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Pittsburgh Pirates @
New York Mets
2003-09-23 Β· Night game Β· Shea Stadium Β· Att: 17830 Β· 74Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 16 mph to CF Β· 2:39
New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 1β0. Al Leiter earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| NYN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
W: Al Leiter L: Kip Wells SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Brian Runge Β· 1B: Brian Gorman Β· 2B: Ed Montague Β· 3B: Bruce Dreckman Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tike Redman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Reboulet | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jason Bay | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jose Hernandez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Jack Wilson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kip Wells | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roger Cedeno | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe McEwing | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Piazza | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Clark | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Timo Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ty Wigginton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jorge Velandia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Duncan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Al Leiter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kip Wells | 7.1 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
John Grabow | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Mets β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Al Leiter | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Tike Redman: S7/F8LS.BX2(74)
- Jeff Reboulet: 3/P3SF+/FL
- Jason Kendall: 53/G5+
Bot 1
- Roger Cedeno: S8/L4M+
- Joe McEwing: SB2
- Joe McEwing: 4/P34
- Mike Piazza: 63/G6
- Tony Clark: K
Top 2
- Craig Wilson: 4/P4+
- Jason Bay: D7/L5+
- Jose Hernandez: 63/G6.2-3
- J. J. Davis: W
- Jack Wilson: 8/L8LS+
Bot 2
- Timo Perez: 63/G6
- Ty Wigginton: 43/G4
- Jorge Velandia: D7/L5D+
- Jeff Duncan: 43/G34
Top 3
- Kip Wells: S8/L4D+
- Tike Redman: 13/SH/BG34S.1-2
- Jeff Reboulet: FC6/G6.2X3(65);B-1
- Jason Kendall: S7/G6+.1-2
- Craig Wilson: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 3
- Al Leiter: K
- Roger Cedeno: 43/G34
- Joe McEwing: 7/F78M+
Top 4
- Jason Bay: S7/L5D+
- Jose Hernandez: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
- J. J. Davis: K
Bot 4
- Mike Piazza: S9/F9LS
- Tony Clark: D9/F9LM.1-3
- Timo Perez: 63/G6.3-H
- Ty Wigginton: K
- Jorge Velandia: 53/G5+
Top 5
- Jack Wilson: S7/F78M+
- Kip Wells: 14/SH/BG23.1-2
- Tike Redman: 7/F7M+
- Jeff Reboulet: 9/F89D+
Bot 5
- Jeff Duncan: 6/P6+
- Al Leiter: 43/G4+
- Roger Cedeno: 43/G34D+
Top 6
- Jason Kendall: 8/F8LM+
- Craig Wilson: K
- Jason Bay: 53/G5+
Bot 6
- Joe McEwing: 163/G15+
- Mike Piazza: 53/G56+
- Tony Clark: S9/L34+
- Timo Perez: 9/F89D+
Top 7
- Jose Hernandez: K
- J. J. Davis: S7/G56+
- Jack Wilson: S7/L7LM+.1-2
- Kip Wells: K
- Tike Redman: 4/L4M+
Bot 7
- Ty Wigginton: D7/L5+
- Jorge Velandia: 14/SH/BG25.2-3
- Matt Watson: FC4/G34+.3XH(42);B-1
- Al Leiter: K
Top 8
- Jeff Reboulet: 63/G6S
- Jason Kendall: 3/P34+
- Craig Wilson: K
Bot 8
- Roger Cedeno: 7/L7M+
- Joe McEwing: S9/L34D+
- Mike Piazza: S8/L4MD.1-3
- Tony Clark: WP.1-2
- Tony Clark: W
- Raul Gonzalez: K
- Ty Wigginton: 7/L78M+
Top 9
- Jason Bay: 7/F7LD+
- Jose Hernandez: K
- J. J. Davis: 43/G4S+

















