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Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NY Mets 4, Pittsburgh 2
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, July 14, 2013
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Manny Gonzalez, 1B - Tony Randazzo, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Brian Gorman
Attendance: 37490


Mets 4, Pirates 2:
John Buck ripped a two-run single and Dillon Gee tossed 6 2/3 solid innings as visiting New York salvaged the finale of the three-game series.

Daniel Murphy belted an RBI triple and Marlon Byrd added a run-scoring, ground-rule double. Eric Young Jr. collected his third two-hit performance of the series and scored twice for the Mets, who finished 6-3 on their nine-game road trip.

Starling Marte had an RBI double in the third inning for the Pirates, who failed in their bid to register a 57th victory. That tally would have matched the first-half win total of the franchise's celebrated 1971 World Series contingent.

After Byrd opened the scoring, Buck capped the three-run first inning by fisting a 1-2 fastball from rookie Gerrit Cole (4-3) into right field. David Wright and Byrd came around to score on the two-out hit.

Staked to the early lead, Gee (7-7) overcame a throwing error that led to the lone run he allowed. Gee, who yielded five hits, improved to 3-0 lifetime against the Pirates. Two relievers bridged the gap to Bobby Parnell, who stranded a pair of runners in the ninth for his 17th save.

GAME NOTEBOOK: With Pittsburgh LHP Jeff Locke scratched from Tuesday's All-Star Game due to lower back stiffness, Pirates set-up reliever Mark Melancon was added to the National League team. Melancon's inclusion gives Pittsburgh five All-Stars - the club's most since 1972. ... Cole settled down after his 31-pitch first inning but suffered his third straight loss after yielding three runs and six hits over five frames. ... Pittsburgh 3B Pedro Alvarez went 0-for-4 to see his 10-game hitting streak come to an end, but he did make a diving play to tag out Murphy after his RBI triple in the seventh inning.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
NY Mets   Pittsburgh
Dillon Gee Player Gerrit Cole
Win W/L Loss
6.2 IP 5.0
2 Strikeouts 5
5 Hits 6
0.00 ERA 5.40
Hitting
NY Mets   Pittsburgh
John Buck Player Clint Barmes
2 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 3
.500 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
NY Mets 9 0 12 .265 16 6 4 3 0 2
Pittsburgh 9 0 12 .243 16 4 2 1 1 0