Major League Baseball
New York Mets
16
Minnesota Twins
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYM | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
John Buck kept up his powerful start with a grand slam, his fourth home run in the past four games, and the New York Mets beat the Minnesota Twins 16-5 as snowflakes fell at Target Field on Friday night.
Pitch 4: foul
D Murphy hit sacrifice fly to left, R Tejada scored.
J Valdespin grounded out to shortstop, M Baxter scored, R Tejada to third.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
D Wright tripled to right, D Murphy scored.
D Murphy doubled to deep right, L Duda, M Baxter and J Valdespin scored.
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
R Doumit singled to center, J Mauer and J Morneau scored.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
J Morneau doubled to deep right, A Hicks scored, J Mauer to third.
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 8: in play
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
End of the 9th
E Escobar flied out to left.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
E Escobar batting
E Escobar hit for J Mauer.
A Hicks struck out looking.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
A Hicks batting
P Florimon grounded out to third.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
P Florimon batting
A Laffey relieved G Burke.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
I Davis flied out to right.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
I Davis batting
D Wright walked.
Pitch 7: ball 4
Pitch 6: ball 3
Pitch 5: ball 2
Pitch 4: foul
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NYM win series 2-0
Aaron HicksCF12
Joe MauerC7
Josh WillinghamLF7
Justin Morneau1B44
Ryan DoumitDH4
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Williams RamirezRF91
Brian Dozier2B15
Pedro FlorimonSS18
Eduardo EscobarPH3
Darin MastroianniLF21
Chris Mathhew Parmelee1B89
Jamey Carroll3B1
Jordany ValdespinCF23
Daniel Murphy2B9
David Wright3B5
Ike Davis1B24
John BuckC34
Lucas DudaDH9
Marlon ByrdRF6
Mike BaxterLF6
Ruben TejadaSS33
Anthony ReckerDH
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