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Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 18,241

Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:55
Mets
10
67-52
Won 3
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mets            5  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  5   10 13  0
Pirates         0  2  0   1  0  1   0  0  4    8 10  1
W: J Maine (13-7), L: M Morris (7-8), S: B Wagner (28)
Pirates
8
49-69
Lost 3
6th, 12 GB

BATTING

New York Mets                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reyes SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .303  .826   17    2   3   2·SB,SH
L Castillo 2B                 3   2   1   0    2   0  .305  .712   23    1   0   SB
D Wright 3B                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .309  .921   20    0   0   2B,HBP
C Beltran CF                  5   1   1   2    0   1  .260  .826   12    3   0   2B
C Delgado 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .254  .769   13    6   1   2B
  A Heilman P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Easley PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .273  .793    2    0   0   2B
  A Sele P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200         0   0   
  B Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Alou LF                     5   1   3   3    0   0  .318  .890   13    1   0   HR,SB
S Green RF-1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .269  .729   17    2   1   HBP
M Difelice C                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .364  .872   12   11   1   HBP
J Maine P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .098  .345    5    0   0   
  R Gotay PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .345  .879    2    0   0   
  G Mota P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Sosa P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .588         0   0   
  L Milledge RF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .314  .829    2    1   0   SB
Totals                       38  10  13   9    2   6              138   27   7
BATTING
2B: C Beltran (23, off D Marte); C Delgado (28, off M Morris); D Easley (6, off D Marte); D Wright (27, off M Morris).
HR: M Alou (8, off M Morris; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: J Reyes (3, off S Chacon).
HBP: M Difelice (1, by M Morris); S Green (4, by D Marte); D Wright (4, by M Morris).
TB: M Alou 6; D Wright 3; C Delgado 3; C Beltran 2; D Easley 2; M Difelice; J Reyes; L Milledge; L Castillo.
RBI: M Alou 3 (28); D Wright 2 (76); C Beltran 2 (69); C Delgado (68); D Easley (25).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 7 for 9.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Delgado-L Castillo.
BASERUNNING
SB: L Milledge (2, 3rd base off S Chacon/R Paulino); J Reyes 2 (58, 3rd base off M Morris/R Paulino, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino); L Castillo (12, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino); M Alou (3, 2nd base off M Morris/R Paulino).
Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N McLouth CF                  4   2   2   1    0   2  .246  .746   23    0   0   HR,HBP
F Sanchez 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .304  .770   21    1   5   HBP
A LaRoche 1B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .251  .766   21   14   0   
J Bay LF                      5   1   1   2    0   3  .250  .747   22    2   1   2B
J Bautista RF                 4   1   1   1    1   1  .258  .759   26    1   0   HR
J Castillo 3B                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .263  .657   26    1   2   
R Paulino C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .239  .651   13    7   1   
  X Nady PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .827    3    0   0   
J Wilson SS                   2   2   1   0    1   0  .268  .699   25    1   4   HBP
M Morris P                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .227  .585    4    0   0   2B
  M Kata PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .202  .571    6    0   0   2B
  J Grabow P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  S Chacon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546         0   0   
  D Marte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Izturis PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .253  .608    3    0   0   
Totals                       36   8  10   8    4  12              193   27  14
BATTING
2B: M Morris (2, off J Maine); M Kata (6, off G Mota); J Bay (18, off A Sele).
HR: J Bautista (9, off J Maine; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); N McLouth (7, off J Maine; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
HBP: J Wilson (5, by G Mota); F Sanchez (7, by A Sele); N McLouth (7, by J Maine).
TB: N McLouth 5; J Bautista 4; M Kata 2; J Bay 2; M Morris 2; A LaRoche; J Castillo; C Izturis; J Wilson.
RBI: J Bay 2 (75); A LaRoche (67); M Kata (9); N McLouth (22); M Morris (3); J Bautista (40); J Castillo (18).
2-out RBI: N McLouth; J Castillo; M Kata; M Morris.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
FIELDING
E: S Chacon (1).

