MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NEW YORK METS
08/24/2110
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 2351 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (64-54) 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 6 12 0
New York Mets (52-66) 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 9 1
Pirates Rally to Win
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets, 6-4, in National League action at Citi Field. Kurt Villarreal pulled his weight. The 8-year veteran went 3 for 4 with 3 singles and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Kyle Nichols picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 5-1. Brandon Chopp suffered the loss. Willie Lopez got the save, his 21st in 27 chances.

Raul Rodriguez came through with a big-time hit for Pittsburgh. The center fielder smacked a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to give his team the lead, 5-4. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"We'll hit the hot tub in good spirits tonight," said Villarreal.

The first-place Pirates, at 64-54, now lead their division by 5½ games.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Villarreal DH 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .296 19 55
M. Tallman 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 5 .287 15 48
R. Rodriguez CF 5 1 1 1 0 3 2 .256 5 18
J. Wheaton LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .248 16 60
B. Keyes RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .212 9 43
R. Reiter 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .215 7 33
R. Oosterling 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .275 2 6
D. Windsor C 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 .291 3 18
J. Moreno SS 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .289 1 5
Totals 37 6 12 6 2 10 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Moreno 2 (2, 7th Inning off B. Chopp, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off B. Chopp, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Rodriguez (5, 8th Inning off B. Chopp, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Villarreal 3 , M. Tallman , R. Rodriguez 4 , J. Wheaton , R. Oosterling , D. Windsor 2 , J. Moreno 5
2-out RBI: K. Villarreal , J. Moreno
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tallman , R. Rodriguez , R. Reiter
GIDP: M. Tallman 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Moreno-Tallman-Oosterling, Moreno-Oosterling)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bottger 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224 5 18
T. Ferrell SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .267 9 49
K. King 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .253 10 42
J. Osborne LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .239 20 51
G. Goff 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .267 33 78
J. Nelson DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .198 6 26
   a-E. Raio DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .145 7 14
J. Machamer CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .243 7 25
J. Cortes C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .220 3 21
M. Stone RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 9 42
   b-S. Hatcher PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 6 23
   c-J. Adams RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 2
Totals 34 4 9 4 1 9 10      
a - E. Raio inserted as DH in the 7th
b - S. Hatcher pinch hit for M. Stone in the 7th
c - J. Adams substituted for S. Hatcher in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Machamer (9, 5th Inning off R. Person, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Ferrell (27, 6th Inning off R. Person, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Raio (7, 7th Inning off K. Nichols, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Machamer (7, 7th Inning off K. Nichols, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ferrell 2 , K. King , G. Goff 2 , J. Nelson , E. Raio 4 , J. Machamer 6 , J. Cortes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Goff
GIDP: J. Machamer
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Machamer (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Ferrell-Bottger-Goff, Chopp-Bottger-Goff)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Person 5.2 6 2 2 1 5 0 84 4.90   
J. Gonzalez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.35   
K. Nichols W (5-1), BS (2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 2 19 3.96   
C. Healy H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 2.60   
W. Lopez SV (21) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 5.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Person 53
Batters Faced: R. Person 22, J. Gonzalez 1, K. Nichols 5, C. Healy 3, W. Lopez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Person 5-5, J. Gonzalez 0-1, K. Nichols 3-0, C. Healy 0-0, W. Lopez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Person 84-55, J. Gonzalez 1-1, K. Nichols 19-9, C. Healy 12-10, W. Lopez 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gonzalez 1-0
WP: R. Person 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. McNees 6.2 7 3 3 0 7 0 102 4.42   
B. Chopp L (7-4) 2.1 5 3 3 2 3 1 41 3.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. McNees 55
Batters Faced: S. McNees 26, B. Chopp 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. McNees 7-5, B. Chopp 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. McNees 102-72, B. Chopp 41-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Chopp 1-1
WP: B. Chopp
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kurt Villarreal
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 28500
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