MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NEW YORK METS
07/19/2015
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1739 - SUNDAY, JULY 19TH , 2015 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (51-50) 1 2 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 12 16 0
New York Mets (54-47) 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 11 0
McCann Helps Pirates Beat Mets, 12-7
Brian McCann, who led the NL in batting average with .349 in 2007, led Pittsburgh to a triumph over New York. The final score was 12-7. The catcher went 3 for 5, falling a triple shy of the cycle. He scored 1 run and added 6 RBI. Miles Mikolas, 2-2, earned the win in relief. He allowed 1 run on 3 hits in 2.1 innings. The win elevated the Pirates to 51-50.

With Pittsburgh leading 6-3 in the top of the fourth, McCann hit a changeup from Jair Jurrjens for a grand slam home run. It was his 14th home run of the season and put the Pirates ahead, 10-3.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," McCann told the Pittsburgh Herald.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Coghlan 3B 6 2 2 0 0 0 3 .268 7 39
B. Harper CF 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .290 18 62
J. Votto DH 5 2 3 3 0 1 4 .309 26 83
B. McCann C 5 1 3 6 0 0 2 .236 14 71
A. Cabrera 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .240 7 31
A. Rizzo 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .214 12 44
A. Frazier RF 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .264 0 9
B. Francisco LF 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 .201 7 27
D. Swanson SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .274 1 6
Totals 41 12 16 12 4 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: B. McCann (19, 1st Inning off C. Lee, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Frazier (5, 4th Inning off C. Lee, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Francisco (9, 4th Inning off C. Lee, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Coghlan (29, 8th Inning off T. Cahill, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Frazier (2, 2nd Inning off C. Lee, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Votto (26, 3rd Inning off C. Lee, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. McCann (14, 4th Inning off J. Jurrjens, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Coghlan 3 , B. Harper , J. Votto 6 , B. McCann 7 , A. Cabrera , A. Rizzo , A. Frazier 6 , B. Francisco 3
2-out RBI: , B. McCann 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Cabrera , A. Rizzo , D. Swanson
GIDP: B. McCann
Sac Fly: B. Francisco
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cabrera-Swanson-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kipnis 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 .302 9 57
N. Cruz LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .243 13 41
A. Pujols 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .283 16 53
J. Bautista RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .246 22 59
D. Freese DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .329 0 7
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .241 8 33
C. Figgins 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .278 1 19
J. Hardy SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .296 6 32
M. Montero C 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .236 3 12
Totals 37 7 11 7 3 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Freese 2 (4, 2nd Inning off Z. Wheeler, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bautista (18, 2nd Inning off Z. Wheeler, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Kipnis (28, 4th Inning off Z. Wheeler, 1 on, 2 outs) , N. Cruz (11, 4th Inning off M. Mikolas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Hardy (6, 2nd Inning off Z. Wheeler, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Montero (3, 6th Inning off M. Mikolas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kipnis 2 , N. Cruz 3 , J. Bautista 3 , D. Freese 4 , C. Figgins , J. Hardy 4 , M. Montero 5
2-out RBI: J. Kipnis , N. Cruz , J. Hardy , M. Montero
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pujols , C. Figgins , J. Hardy
GIDP: J. Bautista
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Figgins (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hudson-Hardy-Pujols)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Wheeler 3.2 7 6 6 1 3 1 76 5.31   
M. Mikolas W (2-2) 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 1 38 6.36   
W. Chen H (4) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 4.56   
R. Erlin 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 23
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 19, M. Mikolas 11, W. Chen 7, R. Erlin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 3-5, M. Mikolas 2-3, W. Chen 3-1, R. Erlin 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 76-46, M. Mikolas 38-29, W. Chen 18-14, R. Erlin 12-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mikolas 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lee L (6-7) 3.0 8 8 8 1 1 1 59 4.85   
J. Jurrjens 2.1 3 2 2 2 2 1 44 5.24   
T. Hudson 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 3.10   
T. Cahill 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 20 4.41   
H. Robles 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lee 9
Batters Faced: C. Lee 18, J. Jurrjens 12, T. Hudson 6, T. Cahill 5, H. Robles 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lee 2-6, J. Jurrjens 3-2, T. Hudson 3-1, T. Cahill 0-1, H. Robles 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lee 59-33, J. Jurrjens 44-23, T. Hudson 22-13, T. Cahill 20-13, H. Robles 18-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jurrjens 2-2 , T. Hudson 2-0 , H. Robles 1-0
WP: H. Robles
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian McCann
Ballpark: Shea Stadium 1979-2008
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 55761
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