MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
10/04/2106
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2968 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 4TH , 2106 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (75-85) 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 10 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (96-64) 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 4 X 11 12 0
Pirates Mow Down Mets, 11-4
Kyle Damm was a major contributor to the 11-4 Pittsburgh win over New York. The Pirates first baseman went 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 times. Ryo Kojima, the winning pitcher, improved to 8-13. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 8 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 0. Travis Pruett earned save number 7 this season.

Robby Reiter, who is on pace for 100 RBI this season, helped out the Pittsburgh cause in the bottom of the sixth inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the third baseman went 2 for 4 with 2 doubles and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.

"As well as we've been playing, I think we can play even better," said Pittsburgh manager Merlyn Evans.

Pittsburgh has won 4 straight, while New York has lost 3 in a row.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Allen 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 45 101
   a-J. Kauppinen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Bottger SS 5 1 1 1 0 3 1 .186 2 8
S. Hatcher 2B 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .323 28 93
J. Anderson DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .291 27 77
M. Williams LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263 8 27
M. Mellor 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .206 8 20
R. Duran RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .333 2 4
N. Vargas CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .244 16 63
B. Shepherd C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .281 2 13
Totals 36 4 10 4 0 10 15      
a - J. Kauppinen pinch hit for C. Allen in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Mellor (5, 2nd Inning off R. Kojima, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Anderson (27, 6th Inning off R. Kojima, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Shepherd (6, 7th Inning off R. Kojima, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Duran (1, 6th Inning off R. Kojima, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Hatcher (28, 3rd Inning off R. Kojima, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bottger (2, 3rd Inning off R. Kojima, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Bottger 4 , S. Hatcher 5 , J. Anderson 3 , M. Mellor 2 , R. Duran 4 , N. Vargas , B. Shepherd 2
2-out RBI: R. Duran , N. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Hatcher , N. Vargas 2 , B. Shepherd
GIDP: B. Shepherd
Hit by Pitch: M. Williams , N. Vargas
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Wade LF 5 1 0 0 0 0 2 .270 2 46
K. Damm 1B 3 3 2 1 2 0 0 .278 24 91
R. Reiter 3B 4 1 2 3 1 1 0 .242 23 99
J. Nelson DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .269 25 101
B. Keyes CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .304 16 97
J. Henderson 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .278 11 35
J. Margolis SS 3 3 2 0 0 1 0 .262 7 24
R. Hofer C 4 0 2 3 0 0 2 .289 3 26
M. Norlander RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .254 2 17
Totals 35 11 12 10 3 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hofer (10, 2nd Inning off S. McNees, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Reiter 2 (37, 6th Inning off S. McNees, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off E. Stokes, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Nelson (25, 2nd Inning off S. McNees, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Damm (24, 3rd Inning off S. McNees, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Damm 5 , R. Reiter 4 , J. Nelson 4 , J. Henderson 2 , J. Margolis 2 , R. Hofer 3 , M. Norlander
2-out RBI: R. Reiter , R. Hofer 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Nelson , B. Keyes , M. Norlander
Sac Fly: J. Nelson
Hit by Pitch: J. Margolis
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Henderson-Margolis-Damm)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. McNees L (7-15) 5.1 4 5 5 1 3 2 66 5.16   
B. Caudell 1.2 3 2 2 2 2 0 42 4.64   
E. Stokes 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 0 31 8.74   
G. Lozano 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. McNees 42
Batters Faced: S. McNees 22, B. Caudell 10, E. Stokes 7, G. Lozano 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. McNees 6-7, B. Caudell 3-0, E. Stokes 1-1, G. Lozano 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. McNees 66-39, B. Caudell 42-21, E. Stokes 31-18, G. Lozano 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Lozano 1-0
WP: E. Stokes
Hit Batsmen: S. McNees
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Kojima W (8-13) 6.0 8 4 4 0 5 2 93 5.43   
M. Phillips H (19) 1.2 2 0 0 0 4 0 30 1.89   
T. Pruett SV (7) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Kojima 45
Batters Faced: R. Kojima 27, M. Phillips 7, T. Pruett 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Kojima 6-6, M. Phillips 0-1, T. Pruett 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Kojima 93-60, M. Phillips 30-17, T. Pruett 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Phillips 1-0 , T. Pruett 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Kojima 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kyle Damm
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 9:35 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 38045
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