The game between the Pirates and Mets, tied at 2-2 through 8½ innings, was postponed because of rain and was to be replayed in its entirely at a future date. The Pirates scored a run in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Dave Parker and another in the second on a leadoff homer by Jason Thompson. The Mets scored in the sixth on a run-scoring single by Dave Kingman and in the seventh on a single by Rusty Staub. [The Sporting News]

Pittsburgh Pirates 2, New York Mets 2

Game Played on Wednesday, April 22, 1981 (Night game) at Three Rivers Stadium

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 8 0 Pirates 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 4 1 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Taveras ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 .179 Moreno cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .167 Trevino c 5 1 1 0 0 1 .226 Foli ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .269 Staub 1b 4 0 2 1 1 0 .333 Parker rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 .206 Kingman lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 .185 Easler lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .310 Mazzilli cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .190 Thompson 1b 3 1 1 1 0 1 .233 Youngblood rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Berra 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 .250 Brooks 3b 4 0 2 0 0 2 .324 Nicosia c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .154 Flynn 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .400 Law 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .050 Cubbage ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Milner ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Backman 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bevacqua 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Scott p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Rhoden p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Jorgensen ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Falcone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stargell ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Wilson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .212 Tekulve p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reardon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stearns ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 8 2 4 8 Totals 26 2 4 2 2 5 Time of Game: 2:39 Attendance: 7,530 Left on Base: Mets 10, Pirates 4 DP: Mets 0, Pirates 1 Errors: Easler Home Runs: Thompson (4) Stolen Bases: Staub (1), Moreno (5) Sacrifice Hits: Foli (2) Sacrifice Flies: Parker (2) GIDP: Scott (1) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Scott 4 3 2 2 1 2 1 16 5.00 Falcone 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 0.00 Reardon 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 10.80 Allen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00 Totals 8 4 2 2 2 5 1 30 Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rhoden 6 7 2 2 4 4 0 28 3.15 Romo 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 4.91 Tekulve 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 2.45 Totals 9 8 2 2 4 8 0 39 Umpires: HP - Dutch Rennert, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Harry Wendelstedt METS 1ST: Taveras grounded out (pitcher to first); Trevino grounded out (second to first); Staub flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 0. PIRATES 1ST: Moreno walked; Moreno stole second; Foli out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Moreno to third]; Parker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Moreno scored]; Easler grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. METS 2ND: Kingman flied to center; Mazzilli grounded out (shortstop to first); Youngblood lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 1. PIRATES 2ND: Thompson homered; Berra singled to center; Nicosia struck out; Law popped to first; Rhoden struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. METS 3RD: Brooks singled to right; Flynn forced Brooks (shortstop to second); Scott grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Flynn out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 3RD: Moreno grounded out (second to first); Foli flied to right; Parker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. METS 4TH: Taveras was called out on strikes; Trevino grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub walked; Staub stole second; Kingman walked; Mazzilli walked [Staub to third, Kingman to second]; Youngblood was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 4TH: Easler singled to right; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted) [Easler to second]; Berra flied to right; Nicosia grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. METS 5TH: Brooks singled to left; Flynn forced Brooks (shortstop to second); JORGENSEN BATTED FOR SCOTT; Jorgensen flied to left; Taveras grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. PIRATES 5TH: FALCONE REPLACED JORGENSEN (PITCHING); Law walked; Rhoden flied to center; Moreno flied to right; Foli struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Pirates 2. METS 6TH: Trevino singled to center; Staub singled to left [Trevino to third]; Kingman singled to center [Trevino scored, Staub to second]; Mazzilli singled to third [Staub to third, Kingman to second]; Youngblood flied to right in foul territory; Brooks was called out on strikes; CUBBAGE BATTED FOR FLYNN; Cubbage struck out; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2. PIRATES 6TH: BACKMAN REPLACED CUBBAGE (PLAYING 2B); Parker flied to left; Easler grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Pirates 2. METS 7TH: WILSON BATTED FOR FALCONE; Wilson walked; On a bunt Taveras singled to third [Wilson to second]; ROMO REPLACED RHODEN (PITCHING); Trevino forced Wilson (first to third) [Taveras to second]; Staub singled to right [Taveras scored, Trevino to third]; Kingman struck out; Mazzilli struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 7TH: REARDON REPLACED WILSON (PITCHING); Berra singled to left; Nicosia forced Berra (pitcher to shortstop); MILNER BATTED FOR LAW; Milner popped to second; STARGELL BATTED FOR ROMO; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. METS 8TH: BEVACQUA REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 2B); TEKULVE REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); Youngblood grounded out (shortstop to first); Brooks struck out; Backman reached on an error by Easler [Backman to second]; STEARNS BATTED FOR REARDON; Stearns grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. PIRATES 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED STEARNS (PITCHING); Moreno popped to shortstop; Foli flied to left; Parker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2. METS 9TH: Taveras grounded out (shortstop to first); Trevino struck out; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); game stopped by rain (tie); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 2, Pirates 2.

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