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

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL PITTSBURGH AT SAN DIEGO
NOTE: PITTSBURGH SHORTSTOP JACK WILSON HAS LEFT THE GAME IN
THE SEVENTH INNING WTH LEFT HAMSTRING TIGHTNESS.</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 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
SAN DIEGO 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 13 0 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - SHAWN CHACON
SDG - DOUG BROCAIL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.250, 12 HR, 32 RBI)
N MORGAN (.222, 0-FOR-3, BB)
J BAUTISTA (.259, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (3) VS SAN DIEGO (5) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222
J Bautista 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259
F Sanchez 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .310
A LaRoche 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .274
X Nady rf 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .289
J Bay lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .251
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .265
J Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
T Gorzelanny p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067
a-S Pearce ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298
F Osoria p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N McLouth lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 33 3 9 3 2 4 11

a-struck out looking for T Gorzelanny in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (25, G Maddux). HR - X Nady (18, 5th inning off G Maddux 0
on, 2 Out). RBI - X Nady 2 (67), J Bay (84). 2-out RBI - X Nady 2, J Bay.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 1, R Paulino 4, J Bautista
1. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Morgan (2, 2nd base off G Maddux/M Barrett).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche, C Izturis-F Sanchez-A
LaRoche).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hairston lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .245
M Cameron cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .247
K Kouzmanoff 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .269
A Gonzalez 1b 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .277
K Greene ss 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .258
M Barrett c 4 0 0 1 0 1 10 .243
M Giles 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .228
B Clark rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 .240
G Maddux p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .136
a-C Stansberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Sledge ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 34 5 13 5 6 5 25

a-struck out looking for G Maddux in the 5th; b-flied out to center for C
Meredith in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - S Hairston (15, R Sanchez); K Greene (41, S Chacon). 3B - B Clark
(2, T Gorzelanny). SF - M Barrett. RBI - K Greene 2 (86), M Barrett (39), M
Giles (39), A Gonzalez (88). 2-out RBI - M Giles, A Gonzalez. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Giles 1, M Barrett 2, B Clark 3, S Hairston 1. GIDP
- M Barrett, K Kouzmanoff. Team LOB - 14.


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PITTSBURGH - 200 010 00 -- 3
SAN DIEGO - 310 001 00 -- 5
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 5 9 4 4 4 4 0 3.55
F Osoria 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 4.30
R Sanchez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.54
J Grabow 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.58
S Chacon 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.95

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux 5 7 3 3 2 2 1 3.95
C Meredith 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.52
D Brocail 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.18

WP - G Maddux. IBB - A Gonzalez (by F Osoria). HBP - K Greene (by T
Gorzelanny); M Cameron (by R Sanchez). Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 107-70; F
Osoria 30-17; R Sanchez 14-6; J Grabow 2-1; S Chacon 11-7; G Maddux 75-52; C
Meredith 22-15; D Brocail 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: T Gorzelanny 4-7; F
Osoria 2-1; R Sanchez 2-1; J Grabow 0-1; S Chacon 1-0; G Maddux 9-4; C Meredith
4-0; D Brocail 0-3. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 28; F Osoria 7; R Sanchez 4; J
Grabow 1; S Chacon 3; G Maddux 24; C Meredith 6; D Brocail 5.

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 - PITCHING CHANGE
SDG: TREVOR HOFFMAN (4-4, 2.60) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 5

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.250, 12 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Hoffman relieved D Brocail.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
SAN DIEGO 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N McLouth (.250, 12 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Phelps hit for N Morgan.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, N MCLOUTH ON FIRST, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
SAN DIEGO 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Phelps (.368, 5 HR, 18 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
SAN DIEGO 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 5 13 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, FRANQUELIS OSORIA (6TH), ROMULO SANCHEZ (7TH),
JOHN GRABOW (8TH), SHAWN CHACON (8TH) AND RONNY PAULINO

SDG - GREG MADDUX, CLA MEREDITH (6TH), DOUG BROCAIL
(8TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH) AND MICHAEL BARRETT

HOME RUNS: PIT - XAVIER NADY (18) OFF GREG MADDUX IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

SDG - NONE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
SAN DIEGO 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 5 13 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, FRANQUELIS OSORIA (6TH), ROMULO SANCHEZ (7TH),
JOHN GRABOW (8TH), SHAWN CHACON (8TH) AND RONNY PAULINO

