GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: NY METS (67-52) at PITTSBURGH (49-69)

NL: NY METS (67-52) at PITTSBURGH (49-69)

<h3>Mets look to ride Alou's hot bat to sweep of Pirates</h3>

NY Mets (67-52) at Pittsburgh (49-69) 7:05 pm EDT


PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Moises Alou and the New York Mets havegotten well against the Pittsburgh Pirates.


Alou and the Mets look to complete a three-game series sweep ofthe Pirates when the teams square off Thursday.


Alou hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs as the Metsheld on for a 10-8 victory on Wednesday. It was the thirdstraight win for New York, which plated five runs in the openingframe and five more in the ninth.


The Mets had lost five of their previous seven contests prior totheir current three-game run.


Alou also hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning ofTuesday's 5-4 win. The 41-year-old is hitting .370 (14-for-46)with six home runs and 14 RBI in his last 12 games.

New York leads the Atlanta Braves (64-56) by 3 1/2 games and thePhiladelphia Phillies (63-56) by four games in the NationalLeague East.


Brian Lawrence (1-0, 4.09 ERA) has been pitching well sincecoming into the rotation and will try to lead the Mets to theirseason high-tying fourth straight win.


Pittsburgh counters with Tony Armas (2-3, 6.13), who takes thehill looking to put an end to the Pirates' three-game skid.

Armas is looking for his first three-game winning streak since2002. The righthander allowed three runs and six hits in sixinnings of a 13-3 win over San Francisco on Saturday.

 

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 .246 7 22
Luis Castillo 2B .314 0 5 Cesar Izturis 3B .253 0 9
David Wright 3B .309 22 76 Freddy Sanchez 2B .304 7 48
Carlos Beltran CF .260 21 69 Adam Laroche 1B .251 17 67
Moises Alou LF .318 8 28 Jason Bay LF .250 18 75
Shawn Green 1B .269 8 32 Jose Bautista RF .258 9 40
Lastings Milledge RF .314 3 18 Jack Wilson SS .268 6 34
Mike Difelice C .364 0 1 Ronny Paulino C .239 8 37
Brian Lawrence RHP .000 0 0 Tony Armas RHP .214 0 2
(1-0, 4.09) (2-3, 6.13)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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

NY METS PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Reyes SS .303 9 47 Nate Mclouth CF .246 7 22
Luis Castillo 2B .314 0 5 Cesar Izturis 3B .253 0 9
David Wright 3B .309 22 76 Freddy Sanchez 2B .304 7 48
Carlos Beltran CF .260 21 69 Adam Laroche 1B .251 17 67
Moises Alou LF .318 8 28 Jason Bay LF .250 18 75
Shawn Green 1B .269 8 32 Jose Bautista RF .258 9 40
Marlon Anderson RF .246 1 12 Jack Wilson SS .268 6 34
Mike Difelice C .364 0 1 Ronny Paulino C .239 8 37
Brian Lawrence RHP .000 0 0 Tony Armas RHP .214 0 2
(1-0, 4.09) (2-3, 6.13)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE (1-0, 4.09)
PIT - TONY ARMAS (2-3, 6.13)

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

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, out to left</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE AND MIKE DIFELICE
PIT - TONY ARMAS AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.303, 9 HR, 47 RBI)
L CASTILLO (.314, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
D WRIGHT (.309, 22 HR, 76 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS BELTRAN (22) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF TONY ARMAS SCORED JOSE REYES.
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 2, PITTSBURGH 0

DUE UP FOR NY METS: M ALOU (.318, 8 HR, 28 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 2 2 1 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE
PIT - TONY ARMAS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.246, 7 HR, 22 RBI)
C IZTURIS (.253, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.304, 7 HR, 48 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .303
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308
C Beltran cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .262
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
M Anderson rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
B Lawrence p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 2 1 2 3 2 3

BATTING: HR - C Beltran (22, 1st inning off T Armas 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Beltran 2 (71). 2-out RBI - C Beltran 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Anderson 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (59, 2nd base off T Armas/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
C Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Lawrence 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.09

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Armas 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 6.32

Pitches-strikes: T Armas 34-16. Ground balls-fly balls: T Armas 1-0. Batters
faced: T Armas 7.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE
PIT - TONY ARMAS</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE
PIT - TONY ARMAS

DUE UP FOR NY METS: M DIFELICE (.364, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
B LAWRENCE (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J REYES (.303, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .303
L Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
D Wright 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308
C Beltran cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .262
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
M Anderson rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242
M DiFelice c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
B Lawrence p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 4 2 1 2 3 2 3

BATTING: HR - C Beltran (22, 1st inning off T Armas 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Beltran 2 (71). 2-out RBI - C Beltran 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - M Anderson 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes (59, 2nd base off T Armas/R Paulino).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
C Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Lawrence 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.75

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Armas 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 6.32

Pitches-strikes: B Lawrence 21-12; T Armas 34-16. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Lawrence 2-1; T Armas 1-0. Batters faced: B Lawrence 4; T Armas 7.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY LUIS CASTILLO SCORED JOSE REYES.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L CASTILLO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 3
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR NY METS: D WRIGHT (.308, 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 2 1 3 3 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE
PIT - TONY ARMAS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.250, 18 HR, 75 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.258, 9 HR, 40 RBI)
J WILSON (.268, 6 HR, 34 RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .304
L Castillo 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .321
D Wright 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307
C Beltran cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .262
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
M Anderson rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242
M DiFelice c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B Lawrence p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 9 3 3 3 3 2 4

BATTING: HR - C Beltran (22, 1st inning off T Armas 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Beltran 2 (71), L Castillo (6). 2-out RBI - C Beltran 2, L Castillo. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Anderson 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes 2 (60, 2nd base off T Armas/R Paulino 2).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
C Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 3 0 0 0 1 0 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


----------------------------------------------------
NY METS - 21 -- 3
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Lawrence 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.75

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Armas 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 6.36

Pitches-strikes: B Lawrence 21-12; T Armas 49-27. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Lawrence 2-1; T Armas 2-2. Batters faced: B Lawrence 4; T Armas 12.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: NYM - BRIAN LAWRENCE
PIT - TONY ARMAS

DUE UP FOR NY METS: C BELTRAN (.262, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)
M ALOU (.318, 0-FOR-0, BB)
S GREEN (.269, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NY METS (3) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

NY METS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Reyes ss 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .304
L Castillo 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .321
D Wright 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307
C Beltran cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .262
M Alou lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318
S Green 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269
M Anderson rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242
M DiFelice c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
B Lawrence p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 9 3 3 3 3 2 4

BATTING: HR - C Beltran (22, 1st inning off T Armas 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - C
Beltran 2 (71), L Castillo (6). 2-out RBI - C Beltran 2, L Castillo. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Anderson 1. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Reyes 2 (60, 2nd base off T Armas/R Paulino 2).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
C Izturis 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .253
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249
J Bautista rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 6 0 0 0 1 2 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


----------------------------------------------------
NY METS - 21 -- 3
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

NY METS ip h r er bb so hr era
B Lawrence 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.46

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Armas 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 6.36

Pitches-strikes: B Lawrence 33-21; T Armas 49-27. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Lawrence 2-2; T Armas 2-2. Batters faced: B Lawrence 7; T Armas 12.

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

Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, out to left.</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY BRIAN LAWRENCE SCORED MOISES ALOU.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B LAWRENCE ON FIRST, M ANDERSON ON SECOND, S
GREEN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 4
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY METS: J REYES (.304, 1-FOR-1, BB)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
BASES LOADED WALK TO JOSE REYES SCORED SHAWN GREEN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J REYES ON FIRST, B LAWRENCE ON SECOND, M
ANDERSON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 5
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L CASTILLO (.321, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
PIT: FRANQUELIS OSORIA (0-0, 3.00) IN THE 3RD
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J REYES ON FIRST, B LAWRENCE ON SECOND, M
ANDERSON ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 5, PITTSBURGH 0

DUE UP FOR NYMETS: L CASTILLO (.321, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>

 

NL: NY METS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: F Osoria relieved T Armas.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J REYES ON FIRST, B LAWRENCE ON SECOND, M
ANDERSON ON THIRD, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: NY METS 5
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR NY METS: L Castillo (.321, 1-FOR-2, RBI)</div>