Snell strong, but Bucs fall
Mets 5, Pirates 4
Ian Snell gave up just three runs and eight hits in seven innings. (Keith Srakocic/AP)
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
Despite getting an awesome effort from Ian Snell, who struck out seven over seven innings, the Pirates were unable to get past the Mets in the opener. Freddy Sanchez and Jose Castillo each had two hits in the ballgame, and Nate McLouth hit his sixth homer of the year in the fourth.
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NY Mets 5, Pittsburgh 4
Today's Boxes 8/14/07
FLA 14, ARI 5
BAL 12, NYY 0
DET 6, CLE 2
PHI 3, WSH 2
BOS 2, TB 1
TOR 4, LAA 1
ATL 5, SF 4
CIN 6, CHC 5
STL 12, MIL 4
TEX 5, KC 3
OAK 4, CWS 3
SD 8, COL 0
MIN 11, SEA 3
HOU 7, LAD 4
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Standings thru 8/14/07 | Gameday | Mets Stats | Pirates Stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303
Castillo , 2B5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .305
Wright , 3B4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .307
Beltran , CF4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .261
Delgado , 1B3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .252
Alou , LF4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .310
Milledge , RF4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .307
DiFelice , C4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .429
Hernandez , P1 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
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 , CF2 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 , 2B4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .307
LaRoche , 1B3 0 1 1 2 1 0 .251
Bay , LF5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .251
Bautista , RF-CF3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .258
Castillo , 3B4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .265
Paulino , C4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .241
Wilson , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
Snell , P3 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
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).
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
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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