Mets 7, 
Pirates 4
| W: | P. Martinez (4-3) |
| L: | Z. Duke (4-11) |
| SV: | P. Feliciano (2) |
| New York Mets | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Reyes SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .305 |
| N Evans LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| E Chavez LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| D Wright 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .292 |
| C Beltran CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 |
| C Delgado 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .260 |
| F Tatis RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .302 |
| D Easley 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .267 |
| R Castro C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| P Martinez P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 |
| a-D Murphy PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .421 |
| B Stokes P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| E Kunz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Smith P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| P Feliciano P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| a-walked for P Martinez in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Beltran (31, Z Duke) 3B: J Reyes (14, Z Duke) HR: J Reyes (13, 1st inning off Z Duke 0 on, 0 Out); R Castro (7, 6th inning off Z Duke 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Reyes 2 (53), C Beltran (81), F Tatis (36), R Castro 2 (23), D Murphy (9) S: P Martinez 2-out RBI: F Tatis, R Castro 2, D Murphy Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Wright 1, J Reyes 3 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (D Wright-D Easley-C Delgado, D Easley-J Reyes-C Delgado). | ||||||||
| New York Mets | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Martinez (W, 4-3) | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 95-64 | 4.96 |
| B Stokes | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.37 |
| E Kunz | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-7 | 13.50 |
| J Smith | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 4.25 |
| P Feliciano (S, 2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 3.57 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 137-90 | |
| PITCHING WP: P Martinez; E Kunz HBP: S Pearce (By E Kunz) Batters faced: P Martinez 28; B Stokes 4; E Kunz 5; J Smith 1; P Feliciano 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Martinez 10-7; B Stokes 2-1; E Kunz 1-0; J Smith 0-0; P Feliciano 1-1 Game Scores: P Martinez 60 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| N McLouth CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .279 |
| F Sanchez 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| R Doumit C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .324 |
| A LaRoche 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .267 |
| A LaRoche 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .198 |
| B Moss LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .204 |
| S Pearce RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| J Wilson SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 |
| Z Duke P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .133 |
| D Bautista P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| a-D Mientkiewicz PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| R Sanchez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .245 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24 | |
| a-flied out to center for D Bautista in the 7th b-grounded to pitcher for T Yates in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A LaRoche (3, P Martinez); J Wilson (14, E Kunz) HR: A Laroche (4, 7th inning off P Martinez 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A LaRoche (11), J Wilson (16), N McLouth (75) S: Z Duke GIDP: R Doumit 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A LaRoche 1, B Moss 1, F Sanchez 1, N McLouth 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Duke (L, 4-11) | 6.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 103-61 | 5.26 |
| D Bautista | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 3.37 |
| R Sanchez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31-14 | 5.06 |
| T Yates | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-8 | 5.24 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 152-88 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: Z Duke 27; D Bautista 3; R Sanchez 7; T Yates 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Duke 8-8; D Bautista 1-1; R Sanchez 0-2; T Yates 0-1 Game Scores: Z Duke 32 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYM | PIT | |||
 | 1st | J Reyes homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | C Beltran doubled to deep right center, D Wright scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 1st | F Tatis singled to center, C Beltran scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | J Reyes tripled to deep center, P Martinez scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 6th | R Castro homered to left center, D Easley scored. | 6 | 0 |
 | 7th | A LaRoche homered to left. | 6 | 1 |
| 8th | D Murphy walked, C Delgado scored, F Tatis to third, R Castro to second. | 7 | 1 |
| 9th | J Wilson doubled to right, B Moss scored, S Pearce to third. | 7 | 2 |
| 9th | S Pearce scored, J Wilson to third on wild pitch by E Kunz. | 7 | 3 |
| 9th | N McLouth singled to center, J Wilson scored. | 7 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 37,506 (97.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:43 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Rapuano, First Base - Ed Hickox, Second Base - C.B. Bucknor, Third Base - Joe West |
MLB Scores
Saturday, August 16th 2008
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 | in 13 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| San Francisco | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 11 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 1 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Arizona | 11 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| St. Louis | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| Colorado | 13 | Final |
| Washington | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 8 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | in 10 |