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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 21, 1985
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on September 21, 1985 at Shea Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 21, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 21, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Rhoden |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dwight Gooden |
| Ballpark | Shea Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 49,931 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 51 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John McSherry 1B: Charlie Williams 2B: Randy Marsh 3B: Bill Williams |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Orsulak | Center Fielder |
| R.J. Reynolds | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Ray | Second Baseman |
| Sid Bream | First Baseman |
| Mike Brown | Right Fielder |
| Denny Gonzalez | Third Baseman |
| Sam Khalifa | Shortstop |
| Junior Ortiz | Catcher |
| Rick Rhoden | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mookie Wilson | Center Fielder |
| Wally Backman | Second Baseman |
| Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
| Gary Carter | Catcher |
| Darryl Strawberry | Right Fielder |
| Danny Heep | Left Fielder |
| Howard Johnson | Third Baseman |
| Rafael Santana | Shortstop |
| Dwight Gooden | Pitcher |
| Davey Johnson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Mets
Shea Stadium
September 21, 1985
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Gooden
Orsulak hits a fly ball towards center. Wilson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Wilson. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Gooden
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Orsulak moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ray vs. Gooden
Ray bunts towards the mound. Gooden fields it and throws to first for the out. Orsulak moves to third. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bream vs. Gooden
Bream takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Gooden
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez scoops it up and throws to first, with Gooden covering, for the out. Orsulak scores. Reynolds moves to third. Bream moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gonzalez vs. Gooden
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Rhoden
Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. Rhoden
Backman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Orsulak. Backman reaches second base with a double. Wilson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Rhoden
Hernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carter vs. Rhoden
Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Khalifa can't make a play. That's a base hit. Backman moves to third. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Strawberry vs. Rhoden
There's a wild pitch. Backman scores. Hernandez moves to third. Carter moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Strawberry vs. Rhoden
Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heep vs. Rhoden
Heep hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Carter moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Rhoden
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Santana vs. Rhoden
Santana hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Orsulak. Santana reaches second base with a double. Carter scores. Heep moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gooden vs. Rhoden
Gooden hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McWilliams
Larry McWilliams now pitching.
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bream scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilson for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Khalifa vs. Gooden
Khalifa is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Gooden
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McWilliams vs. Gooden
McWilliams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orsulak vs. Gooden
Orsulak hits a line drive towards short. Santana reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. McWilliams
Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Khalifa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. McWilliams
Hernandez is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carter vs. McWilliams
Carter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strawberry vs. McWilliams
Strawberry hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Gooden
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ray vs. Gooden
Ray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Gooden
Bream hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. McWilliams
Heep hits a popup towards third. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. McWilliams
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. McWilliams
Santana takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gooden vs. McWilliams
Gooden hits a line drive towards third. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gooden
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Gooden
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Khalifa vs. Gooden
Khalifa strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Gooden
There goes Gonzalez. The throw from Carter and he is safe. Gonzalez steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Gooden
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Santana scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. McWilliams
Wilson hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Backman vs. McWilliams
Backman bunts between the mound and first base. McWilliams scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Backman for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. McWilliams
Hernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. McWilliams
Carter is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strawberry vs. McWilliams
Strawberry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Almon vs. Gooden
Bill Almon pinch hits for Larry McWilliams.
Almon hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Gooden
Orsulak hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Gooden
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ray vs. Gooden
Ray hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Bielecki
Mike Bielecki now pitching.
Heep hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Bielecki
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Orsulak. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Santana vs. Bielecki
Santana hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ray scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gooden vs. Bielecki
Gooden hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Bielecki
Wilson hits a line drive into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bream vs. Gooden
Bream hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gooden
Brown hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Gooden
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Backman vs. Bielecki
Backman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Bielecki
There goes Backman. The throw from Ortiz and he is safe. Backman steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Bielecki
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bielecki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carter vs. Bielecki
Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strawberry vs. Bielecki
Strawberry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heep vs. Bielecki
Heep hits a fly ball into center field. Orsulak settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Gooden
Steve Kemp pinch hits for Sam Khalifa. Ronn Reynolds now catching.
