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Pelfrey struggles
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Pirates 11, Mets 6
Mets starter Mike Pelrey(left) consults with pitching coach Dan Warthen. (AP)
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
The Mets' offense was bolstered by Carlos Beltran's return to the lineup in the series finale against the Pirates, but it wasn't enough to overcome a shaky start by Mike Pelfrey, who was touched up for nine runs (eight earned) in 3 2/3 innings.
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Series at a glance:
NYM
NY Mets (28-24)
Lost 3 		Pittsburgh 11, NY Mets 6   PIT
Pittsburgh (25-28)
Won 3
June 4, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
NY Mets
 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1   6 10 1
Pittsburgh
 4 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 X   11 13 0
Standings thru 6/4/09  |  Recap: NYM | PIT  |  Gameday  |  Mets stats  |  Pirates stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cora, SS 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 .321
Castillo, L, 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .284
Beltran, CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .356
Sheffield, RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .269
Wright, D, 3B 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .326
Murphy, Dn, 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .248
Martinez, F, LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .222
Santos, O, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .261
Pelfrey, P 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 .059
  Takahashi, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Brown, E, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
  Green, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Putz, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Reed, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
  Feliciano, P, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 6 10 6 5 2 19  

a-Grounded out for Takahashi in the 5th. b-Grounded out for Putz in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Beltran (16, Ohlendorf), Cora (5, Ohlendorf), Martinez, F (3, Ohlendorf), Wright, D (13, Chavez, J).
HR: Beltran (7, 4th inning off Ohlendorf, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Cora 2; Castillo, L; Beltran 6; Wright, D 3; Murphy, Dn; Martinez, F 3; Santos, O.
RBI: Murphy, Dn (18), Cora (5), Castillo, L (13), Beltran (32), Martinez, F (4), Wright, D (31).
2-out RBI: Cora; Castillo, L; Beltran; Wright, D.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sheffield 3; Pelfrey; Brown, E; Murphy, Dn.
Team RISP: 4-for-14.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Wright, D (13, 2nd base off Ohlendorf/Jaramillo, J).

FIELDING
E: Murphy, Dn (5, fielding).
DP: (Pelfrey-Santos, O-Murphy, Dn).
 
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McCutchen, A, CF 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 .500
Morgan, LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .280
Sanchez, F, 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .321
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .245
LaRoche, An, 3B 3 2 1 2 0 1 1 .298
  Jackson, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Monroe, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229
  Chavez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Moss, RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .264
Jaramillo, J, C 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 .282
Vazquez, R, SS 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .270
Ohlendorf, P 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 .048
  Gorzelanny, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Hinske, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267
Totals 36 11 13 11 4 6 13  

a-Struck out for Jackson, S in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: LaRoche, Ad (18, Pelfrey).
3B: Morgan (5, Putz).
TB: McCutchen, A 2; Morgan 4; LaRoche, Ad 2; LaRoche, An; Moss; Jaramillo, J 2; Vazquez, R 4.
RBI: LaRoche, An 2 (27), Jaramillo, J 4 (12), LaRoche, Ad (24), Moss (13), Vazquez, R (8), McCutchen, A (1), Morgan (18).
2-out RBI: LaRoche, Ad; Moss; Jaramillo, J 2; Vazquez, R; McCutchen, A; Morgan.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: LaRoche, An; Ohlendorf; Sanchez, F.
S: Morgan.
GIDP: Ohlendorf.
Team RISP: 9-for-17.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: McCutchen, A (1, 2nd base off Putz/Santos, O), Vazquez, R (1, 2nd base off Putz/Santos, O).
 
NY Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Pelfrey (L, 4-2) 3.2 9 9 8 4 3 0 4.85
Takahashi 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.77
Green, S 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.96
Putz 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 5.22
Feliciano, P 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.42
 
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ohlendorf 4.1 9 5 5 3 1 1 4.85
Gorzelanny 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75
Burnett, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.04
Jackson, S (W, 1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Chavez, J 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.13

WP: Chavez, J.
IBB: LaRoche, Ad (by Pelfrey).
HBP: LaRoche, An (by Pelfrey).
Pitches-strikes: Pelfrey 83-49, Takahashi 10-6, Green, S 16-10, Putz 23-15, Feliciano, P 7-5, Ohlendorf 84-47, Gorzelanny 6-5, Burnett, S 17-10, Jackson, S 30-17, Chavez, J 17-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pelfrey 7-1, Takahashi 0-0, Green, S 3-2, Putz 1-2, Feliciano, P 1-1, Ohlendorf 7-5, Gorzelanny 2-0, Burnett, S 1-1, Jackson, S 4-2, Chavez, J 1-2.
Batters faced: Pelfrey 25, Takahashi 2, Green, S 6, Putz 6, Feliciano, P 3, Ohlendorf 25, Gorzelanny 2, Burnett, S 3, Jackson, S 7, Chavez, J 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Takahashi 2-1, Gorzelanny 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Adrian Johnson. 2B: Scott Barry. 3B: Ted Barrett.
Weather: 64 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, L to R.
T: 2:49.
Att: 20,683.
June 4, 2009

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