MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NEW YORK METS
08/27/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 2380 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (74-47) 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 7 7 1
New York Mets (57-62) 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 0
New York Stopped, 7-4, by Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets, 7-4, at Citi Field. Pittsburgh designated hitter Kurt Villarreal had the hot bat. He went 2-3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2. Willie Lopez earned his 32nd save in 36 chances. The Pirates improved to 74-47.

Left Fielder Jesse Wheaton made an impact for Pittsburgh, when he swatted a run-scoring double off Mike Rutz in the top of the fourth. For the contest, Wheaton was 1-4 with a double.

"We'll pocket this win," said Wheaton, "and then go after another."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Tallman 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .285 13 37
K. Villarreal DH 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .243 14 49
B. Keyes CF 3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .249 9 54
J. Wheaton LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .318 22 91
K. Hawkins RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .290 5 50
K. Damm 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .254 4 25
R. Reiter 3B 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .216 12 55
P. Wilson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 11 51
D. Windsor C 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .274 8 37
Totals 33 7 7 7 3 10 9      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Wheaton (34, 4th Inning off M. Rutz, 2 on, 0 outs) , K. Damm (19, 4th Inning off M. Rutz, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Hawkins (5, 6th Inning off M. Rutz, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Villarreal (14, 7th Inning off G. Hormann, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Villarreal 5 , J. Wheaton 2 , K. Hawkins 5 , K. Damm 2 , D. Windsor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tallman , D. Windsor
Sac Fly: R. Reiter
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: M. Acosta (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Taylor DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 4 16
T. Ferrell SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292 10 42
G. Goff 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .272 26 86
K. King 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .337 10 33
R. Duran RF 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .236 15 31
J. Cortes C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .245 15 52
E. Raio LF, CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .215 10 24
   c-M. Vasquez PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 6 31
J. Bottger 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .215 7 29
J. Hardie CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .178 5 17
   a-M. Teed PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326 7 15
   b-J. Adams CF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 0 0
Totals 33 4 6 4 2 6 12      
a - M. Teed pinch hit for J. Hardie in the 7th
b - J. Adams substituted for M. Teed in the 8th
c - M. Vasquez pinch hit for E. Raio in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Goff (30, 6th Inning off M. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Duran (15, 6th Inning off M. Acosta, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ferrell , G. Goff 2 , K. King , R. Duran 4 , J. Cortes , J. Bottger
2-out RBI: R. Duran
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Taylor
Hit by Pitch: M. Vasquez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Raio (24)
CS: J. Hardie (1)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Acosta W (10-5) 5.2 5 4 3 2 0 1 85 3.83   
T. Chargois H (9) 2.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 31 3.82   
W. Lopez SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 1.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Acosta 43
Batters Faced: M. Acosta 24, T. Chargois 8, W. Lopez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Acosta 10-6, T. Chargois 3-0, W. Lopez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Acosta 85-52, T. Chargois 31-20, W. Lopez 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Chargois 1-0
Hit Batsmen: W. Lopez
Balk: M. Acosta
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Rutz L (5-6) 5.0 5 5 5 3 5 1 81 4.79   
G. Hormann 2.0 2 2 2 0 3 1 25 4.56   
E. Rice 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 6.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rutz 39
Batters Faced: M. Rutz 23, G. Hormann 8, E. Rice 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rutz 4-6, G. Hormann 2-1, E. Rice 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rutz 81-52, G. Hormann 25-18, E. Rice 24-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kurt Villarreal
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 20365
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