Tag: Pittsburgh Pirates

Mets 10 – Pirates 1 May 9, 2009

The Mets got another good start, this time from John Maine. This is Maine’s third good start in a row after a shaky start to the season. He went 6 innings giving up 1 run on 3 hits and 2 walks with 3 strikeouts. The one run he gave up was a solo homer to opposing pitcher Paul Maholm.

There was a ton of offense for the Mets today. They had 17 hits and 1 walk. Jose Reyes was 3 for 5 with 3 RBI’s and his ninth stolen base of the season. Carlos Beltran was 2 for 5 with a solo homer in the fifth inning that was a bomb! It went into the second deck in left field. That’s a shot.

The game was over early when the Mets put up 5 runs in the fourth inning to make the score 6-1. So the rest of the game was kind of a snoozer. But the Mets did manage to win their sixth straight game and got a win over a team that they should beat.

ESPN Box Score
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Game Preview: Pirates at Mets [Game 29] May 9, 2009

pirates-logoPittsburgh Pirates (12-17 Road: 5-10) at New York Mets (15-13 Home: 9-6)  1:10 pm

Paul Maholm (3-0 2.97) vs. John Maine (2-2 5.20)

TV: SNY    Radio:  WFAN

What to watch:  The Mets are going for their sixth straight win this afternoon. Maholm is a tough lefty with left-handed hitters batting only .133 against him this season. Expect to see Fernando Tatis and Gary Sheffield in the lineup today. Maine has started to turn things around recently winning his last two starts.

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Mets 7 – Pirates 3 May 8, 2009

Jonathan Niese did a great job in his season debut starting for Oliver Perez tonight. He got a quality start going 6 innings giving up 2 runs on  7 hits and no walks with 5 strikeouts. The bullpen came in and held the Pirates down until J.J. Putz allowed 1 run in the bottom of the ninth.

The offensive star of the game was definitely Carlos Delgado. He was 3 for 4 with 5 RBI’s and a home run.

The defense was a little questionable for the Mets tonight. Jose Reyes had an error in the game. But Carlos Beltran booted one that wasn’t an error and he and Ryan Church let one drop that they lost in the lights.

The Mets win their fifth straight game and are starting to look like the team that we expected to see at the beginning of the season.

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Game Preview: Pirates at Mets [Game 28] May 8, 2009

pirates-logoPittsburgh Pirates (12-16 Road: 5-9) at New York Mets (14-13 Home: 8-6)  7:10 pm

Jeff Karstens (1-1 5.85) vs. Jonathan Niese (0-0 0.00)

TV: SNY    Radio:  WFAN

What to watch:  The Pirates come to town losing 9 of their last 10 games. They had a good start but completely lost it, not unlike the Marlins. Karstens last two starts haven’t been very good and he hasn’t won a game since April 23. Niese hasn’t been great in the minors this season but makes his season debut in place of the “injured” Oliver Perez tonight. This one has the makings of a high scoring game, even in spacious Citi Field.

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Mets Bullpen Drops One To Pirates 5-2

The Mets lost the first game of their seven game road trip today in Pittsburgh. John Maine gutted through five innings even though he clearly didn’t have his good stuff. His fastball was in the mid-80’s for most of the game.

The Mets generated very little offense on a day when Jose Reyes had the day off. Jerry Manuel was ejected in the third inning for arguing a call. Argenis Reyes was called out for making a slight turn at first base on an overthrow by Jack Wilson. Reyes was tagged by the catcher and called out.

The story of the game has to be another game blown by the shaky Mets bullpen. Pedro Feliciano and Duaner Sanchez couldn’t get the job done in the eighth inning and let another game get away. It seems like that’s becoming the story of the 2008 season.

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On Deck- August 18- Mets at Pirates [Game 4]

New York Mets (68-56 Road: 32-33) at Pittsburgh Pirates (55-69 Home: 33-31) 12:35pm

John Maine (10-7 3.97) vs. Paul Maholm (8-7 3.69)

TV: SNY  Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets go for the sweep and their seventh consecutive win today. Maine hasn’t lost a game in a month and hopes to continue the Mets incredible stretch of outstanding starting pitching. Maholm has pitched really well this season for a bad Pirates team so this probably won’t be a cake walk.

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