Pirates Sweep Mets in Doubleheader
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PITTSBURGH – Jason Bay hit a two-run homer and Dave Williams pitched six shutout innings to help the Pirates complete a doubleheader sweep of the Mets with a 6-1 win yesterday.
The Pirates won the first game 1-0 on backup catcher Humberto Cota’s home run and a combined three-hitter by Ryan Vogelsong, Salomon Torres, and Jose Mesa.
Former Pirate Kris Benson (12-12) had a streak of 18 shutout innings until the fourth. Jack Wilson led off with a double and Bay hit a 2-2 pitch over the left-center wall.
Benson, who won his previous two starts, made his first career appearance against the Pirates, who traded him to the Mets on July 30. He allowed with six runs and six hits in six-plus innings. In his nine starts with the Mets, Benson has given up at least three runs six times.
Todd Zeile, who got his 2,000th hit in the first game, hit an RBI double in the ninth to prevent the shutout in the second game. It would have marked the first time the Mets were blanked in both games of a doubleheader since 1975.
Ty Wigginton, acquired by the Pirates for Benson, hit a two-run double in the seventh.
In the first game, Vogelsong (6-12) held the Mets to three hits, all singles, over seven innings while walking three, hitting a batter, and striking out three.
