck out swinging.
R Paulino grounded out to first. J Wilson hit by pitch. M Kata hit for
M Morris. M Kata doubled to left, J Wilson scored. N McLouth struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 4.

NY METS 9TH: S Chacon relieved J Grabow. L Milledge singled to left.
J Reyes sacrificed to catcher, L Milledge to second. L Milledge stole third.
L Castillo reached on infield single to pitcher, L Milledge scored on throwing
error by pitcher S Chacon. D Wright singled to center, L Castillo to third.
D Marte relieved S Chacon. C Beltran doubled to left, L Castillo and D Wright
scored. D Easley hit for A Heilman. D Easley doubled to left center, C Beltran
scored. M Alou singled to left, D Easley scored, M Alou out stretching at
second. S Green hit by pitch. M DiFelice struck out swinging. (5 Runs,
6 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 10, PITTSBURGH 4.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: A Sele relieved A Heilman. C Izturis hit for D Marte.
C Izturis singled to center. N McLouth singled to center, C Izturis to third.
F Sanchez hit by pitch, N McLouth to second. A LaRoche grounded into fielder's
choice to first, C Izturis scored, F Sanchez out at second, N McLouth to third.
J Bay doubled to deep right center, N McLouth and A LaRoche scored. B Wagner
relieved A Sele. J Bautista flied out to center. J Castillo singled to center,
J Bay scored. X Nady hit for R Paulino. X Nady struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 10, PITTSBURGH 8.</div>

 

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NY METS (10) AT PITTSBURGH (8) - EVENT LOG
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Ny Mets Starting Lineups -- J Reyes SS, L Castillo 2B, D Wright 3B, C Beltran CF,
C Delgado 1B, M Alou LF, S Green RF, M DiFelice C, J Maine RHP.

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N McLouth CF, F Sanchez 2B, A LaRoche 1B, J Bay LF,
J Bautista RF, J Castillo 3B, R Paulino C, J Wilson SS, M Morris RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Nauert (HP), Chad Fairchild (1B), Gerry Davis (2B), Brian Gorman (3B).

Gametime Weather: 79 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to right at 3 mph.


NY METS 1ST: J Reyes singled to left. J Reyes stole second. L Castillo
walked. J Reyes stole third, L Castillo stole second. D Wright hit a ground
rule double to deep right, J Reyes and L Castillo scored. C Beltran grounded
out to second, D Wright to third. C Delgado doubled to deep right, D Wright
scored. M Alou homered to left, C Delgado scored. S Green struck out
swinging. M DiFelice singled to center. J Maine struck out swinging. (5 Runs,
5 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 1ST: N McLouth struck out swinging. F Sanchez struck out
swinging. A LaRoche walked. J Bay struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 0.

NY METS 2ND: J Reyes grounded out to first. L Castillo walked. D Wright
flied out to right. C Beltran grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Bautista homered to left. J Castillo lined out to
center. R Paulino struck out looking. J Wilson walked. M Morris doubled to
deep center, J Wilson scored. N McLouth hit by pitch. F Sanchez flied out to
right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 2.

NY METS 3RD: C Delgado struck out swinging. M Alou singled to center.
S Green struck out swinging, M Alou stole second. M DiFelice hit by pitch.
J Maine grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: A LaRoche singled to right. J Bay struck out looking.
J Bautista walked, A LaRoche to second. J Castillo grounded out to shortstop,
A LaRoche to third, J Bautista to second. R Paulino popped out to shortstop.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 2.

NY METS 4TH: J Reyes grounded out to first. L Castillo grounded out to
second. D Wright hit by pitch. C Beltran fouled out to third. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: J Wilson singled to right. M Morris bunt popped into
double play, first to second, J Wilson doubled off first. N McLouth homered to
right. F Sanchez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5,
PITTSBURGH 3.

NY METS 5TH: C Delgado singled to center. M Alou lined out to left.
S Green lined out to shortstop. M DiFelice flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 3.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: A LaRoche grounded out to shortstop. J Bay struck out
swinging. J Bautista struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5,
PITTSBURGH 3.

NY METS 6TH: R Gotay hit for J Maine. R Gotay grounded out to second.
J Reyes fouled out to catcher. L Castillo grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 3.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: G Mota relieved J Maine. J Castillo struck out swinging.
R Paulino grounded out to first. J Wilson hit by pitch. M Kata hit for
M Morris. M Kata doubled to left, J Wilson scored. N McLouth struck out
swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 4.

