Mets 5, Pirates 4: Mets Grab Win After Failing to Hold Lead in Ninth
Published 4/30/2008 at NYT > Baseball
It took 11 innings and almost four hours, but the Mets survived against the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates to win their third consecutive game.
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