Pirates 5, 
Mets 2
| W: | S. Burnett (1-1) |
| L: | P. Feliciano (2-3) |
| SV: | J. Grabow (4) |
| New York Mets | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Reyes 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .275 |
| N Evans LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| a-D Murphy PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| P Feliciano P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Sanchez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Smith P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Wright 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .292 |
| C Beltran CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| C Delgado 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .255 |
| F Tatis RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .294 |
| D Easley SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .262 |
| R Castro C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| J Maine P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .111 |
| B Stokes P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| S Schoeneweis P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-E Chavez PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| c-R Cancel PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | |
| a-singled to center for N Evans in the 8th b-bunt popped out to pitcher for S Schoeneweis in the 8th c-walked for E Chavez in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: N Evans 2 (8, P Maholm 2); C Beltran (32, P Maholm) RBI: C Beltran (83), C Delgado (79) SF: C Beltran GIDP: D Easley 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Reyes 1, C Delgado 4 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Reyes-C Delgado). | ||||||||
| New York Mets | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Maine | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 96-59 | 3.82 |
| B Stokes (B, 1) | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30-19 | 4.50 |
| S Schoeneweis | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 3.04 |
| P Feliciano (L, 2-3) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-2 | 3.74 |
| D Sanchez | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 4.11 |
| J Smith | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-8 | 4.20 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 165-98 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A LaRoche (By D Sanchez); N McLouth (By J Smith) Batters faced: J Maine 20; B Stokes 7; S Schoeneweis 2; P Feliciano 2; D Sanchez 4; J Smith 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Maine 7-5; B Stokes 3-1; S Schoeneweis 0-2; P Feliciano 0-1; D Sanchez 0-0; J Smith 1-0 Game Scores: J Maine 62 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| N McLouth CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| F Sanchez 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .253 |
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| S Burnett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| b-L Rivas PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .226 |
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Doumit C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .323 |
| A LaRoche 1B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .268 |
| J Michaels LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
| A LaRoche 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .196 |
| S Pearce RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| J Wilson SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 |
| P Maholm P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .113 |
| a-C Gomez PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .294 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | |
| a-singled to right for P Maholm in the 7th b-grounded to pitcher for S Burnett in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Wilson (15, D Sanchez) HR: A Laroche (16, 6th inning off B Stokes 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: A LaRoche 2 (54), S Pearce (6), J Wilson 2 (18) S: P Maholm GIDP: F Sanchez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Wilson 1, L Rivas 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (F Sanchez-J Wilson-A LaRoche, J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche). | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Maholm | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 96-56 | 3.64 |
| T Yates | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24-11 | 5.18 |
| S Burnett (W, 1-1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 4.10 |
| J Grabow (S, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22-11 | 2.98 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 145-80 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: P Maholm 26; T Yates 5; S Burnett 1; J Grabow 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Maholm 11-5; T Yates 0-2; S Burnett 0-1; J Grabow 2-1 Game Scores: P Maholm 60 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYM | PIT | |||
 | 1st | C Beltran hit sacrifice fly to center, A Reyes scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | C Delgado grounded out to first, D Wright scored, C Beltran to third. | 2 | 0 |
 | 6th | A LaRoche homered to right, R Doumit scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 8th | S Pearce singled to left, A LaRoche scored, J Michaels to third, A LaRoche to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 8th | J Wilson doubled to left, J Michaels and A LaRoche scored, S Pearce to third. | 2 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| NEW YORK MANAGER JERRY MANUEL WAS EJECTED IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE JOE WEST FOR ARGUING AN OUT CALL AT FIRST BASE. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 19,066 (49.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:50 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - C.B. Bucknor, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - Ed Hickox |
MLB Scores
Monday, August 18th 2008
| NY Mets | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 |
| San Francisco | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 0 |
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Baltimore | 3 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 |
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 9 |
| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 7 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Seattle | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 13 |