NY METS 7TH: J Grabow relieved M Morris. D Wright grounded out to
shortstop. C Beltran struck out swinging. C Delgado grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 4.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: J Sosa relieved G Mota. F Sanchez grounded out to
shortstop. A LaRoche struck out looking. J Bay lined out to center. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 4.

NY METS 8TH: M Alou grounded out to shortstop. S Green grounded out to
pitcher. M DiFelice grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 4.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: A Heilman relieved J Sosa. S Green at first base.
L Milledge in right field. J Bautista flied out to left. J Castillo grounded out
to pitcher. R Paulino walked. J Wilson lined out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 4.

NY METS 9TH: S Chacon relieved J Grabow. L Milledge singled to left.
J Reyes sacrificed to catcher, L Milledge to second. L Milledge stole third.
L Castillo reached on infield single to pitcher, L Milledge scored on throwing
error by pitcher S Chacon. D Wright singled to center, L Castillo to third.
D Marte relieved S Chacon. C Beltran doubled to left, L Castillo and D Wright
scored. D Easley hit for A Heilman. D Easley doubled to left center, C Beltran
scored. M Alou singled to left, D Easley scored, M Alou out stretching at
second. S Green hit by pitch. M DiFelice struck out swinging. (5 Runs,
6 Hits, 1 Error) NY METS 10, PITTSBURGH 4.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: A Sele relieved A Heilman. C Izturis hit for D Marte.
C Izturis singled to center. N McLouth singled to center, C Izturis to third.
F Sanchez hit by pitch, N McLouth to second. A LaRoche grounded into fielder's
choice to first, C Izturis scored, F Sanchez out at second, N McLouth to third.
J Bay doubled to deep right center, N McLouth and A LaRoche scored. B Wagner
relieved A Sele. J Bautista flied out to center. J Castillo singled to center,
J Bay scored. X Nady hit for R Paulino. X Nady struck out swinging. (4 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) NY METS 10, PITTSBURGH 8.</div>

 

Alou continues hot streak, Mets survive late scare

<h3>NY METS 10, PITTSBURGH 8</h3>By Chris Adamski
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Moises Alou continues to make up for losttime.


Alou had a two-run homer and drove in three runs and CarlosDelgado had two hits and RBI as New York used a pair of five-runinnings to hang on for a 10-8 victory over the PittsburghPirates on Wednesday.


David Wright drove in a pair of runs for the Mets, who held aslim 5-4 lead before tacking on five runs in the ninth.

Alou, who hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning ofTuesday's 5-4 win, has been on fire the last six games and a bigreason the Mets have won three straight.


The Mets jumped on Pittsburgh starter Matt Morris early with afive-run first inning.


Wright hit a two-run double, Delgado hit an RBI double and thenext batter, Alou, blasted a two-run homer to right field - hiseighth of the season that made the score 5-0.


The 41-year-old Alou, who missed nearly three months with astrained quadriceps muscle, is hitting .369 (17-for-46) with sixhome runs and 14 RBI in his last 12 games.


On Sunday he hit a pair of home runs to help New York (67-52),which leads the Philadelphia Phillies (63-56) by four games inthe National League East. The Phillies lost at Washington.

A 10-4 lead in the ninth allowed closer Billy Wagner to sitdown, but not for long. Aaron Sele allowed three runs in theninth on a RBI groundout by Adam LaRoche and a two-run double byJason Bay.


Wagner was then called with one out and got the second outbefore allowing an RBI single to Jose Castillo. The lefthanderthen struck out former Met Xavier Nady with the tying run onbase to notch his 28th save in 30 chances.


Nate McLouth homered for the second day in a row and JoseBautista hit his ninth blast of the season for Pittsburgh, whichhas lost three in a row since having a four-game win streaksnapped.


Meanwhile, after a rocky first frame, Morris (7-8) settled down.

Morris, who was making his third start for the Pirates sincebeing acquired at the trade deadline July 31, allowed only twomore hits in six innings. In all, Morris allowed five runs onseven hits and two walks, striking out four and remains winlessin his last 11 starts. He also delivered an RBI double in thesecond.


The Pirates clawed back into the game against struggling NewYork starter John Maine. Bautista's homer - his second in thepast three games - got Pittsburgh on the board in the second.McLouth hit a solo shot in the fourth - his seventh of theseason - to make it 5-3.


