Night Cap: After McHugh Struggles, Potentially Thrilling Ending Nixed By Blown Call
The Mets lost to the Cardinals, partially thanks to a blown call by an umpire in the ninth inning.
| Final - 9.3.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Mets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
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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 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| St. Louis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| New York Mets | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Tejada, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .295 |
| Daniel Murphy, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| David Wright, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 |
| Ike Davis, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 |
| Lucas Duda, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| Jason Bay, ph,7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .166 |
| Mike Baxter, RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 |
| Scott Hairston, ph,9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| Kelly Shoppach, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .303 |
| Andres Torres, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Collin McHugh, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Zach Lutz, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| Manny Acosta, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Justin Turner, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Robert Carson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bobby Parnell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Josh Edgin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ronny Cedeno, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Murphy, Shoppach
Triples - Torres
Doubles - Davis
Stolen Bases - Baxter
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Murphy, Davis
Home runs - Murphy, Shoppach
Triples - Torres
Doubles - Davis
Stolen Bases - Baxter
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Murphy, Davis
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin McHugh (L, 0-1) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.27 | 0 | 68-49 |
| Manny Acosta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.58 | 0 | 20-15 |
| Robert Carson | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 0 | 15-11 |
| Bobby Parnell | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 | 0 | 13-8 |
| Josh Edgin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.80 | 0 | 12-8 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Jay, CF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Matt Carpenter, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| Matt Holliday, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| Allen Craig, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| Jason Motte, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Yadier Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| David Freese, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .298 |
| Skip Schumaker, 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| Daniel Descalso, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 |
| Joe Kelly, P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .138 |
| Edward Mujica, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mitchell Boggs, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sam Freeman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Shane Robinson, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
Batting
Home runs - Schumaker
Triples - Jay
Doubles - Kelly
Grounded into DP - Molina
Hit by pitch - Jay
Sacrifices - Jay, Schumaker
Sacrifice flies - Carpenter
Team LOB - 7
Home runs - Schumaker
Triples - Jay
Doubles - Kelly
Grounded into DP - Molina
Hit by pitch - Jay
Sacrifices - Jay, Schumaker
Sacrifice flies - Carpenter
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Kelly (W, 5-6) | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.54 | 0 | 94-60 |
| Edward Mujica (, 0-3) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 | 0 | 4-2 |
| Mitchell Boggs (, 3-1) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.18 | 0 | 22-12 |
| Sam Freeman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.54 | 0 | 3-2 |
| Jason Motte (S, 4-4; S,33) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.75 | 0 | 31-21 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: S.Freeman pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. B.Parnell pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Toby Basner, First Base Umpire - David Rackley, Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Duration: 3:09
Pitching notes: S.Freeman pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. B.Parnell pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Toby Basner, First Base Umpire - David Rackley, Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott
Duration: 3:09
