Mets 10, Pirates 8
John Maine allowed three runs over five innings, striking out eight. (Keith Srakocic/AP)
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
The Mets offense did the heavy lifting on Wednesday, pounding out 13 hits in the second straight win over the Pirates. The Mets scored five runs in the first and ninth frames and withstood a late Bucs rally. John Maine picked up the win and Moises Alou went deep.
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NY Mets
(67-52)
Won 3
NY Mets 10, Pittsburgh 8
Today's Boxes 8/15/07
BAL 6, NYY 3
TB 6, BOS 5
MIN 6, SEA 1
ARI 9, FLA 6
CLE 5, DET 2
WSH 4, PHI 2
TOR 2, LAA 1
ATL 6, SF 3
CIN 11, CHC 9
STL 8, MIL 3
TEX 4, KC 3
OAK 3, CWS 2
COL 3, SD 0
LAD 6, HOU 3
Pittsburgh
(49-69)
Lost 3
August 15, 2007
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Standings thru 8/15/07  | Gameday  | Mets Stats  | Pirates Stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303
Castillo , 2B3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .305
Wright , 3B4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .309
Beltran , CF5 1 1 2 0 1 3 .260
Delgado , 1B4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .254
Heilman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Easley , PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273
Sele , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wagner , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alou , LF5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .318
Green , RF-1B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .269
DiFelice , C4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .364
Maine , P2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .098
a-Gotay , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .345
Mota , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sosa , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
Milledge , RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .314
Totals 38 10 13 9 2 6 12
a-Grounded out for Maine in the 6th. b-Doubled for Heilman in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Wright (27, Morris), Delgado (28, Morris), Beltran (23, Marte), Easley (6, Marte).HR : Alou (8, 1st inning off Morris, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Reyes; Castillo; Wright 3; Beltran 2; Delgado 3; Easley 2; Alou 6; DiFelice; Milledge.RBI : Wright 2 (76), Delgado (68), Alou 3 (28), Beltran 2 (69), Easley (25).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Maine.S : Reyes.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Reyes 2 (58, 2nd base off Morris/Paulino, 3rd base off Morris/Paulino), Castillo (12, 2nd base off Morris/Paulino), Alou (3, 2nd base off Morris/Paulino), Milledge (2, 3rd base off Chacon/Paulino). FIELDING DP : (Delgado-Castillo).
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth , CF4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .246
Sanchez , 2B4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .304
LaRoche , 1B4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .251
Bay , LF5 1 1 2 0 3 2 .250
Bautista , RF4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .258
Castillo , 3B5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .263
Paulino , C3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .239
c-Nady , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .287
Wilson , SS2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .268
Morris , P2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .227
a-Kata , PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .202
Grabow , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Chacon , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
Marte , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Izturis , PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .253
Totals 36 8 10 8 4 12 15
a-Doubled for Morris in the 6th. b-Singled for Marte in the 9th. c-Struck out for Paulino in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Morris (2, Maine), Kata (6, Mota), Bay (18, Sele).HR : Bautista (9, 2nd inning off Maine, 0 on, 0 out), McLouth (7, 4th inning off Maine, 0 on, 2 out).TB : McLouth 5; LaRoche; Bay 2; Bautista 4; Castillo; Wilson; Morris 2; Kata 2; Izturis.RBI : Bautista (40), Morris (3), McLouth (22), Kata (9), LaRoche (67), Bay 2 (75), Castillo (18).2-out RBI : Morris; McLouth; Kata; Castillo.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sanchez; Paulino 2; McLouth.Team LOB : 8. FIELDING E : Chacon (1, throw).Outfield assists : Bay (Alou at 2nd base).
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Maine (W, 13-7)5.0 5 3 3 3 8 2 3.59
Mota (H, 2)1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 5.49
Sosa (H, 3)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.10
Heilman (H, 14)1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.54
Sele 0.1 3 4 4 0 0 0 4.91
Wagner (S, 28)0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.53
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Morris (L, 7-8)6.0 7 5 5 2 4 1 4.65
Grabow 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.99
Chacon 0.1 3 3 3 0 0 0 4.20
Marte 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 1.93
HBP : McLouth (by Maine), Wilson (by Mota), Sanchez (by Sele), DiFelice (by Morris), Wright (by Morris), Green (by Marte).Pitches-strikes : Maine 117-74, Mota 24-15, Sosa 12-8, Heilman 15-8, Sele 15-10, Wagner 10-9, Morris 95-59, Grabow 16-13, Chacon 7-7, Marte 15-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Maine 2-5, Mota 1-0, Sosa 1-1, Heilman 1-2, Sele 1-0, Wagner 0-1, Morris 8-6, Grabow 5-0, Chacon 1-0, Marte 0-0.Batters faced : Maine 23, Mota 5, Sosa 3, Heilman 4, Sele 5, Wagner 3, Morris 29, Grabow 6, Chacon 4, Marte 5.Inherited runners-scored : Wagner 1-1, Marte 2-2.Umpires : HP: Paul Nauert. 1B: Chad Fairchild. 2B: Gerry Davis. 3B: Brian Gorman.Weather : 79 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 3 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:55.Att : 18,241.
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