MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/08/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK METS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2331 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Mets (53-65) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 9 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (69-49) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Mets Score Late, Stun Pirates, 3-2
New York Mets pitcher Jeff McCray whisked his team past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-2. Jim Allen finished the game for New York and earned his 1st save. New York now owns a record of 53-65.

Konstancji Andrychowski hit a run-scoring triple off Frank Lopez in the top of the eighth, which put the Mets in front, 3-2. Andrychowski had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 5.

Andrychowski told the New York Daily News: "I was born for the big stage."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hayes LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 6 .284 12 62
K. Andrychowski CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .213 8 40
S. Robbins 2B, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .281 3 43
H. Cabrera 1B 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .227 26 66
   a-W. Cook PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 2 4
   c-A. Hall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 9 35
   d-J. Vázquez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 0 9
M. Wilson RF 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 .257 2 20
D. Dosch 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .121 0 0
   b-D. Peterson PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .217 4 22
D. Fernández DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .194 8 17
L. McKenzie SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 .249 2 21
J. Ellis C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .271 13 38
Totals 34 3 9 2 8 7 23      
a - W. Cook pinch hit for H. Cabrera in the 7th
b - D. Peterson pinch hit for D. Dosch in the 7th
c - A. Hall pinch hit for W. Cook in the 9th
d - J. Vázquez substituted for A. Hall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. McKenzie (8, 2nd Inning off J. Taylor, 1 on, 2 outs) , S. Robbins (20, 7th Inning off F. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Wilson (16, 7th Inning off F. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Andrychowski (4, 8th Inning off F. Lopez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hayes , K. Andrychowski 4 , S. Robbins 2 , M. Wilson 3 , D. Fernández , L. McKenzie 2 , J. Ellis
2-out RBI: K. Andrychowski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hayes , K. Andrychowski 2 , S. Robbins , D. Dosch , D. Fernández 2
GIDP: J. Hayes , S. Robbins
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hayes (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McKenzie-Cook-Robbins, McKenzie-Vázquez-Robbins)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Miller CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .300 9 47
M. Rodríguez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 8 65
J. Reyes LF 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .316 14 59
C. Riley 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .264 4 29
   a-H. Correa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 1 43
J. Allen 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .242 7 40
M. Andujar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .270 2 12
J. Choi DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 5 30
C. Avilés C 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .258 7 36
M. Gallagher SS 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .208 0 5
Totals 31 2 6 2 2 5 12      
a - H. Correa pinch hit for C. Riley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Avilés 2 (16, 3rd Inning off J. McCray, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off T. Ballew, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Allen (18, 4th Inning off J. McCray, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Reyes 2 , H. Correa , J. Allen 2 , C. Avilés 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Choi
GIDP: M. Rodríguez , M. Andujar
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Allen-Gallagher-Allen, Riley-Gallagher-Allen)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. McCray W (9-3) 7.0 3 2 2 1 3 0 25 102 3.88   
T. Ballew H (5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 24 3.56   
J. Allen SV (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 12 1.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McCray 65
Batters Faced: J. McCray 25, T. Ballew 4, J. Allen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McCray 10-8, T. Ballew 1-0, J. Allen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. McCray 102-62, T. Ballew 24-14, J. Allen 12-8
WP: J. McCray
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Taylor 5.0 5 1 1 6 4 0 25 108 2.44   
T. Dugas H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 15 0.00   
F. Lopez L (8-1), BS (3) 2.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 10 41 2.96   
C. Maxwell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 5.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Taylor 51
Batters Faced: J. Taylor 25, T. Dugas 4, F. Lopez 10, C. Maxwell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Taylor 2-8, T. Dugas 2-0, F. Lopez 2-2, C. Maxwell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Taylor 108-58, T. Dugas 15-7, F. Lopez 41-22, C. Maxwell 7-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff McCray
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 38177
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