VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NEW YORK METS
08/07/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1663 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 7TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (66-52) 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 10 0
New York Mets (48-70) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Byrd Now 9-5 After Beating Mets
Pittsburgh took on New York in front of a lively crowd.

The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets, 5-0. Pittsburgh pitcher and Louisville, Kentucky, native Paul Byrd led the way. The triumph puts Pittsburgh at 66-52 for the season.

Byrd yielded no runs on 5 hits over 8 innings for the Pirates. For the season, Byrd has a record of 9-5 with 104 strikeouts.

"My job is to throw quality pitches, go as deep as I can, and give us an opportunity," said Byrd.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Redman LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .243 4 29
M. Cameron CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .249 19 62
M. Upton Jr. SS 3 2 2 3 1 1 0 .256 22 67
V. Guerrero RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .310 26 81
J. Bautista 3B 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 .227 18 54
D. Mientkiewicz 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .202 5 34
J. Barnes C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .238 11 43
J. Wilson 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .239 3 29
P. Byrd P 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .133 1 6
   B. Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 5 10 5 2 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Guerrero 2 (31, 2nd Inning off J. Blanton, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off V. Nunez, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Bautista (13, 2nd Inning off J. Blanton, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Redman (23, 3rd Inning off J. Blanton, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Cameron (18, 5th Inning off J. Blanton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Upton Jr. (22, 3rd Inning off J. Blanton, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Redman 3 , M. Cameron 2 , M. Upton Jr. 5 , V. Guerrero 4 , J. Bautista 4
2-out RBI: , M. Upton Jr. 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Guerrero , J. Barnes , J. Wilson 2
GIDP: M. Cameron , D. Mientkiewicz , J. Barnes
Hit by Pitch: D. Mientkiewicz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Upton Jr. (33)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lawton CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .226 11 42
E. Alfonzo SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .264 12 49
S. Casey 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .238 12 54
P. Wilson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .229 10 45
D. Wright 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .236 22 66
J. Vidro 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .257 11 55
T. Perez LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 6 21
D. Barraza C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 9 27
J. Blanton P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .025 0 0
   a-E. Hinske PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 4 11
   V. Nunez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   J. Julio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Liefer PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 15 56
   M. Stanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 0 5 0 0 7 13      
a - E. Hinske pinch hit for J. Blanton in the 6th
b - J. Liefer pinch hit for J. Julio in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Alfonzo (21, 1st Inning off P. Byrd, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Casey (23, 7th Inning off P. Byrd, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lawton , E. Alfonzo 3 , S. Casey 2 , J. Vidro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Wilson , D. Wright , J. Vidro , D. Barraza
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Perez (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Vidro-Alfonzo-Casey, Alfonzo-Vidro-Casey, Vidro-Alfonzo-Casey)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Byrd W (9-5) 8.0 5 0 0 0 5 0 96 2.93   
B. Arroyo 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Byrd 77
Batters Faced: P. Byrd 29, B. Arroyo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Byrd 9-10, B. Arroyo 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Byrd 96-67, B. Arroyo 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Arroyo 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Blanton L (5-14) 6.0 8 4 4 0 4 1 81 5.27   
V. Nunez 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 20 4.04   
J. Julio 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 3.33   
M. Stanton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Blanton 44
Batters Faced: J. Blanton 26, V. Nunez 5, J. Julio 3, M. Stanton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Blanton 9-4, V. Nunez 1-0, J. Julio 1-0, M. Stanton 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Blanton 81-56, V. Nunez 20-11, J. Julio 11-6, M. Stanton 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Julio 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Blanton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Byrd
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 8:35 PM ET
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 30582
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