New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 15, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 15, 2000 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Mets and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Mets 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 2

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Henderson lf 4 0 1 0
Bell rf 4 0 1 0
Alfonzo 2b 3 0 0 0
Zeile 1b 4 0 0 0
Payton cf 3 0 0 0
  Nunnally ph 1 0 0 0
Ventura 3b 4 0 2 0
Pratt c 3 0 1 0
Ordonez ss 3 0 0 0
Rusch p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 0 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Hermansen cf 4 0 0 0
Benjamin ss 3 0 1 0
Giles rf 3 1 1 0
Young 1b 3 1 1 2
Cordero lf 3 0 0 0
Morris 2b 2 0 0 0
Ramirez 3b 3 0 0 0
Osik c 3 0 1 0
Anderson p 1 0 0 0
  Aven ph 1 0 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 2 4 2
New York 000 000 000050
Pittsburgh 000 000 20x241
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Rusch  L (0-1) 8.0 4 2 2 1 5
Totals
8.0
4
2
2
1
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson  W (1-0) 8.0 5 0 0 1 5
  Williams  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
1
7

  E–Morris (1).  DP–New York 1, Pittsburgh 1.  HR–Pittsburgh Young (2,7th inning off Rusch 1 on, 0 out).  HBP–Alfonzo (1,by Anderson).  SH–Anderson (1,off Rusch).  SB–Bell (3,3rd base off Anderson/Osik); Alfonzo (1,2nd base off Anderson/Osik).  CS–Bell (1,2nd base by Anderson/Osik).  HBP–Anderson (1,Alfonzo).  U-HP–Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B–Rick Reed, 2B–C.B. Bucknor, 3B–Al Clark.  T–1:57.  A–19,592.
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