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Pirates
@ Mets
Citi Field
May 8, 2009
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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 May 8, 2009 at Citi Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
New York Mets
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | New York Mets |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Karstens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Niese |
| Ballpark | Citi Field |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 38,496 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Layne 1B: Tony Randazzo 2B: Chris Guccione 3B: Ed Montague |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nyjer Morgan | Left Fielder |
| Freddy Sanchez | Second Baseman |
| Nate McLouth | Center Fielder |
| Adam LaRoche | First Baseman |
| Andy LaRoche | Third Baseman |
| Brandon Moss | Right Fielder |
| Robinzon Diaz | Catcher |
| Brian Bixler | Shortstop |
| Jeff Karstens | Pitcher |
| John Russell | Manager |
New York Mets Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Reyes | Shortstop |
| Luis Castillo | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Beltran | Center Fielder |
| Carlos Delgado | First Baseman |
| David Wright | Third Baseman |
| Daniel Murphy | Left Fielder |
| Omir Santos | Catcher |
| Ryan Church | Right Fielder |
| Jon Niese | Pitcher |
| Jerry Manuel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Mets
Citi Field
May 8, 2009
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Morgan vs. Niese
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wright fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Niese
Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Church settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
McLouth vs. Niese
There goes Morgan. The throw from Santos and he is out, Reyes applying the tag. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Niese
McLouth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Niese
LaRoche hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Karstens
Reyes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Karstens
There goes Reyes. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Reyes steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Castillo vs. Karstens
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche fields the ball and throws to Karstens covering. Safe. Reyes moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Beltran vs. Karstens
There goes Castillo. The throw from Diaz and he is safe. Castillo steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Beltran vs. Karstens
Beltran hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Delgado vs. Karstens
Delgado hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reyes scores. Castillo scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Karstens
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Karstens
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bixler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Niese
LaRoche strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Niese
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moss for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Niese
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Santos vs. Karstens
Santos hits a line drive into left field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Church vs. Karstens
Church hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Niese vs. Karstens
Niese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Karstens
Reyes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Diaz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bixler vs. Niese
Bixler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Karstens vs. Niese
Karstens bunts towards the mound. Niese fields it and throws to first for the out. Bixler moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Niese
Morgan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bixler scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Niese
Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morgan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McLouth vs. Niese
McLouth hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Church. McLouth reaches second base with a double. Morgan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LaRoche vs. Niese
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Castillo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Karstens
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bixler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Beltran vs. Karstens
Beltran hits a line drive towards first. LaRoche catches it and steps on first to double up Castillo. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Karstens
Delgado strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Niese
LaRoche hits a line drive towards third. Wright reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Niese
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Niese
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Karstens
Wright strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Karstens
Murphy hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Santos vs. Karstens
Santos hits a line drive into left field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bixler vs. Niese
Bixler strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Karstens vs. Niese
Karstens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reyes misplays the ball. That's an error on Reyes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Niese
Morgan hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Castillo fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Sanchez vs. Niese
There goes Morgan. The throw from Santos and he is safe. Morgan steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sanchez vs. Niese
Sanchez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Church vs. Karstens
Church hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Niese vs. Karstens
Niese bunts in front of the plate. Diaz fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Karstens
Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Karstens
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bixler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLouth vs. Niese
McLouth hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Niese
LaRoche hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
LaRoche vs. Niese
LaRoche hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LaRoche moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Niese
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Diaz vs. Niese
Diaz hits a line drive into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Beltran vs. Karstens
Beltran hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Beltran for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Delgado vs. Karstens
Delgado hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Wright vs. Karstens
Wright hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaRoche settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Karstens
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bixler vs. Green
Sean Green now pitching.
Bixler hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Beltran. Bixler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Green
Delwyn Young pinch hits for Jeff Karstens.
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Morgan vs. Green
Morgan is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Green
Sanchez hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McLouth vs. Takahashi
Ken Takahashi now pitching.
McLouth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Delgado scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLouth for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Santos vs. Yates
Tyler Yates now pitching.
Santos strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Church vs. Yates
Church hits a line drive into left field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Yates
Alex Cora pinch hits for Ken Takahashi.
Cora hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Yates
There goes Cora. The throw from Diaz and he is out, Bixler applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Parnell
Bobby Parnell now pitching.
LaRoche hits a popup, foul, towards third. Wright settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Parnell
LaRoche strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Parnell
Moss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Yates
Reyes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Yates
Castillo takes first base on ball four. Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Beltran vs. Yates
Beltran hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Reyes scores. Castillo moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Delgado vs. Burnett
Sean Burnett now pitching.
Delgado hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Burnett
Wright hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Burnett
Murphy hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Moss. Murphy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Santos vs. Burnett
There's a wild pitch. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Santos vs. Burnett
Santos hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murphy scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Church vs. Burnett
Church hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first, with Burnett covering, for the out. Santos moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Sheffield vs. Burnett
Gary Sheffield pinch hits for Bobby Parnell.
Sheffield takes first base on ball four. Santos moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Reyes vs. Veal
Donald Veal now pitching.
Reyes takes first base on ball four. Sheffield moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Castillo vs. Veal
Castillo hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Diaz vs. Putz
Jeremy Reed now playing left field. J.J. Putz now pitching.
Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bixler vs. Putz
Bixler strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Hinske vs. Putz
Eric Hinske pinch hits for Donald Veal.
Hinske takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Morgan vs. Putz
Morgan takes first base on ball four. Hinske moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Sanchez vs. Putz
Sanchez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hinske scores. Morgan moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Mets, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
McLouth vs. Putz
McLouth hits a fly ball into center field. Beltran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/2009 -- Pittsburgh at New York (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Morgan N, lf 3 1 2 1 Reyes J, ss 4 2 2 0
Sanchez F, 2b 5 0 1 1 Castillo L, 2b 4 2 2 0
McLouth N, cf 5 0 2 1 Beltran C, cf 4 1 1 1
LaRoche A, 1b 4 0 1 0 Delgado C, 1b 4 1 3 5
LaRoche A, 3b 4 0 1 0 Wright D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Moss B, rf 4 0 0 0 Murphy D, lf 4 1 1 0
Diaz R, c 4 0 0 0 Reed J, lf 0 0 0 0
Bixler B, ss 4 1 2 0 Santos O, c 4 0 1 1
Karstens J, p 1 0 0 0 Church R, rf 4 0 1 0
Young D, ph 1 0 0 0 Niese J, p 2 0 1 0
Yates T, p 0 0 0 0 Green S, p 0 0 0 0
Burnett S, p 0 0 0 0 Takahashi K, p 0 0 0 0
Veal D, p 0 0 0 0 Cora A, ph 1 0 1 0
Hinske E, ph 0 1 0 0 Parnell B, p 0 0 0 0
Sheffield G, ph 0 0 0 0
Putz J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 3 35 7 13 7
Pittsburgh 002 000 001 -- 3
New York 200 000 05x -- 7
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Karstens J 6.0 7 2 2 0 3
Yates T (L)* 1.0 3 3 3 1 1
Burnett S 0.2 3 2 2 1 0
Veal D 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Niese J 6.0 7 2 2 0 5
Green S 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Takahashi K 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Parnell B (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Putz J 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Reyes J
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, New York 7
2B -- McLouth N, Bixler B, Murphy D
HR -- Delgado C
SB -- Reyes J, Castillo L, Morgan N
CS -- Morgan N, Cora A
SH -- Karstens J
HBP -- by Green S (Morgan N)
WP -- Burnett S
PB -- Diaz R
T -- 3:13
A -- 38496
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