New York Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Thursday, September 27th, 2012 12:10PM CST

New York Mets

Mets

NYM

Home

6
vs.
Final

Pirates

PIT

Away

5
Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Recap

On Thursday, the Mets defeated the Pirates by a score of 6-5, a game highlighted by R.A. Dickey earning his 20th win, becoming the first knuckleballer to reach that milestone in over three decades. Dickey also tied his personal best with 13 strikeouts in the contest, which the Mets won thanks to David Wright's tiebreaking three-run home run in the fifth inning.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, September 27th, 2012

Time: 12:10PM CST

Stadium: Citi Field

Location: Queens, New York

Attendance: 31,506

Line Score

Innings:123456789
New York MetsNYM 01014000-
Pittsburgh PiratesPIT 020100002

Game Stats


New York Mets Batting

Mets Batting

Home Runs: I Davis (31, 2nd inning off K Correia 0 on, 0 Out); D Wright (21, 5th inning off K Correia 2 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: I Davis (89), S Hairston (54), D Murphy (65), D Wright 3 (91)

Team Left On Base: 3

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-7 (I Davis 0-1, D Murphy 1-1, J Thole 0-1, D Wright 1-2, S Hairston 1-1, M Baxter 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Thole 2; D Wright 1


New York Mets Pitching

Mets Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: R Dickey 20-33; J Rauch 1-4; B Parnell 1-2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: R Dickey 25-23-26-18; J Rauch 3-2-7-2; B Parnell 1-1-2-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dickey 7-3; J Rauch 0-1; B Parnell 1-1

Game Scores: R Dickey 62


New York Mets Baserunning

Mets Baserunning

Stolen Bases: D Murphy (10, 2nd base off C Resop/R Barajas)



Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Doubles: G Jones (28, R Dickey); R Barajas (11, R Dickey)

Home Runs: R Barajas (11, 4th inning off R Dickey 0 on, 1 Out); A Presley (10, 9th inning off J Rauch 1 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: R Barajas 2 (31), J Mercer (5), A Presley 2 (23)

Sacrifice Hit: K Correia

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-7 (R Barajas 1-1, T Snider 1-1, J Mercer 1-1, K Correia 0-1, S Marte 0-2, P Alvarez 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Marte 2


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: K Correia 15-21; H Takahashi 3-5; C Resop 3-4; T Watson 1-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: K Correia 10-5-20-17; H Takahashi 3-4-1-3; C Resop 1-0-2-4; T Watson 1-4-1-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Correia 6-5; H Takahashi 2-1; C Resop 3-0; T Watson 1-1

Game Scores: K Correia 26


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

Assists: A McCutchen (R Tejada at 2nd base)


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