Dickey gets 20th win, K's 13 as Mets top Pirates

R.A. Dickey became the first knuckleballer to win 20 games in more than three decades, tying his career-high with 13 strikeouts and leading the Mets over the Pirates 6-5 on Thursday behind David Wright's tiebreaking, three-run homer in the fifth inning.
Sep 27, 2012, 10:30 pm - Associated Press
PIT
NYM
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R.A. Dickey
win

R.A. Dickey20-6

7.2 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 13 K, 2 BB
K. Correia
loss

K. Correia11-11

4.1 IP, 7 H, 6 ER, 2 K, 1 BB
B. Parnell
save

B. Parnell5

0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

PITNYM
2ndR Barajas hit a ground rule double to deep right, G Jones scored, T Snider to third.10
2ndJ Mercer reached on infield single to third, T Snider scored, R Barajas to third.20
2ndI Davis homered to right center (408 feet).21
4thR Barajas homered to left (419 feet).31
4thS Hairston singled to right, D Murphy scored, D Wright to second.32
5thD Murphy singled to center, A Torres scored, R Tejada to second.33
5thD Wright homered to right center (389 feet), R Tejada and D Murphy scored.36
9thA Presley homered to right (392 feet), J Mercer scored.56
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