NY Mets 7, Pittsburgh 3
When: 7:10 PM ET, Monday, May 30, 2011
Where: Citi Field, New York, New York
Temperature:
83°
Umpires:
Home -
Paul Nauert, 1B -
Doug Eddings, 2B -
Kerwin Danley, 3B -
Victor Carapazza
Attendance:
24490
By SportsDirect Inc.
Dillon Gee threw seven solid innings and Josh Thole hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh as the New York Mets posted a 7-3 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.
Justin Turner drove in a run for the sixth time in as many games for New York, which improved to 8-0 all-time against the Pirates at Citi Field since it opened in 2009.
The latest win came via the combination of Gee (5-0) and the red-hot Thole, who has collected six RBIs in his last nine at bats.
Gee has turned into a good-luck charm for the Mets, who have won all seven of his starts. The righthander allowed three runs and five hits while striking out eight.
Gee received a big lift from Thole, who drove a 2-1 fastball from Daniel McCutchen (1-1) into the gap in right-center field, plating Carlos Beltran and Daniel Murphy. The third-year catcher also drove in three runs in Sunday’s 9-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
New York tacked on two more runs in the eighth and Angel Pagan punctuated the night with a spectacular catch in right-center field in the ninth.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh |
|
NY Mets |
Charlie Morton
|
Player |
Dillon Gee
|
No Decision |
W/L |
Win |
6.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
4 |
Strikeouts |
8 |
11 |
Hits |
5 |
1.50 |
ERA |
3.86 |
Hitting
Pittsburgh |
|
NY Mets |
Chris Snyder | Player |
Ruben Tejada
|
2 |
Hits |
3 |
2 |
RBI |
1 |
1 |
HR |
0 |
5 |
TB |
3 |
.667 |
Avg |
.750 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Pittsburgh
|
5 |
1 |
8 |
.161 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
NY Mets
|
15 |
0 |
17 |
.405 |
26 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |