MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/20/2007
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1874 - MONDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2007 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (64-61) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 11 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (62-63) 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 6 14 0
Mets Absorb 6-4 Loss at PNC Park
The Pittsburgh Pirates dumped the New York Mets, 6-4, in large part due to left fielder Nelson Cruz. On the day, Cruz was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Pirates. At 62-63, Pittsburgh is in 4th place in the NL Central Division.

Cruz had a key at-bat for Pittsburgh in the bottom of the first. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 9th home run of the season and gave Pittsburgh an early 2-0 lead.

"There's so many different ways you can win a game," said winning manager Garrett Pirates.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Ferrer 1B 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .346 14 60
H. Kendrick DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .288 8 55
R. Baldelli RF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 18 77
M. Echavarria CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .312 28 115
M. Orbegoso C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .288 8 39
D. Putnam LF 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .292 4 13
   a-A. Panatta PR, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 6 55
C. Guillen 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .242 3 26
T. Frazier 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .236 8 33
F. Lopez SS 4 0 1 3 0 1 3 .283 12 57
Totals 37 4 11 4 1 4 20      
a - A. Panatta pinch ran for D. Putnam in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Lopez (12, 2nd Inning off J. Niese, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Ferrer 3 , R. Baldelli , M. Echavarria 2 , D. Putnam 3 , T. Frazier , F. Lopez 2
2-out RBI: F. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Lopez
GIDP: C. Guillen
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lopez-Frazier-Ferrer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Roberts SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .248 8 49
N. Cruz LF 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .226 9 42
   a-A. Pagan LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 18
K. Morales DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .363 28 117
J. Fraga 2B 5 2 2 1 0 2 3 .259 20 57
E. Chavez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .272 7 45
C. Ruiz C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .307 10 58
G. Davis CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .216 16 52
D. Lee 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .262 3 27
R. Sweeney RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 .249 4 44
Totals 37 6 14 6 3 5 19      
a - A. Pagan substituted for N. Cruz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Fraga (19, 1st Inning off R. Knoll, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Lee (12, 3rd Inning off R. Knoll, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Cruz (9, 1st Inning off R. Knoll, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Fraga (20, 6th Inning off R. Ankiel, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Roberts , N. Cruz 6 , J. Fraga 6 , E. Chavez , C. Ruiz , G. Davis 2 , D. Lee 3 , R. Sweeney 2
2-out RBI: G. Davis , D. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Roberts , N. Cruz , J. Fraga , R. Sweeney
GIDP: J. Fraga
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Chavez (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roberts-Fraga-Lee)
OF assists: 1 (Davis(Lopez at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Knoll L (5-6) 4.2 13 5 5 1 5 1 100 5.99   
R. Ankiel 2.1 1 1 1 1 0 1 32 4.31   
T. Zamarripa 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Knoll 22
Batters Faced: R. Knoll 28, R. Ankiel 9, T. Zamarripa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Knoll 4-5, R. Ankiel 3-4, T. Zamarripa 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Knoll 100-71, R. Ankiel 32-20, T. Zamarripa 11-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Ankiel 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Niese W (7-14) 7.0 10 4 4 1 3 0 107 4.88   
H. Okajima H (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.34   
C. Cordero SV (28) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Niese 43
Batters Faced: J. Niese 31, H. Okajima 3, C. Cordero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Niese 8-9, H. Okajima 0-2, C. Cordero 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Niese 107-70, H. Okajima 12-8, C. Cordero 9-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nelson Cruz
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 27592
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