Pittsburgh Pirates vs. New York Mets - Box Score - May 08, 2009

Scores for May 8, 2009

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

NY Mets leads 1-0 (as of 5/8)

(12-17, 5-10 away)

(15-13, 9-6 home)

7:10 PM ET, May 8, 2009

Citi Field, New York, NY

L: T. Yates (0-2)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
N Morgan LF	3	1	2	1	1	0	32	.308	.376	.359
F Sanchez 2B	5	0	1	1	0	1	15	.316	.347	.538
N McLouth CF	5	0	2	1	0	0	15	.295	.392	.466
Ad LaRoche 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	6	.240	.325	.462
An LaRoche 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	14	.250	.333	.364
B Moss RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	27	.185	.241	.259
R Diaz C	4	0	0	0	0	0	13	.294	.294	.529
B Bixler SS	4	1	2	0	0	2	15	.227	.261	.364
J Karstens P	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.143	.000
a-D Young PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.313	.389	.500
T Yates P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
S Burnett P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
D Veal P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-E Hinske PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	.229	.327	.333
Totals	35	3	9	3	2	9	152
a-struck out looking for J Karstens in the 7th b-walked for D Veal in the 9th
BATTING 2B: N McLouth (3, J Niese); B Bixler (3, S Green) RBI: N Morgan (13), N McLouth (19), F Sanchez (11) S: J Karstens 2-out RBI: N McLouth, F Sanchez Pirates RISP: 3-11 (Ad LaRoche 0-1, D Young 0-1, B Moss 0-1, F Sanchez 1-3, N McLouth 1-3, N Morgan 1-1, R Diaz 0-1) Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: N Morgan (8, 2nd base off J Niese/O Santos) CS: N Morgan (4, 2nd base by J Niese/O Santos)
FIELDING DP: 1 (Ad LaRoche). PB: R Diaz.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Karstens	6.0	7	2	2	0	3	0	87-55	5.19
T Yates (L, 0-2)	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	0	25-14	8.71
S Burnett	0.2	3	2	2	1	0	1	32-17	3.29
D Veal	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	10-4	4.15
Totals	8.0	13	7	7	3	4	1	154-90
PITCHING T Yates pitched to 3 batters in the 8th WP: S Burnett First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Karstens 19/24; T Yates 3/6; S Burnett 2/6; D Veal 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Karstens 14-6-14-21; T Yates 4-1-5-4; S Burnett 3-5-4-5; D Veal 2-0-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 5-9; T Yates 0-1; S Burnett 1-1; D Veal 0-1 Game Scores: J Karstens 53

New York Mets
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Reyes SS	4	2	2	0	1	0	23	.254	.336	.356
L Castillo 2B	4	2	2	0	1	0	19	.319	.402	.375
C Beltran CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	15	.377	.472	.585
C Delgado 1B	4	1	3	5	0	1	13	.294	.392	.518
D Wright 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	17	.302	.395	.472
D Murphy LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	17	.311	.373	.478
J Reed LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.385
O Santos C	4	0	1	1	0	1	17	.257	.270	.457
R Church RF	4	0	1	0	0	0	12	.264	.343	.368
J Niese P	2	0	1	0	0	0	10	.500	.500	.500
S Green P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
K Takahashi P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-A Cora PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	4	.313	.410	.438
R Parnell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-G Sheffield PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	.158	.360	.342
J Putz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	35	7	13	7	3	4	154
a-singled to left for K Takahashi in the 7th b-walked for B Parnell in the 8th
BATTING 2B: D Murphy (4, S Burnett) HR: C Delgado (4, 8th inning off S Burnett 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Delgado 5 (23), C Beltran (21), O Santos (6) Mets RISP: 5-7 (C Beltran 1-2, C Delgado 2-2, L Castillo 1-2, O Santos 1-1) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: J Reyes (8, 2nd base off J Karstens/R Diaz); L Castillo (2, 2nd base off J Karstens/R Diaz) CS: A Cora (1, 2nd base by T Yates/R Diaz)
FIELDING E: J Reyes (4, ground ball)

New York Mets
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Niese	6.0	7	2	2	0	5	0	95-67	3.00
S Green	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	8.31
K Takahashi	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0.00
R Parnell (W, 2-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	16-12	1.29
J Putz	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	0	29-16	3.71
Totals	9.0	9	3	3	2	9	0	152-103
PITCHING HBP: N Morgan (By S Green) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Niese 16/25; S Green 3/4; K Takahashi 1/1; R Parnell 2/3; J Putz 1/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Niese 10-8-29-20; S Green 2-1-2-2; K Takahashi 0-0-0-1; R Parnell 2-1-8-1; J Putz 6-1-6-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Niese 7-5; S Green 0-1; K Takahashi 1-0; R Parnell 0-1; J Putz 1-1 Game Scores: J Niese 55

			PIT	NYM
	1st	C Delgado singled to right, J Reyes and L Castillo scored.	0	2
	3rd	N Morgan singled to center, B Bixler scored.	1	2
	3rd	N McLouth doubled to right center, N Morgan scored.	2	2
	8th	C Beltran singled to shallow left, J Reyes scored, L Castillo to second.	2	3
	8th	C Delgado homered to right center, L Castillo and C Beltran scored.	2	6
	8th	O Santos singled to center, D Murphy scored.	2	7
	9th	F Sanchez singled to center, E Hinske scored, N Morgan to third.	3	7
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Stadium	Citi Field, New York, NY
Attendance	38,496 (91.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:13
Weather	68 degrees, overcast
Wind	16 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Jerry Layne, First Base - Tony Randazzo, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Ed Montague

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