GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (66-84) at SAN DIEGO (82-67)

NL: PITTSBURGH (66-84) at SAN DIEGO (82-67)

<h3>Padres look to improve playoff position</h3>

Pittsburgh (66-84) at San Diego (82-67) 10:05 pm EDT

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres look to continuetheir push toward the postseason when they host the PittsburghPirates on Tuesday.


In addition to holding down the top spot in the National Leaguewild card race - 1 1/2 games ahead of the PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia (81-69) - the Padres also are within strikingdistance in the NL West, where they trail the ArizonaDiamondbacks (84-67) by just one game.


Veteran righthander Greg Maddux (12-10, 3.91) takes the moundfor the Padres, who are gunning for their third consecutivedivision title.


The Padres have had success recently with the 41-year-old on themound, winning seven of the last nine games started by Maddux.

Although he is a future Hall of Famer, Maddux is just 1-3 in hislast seven starts against the lowly Pirates dating to 2005.

Tom Gorzelanny (14-7, 3.45), a bright spot in another losingseason for the Pirates, will be after his 15th win of the seasonTuesday. No Pittsburgh player has won 15 games in a seasonsince Todd Ritchie did so in 1999.

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH AT SAN DIEGO -- LINEUPS

PITTSBURGH SAN DIEGO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nyjer Morgan CF .233 0 3 Scott Hairston LF .241 7 25
Jose Bautista 3B .261 15 61 Mike Cameron CF .245 21 78
Freddy Sanchez 2B .309 11 78 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .268 17 66
Adam Laroche 1B .272 21 84 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .275 26 87
Xavier Nady RF .284 17 65 Khalil Greene SS .254 23 84
Jason Bay LF .250 21 83 Michael Barrett C .245 9 38
Ronny Paulino C .265 11 54 Marcus Giles 2B .228 4 38
Jack Wilson SS .297 12 56 Brady Clark RF .236 0 7
Tom Gorzelanny LHP .069 0 3 Greg Maddux RHP .140 0 0
(14-7, 3.45) (12-10, 3.91)</div>

 

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WARMUPS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY (14-7, 3.45)
SDG - GREG MADDUX (12-10, 3.91)

UMPIRES: HP - DOUG EDDINGS
1B - MIKE EVERITT
2B - DANA DEMUTH
3B - KERWIN DANLEY

WEATHER: 68 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
STARTING BATS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY AND RONNY PAULINO
SDG - GREG MADDUX AND MICHAEL BARRETT

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MORGAN (.233, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.261, 15 HR, 61 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.309, 11 HR, 78 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY XAVIER NADY SCORED FREDDY SANCHEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, X NADY ON FIRST, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
SAN DIEGO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.250, 21 HR, 83 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JASON BAY SCORED ADAM LAROCHE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J BAY ON SECOND, X NADY ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
SAN DIEGO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R PAULINO (.265, 11 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 2 2 4 0
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
SDG - GREG MADDUX

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: S HAIRSTON (.241, 7 HR, 25 RBI)
M CAMERON (.245, 21 HR, 78 RBI)
K KOUZMANOFF (.268, 17 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (2) VS SAN DIEGO (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310
A LaRoche 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
X Nady rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
J Bay lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .069

Totals 7 2 4 2 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (25, G Maddux). RBI - X Nady (66), J Bay (84). 2-out RBI -
X Nady, J Bay. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Paulino 2. Team LOB
- 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
M Giles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
B Clark rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 2 -- 2
SAN DIEGO - -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.45

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 3.98

Pitches-strikes: G Maddux 20-15. Ground balls-fly balls: G Maddux 2-0.
Batters faced: G Maddux 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
SDG - GREG MADDUX</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
KHALIL GREENE HIT BY TOM GORZELANNY PITCH WITH BASES LOADED
SCORED SCOTT HAIRSTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GREENE ON FIRST, A GONZALEZ ON SECOND, M
CAMERON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
SAN DIEGO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M BARRETT (.245, 9 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY MICHAEL BARRETT SCORED MIKE CAMERON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K GREENE ON FIRST, A GONZALEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
SAN DIEGO 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.228, 4 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARCUS GILES SCORED ADRIAN GONZALEZ.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M GILES ON FIRST, K GREENE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
SAN DIEGO 3 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B CLARK (.236, 0 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 2 2 4 0
SAN DIEGO 3 3 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
SDG - GREG MADDUX

