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New York Mets 8–5 Pittsburgh Pirates: MLB regular season, 14 April 2000
New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–5 at Three Rivers Stadium on 14 April 2000 in the mlb regular season.
14 April 2000 · Three Rivers Stadium
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The game
New York Mets defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–5 at Three Rivers Stadium on 14 April 2000 in the mlb regular season.
The visiting New York Mets scored 8 runs, while the home Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 5. The winning margin was 3 runs.
How the scoring developed
In inning 2, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 0–1 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 3, New York Mets scored 1 run in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 1–1 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 5, New York Mets scored 1 run in the top half and Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 2–2 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 7, New York Mets scored 2 runs in the top half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 4–2 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 8, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 4–3 Pittsburgh Pirates. In inning 9, Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 4–4 Pittsburgh Pirates.
In inning 12, New York Mets scored 4 runs in the top half and Pittsburgh Pirates scored 1 run in the bottom half. The score after that inning was New York Mets 8–5 Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pitching decisions
John Franco was credited with the pitching win. Jose Silva was charged with the loss.
Hits, errors and innings
New York Mets finished with 20 hits and 3 errors, alongside 8 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
Pittsburgh Pirates finished with 11 hits and 0 errors, alongside 5 runs. These totals cover the complete game rather than a single inning.
The game extended to 12 innings, beyond the scheduled 9. The inning table shows the scoring through the additional innings.
The season and series
The season record shown with this result was New York Mets 5 wins and 6 losses.
The season record shown with this result was Pittsburgh Pirates 4 wins and 6 losses.
Inning by inning
| Inning | New York Mets | Pittsburgh Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 5 |
Sources
Check the original record.
Open the governing body or organiser’s publication for the underlying result, decision or tournament update.