Mets Baseball Trip
NY Mets vs. Pittsburg Pirates
  

Pack 244 spent the day at Shea Stadium to see the NY Mets beat the Pittsburg Pirates on June 25th, 2000.

Game Summary:
MIKE HAMPTON "COMPLETES" SWEEP WITH 5-HIT MASTERPIECE!
Shea Stadium just isn't a good place to be a Pirate.

Mike Hampton tossed a complete-game shutout and Melvin Mora added a career-high four hits - including his fourth home run of the season -- as the New York Mets crushed the Pirates 9-0 Sunday afternoon to sweep the three-game series and win their seventh straight contest from the Bucs at Shea Stadium.

Touted as a true pitcher's duel, the game lived up to its billing in the early innings with Hampton (W, 7-5, 2.49) battling Pittsburgh ace Kris Benson (L, 6-6, 3.15) for mound supremacy. Through five innings, Benson scattered three New York hits and allowed just one run on an RBI single by Jay Payton.

It would be Mike Hampton, though, who would dominate the flow of the game from then on. Hampton established control of the game early, eventually giving up just five Pittsburgh hits while putting the Pirate hitters down in order a staggering six times. Hampton added nine strikeouts to his outstanding performance -- a season high -- against just two walks.

The Mets offense struggled early against the tough Benson, but came to life in the sixth inning, when with the score 1-0, Robin Ventura drove in Melvin Mora with a bases-loaded walk and Derek Bell scored on a Todd Zeile sacrifice fly.

Pictures from the Park:

The pre-game tailgate party group. 
The DiCandia Family, the Lounsbury Family and the Myslinski Family
arrived early and grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and played a little
baseball before the game began. 
  


Max, Bobby and John (and Mike in the background) enjoying
a good game and a beautiful day at Shea.
  


We had great seats just a few rows back from the field!



Danny, Cathy and Brian (and Greg in the background)
watching the Mets rack up 9 runs against the scoreless Pirates.
  
  
Zac and Rachel posing for the camera.
 

After the game the kids were invited to join in
the Dynomite Dash, a chance to go down to the
field and run the bases with some of the Mets players
giving high-fives to the kids as they pass.
 

Max, Bobby and Rachel heading for home plate!
  

Donna and Ro cheering the kids on.
 

Rachel, Bobby, Zac, Max and Danny standing
between third and home of the Shea infield.
 

Zac, Max, Brian, Rachel, Danny and Bobby standing outside
the Mets' bullpen
  

 
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