PITCHING

New York Mets                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Maine, W (13-7)              5     5   3   3    3   8   2   3.59   23  117-74   45·11·18    4· 5· 2· 0     50    -     0.93   0.04
G Mota, H (2)                  1     1   1   1    0   2   0   5.49    5   24-15    8· 2· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.26  -0.05
J Sosa, H (3)                  1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.10    3   12-8     4· 1· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
A Heilman, H (14)              1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.54    4   15-8     6· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.05   0.14
A Sele                         0.1   3   4   4    0   0   0   4.91    5   15-10    6· 1· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.51  -0.05
B Wagner, S (28)               0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   1.53    3   10-9     7· 2· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-1    1.20   0.05
Totals                         9    10   8   8    4  12   2          43  193-124  76·17·31   10· 9· 5· 0          1-1 
Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Morris, L (7-8)              6     7   5   5    2   4   1   4.65   29   95-59   32· 7·20    9· 8· 4· 0     40    -     0.70  -0.20
J Grabow                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.99    6   16-13    6· 2· 5    5· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.76   0.11
S Chacon                       0.1   3   3   3    0   0   0   4.20    4    7-7     6· 0· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.89  -0.11
D Marte                        0.2   3   2   2    0   1   0   1.93    5   15-11    7· 1· 3    0· 2· 1· 0          2-2    0.17  -0.05
Totals                         9    13  10  10    2   6   1          44  133-90   51·10·29   17·10· 6· 0          2-2 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: M Morris 2 (8; M Difelice, D Wright); A Sele (2; F Sanchez); D Marte (2; S Green); J Maine (2; N McLouth); G Mota (2; J Wilson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Nauert, 1B - Chad Fairchild, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Brian Gorman.
Time of Game: 2:55.
Attendance: 18,241.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 79° F, Wind 3mph out to Rightfield.

LINEUPS

   New York Mets                 Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. J Reyes              SS    1. N McLouth            CF 
2. L Castillo           2B    2. F Sanchez            2B 
3. D Wright             3B    3. A LaRoche            1B 
4. C Beltran            CF    4. J Bay                LF 
5. C Delgado            1B    5. J Bautista           RF 
6. M Alou               LF    6. J Castillo           3B 
7. S Green              RF    7. R Paulino            C  
8. M Difelice           C     8. J Wilson             SS 
9. J Maine              P     9. M Morris             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   2  5-3  1--  6  -15%  63% M Kata          G Mota          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Wilson Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  -23  4   10%  73% D Wright        M Morris        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to RF Line); Reyes Scores; Castillo Scores
   t 1   1  0-3  -2-  1    9%  87% M Alou          M Morris        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Delgado Scores
   b 4   2  5-2  ---  5   -9%  74% N McLouth       J Maine         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   b 4   0  5-2  1--  2    8%  83% M Morris        J Maine         Double Play: Bunt Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line); Wilson out at 1B/1B-2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mets Batting, Tied 0-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  J Reyes         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      56%  L Castillo      Reyes Steals 2B
          -2-  5   59%  " "             Walk
          12-      64%  D Wright        Reyes Steals 3B; Castillo Steals 2B
   RR     -23  4   73%  " "             Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to RF Line); Reyes Scores; Castillo Scores
   O      -2-  2   72%  C Beltran       Groundout: 2B-1B; Wright to 3B
   R      --3  3   78%  C Delgado       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Wright Scores
   RR     -2-  1   87%  M Alou          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Delgado Scores
   O      ---  7   86%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   87%  M Difelice      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   86%  J Maine         Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, John Maine facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   88%  N McLouth       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  F Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   88%  A LaRoche       Walk
   O      1--  6   89%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-0, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   88%  J Reyes         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  6   89%  L Castillo      Walk
   O      1--  3   88%  D Wright        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   87%  C Beltran       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-5, John Maine facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  9   82%  J Bautista      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  7   84%  J Castillo      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   85%  R Paulino       Strikeout Looking
          --- 10   84%  J Wilson        Walk
   R      1--  2   76%  M Morris        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Wilson Scores
          -2-  3   75%  N McLouth       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  3   79%  F Sanchez       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 3rd, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   78%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   80%  M Alou          Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  7   78%  S Green         Strikeout Swinging, Alou Steals 2B
          -2-  1   79%  M Difelice      Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  1   76%  J Maine         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, John Maine facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   72%  A LaRoche       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   76%  J Bay           Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   72%  J Bautista      Walk; LaRoche to 2B
   O      12-  6   75%  J Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); LaRoche to 3B; Bautista to 2B
   O      -23  1   81%  R Paulino       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 2.

