NY Mets (66-56) at Pittsburgh (55-67)

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Pedro coming full circle at PNC

Marty Noble / MLB.com
The last time Pedro Martinez pitched at PNC Park, on Sept. 15, 2006, he tore his left calf muscle, triggering a slew of injuries that have compromised him as a pitcher. He is hoping to reverse that bad karma on Saturday.
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Mets probable pitcher

Pedro Martinez

  • #45 RHP
  • (3-3) 5.37 ERA 45 SO
Mets: Martinez sustained a Mets lead through six innings against the Pirates on Monday, holding them to one run and three hits. Four walks opposed to three strikeouts put Martinez in a couple tough spots, but he worked his way out of jams with a timely changeup and a fastball that peaked at 90 mph in the latter innings. He'll face the Pirates again, this time on the road at PNC Park, one of three ballparks where Martinez has yet to allow a home run in his career.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 212-96 2.86 2735.2 735 3075 .211
Season 3-3 5.37 62.0 27 45 .275
August 0-1 3.12 17.1 9 11 .200
Vs. Pittsburgh 0-0 1.50 6.0 4 3 .150

Series at a Glance

Standings - 08/16/2008 W L PCT GB Home Away
New York Mets (NL East) 66 56 .541 - 36-23 30-33
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL Central) 55 67 .451 20.0 33-29 22-38
Stats - 08/16/2008 AVG R HR RBI SB SO ERA IP H BB SO
NYM .268 597 122 560 107 752 4.04 1103.2 1041 439 889
PIT .261 574 124 552 32 777 5.07 1098.1 1238 491 721
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Wilson understands need for transition

Todd Krise / MLB.com
Jack Wilson knows how the business of baseball is done. The longest-tenured Pirate has seen teammates come and go, and while he doesn't always welcome transition, he knows that trades can often strengthen a team, too.
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Pirates probable pitcher

Zach Duke

  • #57 LHP
  • (4-10) 5.10 ERA 66 SO
Pirates: Duke settled into a rhythm after getting off to a shaky start against the Mets on Monday afternoon. Duke was tagged for five runs (three earned) and gave up two homers, but most of his struggles came in the first three innings, and the lefty kept his team in the game long enough to come away with a no-decision. He gave up eight hits, striking out three, with one walk. Duke remains 2-0 in four career starts against the Mets, and he will get the chance to improve that record on Saturday.
  W-L ERA IP BB SO AVG
Career 25-35 4.43 546.2 156 282 .309
Season 4-10 5.10 139.1 40 66 .308
August 0-1 3.46 13.0 2 9 .226
Vs. NY Mets 0-0 4.50 6.0 1 3 .286

Mets hitters vs Zach Duke

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Beltran, Carlos .000 3 0 0 .133 15 0 1
Bowman, Shawn - - - - - - - -
Carter, Chris - - - - - - - -
Castillo, Luis - - - - 1.000 1 0 0
Evans, Nick .250 4 0 0 .143 7 0 0
Francoeur, Jeff .333 6 0 0 .500 14 1 1
Green, Andy - - - - .333 3 0 0
Hernandez, Anderson - - - - - - - -
Martinez, Fernando - - - - - - - -
Murphy, Daniel - - - - - - - -
Pagan, Angel - - - - .455 11 0 1
Reed, Jeremy - - - - - - - -
Reyes, Jose .250 4 0 0 .294 17 1 2
Santos, Omir - - - - - - - -
Sullivan, Cory - - - - - - - -
Thole, Josh - - - - - - - -
Wright, David .333 3 1 3 .333 15 1 5

Pirates hitters vs Pedro Martinez

  2008 2003-2007
Hitter AVG AB HR RBI AVG AB HR RBI
Alvarez, Pedro - - - - - - - -
Bixler, Brian - - - - - - - -
Cedeno, Ronny - - - - - - - -
Clement, Jeff - - - - - - - -
Cruz, Luis - - - - - - - -
Diaz, Argenis - - - - - - - -
Doumit, Ryan .000 3 0 0 .111 9 0 1
Hernandez, Gorkys - - - - - - - -
Iwamura, Akinori - - - - - - - -
Jaramillo, Jason - - - - - - - -
Jones, Garrett - - - - - - - -
LaRoche, Andy .000 2 0 0 .400 5 1 1
McCutchen, Andrew - - - - - - - -
Milledge, Lastings - - - - .667 3 0 0
Moss, Brandon .000 2 0 0 .000 4 0 0
Pearce, Steve .333 3 0 0 .333 6 0 0
Tabata, Jose - - - - - - - -
Vazquez, Ramon .000 2 0 0 .000 2 0 0
Walker, Neil - - - - - - - -
Young, Delwyn - - - - - - - -

Reyes of hope (67-56) (55-68)

Mets 7, Pirates 4

Mets take off early

Marty Noble / MLB.com
Jose Reyes got the Mets on the board with a home run in his first at-bat in the game and added an RBI triple in the second as the Mets led the entire length of the game. Pedro Martinez cruised through Pittsburgh's lineup to put together his longest start of the season.

