New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 18, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 2008 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 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Reyes 2b 5 1 1 0
Evans lf 3 0 2 0
  Murphy ph 1 0 1 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Wright 3b 3 1 1 0
Beltran cf 2 0 1 1
Delgado 1b 4 0 0 1
Tatis rf 2 0 0 0
Easley ss 3 0 0 0
Castro c 4 0 0 0
Maine p 1 0 0 0
  Stokes p 0 0 0 0
  Schoeneweis p 0 0 0 0
  Chavez ph,lf 1 0 0 0
  Cancel ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McLouth cf 3 0 0 0
Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 0
  Yates p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Rivas ph 1 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
Doumit c 4 1 1 0
LaRoche A. 1b 3 2 2 2
Michaels lf 3 1 1 0
LaRoche A. 3b 3 1 0 0
Pearce rf 3 0 1 1
Wilson ss 4 0 2 2
Maholm p 1 0 0 0
  Gomez ph,2b 2 0 1 0
Totals 31 5 9 5
New York 100 100 000260
Pittsburgh 000 002 03x590
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Maine   5.0 2 0 0 4 3
  Stokes   1.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Schoeneweis   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Feliciano  L(2-3) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
  Sanchez   0.0 3 2 2 1 0
  Smith   0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
1
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Maholm   7.0 5 2 2 3 4
  Yates   0.2 1 0 0 2 0
  Burnett  W(1-1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Grabow  SV(4) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
2
0

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. A. Reyes-Delgado, Pittsburgh 2. F. Sanchez-Wilson-Adam LaRoche, Wilson-F. Sanchez-Adam LaRoche.  2B–New York Evans 2 (8,off Maholm 2); Beltran (32,off Maholm), Pittsburgh Wilson (15,off Sanchez).  HR–Pittsburgh Adam LaRoche (16,6th inning off Stokes 1 on 0 out).  SF–Beltran (4,off Maholm).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Maholm (2,off Maine).  IBB–Andy LaRoche (1,by Sanchez); McLouth (7,by Smith).  Team–9.  U-HP–CB Bucknor, 1B–Joe West, 2B–Ed Rapuano, 3B–Ed Hickox.  T–2:50.  A–19,066.
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