MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
10/03/2112
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2968 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 2112 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (74-85) 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (94-66) 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 X 8 17 0
New York Dispatched, 8-4, by Pittsburgh
The first-place Pittsburgh Pirates picked up another win.

The Pittsburgh Pirates knocked off the New York Mets, 8-4, at PNC Park. Mark Tallman hit 3 singles and 1 double, while driving in 3 runs. Russ Einhorn, who finished 3rd in the NL in ERA with 2.68 in 2106, was the winner. He's now 13-7. The loser was Mike Newman.

Tallman contributed in the bottom of the fourth. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a run-scoring single. It was one at-bat among others that helped Pittsburgh get the win.

"Our guys are never satisfied," said Pittsburgh manager Merlyn Evans.

The Pirates, at 94-66, have a comfortable 14½-game lead in their division.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Darling SS 5 2 3 0 0 2 0 .241 18 51
G. Marinaro 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .265 18 68
E. Herrera RF 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 .305 9 37
G. Cesaresco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 6 20
J. Machamer CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 24 103
   a-B. Harris CF, 1B 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .271 24 80
D. Valera LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .265 15 38
T. Ferrell DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .226 8 47
C. Pongratz C 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 .294 1 2
D. Grice 1B, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 1 3
Totals 34 4 9 4 3 10 11      
a - B. Harris substituted for J. Machamer in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: M. Darling (20, 1st Inning off R. Einhorn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Herrera (9, 1st Inning off R. Einhorn, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Pongratz (1, 4th Inning off R. Einhorn, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Darling 4 , E. Herrera 5 , D. Valera 2 , C. Pongratz 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Marinaro , D. Valera
GIDP: T. Ferrell
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Darling (18) , E. Herrera (29)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Villarreal RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .294 21 54
   a-C. Dawson RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 5 19
T. Voivodic 1B 4 2 1 0 1 0 4 .265 33 89
M. Tallman 2B 5 0 4 3 0 0 0 .268 18 68
S. Garrett LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .227 0 3
R. Rodriguez CF 5 1 1 2 0 3 5 .233 17 64
B. Tabak SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .219 1 13
E. Martinez DH 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .256 17 64
D. Windsor C 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .249 17 58
J. Moreno 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .253 9 58
Totals 41 8 17 8 3 8 26      
a - C. Dawson substituted for K. Villarreal in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Martinez (30, 2nd Inning off M. Newman, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Tallman (38, 3rd Inning off M. Newman, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Villarreal (26, 4th Inning off M. Newman, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Tabak (4, 5th Inning off M. Newman, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Moreno (24, 5th Inning off M. Race, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Rodriguez (17, 8th Inning off C. Horan, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Villarreal 4 , T. Voivodic , M. Tallman 5 , S. Garrett 2 , R. Rodriguez 4 , B. Tabak 2 , E. Martinez 4 , D. Windsor , J. Moreno 2
2-out RBI: K. Villarreal , M. Tallman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Voivodic , S. Garrett , R. Rodriguez , B. Tabak , E. Martinez , J. Moreno
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Voivodic (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Tabak-Tallman-Voivodic, Moreno-Voivodic)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Newman L (9-5) 4.1 11 6 6 1 4 0 101 3.36   
M. Race 3.0 5 1 1 1 3 0 52 2.08   
C. Horan 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Newman 20
Batters Faced: M. Newman 25, M. Race 15, C. Horan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Newman 4-5, M. Race 2-4, C. Horan 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Newman 101-67, M. Race 52-33, C. Horan 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Race 1-1 , C. Horan 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Einhorn W (13-7) 5.0 6 4 4 2 4 2 87 3.56   
C. Healy H (7) 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.47   
K. Nichols H (15) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 3.21   
J. Gonzalez 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 5.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Einhorn 41
Batters Faced: R. Einhorn 23, C. Healy 6, K. Nichols 5, J. Gonzalez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Einhorn 9-2, C. Healy 3-0, K. Nichols 0-1, J. Gonzalez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Einhorn 87-55, C. Healy 13-10, K. Nichols 25-12, J. Gonzalez 12-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Tallman
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 38316
Special Notes: CF Jack Machamer was injured while throwing the ball.
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