Game Wrapup


	Mets victorious in opener

Mets 5, Pirates 4

Orlando Hernandez, who picked up the no-decision, hurled six solid innings. (Keith Srakocic/AP)

Alou's two-run single

Beltran's bomb

Milledge's diving grab

DiFelice's RBI double

By Marty Noble / MLB.com

With the scored tie at 3 in the eighth inning and the bases loaded, Moises Alou delivered a clutch two-run single to help the Mets punch out the Pirates in the opener. Carlos Beltran, hitting in the cleanup spot, homered, doubled and scored two runs.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 08/14: NYM 5, PIT 4
Wed. 08/15: NYM 10, PIT 8
Thu. 08/16: PIT 10, NYM 7

NY Mets (66-52)
Won 2

NY Mets 5, Pittsburgh 4

Pittsburgh (49-68)
Lost 2

August 14, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY Mets	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	5	11	0
Pittsburgh	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	7	0

Standings thru 8/14/07 | Gameday | Mets Stats | Pirates Stats

NY Mets	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Reyes, SS	5	0	0	0	0	1	3	.303
Castillo, 2B	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	.305
Wright, 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.307
Beltran, CF	4	2	2	2	0	1	1	.261
Delgado, 1B	3	0	1	0	1	2	0	.252
Alou, LF	4	0	1	2	0	1	2	.310
Milledge, RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.307
DiFelice, C	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	.429
Hernandez, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171
a-Gotay, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.348
Sosa, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208
Schoeneweis, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Anderson, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246
Wagner, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	36	5	11	5	1	7	13
a-Doubled for Hernandez in the 7th. b-Popped out for Schoeneweis in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Milledge (8, Snell), DiFelice (1, Snell), Gotay (9, Snell), Beltran (22, Torres). HR: Beltran (21, 4th inning off Snell, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Castillo; Wright 2; Beltran 6; Delgado; Alou; Milledge 2; DiFelice 3; Gotay 2. RBI: DiFelice (1), Beltran 2 (67), Alou 2 (25). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Castillo 3; Alou. S: Hernandez. GIDP: DiFelice. Team LOB: 6.

Pittsburgh	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
McLouth, CF	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	.242
b-Phelps, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.287
Capps, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
Sanchez, 2B	4	1	2	0	1	1	1	.307
LaRoche, 1B	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	.251
Bay, LF	5	0	0	0	0	2	6	.251
Bautista, RF-CF	3	0	0	0	0	3	2	.258
Castillo, 3B	4	1	2	1	0	1	3	.265
Paulino, C	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	.241
Wilson, SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
Snell, P	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.103
Torres, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Marte, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Chacon, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273
a-Nady, PH	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.288
Kata, RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194
Totals	33	4	7	4	5	10	19
a-Grounded out for Chacon in the 8th. b-Flied out for McLouth in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Sanchez (31, Hernandez), Castillo (15, Hernandez). HR: McLouth (6, 4th inning off Hernandez, 0 on, 2 out). TB: McLouth 4; Sanchez 3; LaRoche; Castillo 3; Paulino. RBI: LaRoche (66), Castillo (17), McLouth (21), Nady (60). 2-out RBI: Castillo; McLouth. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Paulino 4; Bay; Phelps. S: Wilson. Team LOB: 9. FIELDING DP: (Wilson-Sanchez-LaRoche).

NY Mets	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hernandez	6.0	5	3	3	5	8	1	3.12
Sosa (W, 9-6)	1.2	2	1	1	0	1	0	4.15
Schoeneweis (H, 9)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.06
Wagner (S, 27)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.55

Pittsburgh	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Snell	7.0	8	3	3	0	7	1	3.87
Torres (L, 1-4)	0.0	2	2	2	0	0	0	5.53
Marte	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.47
Chacon	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.89
Capps	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.44

Torres pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Marte pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

HBP: Bautista (by Hernandez).
Pitches-strikes: Hernandez 130-70, Sosa 17-13, Schoeneweis 1-1, Wagner 13-8, Snell 111-74, Torres 4-2, Marte 7-3, Chacon 10-8, Capps 6-6.
Ground outs-fly outs: Hernandez 3-7, Sosa 2-2, Schoeneweis 0-1, Wagner 0-2, Snell 9-5, Torres 0-0, Marte 0-0, Chacon 3-0, Capps 1-2.
Batters faced: Hernandez 29, Sosa 7, Schoeneweis 1, Wagner 3, Snell 29, Torres 2, Marte 1, Chacon 3, Capps 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Schoeneweis 1-0, Marte 2-0, Chacon 3-2.
Umpires: HP: Brian Gorman. 1B: Paul Nauert. 2B: Chad Fairchild. 3B: Gerry Davis.
Weather: 78 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:04.
Att: 25,277.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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