Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
April 18, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 18, 2004 at Shea 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, New York Mets 1

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Redman cf 6 1 2 0
Wilson J. ss 5 0 2 0
Kendall c 5 2 3 1
Mondesi rf 4 1 3 0
Simon 1b 4 1 1 0
  Mackowiak lf 0 0 0 0
Wilson C. lf,1b 5 2 3 2
Hill 2b 4 1 1 1
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Boehringer p 0 0 0 0
  Boyd p 0 0 0 0
Stynes 3b 4 0 2 2
Benson p 0 0 0 0
  Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 17 6
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Matsui ss 3 0 2 0
Zeile 3b 2 0 2 1
Garcia rf 4 0 1 0
Piazza c 4 0 0 0
Cameron cf 4 0 0 0
Phillips 1b 4 0 0 0
Spencer lf 4 1 1 0
McEwing 2b 3 0 0 0
Seo p 1 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Duncan ph 0 0 0 0
  Roberts p 0 0 0 0
  Valent ph 1 0 0 0
  Franco p 0 0 0 0
  Stanton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 1 6 1
Pittsburgh 100 150 0108170
New York 000 010 000160
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  W (2-0) 7.0 6 1 1 2 5
  Grabow   0.1 0 0 0 2 0
  Boehringer   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Boyd   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
4
7
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Seo  L (0-2) 4.1 10 7 7 2 2
  Wheeler   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Roberts   2.0 3 0 0 1 0
  Franco   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Stanton   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
17
8
8
3
3

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2, New York 2.  2B–Pittsburgh Mondesi (3,off Seo); Simon (2,off Roberts), New York Matsui (6,off Benson).  HR–Pittsburgh C Wilson (4,4th inning off Seo 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Benson 4 (6,off Seo 2,off Wheeler,off Roberts).  HBP–Hill (2,by Seo).  IBB–Simon (1,by Seo).  Team LOB–11.  Team–6.  SB–J Wilson (3,2nd base off Seo/Piazza).  WP–Wheeler (1).  HBP–Seo (1,Hill).  IBB–Seo (1,Simon).  U-HP–Tim Tschida, 1B–Jeff Nelson, 2B–Marty Foster, 3B–Joe Brinkman.  T–2:55.  A–44,345.
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