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NY Mets won 1-0

Game 1: Thursday, July 2
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Mets 9

(39-39, 17-22 away)

Pirates 8

(36-43, 22-17 home)

12:35 PM ET, July 2, 2009

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

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NYM 0002420001 9 15 0
PIT 0320001020 8 12 0

W: F. Rodriguez (2-2)

L: M. Capps (1-4)

New York Mets
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
L Castillo 2B40102027.274.372.327
A Cora SS61200013.257.356.329
D Wright 3B52101121.338.425.488
G Sheffield RF40111017.288.397.508
1000003.178.245.278
F Tatis LF-1B44320020.261.335.399
R Church CF-RF62320021.292.348.392
N Evans 1B-LF60210122.333.360.583
O Santos C40101122.262.289.418
T Redding P1000005.083.083.083
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1012002.245.313.361
0000000.000.000.000
b-J Reed PH
0001004.282.313.346
0000000.000.000.000
c-A Reyes PH
0000104.083.154.083
0000000.0001.000.000
0000000.000.000.000
1000002.239.338.418
0000000.000.000.000
Totals43915963183   
a-singled to right for P Misch in the 4th
b-hit sacrifice fly to left for E Dessens in the 5th
c-walked for B Stokes in the 7th
d-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for S Green in the 9th
BATTING
2B: A Cora (9, P Maholm); F Tatis (8, S Jackson); O Santos (8, S Jackson)
HR: F Tatis (3, 6th inning off J Karstens 1 on, 2 Out)
RBI: D Murphy 2 (26), G Sheffield (31), R Church 2 (21), N Evans (5), J Reed (4), F Tatis 2 (19)
SF: J Reed
2-out RBI: F Tatis 2, R Church
GIDP: L Castillo
Mets RISP: 7-19 (D Murphy 1-1, D Wright 1-2, R Church 2-4, A Cora 0-2, F Tatis 0-1, G Sheffield 1-2, B Schneider 0-1, L Castillo 0-2, N Evans 2-3, O Santos 0-1)
Team LOB: 13
BASERUNNING
SB: A Cora (7, 2nd base off P Maholm/R Diaz); A Reyes (1, 2nd base off E Meek/R Diaz); F Tatis (3, 2nd base off M Capps/R Diaz)
FIELDING
DP: 1 (L Castillo-A Cora-N Evans).
New York Mets
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
T Redding2.165522049-276.99
P Misch0.20000006-45.40
E Dessens1.000010019-103.86
B Stokes2.010001021-153.78
P Feliciano
(H, 15)		0.211101118-112.78
S Green
(H, 8)		1.100012025-145.00
F Rodriguez
(W, 2-2; B, 3)		2.042201146-301.59
Totals10.01288472184-111 
PITCHING
HBP: A McCutchen (By T Redding); D Young (By E Dessens); R Diaz (By S Green)
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Redding 9/16; P Misch 0/2; E Dessens 1/4; B Stokes 4/7; P Feliciano 1/3; S Green 2/6; F Rodriguez 2/10
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Redding 8-4-4-11; P Misch 0-0-2-2; E Dessens 3-0-5-2; B Stokes 2-5-2-6; P Feliciano 3-0-6-2; S Green 4-3-5-2; F Rodriguez 6-8-7-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Redding 2-3; P Misch 2-0; E Dessens 2-1; B Stokes 1-4; P Feliciano 1-0; S Green 2-0; F Rodriguez 2-3
Game Scores: T Redding 25
Pittsburgh Pirates
HittersABRHRBIBBSO#PAVGOBPSLG
A McCutchen CF50110121.288.339.449
J Wilson SS30011228.280.309.408
D Young RF30000117.309.392.400
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b-F Sanchez PH-2B
2110006.316.355.477
Ad LaRoche 1B52220015.270.360.489
G Jones LF-RF53320020.333.3331.000
An LaRoche 3B41001226.274.352.390
R Diaz C41320014.284.306.373
R Vazquez 2B40201017.255.360.266
0000000.000.000.000
P Maholm P2000018.094.171.188
0000000.063.167.063
1000001.000.000.000
0000000.000.000.000
10001011.266.317.374
Totals39812847184   
a-flied out to right for J Karstens in the 6th
b-reached on infield single to shortstop for J Chavez in the 9th
BATTING
2B: A McCutchen (6, T Redding); G Jones (1, T Redding); R Diaz (6, T Redding)
3B: G Jones (1, T Redding)
HR: G Jones (1, 7th inning off P Feliciano 0 on, 2 Out); A Laroche (12, 9th inning off F Rodriguez 1 on, 0 Out)
RBI: R Diaz 2 (17), A McCutchen (19), J Wilson (26), G Jones 2 (2), Ad LaRoche 2 (39)
S: J Wilson
SF: J Wilson
2-out RBI: G Jones
GIDP: Ad LaRoche
Pirates RISP: 2-13 (Ad LaRoche 0-2, D Young 0-2, R Vazquez 0-1, J Wilson 0-1, B Moss 0-1, An LaRoche 0-1, A McCutchen 0-1, P Maholm 0-2, R Diaz 2-2)
Team LOB: 10
FIELDING
DP: 1 (R Vazquez-J Wilson-Ad LaRoche).
Pittsburgh Pirates
PitchersIP H RERBBSOHRPC-STERA
P Maholm4.1116611081-534.69
J Karstens1.212220128-174.80
E Meek1.000020015-62.73
S Jackson1.220011033-194.40
J Chavez0.10000001-13.41
M Capps
(L, 1-4)		1.011101025-184.88
Totals10.01599631183-114 
PITCHING
WP: P Maholm
HBP: F Tatis 2 (By P Maholm; M Capps)
First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: P Maholm 14/25; J Karstens 6/8; E Meek 2/5; S Jackson 4/8; J Chavez 1/1; M Capps 4/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: P Maholm 21-2-9-21; J Karstens 5-0-6-6; E Meek 3-0-0-3; S Jackson 5-4-4-6; J Chavez 0-0-0-1; M Capps 7-3-5-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Maholm 9-3; J Karstens 0-5; E Meek 3-0; S Jackson 2-2; J Chavez 0-1; M Capps 1-1
Game Scores: P Maholm 17

