NY Mets 7, Pittsburgh 4
When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, August 16, 2008
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
78°
Umpires:
Home -
Ed Rapuano, 1B -
Ed Hickox, 2B -
CB Bucknor, 3B -
Joe West
Attendance:
37506
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| NY Mets
|
67-56 |
36-23 |
31-33 |
W5 |
| Pittsburgh
|
55-68 |
33-30 |
22-38 |
L3 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 33-30 record at home this season. The New York Mets have a 31-33 record on the road.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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NY Mets has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Mets have won 8 of their last 10 games.
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Pedro Martinez pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.96. Pedro Feliciano closed out the game to get the save and has 2 saves for the season. Zach Duke took the loss for Pittsburgh.
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Andy LaRoche had the only homerun for Pittsburgh. Jose Reyes, Ramon Castro hit homeruns for NY Mets.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| NY Mets |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Pedro Martinez |
Player |
Zach Duke
|
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
7.0 |
IP |
6.0 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
8 |
Hits |
9 |
|
1.29 |
ERA |
9.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| NY Mets
|
11 |
2 |
20 |
.297 |
13 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Pittsburgh
|
13 |
1 |
18 |
.351 |
24 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |