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Pittsburgh 5, NY Mets 2
Monday, August 18, 2008 12:35 PM
Location - PNC Park
Temperature - 79°
Umpires - Home Plate - CB Bucknor, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - Ed Hickox,
Attendance - 19066
Final Scoring Summary
 
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NY Mets 100100000260
Pittsburgh 000002030590
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
NY Mets 68-57 36-23 32-34 L1
Pittsburgh 56-69 34-31 22-38 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 34-31 record at home this season. The New York Mets have a 32-34 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Pirates have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • NY Mets has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Mets have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Sean Burnett pitched 0.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.10. John Grabow closed out the game to get the save and has 4 saves for the season. Pedro Feliciano took the loss for NY Mets.
  • Adam LaRoche had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
NY Mets   Pittsburgh
John Maine Player Paul Maholm
Loss W/L Loss
5.0 IP 7.0
3 Strikeouts 4
2 Hits 5
0.00 ERA 2.57
Hitting
NY Mets   Pittsburgh
Nick Evans Player Adam LaRoche
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 2
0 HR 1
4 TB 5
.667 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
NY Mets 6 0 9 .207 17 4 2 7 0 0
Pittsburgh 9 1 13 .290 17 4 5 6 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Pirates have a W/L % of .382 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • NY Mets will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Mets have a W/L % of .522 after a win and .571 after a loss.