Last season the Mets and Pirates were rained out on April 28, 2008. The Pirates had to travel back to Shea Stadium on August 11 to make up the game.
This year, the Mets will have to make a pit-stop in Pittsburgh to make up last night’s rainout. Hopefully, the opposite outcome will occur.
On August 11, 2008, the Mets carried a 5-0 lead heading into the seventh inning. They went on to give up three in the seventh and three in the ninth and eventually lose the game.
Joe Smith issued a walk to leadoff the seventh and allowed an RBI double before being yanked. Pedro Feliciano entered and allowed one inherited runner to score and a runner of his own.
Aaron Heilman entered in the 9th inning nursing a one-run lead. He got the leadoff batter, Nate McLouth of all people, to strike out. Heilman then let up a single, a walk, an RBI single and hit a batter to load the bases before being removed. Scott Schoeneweis entered and got a groundout for the second out. A two-out, two-RBI single by Steve Pearce put the Pirates on top for good.
Though Carlos Beltran led off the 9th with a single, Carlos Delgado struckout swinging and Fernando Tatis grounded into a game-ending double play.
Same situation, different venue and the Mets will hope for a different result.