Pirates 7, Mets 5, Final - Aug. 11, 2008

Utley helps rally Phillies past Pirates (AP)
sports.yahoo.com 8/11/2008 — Chase Utley homered and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Utley snapped a 3-3 tie with his 29th home run, a two-run shot to right off Pittsburgh's Tyler Yates in the seventh. The Phillies ...

Mets' bullpen blows four-run lead in loss to Pirates
sports.espn.go.com 8/11/2008 — Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

Pirates Comeback to Beat Mets 7-5
pittsburghsb.blogspot.com 8/11/2008 — Duke pitches a decent game, Mientkiewicz goes 3-for-4, and Steve Pearce came through in the clutch.

Blow It Up: Pirates 7, Mets 5
amazinavenue.com 8/12/2008 — Heilman, Show, Smith, Feliciano, oh my! I haven't seen anything like this, possibly ever. For 80% of the bullpen to implode on a daily basis, for a team that is actually pretty talented and a collection of relievers that has established, for the ...

Pirates sink Mets bullpen at Shea
nydailynews.com 8/12/2008 — Steve Pearce hit a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates became the latest team to take advantage of the Mets? shaky bullpen, rallying past New York 7-5 Monday.

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McLouth put in leadoff spot vs. Mets — Major League Baseball News 8/11/2008
McLouth has given the Bucs a heavy dose of offensive production recently, and he looked to carry it into the lineup's top spot on Monday. He'll take the leadoff spot from Freddy Sanchez, who was left out of the lineup because of right shoulder pain.

METS LOSE TO PIRATES, 7-5 — NY Post: Sports 8/11/2008
The Mets blew a 5-1 lead and lost to the Pirates, 7-5, today in a makeup game at Shea Stadium...

Bullpen squanders Mets' lead in loss — Major League Baseball News 8/11/2008
The Mets' relievers struck again on Monday afternoon at Shea Stadium, changing wine into water for the third time this week, their first without Billy Wagner. Jerry Manuel used five relievers after Pedro Martinez pitched adequately for six innings ...

Mets bullpen falls apart in loss to Pirates — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 8/11/2008
Steve Pearce hit a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates became the latest team to take advantage of the Mets? shaky bullpen, rallying past New York 7-5 Monday.

Mets bullpen falls apart in loss to Pirates — USATODAY.com MLB - Top Stories 8/11/2008
Steve Pearce hit a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates became the latest team to take advantage ...

Mets bullpen falls apart again in loss to Pirates — Boston.com -- Baseball News 8/11/2008
Steve Pearce hit a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates became the latest team to take advantage of the Mets' shaky bullpen, rallying past New York 7-5 Monday.

Mets bullpen falls apart in loss to Pirates — Red Sox & MLB - BostonHerald.com 8/11/2008
NEW YORK - Steve Pearce hit a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates became the latest team to take advantage of the Mets' shaky bullpen,...

Mets Bullpen Falls Apart Again in Loss to Pirates — Wash Post MLB 8/11/2008
Steve Pearce hits a two-out, two-run single in the ninth as the Pirates become the latest team to victimize the Mets' shaky bullpen, rallying past New York, 7-5, on Monday.