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.297, 12 HR, 56 RBI)
T GORZELANNY (.069, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
N MORGAN (.230, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (2) VS SAN DIEGO (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310
A LaRoche 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
X Nady rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
J Bay lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .069

Totals 7 2 4 2 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (25, G Maddux). RBI - X Nady (66), J Bay (84). 2-out RBI -
X Nady, J Bay. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Paulino 2. Team LOB
- 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hairston lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241
M Cameron cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
A Gonzalez 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .275
K Greene ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .254
M Barrett c 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .245
M Giles 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .230
B Clark rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233
G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140

Totals 4 3 2 3 2 0 6

BATTING: SF - M Barrett. RBI - K Greene (85), M Barrett (39), M Giles (39).
2-out RBI - M Giles. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Clark 1. Team
LOB - 2.


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PITTSBURGH - 2 -- 2
SAN DIEGO - 3 -- 3
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 3.58

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 1 4 2 2 0 1 0 3.98

HBP - K Greene (by T Gorzelanny). Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 31-17; G
Maddux 20-15. Ground balls-fly balls: T Gorzelanny 1-2; G Maddux 2-0. Batters
faced: T Gorzelanny 8; G Maddux 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 2 0 2 4 0
SAN DIEGO 3 3 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
SDG - GREG MADDUX

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: G MADDUX (.140, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
S HAIRSTON (.241, 0-FOR-0, BB)
M CAMERON (.247, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (2) VS SAN DIEGO (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310
A LaRoche 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
X Nady rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
J Bay lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
T Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .068

Totals 10 2 4 2 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (25, G Maddux). RBI - X Nady (66), J Bay (84). 2-out RBI -
X Nady, J Bay. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Paulino 2. Team LOB
- 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hairston lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241
M Cameron cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .247
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
A Gonzalez 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .275
K Greene ss 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .254
M Barrett c 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .245
M Giles 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .230
B Clark rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233
G Maddux p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140

Totals 4 3 2 3 2 0 6

BATTING: SF - M Barrett. RBI - K Greene (85), M Barrett (39), M Giles (39).
2-out RBI - M Giles. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Clark 1. Team
LOB - 2.


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PITTSBURGH - 20 -- 2
SAN DIEGO - 3 -- 3
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 3.58

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 3.96

HBP - K Greene (by T Gorzelanny). Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 31-17; G
Maddux 29-22. Ground balls-fly balls: T Gorzelanny 1-2; G Maddux 4-1. Batters
faced: T Gorzelanny 8; G Maddux 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ SCORED SCOTT HAIRSTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, K KOUZMANOFF ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
SAN DIEGO 4 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.254, 0-FOR-0, HBP, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 2 0 2 4 0
SAN DIEGO 3 1 4 5 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
SDG - GREG MADDUX

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.260, 0-FOR-1)
F SANCHEZ (.310, 1-FOR-1)
A LAROCHE (.274, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (2) VS SAN DIEGO (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310
A LaRoche 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274
X Nady rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .286
J Bay lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .252
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296
T Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .068

Totals 10 2 4 2 0 1 2

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (25, G Maddux). RBI - X Nady (66), J Bay (84). 2-out RBI -
X Nady, J Bay. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Paulino 2. Team LOB
- 2.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hairston lf 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .244
M Cameron cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .246
K Kouzmanoff 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269
A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 .276
K Greene ss 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .254
M Barrett c 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 .245
M Giles 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .230
B Clark rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .233
G Maddux p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138

Totals 10 4 5 4 3 1 10

BATTING: SF - M Barrett. RBI - K Greene (85), M Barrett (39), M Giles (39), A
Gonzalez (88). 2-out RBI - M Giles, A Gonzalez. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Barrett 2, B Clark 1. Team LOB - 5.


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PITTSBURGH - 20 -- 2
SAN DIEGO - 31 -- 4
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 2 5 4 4 3 1 0 3.61

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 3.96

HBP - K Greene (by T Gorzelanny). Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 57-36; G
Maddux 29-22. Ground balls-fly balls: T Gorzelanny 2-3; G Maddux 4-1. Batters
faced: T Gorzelanny 15; G Maddux 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Everitt. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 2 0 0 2 6 0
SAN DIEGO 3 1 4 5 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
SDG - GREG MADDUX

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.230, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
B CLARK (.233, 0-FOR-1)
G MADDUX (.138, 0-FOR-1)</div>