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Regular Season Game #92: New York Mets @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on June 29, 2013 at 08:11 AM.

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July 12, 2013
7:05PM

PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
Weather: 79�, Clear
Attendance: 30,126

Game #92: New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 12, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (37-55)	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	5	9	0
Pittsburgh (54-38)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
W: Johan Santana (6-6) L: A.J. Burnett (10-3) S: N/A

New York Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING 3B: D. Murphy (2) RBI: D. Murphy 2 (29), R. Tejada 2 (17), J. Santana (2) SF: R. Tejada SAC: J. Santana 2

New York Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
J. Santana (W, 6-6)	9.0	3	0	0	2	10	3.29

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
FIELDING E: A. McCutchen (4)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A. Burnett (L, 10-3)	5.0	5	4	3	1	6	3.19
K. McPherson	3.0	3	1	1	0	3	5.06
M. Melancon	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	3.23

Santana's Complete Game Shutout Sends Pirates to Second Straight Loss

PITTSBURGH - After dropping two of three to the Oakland Athletics, the Pirates welcomed the All-Star hosting New York Mets to PNC Park. Game one was shaping up to be a battle of aces, as A.J. Burnett took the mound to oppose Johan Santana. This series with the Mets would be crucial for All-Star game recognition.

The 1st inning started as many had expected, as A.J. Burnett got Daniel Murphy to ground out leading off, followed by strikeouts of Tejada and Wright to send the game to the bottom of the 1st. Santana took the mound and looked somewhat shaky, walking Starling Marte on a 3-2 pitch. But Santana would let that faze him, as he'd get Presley to strike out, McCutchen to ground out, and Alvarez to pop out to end the inning.

Burnett piled on the strikeouts in the top of the 2nd, as Davis and Duda struck out, followed by a fly out from Travis d'Arnaud to end the top of the inning. Santana looked eerily similar as he did in the 1st, allowing a leadoff walk to Gaby Sanchez to start the bottom of the 2nd. Again, Santana would make quick work to follow, as Cabrera and Martin struck out, followed by a ground out by Freddy Sanchez to end the inning.

The Pirates finally made noise in the bottom of the 4th, as Gaby Sanchez collected the Pirates first hit of the game, a single, followed by another single from Asdrubal Cabrera to put to runners on with two outs. But Russell Martin would strike out to end the Bucco threat.

Burnett ran into trouble in the top of the 5th, as Lucas Duda led off with a single. After d'Arnaud struck out, Byrd singled, putting runners on first and second with one away. Cowgill then struck out, leaving the Mets down to their final out of the inning - but that's all they'd need. Johan Santana helped his own cause with a single, scoring Duda to give the Mets a 1-0 lead.

Daniel Murphy then hit a bases clearing triple, pushing the Mets lead to 3-0.

Ruben Tejada then singled, scoring Murphy to put the Pirates in a four run deficit. Burnett would get David Wright to ground out to end the inning; but the damage would be done. Santana made quick work of the Pirates in the bottom of the 5th, striking out Sanchez, pinch hitter Inge, and getting Marte to fly out to end the inning.

Kyle McPherson took over for Burnett in the top of the 6th and quickly collected to strikeouts and a ground out to send the game into the bottom of the 6th. Santana continued his ruthless aggression, striking out Presley and McCutchen, followed by a ground out from Alvarez. McPherson ran into trouble in the top of the 7th, allowing Cowgill to lead off with a single, who then was sacrificed to second by Santana. Murphy then singled, putting runners on first and third with one away. Ruben Tejada then hit a sac fly, scoring Cowgill to give the Mets a 5-0 lead.

With the score at 5-0 heading into the bottom of the 9th, Santana stayed in the game, looking to collect the complete game shutout. The Pirates would make that feat easy, as McCutchen, Alvarez, and Sanchez each grounded out to end the game.

Player of the Game:

Losing three of their last four games, the Pirates look to even the series with the Mets, as Wandy Rodriguez takes the mound to oppose rookie Zack Wheeler. First pitch, 7:05PM.