Pirates 6, 
Mets 5
| New York Mets | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Reyes SS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .255 |
| M Cameron RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .275 |
| C Beltran CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| C Floyd LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| D Wright 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| M Anderson 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| a-J Offerman PH-1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| R Castro C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| M Cairo 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| V Zambrano P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .133 |
| b-B Daubach PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 |
| A Heilman P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Looper P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| a-singled to left for M Anderson in the 9th b-doubled to deep right for V Zambrano in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Anderson (7, J Fogg); B Daubach (2, B Meadows) HR: R Castro (1, 7th inning off J Fogg 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Floyd (54), R Castro 2 (13), M Cairo (7) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Cairo 1, J Reyes 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Reyes (7, 2nd base by J Fogg) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Anderson (3, ground ball); J Reyes (11, ground ball); M Cairo (3, throw) DP: 2 (J Reyes-M Anderson, M Anderson-J Reyes-M Anderson). | ||||||||
| New York Mets | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| V Zambrano | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 111-69 | 3.58 |
| A Heilman | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-7 | 4.63 |
| B Looper (L, 4-7; B, 8) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38-25 | 3.51 |
| Totals | 9.2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 163-101 | |
| PITCHING IBB: D Ward (By B Looper) Batters faced: V Zambrano 30; A Heilman 5; B Looper 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Zambrano 13-7; A Heilman 1-1; B Looper 3-0 Game Scores: V Zambrano 71 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Lawton RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| F Sanchez 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .262 |
| J Bay LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .306 |
| R Mackowiak CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| J Castillo 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| D Ward 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| R Doumit C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .206 |
| H Cota C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| J Wilson SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .222 |
| J Fogg P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .107 |
| S Torres P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| a-B Hill PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Meadows P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-T Redman PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| J Mesa P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| a-singled to right for S Torres in the 8th b-singled to center for B Meadows in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Bay (25, V Zambrano); J Wilson (13, V Zambrano); M Lawton (25, B Looper) RBI: M Lawton 3 (40), T Redman 2 (18), H Cota (25) S: J Fogg SF: M Lawton 2-out RBI: T Redman 2, M Lawton 2, H Cota GIDP: F Sanchez, R Doumit Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Wilson 1, F Sanchez 1, R Mackowiak 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Castillo (6, catch); F Sanchez (3, ground ball) Outfield Assist: M Lawton (R Castro at Home). | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Fogg | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 93-56 | 4.30 |
| S Torres | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 3.63 |
| J Grabow | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 3.04 |
| B Meadows | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 4.54 |
| J Mesa (W, 2-8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 4.18 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 129-77 | |
| PITCHING Balk: J Fogg Batters faced: J Fogg 27; S Torres 3; J Grabow 3; B Meadows 4; J Mesa 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Fogg 9-9; S Torres 0-3; J Grabow 1-0; B Meadows 1-0; J Mesa 2-1 Game Scores: J Fogg 59 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYM | PIT | |||
 | 1st | J Reyes scored on J Fogg's balk. | 1 | 0 |
| 6th | C Floyd grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Reyes scored, C Beltran out at second. | 2 | 0 |
 | 6th | M Lawton hit sacrifice fly to center, J Wilson scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 7th | R Castro homered to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 9th | R Castro singled to center, D Wright scored, J Offerman to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 9th | M Cairo safe at first on error by third baseman F Sanchez, J Offerman scored, R Castro to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 9th | T Redman singled to center, J Castillo and D Ward scored, J Wilson to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 9th | M Lawton doubled to deep left center, J Wilson and T Redman scored. | 5 | 5 |
| 10th | H Cota singled to left, R Mackowiak scored, D Ward to second. | 5 | 6 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 32,563 (84.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:54 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - Marvin Hudson, Second Base - Larry Young, Third Base - Eric Cooper |
MLB Scores
Friday, July 8th 2005
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| Washington | 8 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 7 |
| NY Mets | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | in 10 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| Boston | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 1 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 6 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 2 |
| Toronto | 6 | Final |
| Texas | 7 |
| LA Dodgers | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| San Diego | 12 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Seattle | 10 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |