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MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2009
Mets End Pittsburgh Winning Streak At 7
Pirates Lose To The Mets 4-3 To End Streak
PITTSBURGH, PA -- The Pirates were riding an improbable 7-game winning streak, even with first baseman and cleanup hitter Adam LaRoche out due to suspension. The streak ended today to the hands of the New York Mets, who won a close 4-3 game.
Johan Santana (4-4, 3.19 ERA) pitched 8 innings, allowing 2 runs for the win. Francisco Rodriguez picked up his 13th save, but had a little scare when Pirates outfielder Eric Hinske led off the 8th inning with a solo shot. In his last 5 games Hinske is batting .500 with 3 homers. Catcher Ryan Doumit had 2 hits for the Pirates as well. He is batting at a .538 clip with 3 homers in his past 5.
With the loss Pittsburgh falls back to .500 at 26-26. They have not had this good a record this late in the season in quite some time. Ironically, by ending the Pirates 7-game streak, the Mets have continued their winning streak, which is now at 7 games. At 27-24, New York is 4 games behind Atlanta and Philadelphia for the NL East lead.
MLB Notes
... SDG trades LF Cliff Floyd and a minor leaguer to CLE for C Kelly Shoppach and a minor leaguer. ... CWS CL Bobby Jenks agreed to a 2-year extension worth $5.6 million per year. ... OAK C Kurt Suzuki is injured for 7 months because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament. ... BOS SP Brad Penny (2-0, 3.25 ERA, 19 K in 27.2 IP) signed a 2-year extension worth a total of $2.8 million. ... FLO has traded MR Taylor Tankersley to NYY for SP Ian Kennedy. ...
Pirates Notes
3rd in NL Central | (27-26) | 5.5 GB STL
... PIT LF Steven Pearce is batting .333 with 4 HR in his last 8 contests. ... PIT SP Zach Duke is 1-1 with an ERA of 8.22 in his last 3. ...
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