Scoring Summary

NYMPIT
2ndR Diaz singled to center, G Jones scored, An LaRoche to third.01
2ndA McCutchen hit by pitch, An LaRoche scored, R Diaz to third, R Vazquez to second.02
2ndJ Wilson hit sacrifice fly to left, R Diaz scored, R Vazquez to third.03
3rdG Jones tripled to deep center, Ad LaRoche scored.04
3rdR Diaz doubled to deep left center, G Jones scored.05
4thD Murphy singled to right, F Tatis and R Church scored, N Evans to third.25
5thG Sheffield singled to center, A Cora scored, D Wright to second.35
5thR Church singled to left, D Wright scored, F Tatis to second.45
5thN Evans singled to left, F Tatis scored, R Church to second.55
5thJ Reed hit sacrifice fly to left, R Church scored.65
6thF Tatis homered to right, D Wright scored.85
7thG Jones homered to right center.86
9thAd LaRoche homered to right center, F Sanchez scored.88
10thR Church singled to center, F Tatis scored, R Church to second advancing on throw.98
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Game Notes

THE GAME RESUMED IN THE TOP OF THE FIRST INNING AFTER A 42-MINUTE DELAY.
PIRATES RIGHTFIELDER DELWYN YOUNG WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE CHAD FAIRCHILD IN THE SEVENTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.

Game Information

StadiumPNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance14,321 (37.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time3:48
Weather65 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind6 mph
UmpiresHome Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Mike Estabrook, Third Base - Marty Foster