Top of the 4th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-2, Matt Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   80%  J Reyes         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   79%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   80%  D Wright        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   78%  C Beltran       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-5, John Maine facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   74%  J Wilson        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  2   83%  M Morris        Double Play: Bunt Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line); Wilson out at 1B/1B-2B
   R      ---  5   74%  N McLouth       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  6   75%  F Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 5th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Matt Morris facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   78%  C Delgado       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   75%  M Alou          Lineout: LF
   O      1--  1   73%  S Green         Lineout: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   71%  M Difelice      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, John Maine facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   74%  A LaRoche       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7   76%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   78%  J Bautista      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.

Top of the 6th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-3, Matt Morris facing 9-1-2
                  Ruben Gotay pinch hits for John Maine batting 9th
   O      ---  2   76%  R Gotay         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   75%  J Reyes         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  5   74%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-5, Guillermo Mota facing 6-7-8
                  Guillermo Mota replaces Ruben Gotay pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   78%  J Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   80%  R Paulino       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  7   78%  J Wilson        Hit By Pitch
                  Matt Kata pinch hits for Matt Morris batting 9th
   R      1--  6   63%  M Kata          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Wilson Scores
   O      -2-  5   69%  N McLouth       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 7th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, John Grabow facing 3-4-5
                  John Grabow replaces Matt Kata pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   67%  D Wright        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   65%  C Beltran       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   63%  C Delgado       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Jorge Sosa facing 2-3-4
                  Jorge Sosa replaces Guillermo Mota pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   68%  F Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   72%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   74%  J Bay           Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 8th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, John Grabow facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   72%  M Alou          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   70%  S Green         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   69%  M Difelice      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Aaron Heilman facing 5-6-7
                  Aaron Heilman replaces Carlos Delgado pitching and batting 5th; Shawn Green moves to 1B; Lastings Milledge replaces Jorge Sosa playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  4   75%  J Bautista      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   80%  J Castillo      Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  6   76%  R Paulino       Walk
   O      1--  3   83%  J Wilson        Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 5, Pirates 4.

Top of the 9th, Mets Batting, Ahead 5-4, Shawn Chacon facing 9-1-2
                  Shawn Chacon replaces John Grabow pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   86%  L Milledge      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   85%  J Reyes         Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Milledge to 2B
          -2-      88%  L Castillo      Milledge Steals 3B
   R      --3  3   92%  " "             Single to P (Ground Ball); Milledge Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)
          1--  1   95%  D Wright        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Castillo to 3B
                  Damaso Marte replaces Shawn Chacon pitching and batting 9th
   RR     1-3  5   99%  C Beltran       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Castillo Scores; Wright Scores
                  Damion Easley pinch hits for Aaron Heilman batting 5th
   R      -2-  2   99%  D Easley        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Beltran Scores
   RO     -2-  3  100%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Easley Scores; Alou out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
          ---  1  100%  S Green         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4  100%  M Difelice      Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Pirates 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-10, Aaron Sele facing 9-1-2
                  Aaron Sele replaces Damion Easley pitching and batting 5th; Cesar Izturis pinch hits for Damaso Marte batting 9th
          ---  3   99%  C Izturis       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   98%  N McLouth       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Izturis to 3B
          1-3  3   96%  F Sanchez       Hit By Pitch; McLouth to 2B
   RO     123  3   98%  A LaRoche       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Izturis Scores; McLouth to 3B
   RR     1-3  3   95%  J Bay           Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); McLouth Scores; LaRoche Scores
                  Billy Wagner replaces Aaron Sele pitching and batting 5th
   O      -2-  1   98%  J Bautista      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  6   95%  J Castillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bay Scores
                  Xavier Nady pinch hits for Ronny Paulino batting 7th
   O      1--  3  100%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
        4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mets 10, Pirates 8.

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