Maine (13-7), who had allowed 12 runs over eight innings duringhis previous two starts, snapped a personal two-game skid byallowing three runs on five hits and three walks with eightstrikeouts in five innings.


The Pirates pulled to within at 5-4 when pinch hitter Matt Katadrove in Wilson with a two-out double in the sixth.

Delgado left the game in the eighth with a left leg contusion,which he suffered trying to catch a foul ball near the Piratesdugout.

 

Alou continues hot streak, Mets survive late scare

<h3>NY METS 10, PITTSBURGH 8</h3>By Chris Adamski
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PITTSBURGH (Ticker) - Moises Alou likes to think he is just oneof many that helps the New York Mets' offense produce runs.Against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, they needed everylast one of them.


Alou hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs and CarlosDelgado had two hits and an RBI as the Mets used a pair offive-run innings to hang on for a 10-8 victory over the Pirates.

David Wright drove in a pair of runs for the Mets, who held aslim 5-4 lead before Carlos Beltran hit a two-run double andAlou added an RBI single in what turned out be a crucialfive-run ninth.


Alou, who hit a go-ahead two-run single in the eighth inning ofTuesday's 5-4 win, has been on fire the last six games and a bigreason the Mets have won three straight.


"Everyone's contributing, not just me," Alou said. "We've gotdifferent guys every day. That's what good teams do."

The Mets jumped on Pittsburgh starter Matt Morris early with afive-run first inning and then survived a four-run ninth fromPittsburgh.


"The way we started, we thought it would be a different game,"Alou said. "But then we shut it down the next seven or eightinnings, and they got close. It was a good game until the ninth- and even then we needed those runs."


Wright hit a two-run double, Delgado hit an RBI double and thenext batter, Alou, blasted a two-run homer to left field - hiseighth of the season - to make the score 5-0.


The 41-year-old Alou, who missed nearly three months with astrained quadriceps muscle, is hitting .369 (17-for-46) with sixhome runs and 14 RBI in his last 12 games.


On Sunday, he hit a pair of home runs to lift New York (67-52),which leads the Philadelphia Phillies (63-56) by four games inthe National League East. The Phillies lost at Washington.

A 10-4 lead in the ninth allowed closer Billy Wagner to sit downbut not for long. Aaron Sele allowed three runs in the inningon an RBI groundout by Adam LaRoche and a two-run double byJason Bay.


Wagner was called upon with one out and got the second outbefore allowing an RBI single to Jose Castillo. The lefthanderthen struck out former Met Xavier Nady with the tying run onbase to notch his 28th save in 30 chances.


"There was a little bit of everything in that game," Metsmanager Willie Randolph said. "We got five in the first, fivein the ninth - and we tried to give it back to them in between."

"You're never out of the game until you get that last out,"Wagner said. "Crazy things can happen, and this was a weirdgame."


Nate McLouth homered for the second day in a row and JoseBautista hit his ninth blast of the season for Pittsburgh, whichhas lost three in a row since having a four-game win streaksnapped.


Meanwhile, after a rocky first frame, Morris (7-8) settled down,allowing just two hits in the next five frames.


"The game didn't start well for Matt in the first inning,"Pittsburgh manager Jim Tracy said. "But to his credit, hebounced back. And what he did through the next five innings isthe reason we had the opportunity to get back into the game."

Morris, who was making his third start for the Pirates sincebeing acquired at the trade deadline July 31, allowed five runson seven hits and two walks, striking out four, and remainedwinless in his last 11 starts. He also delivered an RBI doublein the second.


The Pirates clawed back into the game against struggling NewYork starter John Maine. Bautista's homer - his second in thepast three games - got Pittsburgh on the board in the second.McLouth hit a solo shot in the fourth, his seventh, to make it5-3.


Maine (13-7), who had allowed 12 runs over eight innings duringhis previous two starts, snapped a personal two-game skid byallowing three runs on five hits and three walks with eightstrikeouts in five innings.


"I felt great today," Maine said. "It's the best I've felt inawhile. I felt I threw all three pitches pretty good. I'm notthat disappointed. I think I could have located a littlebetter, but it was tough trying to get them to chase things."

The Pirates pulled to within 5-4 when pinch hitter Matt Katadrove in Jack Wilson with a two-out double in the sixth.

"It was a weird game," Randolph said. "We'll take it and moveon, but it's not one you necessarily feel real good about."