Night Cap: So Many Baserunners, So Few Runs
Chris Young had one of the most unique starts in Mets history, but the Mets lost a mostly-scoreless game on a Jay Bruce home run in the ninth inning.
| Final - 8.14.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Stories
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| New York Mets | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Tejada, SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 |
| Mike Baxter, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| David Wright, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .323 |
| Ike Davis, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .215 |
| Daniel Murphy, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| Jordany Valdespin, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Andres Torres, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| Josh Thole, C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .262 |
| Chris Young, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Ramon Ramirez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ronny Cedeno, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| Bobby Parnell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jon Rauch, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Scott Hairston, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Manny Acosta, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Josh Edgin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Tejada
Sacrifices - Valdespin, Cedeno
Stolen Bases - Hairston
Caught Stealing - Wright
Team LOB - 10
Doubles - Tejada
Sacrifices - Valdespin, Cedeno
Stolen Bases - Hairston
Caught Stealing - Wright
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Young | 5.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 105-65 |
| Ramon Ramirez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.20 | 0 | 3-3 |
| Bobby Parnell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.04 | 0 | 22-12 |
| Jon Rauch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.14 | 0 | 12-8 |
| Manny Acosta (L, 1-3) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.29 | 0 | 6-2 |
| Josh Edgin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.79 | 0 | 7-6 |
Pitching
IBB - Hanigan by Young
Thole by Latos
IBB - Hanigan by Young
Thole by Latos
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Cozart, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .245 |
| Drew Stubbs, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Brandon Phillips, 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .295 |
| Ryan Ludwick, LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Jay Bruce, RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .245 |
| Todd Frazier, 3,5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Wilson Valdez, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| Xavier Paul, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .344 |
| Sean Marshall, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jose Arredondo, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Hanigan, C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 |
| Mat Latos, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .178 |
| Miguel Cairo, 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .156 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Bruce
Doubles - Cozart, Ludwick, Bruce, Hanigan
Sacrifices - Stubbs
Team LOB - 14
Fielding
Errors - Hanigan
Home runs - Bruce
Doubles - Cozart, Ludwick, Bruce, Hanigan
Sacrifices - Stubbs
Team LOB - 14
Fielding
Errors - Hanigan
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat Latos | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.63 | 0 | 104-71 |
| Sean Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.82 | 0 | 11-7 |
| Jose Arredondo (W, 5-2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.51 | 0 | 22-11 |
Pitching
IBB - Hanigan by Young
Thole by Latos
IBB - Hanigan by Young
Thole by Latos
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: M.Acosta pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. J.Edgin pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds, First Base Umpire - James Hoye, Second Base Umpire - Jim Joyce, Third Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Duration: 3:17
Pitching notes: M.Acosta pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. J.Edgin pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds, First Base Umpire - James Hoye, Second Base Umpire - Jim Joyce, Third Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Duration: 3:17
