METS RETURN THE FAVOR

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NY METS 1, PITTSBURGH 0

WHEN: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, July 29, 2018

WHERE: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

TEMPERATURE: 79° 

UMPIRES: Home - Dan Bellino, 1B - John Tumpane, 2B - Nic Lentz, 3B - Mark Wegner

ATTENDANCE: 23749

Right-hander Zack Wheeler pitched six shutout innings and hit a two-out RBI double Sunday for the New York Mets in a 1-0 win over the host Pittsburgh Pirates.

Seth Lugo allowed one hit in two innings, and Anthony Swarzak pitched a perfect ninth for his third save to complete the six-hit shutout.

Austin Jackson was 2 for 3 with a walk for the Mets, who ended a two-game losing streak and earned a split in the four-game series. They are 5-6 in their past 11 games.

Gregory Polanco was 3 for 4 with two stolen bases for Pittsburgh, which had its two-game winning streak snapped. Polanco was 9 for 16 in the series, and the Pirates have won 13 of their last 16 to climb into third place in the National League Central division.

It was the final game for both clubs before Tuesday's non-waiver trade deadline.

Wheeler (5-6), who has been a subject of trade speculation, allowed five hits, with one walk and seven strikeouts. He has gotten through at least six innings in 15 of his 20 starts this season, including 13 of his last 16 starts.

Pirates starter Joe Musgrove (4-5) made it a pitching duel. He gave up one run and five hits in seven innings, with two walks and two strikeouts. He is 1-4 with four no-decisions in June and July.

In the fifth, Jackson singled but was erased on Kevin Plawecki's double-play grounder. Luis Guillorme reached on an infield single and scored on Wheeler's double to right for a 1-0 New York lead. It was Wheeler's fourth RBI this season and the ninth of his career.

Pittsburgh threatened in the sixth. Polanco led off with a single to left and, an out later, stole second, but David Freese flied out and Elias Diaz grounded out.

The Mets loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh, but Musgrove got Amed Rosario to ground out.

In the eighth, New York again loaded the bases, this time with one out, but reliever Richard Rodriguez induced two pop fouls to snuff the chance.

Top Game Performances

Starting Pitchers

NY Mets		Pittsburgh
Zack Wheeler	Player	Joe Musgrove
Win	W/L	Loss
6.0	IP	7.0
7	Strikeouts	2
5	Hits	5
0.00	ERA	1.29

Hitting

NY Mets		Pittsburgh
Austin Jackson	Player	Gregory Polanco
2	Hits	3
0	RBI	0
0	HR	0
2	TB	3
.667	Avg	.750

TEAM STATS SUMMARY

TEAM	HITS	HR	TB	AVG	LOB	K	RBI	BB	SB	ERRORS
NY Mets	5	0	6	.161	20	4	1	4	0	0
Pittsburgh	6	0	6	.188	10	10	0	1	2	0

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SCORING SUMMARY

INNING				NYM	PIT
Mets		5th	Wheeler doubled to deep right, Guillorme scored.	1	0

FINAL SCORING SUMMARY

FINAL	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY Mets	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0

NY METS

HITTERS	POS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
Amed Rosario	SS	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	.241
Brandon Nimmo	LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.252
Wilmer Flores	1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.262
Jose Bautista	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.216
Jeff McNeil	2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250
Austin Jackson	CF	3	0	2	0	1	0	3	.248
Kevin Plawecki	C	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	.239
Luis Guillorme	3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.177
Zack Wheeler	SP	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.229
Michael Conforto	PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.230
Seth Lugo	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091
Phillip Evans	PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167
Anthony Swarzak	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals		31	1	5	1	4	4	20
Batting
2B - Zack Wheeler (2)
TB - Austin Jackson 2, Kevin Plawecki, Luis Guillorme, Zack Wheeler 2
RBI - Zack Wheeler (4)
2-Out RBI - Zack Wheeler (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Amed Rosario 3 (33), Jeff McNeil (2), Kevin Plawecki 2 (10)
GIDP - Kevin Plawecki (7)
Team LOB - 10

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Zack Wheeler (W 5-6)	6.0	5	0	0	1	7	0	4.11
Seth Lugo (H 7)	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.74
Anthony Swarzak (SV 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.30
Pitches-Strikes - Zack Wheeler 89-62, Seth Lugo 16-13, Anthony Swarzak 13-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Zack Wheeler 5-3, Seth Lugo 1-2, Anthony Swarzak 0-0
Batters Faced - Zack Wheeler 24, Seth Lugo 6, Anthony Swarzak 3

PITTSBURGH

HITTERS	POS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
Adam Frazier	2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.255
Starling Marte	CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.285
Gregory Polanco	RF	4	0	3	0	0	1	0	.251
Colin Moran	3B	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.265
David Freese	1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.286
Elias Diaz	C	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.286
Austin Meadows	LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.292
Sean Rodriguez	SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.169
Joe Musgrove	SP	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.200
Jose Osuna	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176
Richard Rodriguez	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Felipe Vazquez	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals		32	0	6	0	1	10	10
Batting
TB - Starling Marte, Gregory Polanco 3, David Freese, Sean Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - David Freese (16), Elias Diaz (21)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
CS - Starling Marte (7, 2nd by Lugo/Plawecki)
SB - Gregory Polanco 2 (7, 2nd off Wheeler/Plawecki, 2nd off Wheeler/Plawecki)

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Joe Musgrove (L 4-5)	7.0	5	1	1	2	2	0	3.63
Richard Rodriguez	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.76
Felipe Vazquez	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3.02
HBP - Brandon Nimmo (by Musgrove), Jose Bautista (by Rodriguez), Jeff McNeil (by Rodriguez)
IBB - Michael Conforto (by Musgrove)
Pitches-Strikes - Joe Musgrove 89-61, Richard Rodriguez 17-10, Felipe Vazquez 21-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Joe Musgrove 11-5, Richard Rodriguez 0-1, Felipe Vazquez 1-0
Batters Faced - Joe Musgrove 28, Richard Rodriguez 6, Felipe Vazquez 4