A two-run homer by Joel Youngblood triggered the Mets to a 3-0 triumph over the Pirates. The big blast came in the fourth inning and followed a walk to John Stearns. The final tally scored in the seventh on a double by Lee Mazzilli and single by Willie Montanez. Skip Lockwood relieved starter Craig Swan in the ninth with runners on second and third and one out and prevented the Pirates from scoring. [The Sporting News]

New York Mets 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0

Game Played on Tuesday, May 15, 1979 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 6 0 Pirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 .209 Moreno cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Hebner 3b 2 0 0 0 3 1 .253 Foli ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 Mazzilli cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .317 Parker rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .322 Maddox pr,cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Stargell 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .328 Montanez 1b 4 0 2 1 1 0 .168 Milner lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .292 Henderson lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .269 Ott c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 Stearns c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .216 Garner 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 .248 Youngblood rf 3 1 2 2 1 0 .313 Stennett 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .240 Flynn 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .196 D. Robinson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Swan p 3 0 0 0 1 1 .136 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Lockwood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sanguillen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Jackson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 3 6 3 10 6 Totals 32 0 6 0 1 6 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 6,097 Left on Base: Mets 11, Pirates 7 DP: Mets 0, Pirates 1 Doubles: Mazzilli (8), Milner (5) Home Runs: Youngblood (5) Stolen Bases: Youngblood (5) Caught Stealing: Taveras (3) Sacrifice Hits: D. Robinson (3) GIDP: Flynn (4) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Swan W(4-3) 8.1 6 0 0 1 5 0 32 3.21 Lockwood SV(6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.99 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 6 0 34 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Robinson L(2-3) 7 4 3 3 9 4 1 32 3.58 Tekulve 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.04 Jackson 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 1.23 Totals 9 6 3 3 10 6 1 41 Umpires: HP - Fred Brocklander, 1B - Ron Hutson, 2B - Bob Beck, 3B - Harry Smail METS 1ST: Taveras walked; Hebner walked [Taveras to second]; Mazzilli flied out to left [Taveras to third]; Montanez flied out to center; Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno struck out; Foli singled to second; Parker singled to center [Foli to second]; Stargell flied out to center; Milner popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 2ND: Stearns lined to center; Youngblood walked; Flynn grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Youngblood out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 2ND: Ott singled to center; Garner singled to left [Ott to second]; Stennett struck out; D. Robinson flied out to left; Moreno flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 3RD: Swan was called out on strikes; Taveras was called out on strikes; Hebner walked; Mazzilli flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 3RD: Foli flied out to left; Parker grounded out (first to pitcher); Stargell grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. METS 4TH: Montanez grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson struck out; Stearns walked; Youngblood homered [Stearns scored]; Flynn grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 4TH: Milner flied out to right; Ott flied out to left; Garner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. METS 5TH: Swan walked; Taveras forced Swan (first to shortstop); Taveras was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hebner walked; Mazzilli walked [Hebner to second]; Montanez walked [Hebner to third, Mazzilli to second]; Henderson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 5TH: Stennett singled to right; D. Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Stennett to second]; Moreno grounded out (second to first) [Stennett to third]; Foli flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. METS 6TH: Stearns singled to left; Youngblood popped to second; Flynn forced Stearns (third to second); Swan flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. PIRATES 6TH: Parker flied out to left; Stargell was called out on strikes; Milner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 0. METS 7TH: Taveras grounded out (third to first); Hebner lined to first; Mazzilli doubled to center; Montanez singled to center [Mazzilli scored]; Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 7TH: Ott grounded out (second to first); Garner struck out; Stennett lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0. METS 8TH: TEKULVE REPLACED D. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Stearns flied out to right; Youngblood singled to left; Youngblood stole second; Flynn struck out; Swan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 8TH: SANGUILLEN BATTED FOR TEKULVE; Sanguillen popped to second; Moreno popped to first; Foli popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0. METS 9TH: JACKSON REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PITCHING); Taveras grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Hebner struck out; Mazzilli walked; MADDOX RAN FOR MAZZILLI; Montanez singled to third [Maddox to second]; Henderson popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0. PIRATES 9TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Parker grounded out (second to first); Stargell walked; Milner doubled to right [Stargell to third]; LOCKWOOD REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); Ott popped to second; Garner was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Pirates 0.

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