New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 4, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 4, 2009 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 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 11

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Cora ss 5 0 1 1
Castillo 2b 4 1 1 1
Beltran cf 4 1 2 1
Sheffield rf 5 0 0 0
Wright 3b 3 2 2 1
Murphy 1b 4 0 1 1
Martinez lf 4 1 2 1
Santos c 4 0 1 0
Pelfrey p 2 1 0 0
  Takahashi p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
  Green p 0 0 0 0
  Putz p 0 0 0 0
  Reed ph 1 0 0 0
  Feliciano p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 10 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McCutchen cf 4 3 2 1
Morgan lf 4 2 2 1
Sanchez 2b 5 0 0 0
LaRoche A. 1b 3 2 1 1
LaRoche A. 3b 3 2 1 2
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Monroe ph 1 0 0 0
  Chavez p 0 0 0 0
Moss rf 4 1 1 1
Jaramillo c 4 0 2 4
Vazquez ss 4 1 4 1
Ohlendorf p 3 0 0 0
  Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Hinske 3b 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 11 13 11
New York 030 110 0016101
Pittsburgh 410 400 20x11130
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Pelfrey  L(4-2) 3.2 9 9 8 4 3
  Takahashi   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Green   2.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Putz   1.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Feliciano   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
13
11
10
4
6
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ohlendorf   4.1 9 5 5 3 1
  Gorzelanny   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Burnett   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Jackson  W(1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Chavez   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
5
2

  E–Murphy (5).  DP–New York 1. Pelfrey-Santos-Murphy.  2B–New York Beltran (16,off Ohlendorf); Cora (5,off Ohlendorf); F. Martinez (3,off Ohlendorf); Wright (13,off Chavez), Pittsburgh Adam LaRoche (18,off Pelfrey).  3B–Pittsburgh Morgan (5,off Putz).  HR–New York Beltran (7,4th inning off Ohlendorf 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Morgan (4,off Pelfrey).  HBP–Andy LaRoche (5,by Pelfrey).  IBB–Adam LaRoche (3,by Pelfrey).  Team–7.  SB–Wright (13,2nd base off Ohlendorf/Jaramillo).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Adrian Johnson, 2B–Scott Barry, 3B–Ted Barrett.  T–2:49.  A–20,683.
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