SDG - GREG MADDUX, CLA MEREDITH (6TH), DOUG BROCAIL
(8TH), TREVOR HOFFMAN (9TH) AND MICHAEL BARRETT


WP - GREG MADDUX (13-10)
LP - TOM GORZELANNY (14-8)
SAVE - TREVOR HOFFMAN (39)

HOME RUNS: PIT - XAVIER NADY (18) OFF GREG MADDUX IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

SDG - NONE


TIME: 2:46 ATT: 30,629

PROBABLES: PIT - IAN SNELL (9-12, 3.92)
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (9-7, 2.77)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (3) VS SAN DIEGO (5) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222
b-J Phelps ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .362
J Bautista 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .258
F Sanchez 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .310
A LaRoche 1b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .274
X Nady rf 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .289
J Bay lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .251
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .265
J Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253
T Gorzelanny p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067
a-S Pearce ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298
F Osoria p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
N McLouth lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .252

Totals 37 3 10 3 2 5 14

a-struck out looking for T Gorzelanny in the 6th; b-popped out to second for N
Morgan in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (25, G Maddux). HR - X Nady (18, 5th inning off G Maddux 0
on, 2 Out). RBI - X Nady 2 (67), J Bay (84). 2-out RBI - X Nady 2, J Bay.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 1, F Sanchez 1, R Paulino
4, J Bautista 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Morgan (2, 2nd base off G Maddux/M Barrett).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche, C Izturis-F Sanchez-A
LaRoche).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hairston lf 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .245
M Cameron cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .247
K Kouzmanoff 3b 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .269
A Gonzalez 1b 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 .277
K Greene ss 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .258
M Barrett c 4 0 0 1 0 1 10 .243
M Giles 2b 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .228
B Clark rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 .240
G Maddux p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .136
a-C Stansberry ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-T Sledge ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 5 13 5 6 5 25

a-struck out looking for G Maddux in the 5th; b-flied out to center for C
Meredith in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - S Hairston (15, R Sanchez); K Greene (41, S Chacon). 3B - B Clark
(2, T Gorzelanny). SF - M Barrett. RBI - K Greene 2 (86), M Barrett (39), M
Giles (39), A Gonzalez (88). 2-out RBI - M Giles, A Gonzalez. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Giles 1, M Barrett 2, B Clark 3, S Hairston 1. GIDP
- M Barrett, K Kouzmanoff. Team LOB - 14.


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PITTSBURGH - 200 010 000 -- 3
SAN DIEGO - 310 001 00x -- 5
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny (L, 14-8) 5 9 4 4 4 4 0 3.55
F Osoria 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 4.30
R Sanchez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.54
J Grabow 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.58
S Chacon 2/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.95

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
G Maddux (W, 13-10) 5 7 3 3 2 2 1 3.95
C Meredith (H, 9) 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.52
D Brocail (H, 8) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.18
T Hoffman (S, 39) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.55

WP - G Maddux. IBB - A Gonzalez (by F Osoria). HBP - K Greene (by T
Gorzelanny); M Cameron (by R Sanchez). Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 107-70; F
Osoria 30-17; R Sanchez 14-6; J Grabow 2-1; S Chacon 11-7; G Maddux 75-52; C
Meredith 22-15; D Brocail 16-10; T Hoffman 12-10. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Gorzelanny 4-7; F Osoria 2-1; R Sanchez 2-1; J Grabow 0-1; S Chacon 1-0; G
Maddux 9-4; C Meredith 4-0; D Brocail 0-3; T Hoffman 1-1. Batters faced: T
Gorzelanny 28; F Osoria 7; R Sanchez 4; J Grabow 1; S Chacon 3; G Maddux 24; C
Meredith 6; D Brocail 5; T Hoffman 4.

