New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 21, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 21, 2012 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 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Torres cf 4 1 0 0
  Rauch p 0 0 0 0
Turner 2b 3 0 1 2
  Murphy ph 1 0 0 0
Wright 3b 4 0 2 1
Hairston lf 3 0 0 0
  Davis 1b 2 0 0 0
Duda rf 4 0 1 0
Rottino 1b,lf 3 1 1 0
  Nieuwenhuis ph,cf 1 0 1 0
Cedeno ss 4 1 2 1
Nickeas c 3 1 0 0
Santana p 2 0 0 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 0 0 0 0
  Baxter ph,lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Tabata lf,rf 3 0 0 0
Harrison rf 4 1 1 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
McCutchen cf 4 1 2 1
Alvarez 3b 4 0 1 1
Walker 2b 4 1 1 0
McGehee 1b 4 0 0 0
Barmes ss 2 1 1 1
McKenry c 4 1 1 2
Bedard p 1 0 1 0
  Hernandez ph 1 0 0 0
  Resop p 0 0 0 0
  Watson p 0 0 0 0
  Navarro ph 1 0 0 0
  Hughes p 0 0 0 0
  McLouth lf 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 8 5
New York 040 000 000483
Pittsburgh 000 200 21x580
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Santana   6.1 8 4 4 2 7
  Parnell   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Byrdak   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
  Rauch  L(3-3) 1.0 0 1 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
0
1
0
0
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Bedard   5.0 6 4 4 3 4
  Resop   1.1 1 0 0 1 2
  Watson   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Hughes  W(1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Hanrahan  SV(10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–Wright 2 (3), Nieuwenhuis (3).  DP–New York 2. Santana-Cedeno-Rottino, Cedeno-Turner-Rottino.  2B–New York Cedeno (2,off Bedard), Pittsburgh Harrison (4,off Santana); A. McCutchen (8,off Santana); Alvarez (7,off Santana); Walker (6,off Santana).  HR–Pittsburgh McKenry (3,7th inning off Santana 1 on 0 out).  SH–Santana (3,off Bedard).  IBB–Baxter (2,by Hughes).  Team LOB–9.  SF–Barmes (2,off Rauch).  Team–6.  U-HP–Laz Diaz, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Tim Welke.  T–3:00.  A–14,556.
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