Pittsburgh Pirates vs New York Mets
September 24, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 2012 at Citi Field. 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
Presley lf 3 0 1 0
  Tabata ph,lf 2 0 1 1
Harrison ss 4 0 1 0
McCutchen cf 3 1 1 0
Jones rf 4 0 1 1
Walker 2b 3 0 2 0
Sanchez 1b 4 0 0 0
Alvarez 3b 4 0 0 0
McKenry c 3 1 1 0
McPherson p 2 0 0 0
  Takahashi p 0 0 0 0
  Karstens p 0 0 0 0
  Marte ph 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Leroux p 0 0 0 0
  Snider ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 8 2
New York Mets ab   r   h rbi
Lewis rf,lf 4 1 1 0
  Parnell p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez p 0 0 0 0
Murphy 2b 4 0 1 0
Wright 3b 3 2 1 1
Davis 1b 4 2 2 5
Hairston cf,lf 4 0 0 0
Duda lf 3 0 0 0
  Hampson p 0 0 0 0
  Familia p 0 0 0 0
  Carson p 0 0 0 0
  Torres cf 0 0 0 0
Tejada ss 2 0 1 0
Thole c 2 1 0 0
Mejia p 1 0 0 0
  Valdespin ph 1 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
  Baxter rf 1 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 6 6
Pittsburgh 000 000 011280
New York 000 240 00x660
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
McPherson  L(0-2) 4.1 4 4 4 3 3
  Takahashi   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Karstens   1.1 2 2 2 0 2
  Wilson   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Leroux   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
0
0
0
0
0
  New York Mets IP H R ER BB SO
Mejia  W(1-1) 5.0 4 0 0 2 4
  Acosta   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Hampson   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Familia   0.2 1 1 1 0 0
  Carson   0.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Parnell   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
1
1
1
1
1

  E–None.  DP–New York 2. Murphy-Tejada-Wright-Thole-Wright, Davis-Tejada-Parnell.  PB–Thole (18).  3B–Pittsburgh A. McCutchen (6,off Familia).  HR–New York Davis 2 (30,4th inning off McPherson 1 on 0 out,5th inning off Karstens 2 on 2 out).  Team LOB–9.  Team–2.  SB–Murphy (9,2nd base off McPherson/McKenry).  CS–Tejada (3,2nd base by McPherson/McKenry).  U-HP–Manny Gonzalez, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–Phil Cuzzi, 3B–Gerry Davis.  T–3:14.  A–22,072.
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