Kemp hits a line drive into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Gooden
Ortiz hits a popup towards short. Santana settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mazzilli vs. Gooden
Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Mike Bielecki.
Mazzilli hits a fly ball into right field. Strawberry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Krawczyk
Johnnie LeMaster now playing shortstop. Ray Krawczyk now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Santana vs. Krawczyk
Krawczyk fires to first and picks off Johnson. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Santana vs. Krawczyk
Santana hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gooden vs. Krawczyk
Gooden hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Santana moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Krawczyk
Wilson hits a line drive towards short. LeMaster reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Backman vs. Krawczyk
Backman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Santana scores. Gooden moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Krawczyk
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gooden scores. Backman moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Krawczyk
Reynolds strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Gooden
Tom Paciorek now playing first base.
Orsulak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Gooden
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ray vs. Gooden
Ray hits a line drive into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bream vs. Gooden
Bream hits a fly ball into left field. Heep settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strawberry vs. Krawczyk
Strawberry strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heep vs. Krawczyk
Heep hits a line drive towards first. Bream reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Krawczyk
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Orsulak who is chasing the ball. Johnson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Santana vs. Krawczyk
Santana hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Krawczyk
Rusty Staub pinch hits for Dwight Gooden.
Staub hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santana moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wilson vs. Krawczyk
Wilson takes first base on ball four. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Backman vs. Krawczyk
Backman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Santana scores. Staub moves to third. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Paciorek vs. Winn
Jim Winn now pitching.
Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards short. LeMaster fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Mets, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gorman
Tom Gorman now pitching.
Brown hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Gorman
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeMaster vs. Gorman
LeMaster hits a line drive towards short. Santana reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/21/1985 -- Pittsburgh at New York (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Orsulak J, cf 4 1 1 0 Wilson M, cf 4 1 1 0
Reynolds R, lf 4 0 2 0 Backman W, 2b 6 1 4 3
Ray J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 4 1 1 1
Bream S, 1b 3 0 0 0 Paciorek T, 1b 1 0 0 0
Brown M, rf 3 0 1 1 Carter G, c 2 1 1 0
Gonzalez D, 3b 4 0 0 0 Reynolds R, c 1 0 0 0
Khalifa S, ss 2 0 0 0 Strawberry D, rf 4 0 0 0
Kemp S, ph 1 0 0 0 Heep D, lf 5 1 1 1
LeMaster J, ss 1 0 0 0 Johnson H, 3b 5 2 3 0
Ortiz J, c 3 0 0 0 Santana R, ss 4 3 3 2
Rhoden R, p 0 0 0 0 Gooden D, p 4 2 3 4
McWilliams L, p 1 0 1 0 Staub R, ph 1 0 1 0
Almon B, ph 1 0 0 0 Gorman T, p 0 0 0 0
Bielecki M, p 0 0 0 0
Mazzilli L, ph 1 0 0 0
Krawczyk R, p 0 0 0 0
Winn J, p 0 0 0 0
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31 1 5 1 41 12 18 11
Pittsburgh 100 000 000 -- 1
New York 700 010 22x -- 12
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Rhoden R (L) 0.2 5 7 7 2 0
McWilliams L 3.1 1 0 0 3 1
Bielecki M 2.0 3 1 1 1 0
Krawczyk R 1.2 9 4 4 1 2
Winn J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gooden D (W) 8.0 4 1 0 2 4
Gorman T 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Wilson M
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, New York 12
2B -- Backman W, Santana R, Johnson H
3B -- Johnson H
HR -- Gooden D
SB -- Gonzalez D, Backman W
SH -- Ray J
WP -- Rhoden R
T -- 2:51
A -- 49931
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