Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
August 16, 2005 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 2005 at Shea Stadium. The New York Mets defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Duffy cf 4 0 2 1
Sanchez 3b 4 0 0 0
Bay lf 4 0 0 0
Ward 1b 4 0 2 0
Mackowiak rf 4 1 2 0
Castillo 2b 3 0 0 1
Cota c 3 0 0 0
  Redman T. ph 1 0 1 0
Wilson ss 2 1 0 0
Redman M. p 2 0 1 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Doumit ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 8 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes ss 2 0 0 1
Cairo 2b 3 0 1 0
Wright 3b 3 1 0 0
Floyd lf 4 2 2 2
Piazza c 2 0 0 0
  Castro c 1 0 0 0
Diaz rf 4 1 0 0
Woodward 1b 3 1 1 0
Williams cf 2 1 1 1
Benson p 2 0 1 2
  Matsui ph 1 0 0 0
  Hernandez p 0 0 0 0
  Looper p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 6 6 6
Pittsburgh 020 000 000280
New York 040 000 02x662
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Redman  L (5-13) 7.0 5 4 4 4 3
  Grabow   1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
8.0
6
6
6
5
4
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Benson  W (9-4) 7.0 7 2 2 2 3
  Hernandez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Looper   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
2
3

  E–Wright (19), Diaz (2).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Mackowiak-Ward, New York 2. Cairo-Reyes-Woodward, Wright-Cairo-Woodward.  2B–New York Cairo (15,off M. Redman).  3B–Pittsburgh Mackowiak (2,off Benson).  HR–New York Floyd (27,8th inning off Grabow 1 on 0 out).  SH–M. Redman (2,off Benson); Williams (1,off M. Redman).  SF–Castillo (3,off Benson); Reyes (4,off M. Redman).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  SB–Reyes (42,2nd base off M. Redman/Cota).  U-HP–Tom Hallion, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Chad Fairchild.  T–2:30.  A–37,202.
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