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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NY Mets 3, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, May 9, 2013
Where: Citi Field, New York, New York
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Rob Drake, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Joe West, 3B - Andy Fletcher
Attendance: 20147

Mets 3, Pirates 2: Mike Baxter singled home Marlon Byrd in the bottom of the ninth as host New York won the opener of a four-game series.

Baxter’s pinch-hit single to center with one out off Pittsburgh closer Jason Grilli (0-1) gave the Mets their fourth victory in the past 12 games. Bobby Parnell (4-0) picked up the victory with a scoreless ninth inning.

Pedro Alvarez drove in both Pittsburgh runs on a sixth-inning sacrifice fly and a game-tying solo homer leading off the eighth. The Pirates have lost six of their past nine.

Byrd opened the ninth by reaching on an infield single. After Andrew Brown’s bunt moved Byrd to second, Baxter hit for Juan Lagares and delivered the game-winner.

New York snapped a 1-1 tie in the seventh on Ike Davis’ RBI double to right center, scoring Brown. Alvarez connected off LaTroy Hawkins to tie the contest at 2.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Pittsburgh starter Jeff Locke allowed one run on three hits in six innings. … New York starter Dillon Gee scattered five hits across five innings, allowing one run. … New York plays 13 of its next 20 games at Citi Field.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   NY Mets
Jeff Locke Player Dillon Gee
No Decision W/L No Decision
6.0 IP 5.0
3 Strikeouts 3
3 Hits 5
1.50 ERA 1.80
Hitting
Pittsburgh   NY Mets
Jose Tabata Player Mike Baxter
2 Hits 1
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
2 TB 1
1.000 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Pittsburgh 8 1 11 .258 18 7 2 3 0 0
NY Mets 8 0 9 .267 10 5 3 3 0 0