Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NY Mets 7, Pittsburgh 4
When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, August 16, 2008
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Joe West
Attendance: 37506
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 78°
Umpires: Home - Ed Rapuano, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - CB Bucknor, 3B - Joe West
Attendance: 37506
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| NY Mets | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| NY Mets | 67-56 | 36-23 | 31-33 | W5 |
| Pittsburgh | 55-68 | 33-30 | 22-38 | L3 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 33-30 record at home this season. The New York Mets have a 31-33 record on the road.
- Pittsburgh has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- NY Mets has a streak of 5 straight up wins. The Mets have won 8 of their last 10 games.
- Pedro Martinez pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.96. Pedro Feliciano closed out the game to get the save and has 2 saves for the season. Zach Duke took the loss for Pittsburgh.
- Andy LaRoche had the only homerun for Pittsburgh. Jose Reyes, Ramon Castro hit homeruns for NY Mets.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| NY Mets | Pittsburgh | |
| Pedro Martinez | Player | Zach Duke |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 7.0 | IP | 6.0 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 2 |
| 8 | Hits | 9 |
| 1.29 | ERA | 9.00 |
Hitting
| NY Mets | Pittsburgh | |
| Ramon Castro | Player | Jack Wilson |
| 2 | Hits | 3 |
| 2 | RBI | 1 |
| 1 | HR | 0 |
| 5 | TB | 4 |
| .667 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| NY Mets | 11 | 2 | 20 | .297 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 13 | 1 | 18 | .351 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |