Pirates 9 Mets 1, Sweep Completed

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Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E NY Mets 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 x 9 12 0

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  W: F. Liriano (2-4)   L: J. Niese (3-5)

1:35 PM ET, May 24, 2015 PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Attendance: 37,784

• New York Mets Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG C. Granderson, RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .234 .339 .377 W. Flores, SS 4 0 2 1 2 0 0 .252 .288 .417 M. Cuddyer, 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .247 .310 .351 D. Murphy, 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .263 .316 .381   E. Campbell, PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185 .306 .284 J. Mayberry, LF 4 0 1 0 2 0 1 .156 .224 .289 A. Recker, C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .172 .314 .379 D. Ceciliani, CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .182 .250 .182 R. Tejada, 3B-2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .200 .308 .333 J. Niese, P 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .222 .263 .222   E. Goeddel, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Monell, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .118 .125   S. Gilmartin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   K. Plawecki, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .235 .313 Totals 34 1 7 1 8 2 14 - - -

  Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG J. Harrison, 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .261 .291 .408 J. Tabata, RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 .333 .429 .333   J. Hughes, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   C. Hart, PH 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .216 .231 .324   T. Watson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   A. Caminero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - A. McCutchen, CF 3 2 2 2 5 2 0 .261 .359 .464 S. Marte, LF 5 1 1 3 4 0 2 .278 .326 .513 J. Kang, 3B 4 1 1 0 2 1 1 .304 .369 .435 S. Rodriguez, 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .278 .396 F. Cervelli, C 4 2 3 1 3 0 1 .304 .366 .366 J. Mercer, SS 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 .177 .242 .212 F. Liriano, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .063 .063   G. Polanco, PH-RF 2 1 2 0 2 0 0 .242 .305 .329 Totals 35 9 12 9 20 6 7 - - -

  2B: NYM 1, J. Mayberry (1). Pit 2, J. Kang (6), J. Mercer (4).

  HR: Pit 2, A. McCutchen (7), S. Marte (9).

  HR Detail: Pit, A. McCutchen (Inning: 5 , 0 Out, 1 on) off J. Niese, Pit, S. Marte (Inning: 6 , 2 Out, 2 on) off E. Goeddel.

  Scoring Position: NYM - 1 for 9.Pit - 4 for 12.

  SF: NYM 0,  Pit 1, J. Harrison (1).

  New York Mets Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA J. Niese, (L 3-5) 4.2 7 4 4 4 6 1 25 104 44 - 60 4.08 .300 E. Goeddel 1.1 2 3 3 1 0 1 7 17 9 - 8 2.60 .197 S. Gilmartin 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 10 29 11 - 18 3.07 .236

  Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA F. Liriano, (W 2-4) 6.0 6 1 1 2 12 0 26 112 40 - 72 3.86 .194 J. Hughes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 3 - 5 2.95 .305 T. Watson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 2 - 8 1.50 .148 A. Caminero 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 6 - 7 4.12 .200

  Umpires: HP--Winters, 1B--Foster, 2B--Muchlinski, 3B--Buckminster.

  Time: 2:46

  Attendance - 37,784

Mets vs. Pirates - Thread Three

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Mets vs. Pirates - Thread One

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Pre-Game: Mets vs. Pirates

Game: New York Mets (24-20) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (20-22)

Time: 1:35 PM

Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh

Game-Time Weather: Partly Cloudy - 80

TV/Radio: ROOT Sports/93.7 The Fan (KDKA - FM)

Today's Starting Pitchers:

Jon Niese (LHP) (3-4, 3.72) vs. Francisco Liriano (LHP) (1-4, 4.15)

Mets Lineup:

1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF

2. Juan Lagares (R) CF

3. Michael Cuddyer (R) 1B

4. Daniel Murphy (L) 2B

5. Wilmer Flores (R) SS

6. John Mayberry Jr. (R) LF

7. Anthony Recker (R) C

8. Ruben Tejada (R) 3B

9. Jon Niese (L) P

Pirates Lineup:

1. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

2. Jose Tabata (R) RF

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. Starling Marte (R) LF

5. Jung Ho Kang (R) 3B

6. Sean Rodriguez (R) 1B

7. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Francisco Liriano (L) P

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16 USA Today

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18 CBS Sports

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22 Baseball Prospectus

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23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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24 New York Times

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