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PITTSBURGH - Andy LaRoche had three RBIs and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored five runs in eighth inning to beat the New York Mets, 8-5, last night.
Adam LaRoche and Jack Wilson had three hits apiece for Pittsburgh, which came back from a 5-0 deficit to win for only the second time in six games.
Wilson Valdez had two hits and a career-high three RBIs for the Mets, who fell to 22-2 when leading after seven innings. Jeremy Reed added two hits and scored two runs.
The bottom of the eighth had to stir up bad memories of last season for Mets fans, but bullpen implosions have been rare this season. This time, the big hits came against the Mets' Pedro Feliciano - Adam LaRoche led off with a double - and J.J. Putz (1-4), who yielded a succession of singles up the middle.
New York 023 000 000 – 5 7 1
Pittsburgh 000 300 05x – 8 13 1
New York AB R H BI Avg. Pittsburgh AB R H BI Avg.
L.Castillo 2b 5 0 0 0 .284 Morgan lf 4 0 2 0 .280
F.Martinez lf 3 1 1 0 .211 F.Sanchez 2b 5 0 0 1 .325
Dan.Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 .243 McLouth cf 4 0 0 1 .250
Sheffield rf 3 1 0 1 .283 Ad.LaRoche 1b 5 2 3 0 .242
D.Wright 3b 3 0 0 0 .328 Hinske rf 2 1 0 0 .270
Reed cf 4 2 2 0 .291 An.LaRoche 3b 4 2 2 3 .304
W.Valdez ss 4 1 2 3 .364 Jaramillo c 4 1 2 1 .269
Schneider c 3 0 1 1 .185 Ja.Wilson ss 4 1 3 1 .263
Li.Hernandez p 2 0 0 0 .100 Snell p 1 0 0 0 .150
Parnell p 0 0 0 0 --- a-R.Vazquez ph 1 0 0 0 .232
Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 --- S.Burnett p 0 0 0 0 .000
Putz p 0 0 0 0 --- S.Jackson p 0 0 0 0 ---
