New York Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Box Score - May 23, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for May 23, 2012

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

NY Mets won 2-1

Game 1: Monday, May 21
NY Mets	4	Final
Pittsburgh	5	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, May 22
NY Mets	3	Final
Pittsburgh	2	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, May 23
NY Mets	3	Final
Pittsburgh	1	Final
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Mets 3

(24-20, 12-12 away)

Pirates 1

(20-24, 11-10 home)

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12:35 PM ET, May 23, 2012

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYM	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	8	1
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	0

W: J. Niese (3-2)

L: C. Morton (2-5)

S: F. Francisco (12)

New York Mets
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Baxter LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	17	.367	.439	.571
K Nieuwenhuis CF-RF	3	1	2	1	0	1	12	.292	.366	.396
D Wright 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	13	.399	.497	.601
L Duda RF	4	0	1	1	0	1	21	.264	.344	.382
F Francisco P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
D Murphy 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.304	.351	.374
I Davis 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	15	.159	.213	.290
R Cedeno SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	9	.278	.391	.370
R Johnson C	3	1	1	0	0	0	15	.333	.400	.389
J Niese P	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.083	.214	.083
B Parnell P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
A Torres CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.330	.267
Totals	31	3	8	3	0	5	122
BATTING 2B: D Wright (15, C Morton) RBI: L Duda (22), K Nieuwenhuis (14), D Wright (26) S: J Niese 2 SF: K Nieuwenhuis 2-out RBI: L Duda, D Wright GIDP: L Duda Mets RISP: 2-6 (D Wright 0-1, R Johnson 0-1, M Baxter 1-2, L Duda 1-2) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING E: I Davis (4, catch) DP: 1 (R Cedeno-D Murphy-I Davis).

New York Mets
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Niese (W, 3-2)	7.2	5	1	1	2	5	0	102-70	4.29
B Parnell (H, 10)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-4	2.75
F Francisco (S, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-8	6.75
Totals	9.0	5	1	1	2	8	0	120-82
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Niese 22/29; B Parnell 0/1; F Francisco 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Niese 18-8-22-22; B Parnell 1-0-3-0; F Francisco 3-1-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Niese 13-5; B Parnell 0-0; F Francisco 0-1 Game Scores: J Niese 68

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Harrison RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	15	.274	.308	.484
G Hernandez LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	14	.000	.200	.000
A McCutchen CF	4	0	1	1	0	1	20	.338	.391	.543
N Walker 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	14	.253	.299	.331
C McGehee 1B	2	0	0	0	1	0	9	.186	.279	.247
b-G Jones PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.219	.240	.406
R Barajas C	4	0	0	0	0	2	17	.212	.255	.394
Y Navarro 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	9	.182	.260	.250
C Barmes SS	3	0	2	0	0	0	9	.178	.206	.287
C Morton P	2	0	0	0	0	1	7	.000	.000	.000
J Grilli P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-J Tabata PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.221	.270	.336
B Lincoln P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	31	1	5	1	2	8	120
a-flied out to center for J Grilli in the 8th b-flied out to center for C Mcgehee in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Harrison (6, J Niese) RBI: A McCutchen (24) GIDP: N Walker Pirates RISP: 1-4 (C Barmes 0-1, A McCutchen 1-2, G Hernandez 0-1) Team LOB: 5
FIELDING DP: 1 (C Barmes-N Walker-C McGehee).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Morton (L, 2-5)	7.0	8	3	3	0	1	0	97-66	4.27
J Grilli	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	15-10	2.12
B Lincoln	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-8	1.17
Totals	9.0	8	3	3	0	5	0	122-84
PITCHING WP: C Morton 2 First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Morton 21/28; J Grilli 2/3; B Lincoln 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Morton 21-3-15-27; J Grilli 1-6-3-0; B Lincoln 3-2-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Morton 12-8; J Grilli 0-0; B Lincoln 1-1 Game Scores: C Morton 50

Scoring Summary

			NYM	PIT
	1st	L Duda singled to right, K Nieuwenhuis scored.	1	0
	5th	K Nieuwenhuis hit sacrifice fly to left, R Johnson scored.	2	0
	5th	D Wright doubled to deep right, M Baxter scored.	3	0
	6th	A McCutchen singled to left, J Harrison scored.	3	1
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Game Information

Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	25,731 (67.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:19
Weather	73 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	4 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Paul Schrieber, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Mike Everitt