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New York Mets @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2001-09-19 · Day game · PNC Park · Att: 20371 · 71°F, overcast · Wind 5 mph to LF · 2:51

New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 9–2. New York Mets put up 3 in the 4th. Dicky Gonzalez earned the win. Todd Zeile went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NYN	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	1	2	9	15
PIT	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11

W: Dicky Gonzalez L: Tony McKnight SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Wolf · 1B: Tim McClelland · 2B: Ed Rapuano · 3B: Paul Emmel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Matt Lawton	4	1	1	0	1	0
Edgardo Alfonzo	5	0	2	0	0	1
Mike Piazza	5	2	2	1	0	0
Robin Ventura	5	1	1	1	0	0
Tsuyoshi Shinjo	4	3	3	0	0	0
Todd Zeile	4	1	1	3	0	0
Jay Payton	4	1	2	1	0	0
Rey Ordonez	4	0	2	1	0	1
Dicky Gonzalez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Lenny Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Chad Hermansen	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jack Wilson	4	1	1	0	1	1
Brian Giles	4	0	1	0	0	0
Aramis Ramirez	4	0	2	1	0	0
Craig Wilson	4	0	2	0	0	0
Kevin Young	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gary Matthews	4	1	3	0	0	0
Pat Meares	4	0	2	1	0	0
Tony McKnight	2	0	0	0	0	1
Rob Mackowiak	2	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Morris	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Glendon Rusch	1.2	5	1	1
Dicky Gonzalez	6.2	6	0	4
Tom Martin	0.1	0	0	0
C. J. Nitkowski	0.1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tony McKnight	6.0	9	1	2
Mike Lincoln	2.0	3	0	1
Rich Loiselle	1.0	3	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Matt Lawton: 3/G34
Edgardo Alfonzo: 7/F7M
Mike Piazza: 8/F8LXD

Bot 1

Chad Hermansen: 9/F9S-
Jack Wilson: S8/G4M+
Brian Giles: 3/G34S-.1-2
Aramis Ramirez: D9/L9M+.2-H
Craig Wilson: S7/G6.2-3
Kevin Young: 7/F78D

Top 2

Robin Ventura: 4/P4M-
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: 13/G15-
Todd Zeile: 3/FL

Bot 2

Gary Matthews: D8/F8RXD
Pat Meares: D/F8LD.2-H
Tony McKnight: K
Chad Hermansen: 8/F8LD+
Jack Wilson: W
Brian Giles: HP.2-3;1-2
Aramis Ramirez: 9/F89M

Top 3

Jay Payton: S/G5
Rey Ordonez: POCS2(26E3).1-2
Rey Ordonez: K
Dicky Gonzalez: 63/G6-.2-3
Matt Lawton: W
Edgardo Alfonzo: SB2.3-H(E2/TH2)(UR);1-3
Edgardo Alfonzo: 9/F89D

Bot 3

Craig Wilson: 9/F9D
Kevin Young: K/C
Gary Matthews: S9/F89M+
Pat Meares: 7/F78M

Top 4

Mike Piazza: S7/L7M+
Robin Ventura: 7/F78D
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: S5/BG25-.1-2
Todd Zeile: HR/F8RXD+.2-H;1-H
Jay Payton: 6/P6-
Rey Ordonez: 63/G6S

Bot 4

Tony McKnight: 63/G6M
Chad Hermansen: K/C
Jack Wilson: K/C

Top 5

Dicky Gonzalez: S9/G3+
Matt Lawton: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Edgardo Alfonzo: K

Bot 5

Brian Giles: 3/G3+
Aramis Ramirez: S7/L7S+
Craig Wilson: 4/P4M+
Kevin Young: 9/F89S-

Top 6

Mike Piazza: HR/L89XD+
Robin Ventura: 8/F8LD
Tsuyoshi Shinjo: D7/L7LM+
Todd Zeile: 9/F9M.2-3
Jay Payton: S/G5.3-H
Rey Ordonez: S8/G4M.1-2
Dicky Gonzalez: 9/F89M-

Bot 6

Gary Matthews: 63/G6M
Pat Meares: S7/F78M
Rob Mackowiak: WP.1-2
Rob Mackowiak: 8/F8LD
Chad Hermansen: K

Top 7

Matt Lawton: 7/F78D
Edgardo Alfonzo: S7/F8LS-
Mike Piazza: 3/P3-
Robin Ventura: 9/L89M+

Bot 7

Jack Wilson: 8/F8LD
Brian Giles: S9/F89M
Aramis Ramirez: 8/F8LS-
Craig Wilson: S7/L5S+.1-3
Kevin Young: 8/F8RD

Top 8

Tsuyoshi Shinjo: S9/F9M
Todd Zeile: 6/P6MD-
Jay Payton: 7/F8LS.1-3(E7/TH)
Rey Ordonez: S/F8RM.3-H(UR)
Dicky Gonzalez: K

Bot 8

Gary Matthews: S/F89S
Pat Meares: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Rob Mackowiak: 43/G4+

Top 9

Matt Lawton: D7/F7S-
Edgardo Alfonzo: S7/F78S-.2-3
Mike Piazza: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.3-H
Robin Ventura: HR/F9D+
Lenny Harris: 13/G15-

Bot 9

Warren Morris: 63/G6M
Jack Wilson: 8/F8LXD
Brian Giles: 9/F89M-

Notes & reviews

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