MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NEW YORK METS
06/25/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1498 - MONDAY, JUNE 25TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (27-49) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 2
New York Mets (35-43) 4 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 9 9 0
Pittsburgh Decked by Castro, Mets
The New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-3, at Citi Field. The Mets got a fine performance from second baseman Starlin Castro, who captured player of the game honors. He went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 3. Eduardo Rodriguez was the winning pitcher. Over 5 innings, he allowed 1 run on 3 hits, with 5 walks and 7 strikeouts. The Mets go to 35-43, putting them third in the National League East Division.

The Mets got a big at-bat from shortstop Nick Ahmed. For the game, Ahmed went 1-3 with a double and a walk, while adding 3 RBI. In the bottom of the first, with the bases loaded, he stroked a bases-clearing double. His 12th double of the season gave New York a 4-1 lead.

"We'll savor this win," Ahmed told the New York Citizen, "then get ready for the next game."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 .176 3 3
C. Gomez LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .246 7 26
C. Correa SS 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .294 10 42
B. Dozier 2B 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 .207 6 17
R. Chirinos C 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .197 5 14
J. Bruce RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .260 17 45
M. Canha 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .207 2 5
M. Davidson 3B 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .122 3 5
   B. Heller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Miller PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .191 4 13
   R. Pressly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Matz P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .094 0 0
   a-J. Lamb 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .262 11 46
Totals 31 3 7 3 8 11 12      
a - J. Lamb substituted for S. Matz in the 6th
b - B. Miller pinch hit for B. Heller in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Dozier (7, 1st Inning off E. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Chirinos (5, 6th Inning off A. Plutko, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gomez 2 , B. Buxton , M. Canha , B. Dozier 2 , R. Chirinos 4 , J. Bruce
2-out RBI: B. Dozier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Dozier , R. Chirinos 2 , J. Lamb
GIDP: S. Matz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Gomez (7)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Gomez (4) , C. Correa (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Correa-Canha)
PB: R. Chirinos
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Happ CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .289 15 47
S. Castro 2B 4 3 2 3 1 0 2 .293 11 37
G. Parra RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .245 2 17
T. Shaw 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .240 16 46
J. Hicks C 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .255 2 11
S. Schebler LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 3 .234 9 35
N. Ahmed SS 3 0 1 3 1 0 2 .274 11 39
M. Moreland 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .263 12 35
E. Rodriguez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 0 1
   A. Plutko P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   N. Wittgren P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Villar PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 1 6
   D. Steckenrider P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Cishek P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-E. Gonzalez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 1 5
   T. Rainey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 9 9 7 6 9 13      
a - J. Villar pinch hit for N. Wittgren in the 6th
b - E. Gonzalez pinch hit for S. Cishek in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Parra (7, 1st Inning off S. Matz, 1 on, 1 out) N. Ahmed (12, 1st Inning off S. Matz, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Castro 2 (11, 2nd Inning off S. Matz, 1 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off S. Matz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Parra 2 , I. Happ , J. Hicks , T. Shaw , N. Ahmed 2 , S. Schebler 2 , S. Castro 8
2-out RBI: N. Ahmed , S. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Ahmed , M. Moreland 4
GIDP: S. Castro
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Ahmed-Moreland)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Matz L (8-3) 5.2 8 7 7 4 6 2 115 68 3.77   
B. Heller 1.1 1 2 0 1 2 0 25 15 2.45   
R. Pressly 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 7 4.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Matz 27
Batters Faced: S. Matz 29, B. Heller 6, R. Pressly 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matz 5-6, B. Heller 0-0, R. Pressly 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Matz 115-68, B. Heller 25-15, R. Pressly 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Heller 1-0
WP: B. Heller
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Rodriguez W (4-7) 5.0 3 1 1 5 7 0 91 49 4.01   
A. Plutko 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 8 4 7.82   
N. Wittgren 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 9 2.55   
D. Steckenrider 1.1 3 0 0 1 3 0 27 15 4.28   
S. Cishek 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 10 2.78   
T. Rainey 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Rodriguez 59
Batters Faced: E. Rodriguez 21, A. Plutko 2, N. Wittgren 3, D. Steckenrider 7, S. Cishek 3, T. Rainey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Rodriguez 3-3, A. Plutko 0-0, N. Wittgren 1-1, D. Steckenrider 0-0, S. Cishek 0-2, T. Rainey 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Rodriguez 91-49, A. Plutko 8-4, N. Wittgren 12-9, D. Steckenrider 27-15, S. Cishek 17-10, T. Rainey 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Cishek 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Starlin Castro
Ballpark: Citi Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 22470
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