New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 8, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 2005 at PNC Park. 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 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 4 2 1 0
Cameron rf 5 0 0 0
Beltran cf 5 0 1 0
Floyd lf 5 0 0 1
Wright 3b 4 1 1 0
Anderson 1b 3 0 1 0
  Offerman ph,1b 1 1 1 0
Castro c 4 1 2 2
Cairo 2b 4 0 1 1
Zambrano p 3 0 0 0
  Daubach ph 1 0 1 0
  Heilman p 0 0 0 0
  Looper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Lawton rf 3 0 1 3
Sanchez 3b 5 0 1 0
Bay lf 5 0 1 0
Mackowiak cf 5 1 0 0
Castillo 2b 5 1 1 0
Ward 1b 4 1 2 0
Doumit c 4 0 0 0
  Cota c 1 0 1 1
Wilson ss 3 2 1 0
Fogg p 1 0 0 0
  Torres p 0 0 0 0
  Hill ph 1 0 1 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Meadows p 0 0 0 0
  Redman ph 1 1 1 2
  Mesa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 10 6
New York 100 001 102 0593
Pittsburgh 000 001 004 16102
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Zambrano   8.0 5 1 1 1 4
  Heilman   0.2 2 3 3 1 0
  Looper  L (2-4) 1.0 3 2 1 1 0
Totals
9.2
10
6
5
3
4
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Fogg   7.0 5 3 2 1 3
  Torres   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Grabow   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Meadows   0.2 2 0 0 0 0
  Mesa  W (1-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
9
5
4
1
3

  E–Reyes (11), Anderson (3), Cairo (3), Sanchez (3), Castillo (6).  DP–New York 2. Reyes-Anderson, Anderson-Reyes-Anderson.  2B–New York Anderson (7,off Fogg); Daubach (2,off Meadows), Pittsburgh Bay (25,off Zambrano); J. Wilson (13,off Zambrano); Lawton (25,off Looper).  HR–New York Castro (1,7th inning off Fogg 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Fogg (4,off Zambrano).  SF–Lawton (4,off Zambrano).  IBB–Ward (9,by Looper).  Team–8.  CS–Reyes (7,2nd base by Fogg/Doumit).  U-HP–Fieldin Culbreth, 1B–Marvin Hudson, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Eric Cooper.  T–2:54.  A–32,563.
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