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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NY Mets 7, Pittsburgh 4
When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, August 16, 2008
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Joe West
Attendance: 37506
Final Scoring Summary
 
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NY Mets 3100020107110
Pittsburgh 0000001034130
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
NY Mets 67-56 36-23 31-33 W5
Pittsburgh 55-68 33-30 22-38 L3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 33-30 record at home this season. The New York Mets have a 31-33 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • NY Mets has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Mets have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Pedro Martinez pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.96. Pedro Feliciano closed out the game to get the save and has 2 saves for the season. Zach Duke took the loss for Pittsburgh.
  • Andy LaRoche had the only homerun for Pittsburgh. Jose Reyes, Ramon Castro hit homeruns for NY Mets.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
NY Mets   Pittsburgh
Pedro Martinez Player Zach Duke
Win W/L Loss
7.0 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 2
8 Hits 9
1.29 ERA 9.00
Hitting
NY Mets   Pittsburgh
Ramon Castro Player Jack Wilson
2 Hits 3
2 RBI 1
1 HR 0
5 TB 4
.667 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
NY Mets 11 2 20 .297 13 6 7 3 0 0
Pittsburgh 13 1 18 .351 24 4 3 1 0 0