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Perfect 10th for Pirates
By Chris Adamski / Special to MLB.com
Victor Zambrano sparkled in an impressive eight-inning outing, retiring the first 11 Pirates he faced. Ramon Castro added a solo homer in the eighth and the Mets added two more runs in the ninth to build a comfortable lead. The bullpen, though, was unable to close the door at the finish.
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By George Von Benko / Special to MLB.com
The Pirates appeared left for dead in the series opener as they entered the ninth trailing by four runs. But Tike Redman and Matt Lawton each delivered two-run knocks to knot the score at 5 and force extras. In the 10th, Humberto Cota's two-run single brought across the winning run.
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Pittsburgh 6, NY Mets 5
Today's Boxes 7/8/05
NYY 5, CLE 4
WSH 8, PHI 7
DET 7, TB 3
BOS 7, BAL 2
CHC 9, FLA 6
ATL 2, MIL 1
HOU 3, LAD 2
OAK 4, CWS 2
TEX 7, TOR 6
MIN 5, KC 4
SD 12, COL 2
CIN 4, ARI 3
SEA 10, LAA 4
STL 3, SF 1
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Standings through 7/8/05 | Gameday | Mets Stats | Pirates Stats
NY Mets AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Reyes , SS4 2 1 0 1 0 2 .255
Cameron , RF5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .275
Beltran , CF5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266
Floyd , LF5 0 0 1 0 0 1 .284
Wright , 3B4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .286
Anderson , 1B3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .310
a-Offerman , PH-1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .229
Castro , C4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .260
Cairo , 2B4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .259
Zambrano , P3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .133
b-Daubach , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .120
Heilman , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Looper , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 5 9 4 1 3 11
BATTING 2B : Anderson (7, Fogg), Daubach (2, Meadows).HR : Castro (1, 7th inning off Fogg, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Reyes; Beltran; Wright; Anderson 2; Offerman; Castro 5; Cairo; Daubach 2.RBI : Floyd (54), Castro 2 (13), Cairo (7).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cairo; Reyes 2.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING CS : Reyes (7, 2nd base by Fogg/Doumit).FIELDING E : Anderson (3, fielding), Reyes (11, fielding), Cairo (3, throw).DP : 2 (Anderson-Reyes-Anderson, Reyes-Anderson).
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lawton , RF3 0 1 3 1 0 1 .275
Sanchez , 3B5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .262
Bay , LF5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .306
Mackowiak , CF5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .282
Castillo , 2B5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .277
Ward , 1B4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .278
Doumit , C4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .206
Cota , C1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .245
Wilson, J , SS3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .222
Fogg , P1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .107
Torres , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-Hill , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .272
Grabow , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Meadows , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Redman, T , PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .273
Mesa , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 38 6 10 6 3 4 14
BATTING 2B : Bay (25, Zambrano), Wilson, J (13, Zambrano), Lawton (25, Looper).TB : Lawton 2; Sanchez; Bay 2; Castillo; Ward 2; Cota; Wilson, J 2; Hill; Redman, T.RBI : Lawton 3 (40), Redman, T 2 (18), Cota (25).2-out RBI : Redman, T 2; Lawton 2; Cota.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Mackowiak; Wilson, J; Sanchez.S : Fogg.SF : Lawton.GIDP : Sanchez; Doumit.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING E : Castillo (6, missed catch), Sanchez (3, fielding).Outfield assists : Lawton (Castro at home).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Fogg 7.0 5 3 2 1 3 1 4.30
Torres 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.63
Grabow 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 3.04
Meadows 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.54
Mesa (W, 1-5)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.18
Balk : Fogg.IBB : Ward (by Looper).Pitches-strikes : Zambrano 111-69, Heilman 14-7, Looper 38-25, Fogg 93-56, Torres 6-4, Grabow 12-7, Meadows 13-7, Mesa 5-3.Ground outs-fly outs : Zambrano 13-7, Heilman 1-1, Looper 3-0, Fogg 9-9, Torres 0-3, Grabow 1-0, Meadows 1-0, Mesa 2-1.Batters faced : Zambrano 30, Heilman 5, Looper 8, Fogg 27, Torres 3, Grabow 3, Meadows 4, Mesa 3.Inherited runners-scored : Looper 3-3, Meadows 2-2.Umpires : HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: Larry Young. 3B: Eric Cooper.Weather : 75 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 6 mph, L to R.T : 2:54.Att : 32,563.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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