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Comeback falls short

Todd Krise / MLB.com
Though the Pirates trailed from the first at-bat of the game and entered the ninth down by six, they put together a late rally that brought the tying run to the plate with one out. But the next two batters were retired, and the Pirates dropped the second game of the series.
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Mets 7, Pirates 4

NY MetsABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Reyes, J, SS5122004.305
Evans, LF4000011.243
  Chavez, LF1010000.272
Wright, 3B5110012.292
Beltran, CF5111011.270
Delgado, 1B5110012.260
Tatis, RF3011100.302
Easley, 2B4110013.267
Castro, R, C3122110.270
Martinez, P, P2110000.148
  a-Murphy, PH0001100.421
  Stokes, P0000000.667
  Kunz, P0000000.000
  Smith, P0000000.000
  Feliciano, P, P0000000.000
Totals3771173613 

a-Walked for Martinez, P in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Beltran (31, Duke).
3B: Reyes, J (14, Duke).
HR: Reyes, J (13, 1st inning off Duke, 0 on, 0 out), Castro, R (7, 6th inning off Duke, 1 on, 2 out).
TB: Reyes, J 7; Chavez; Wright; Beltran 2; Delgado; Tatis; Easley; Castro, R 5; Martinez, P.
RBI: Reyes, J 2 (53), Beltran (81), Tatis (36), Castro, R 2 (23), Murphy (9).
2-out RBI: Tatis; Castro, R 2; Murphy.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wright; Reyes, J 3.
S: Martinez, P.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Easley-Reyes, J-Delgado, Wright-Easley-Delgado).
 
PittsburghABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
McLouth, CF5011024.279
Sanchez, F, 2B5030001.255
Doumit, C5010004.324
LaRoche, Ad, 1B5010003.267
LaRoche, An, 3B4121002.198
Moss, LF3110122.258
Pearce, RF3110001.216
Wilson, Ja, SS4131002.281
Duke, P1000001.133
  Bautista, D, P0000000.200
  a-Mientkiewicz, PH1000002.286
  Sanchez, R, P0000000.000
  Yates, P0000000.000
  b-Michaels, PH1000002.235
Totals3741331424 

a-Flied out for Bautista, D in the 7th. b-Grounded out for Yates in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: LaRoche, An (3, Martinez, P), Wilson, Ja (14, Kunz).
HR: LaRoche, An (4, 7th inning off Martinez, P, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: McLouth; Sanchez, F 3; Doumit; LaRoche, Ad; LaRoche, An 6; Moss; Pearce; Wilson, Ja 4.
RBI: LaRoche, An (11), Wilson, Ja (16), McLouth (75).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sanchez, F; Moss; McLouth; LaRoche, Ad.
S: Duke.
GIDP: Doumit 2.
Team LOB: 9.
 
NY MetsIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Martinez, P (W, 4-3)7.08111414.96
Stokes 1.01000003.38
Kunz 0.133300013.50
Smith 0.01000004.25
Feliciano, P (S, 2)0.20000003.57
 
PittsburghIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Duke (L, 4-11)6.09660225.26
Bautista, D 1.00000103.35
Sanchez, R 1.01113105.06
Yates 1.01000205.24

Smith pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

WP: Martinez, P, Kunz.
HBP: Pearce (by Kunz).
Pitches-strikes: Martinez, P 95-64, Stokes 12-9, Kunz 17-7, Smith 5-4, Feliciano, P 8-6, Duke 103-61, Bautista, D 8-5, Sanchez, R 31-14, Yates 10-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Martinez, P 10-7, Stokes 2-1, Kunz 1-0, Smith 0-0, Feliciano, P 1-1, Duke 8-8, Bautista, D 1-1, Sanchez, R 0-2, Yates 0-1.
Batters faced: Martinez, P 28, Stokes 4, Kunz 5, Smith 1, Feliciano, P 2, Duke 27, Bautista, D 3, Sanchez, R 7, Yates 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Smith 1-0, Feliciano, P 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Ed Rapuano. 1B: Ed Hickox. 2B: CB Bucknor. 3B: Joe West.
Weather: 78 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to LF.
T: 2:43.
Att: 37,506.
August 16, 2008

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