NATIONAL LEAGUE Bucs rally but falter in 10th, 8-7

The Pirates erased a 7-0 deficit only to lose on Mike Cameron's sacrifice fly.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Mike Cameron's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning drove in the go-ahead run, leading the New York Mets to an 8-7 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.
After the Mets blew an early 7-0 lead, Cameron flied out to deep center with one out against Salomon Torres (7-5), scoring Wilson Delgado from third base.
Jeff Keppinger and starting pitcher Tom Glavine each drove in two runs for the Mets, who have won four of their last six.
Todd Zeile made his first start at catcher in 14 years, playing the first six innings behind the plate before moving to first base in the seventh. He also had one hit, leaving him one shy of 2,000 for his career. It appeared Zeile would get the milestone hit in the sixth when he sent a long drive to left field, but Jason Bay caught it above the short fence -- robbing a home run.
Yates gets win
Tyler Yates (2-4) struck out two in a perfect ninth for the win, and Braden Looper got three outs for his 25th save.
It didn't look as though the Mets would need extra innings to get a victory after they scored six runs in the first against rookie starter John Van Benschoten.
After Cameron struck out looking to start the game, Van Benschoten walked four consecutive batters to force in the first run.
Hidalgo followed with an RBI single and Keppinger had a two-run doubled to end Van Benschoten's night. Nelson Figueroa came in and walked Delgado before giving up a two-run double to Glavine that made it 6-0. It could've been worse: Delgado was thrown out at the plate trying to score on Glavine's hit.
Van Benschoten allowed six runs and two hits in one-third of an inning.
The Mets tacked on a run in the second when Zeile scored on Cliff Floyd's ground-rule double.
Wigginton has 4 RBIs
Former Mets third baseman Ty Wigginton drove in four of Pittsburgh's runs, tying a career high set April 8 in Atlanta against the Braves while with New York.
He hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the second to make it 7-2. It was his 15th homer of the season, but just his third for Pittsburgh, which acquired him July 30 in a trade involving Kris Benson.
In the sixth, Wigginton drove in Daryle Ward and Craig Wilson with a double down the right-field line to cut the Mets' lead to 7-4. Humberto Cota followed with a two-run homer to straight-away center to end Glavine's night.
Bartolome Fortunato walked Jack Wilson with one out in the seventh, and Bay tripled to tie it at 7.
Notes
A Pirates pitcher had not walked four batters in a row in one inning since May 25, 1983, when Jim Bibby pulled it against Atlanta. ... Floyd left with a strained muscle under his right arm after striking out swinging in the fourth. ... Keppinger was also involved in the Wigginton-Benson trade. He was a second baseman playing for Double-A Altoona at the time of the deal. ... The Mets improved to 10-5 in extra innings with the win, while Pittsburgh fell to 8-6.
NEW YORKPITTSBURGH
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Cmeron cf5001TRdmn cf5010
Zeile c5210JWilsn ss4100
Floyd lf2111Bay lf5011
Valent lf2010Ward 1b5110
Wllams lf0000CWilsn rf2100
Piazza 1b2100ANunez 2b3100
JPhllps c1010Hill ph0000
Wright 3b4101Castillo 2b1000
Hidalgo rf5111Wggntn 3b4224
Kppngr 2b5112Cota c4112
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TGlvin p2022NFigra p1010
Frtnato p0000Snchez ph1000
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HBell p0000TAlvrz ph1000
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Looper p0000
Totals388118Totals37777
New York6100000001--8
Pittsburgh0200041000--7
E--Bay (2). LOB--New York 9, Pittsburgh 6. 2B--Floyd (26), Keppinger (1), TGlavine (1), Ward (17), Wigginton (28). 3B--Bay (4). HR--Wigginton (15), Cota (4). S--TGlavine. SF--Cameron.
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New York
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Fortunato1 1-311131
HBell1-300000
Feliciano2-300000
Yates W,2-4100002
Looper S,25100002
Pittsburgh
Vanbenschoten1-326641
NFigueroa4 2-331133
Corey110001
Meadows210000
STorres L,7-5241101
WP--NFigueroa. Umpires--Home, Paul Emmel; First, Mike DiMuro; Second, Kevin Kelley; Third, Joe West. T--3:24. A--19,236.
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