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

T--2:46. Att--30,629.
Weather: 66 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left
to right.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PITTSBURGH 3
SAN DIEGO 5 FINAL</div>

 

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PITTSBURGH (3) AT SAN DIEGO (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PITTSBURGH 1ST: N Morgan grounded out to third. J Bautista struck out
looking. F Sanchez singled to right. A LaRoche singled to center, F Sanchez
to third. X Nady singled to right, F Sanchez scored, A LaRoche to second.
J Bay doubled to center, A LaRoche scored, X Nady to third. R Paulino grounded
out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 1ST: S Hairston walked. M Cameron singled to center, S Hairston
to second. K Kouzmanoff flied out to center. A Gonzalez walked, S Hairston to
third, M Cameron to second. K Greene hit by pitch, S Hairston scored,
M Cameron to third, A Gonzalez to second. M Barrett hit sacrifice fly to right,
M Cameron scored. M Giles singled to right, A Gonzalez scored, K Greene to
second, K Greene to third advancing on throw. B Clark grounded into fielder's
choice to second, M Giles out at second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2,
SAN DIEGO 3.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: G Maddux grounded out to pitcher. S Hairston singled to
center. M Cameron struck out looking. K Kouzmanoff singled to left center,
S Hairston to second. A Gonzalez singled to right, S Hairston scored,
K Kouzmanoff to third. K Greene walked, A Gonzalez to second. M Barrett popped
out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN DIEGO 4.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: F Sanchez grounded out to first. A LaRoche grounded out to
pitcher. X Nady homered to left. J Bay flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: F Osoria relieved T Gorzelanny. M Cameron singled to left.
K Kouzmanoff grounded out to pitcher, M Cameron to second. A Gonzalez
intentionally walked. K Greene singled to center, M Cameron scored, A Gonzalez
to second. M Barrett flied out to center, A Gonzalez to third. M Giles
walked, K Greene to second. B Clark grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 5.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PITTSBURGH (3) AT SAN DIEGO (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N Morgan CF, J Bautista 3B, F Sanchez 2B,
A LaRoche 1B, X Nady RF, J Bay LF, R Paulino C, J Wilson SS, T Gorzelanny LHP.

San Diego Starting Lineups -- S Hairston LF, M Cameron CF, K Kouzmanoff 3B,
A Gonzalez 1B, K Greene SS, M Barrett C, M Giles 2B, B Clark RF, G Maddux RHP.

Umpires -- Doug Eddings (HP), Mike Everitt (1B), Dana Demuth (2B),
Kerwin Danley (3B).

Gametime Weather: 66 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 9 mph.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: N Morgan grounded out to third. J Bautista struck out
looking. F Sanchez singled to right. A LaRoche singled to center, F Sanchez
to third. X Nady singled to right, F Sanchez scored, A LaRoche to second.
J Bay doubled to center, A LaRoche scored, X Nady to third. R Paulino grounded
out to second. (2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 1ST: S Hairston walked. M Cameron singled to center, S Hairston
to second. K Kouzmanoff flied out to center. A Gonzalez walked, S Hairston to
third, M Cameron to second. K Greene hit by pitch, S Hairston scored,
M Cameron to third, A Gonzalez to second. M Barrett hit sacrifice fly to right,
M Cameron scored. M Giles singled to right, A Gonzalez scored, K Greene to
second, K Greene to third advancing on throw. B Clark grounded into fielder's
choice to second, M Giles out at second. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2,
SAN DIEGO 3.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Wilson flied out to right. T Gorzelanny grounded out to
third. N Morgan grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2,
SAN DIEGO 3.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: G Maddux grounded out to pitcher. S Hairston singled to
center. M Cameron struck out looking. K Kouzmanoff singled to left center,
S Hairston to second. A Gonzalez singled to right, S Hairston scored,
K Kouzmanoff to third. K Greene walked, A Gonzalez to second. M Barrett popped
out to second. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN DIEGO 4.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: J Bautista grounded out to third. F Sanchez singled to
right. A LaRoche struck out looking. X Nady singled to center, F Sanchez to
second. J Bay walked, F Sanchez to third, X Nady to second. R Paulino flied
out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: M Giles flied out to left. B Clark tripled to deep right
center. G Maddux struck out swinging. S Hairston struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN DIEGO 4.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: J Wilson lined out to second. T Gorzelanny grounded out to
catcher. N Morgan walked. N Morgan stole second, N Morgan to third on wild
pitch by G Maddux. J Bautista grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: M Cameron flied out to center. K Kouzmanoff singled to
left. A Gonzalez singled to left center, K Kouzmanoff to second. K Greene
singled to left center, K Kouzmanoff to third, A Gonzalez to second. M Barrett
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, K Greene out at
second.(0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, SAN DIEGO 4.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: F Sanchez grounded out to first. A LaRoche grounded out to
pitcher. X Nady homered to left. J Bay flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: M Giles lined out to right. B Clark walked. C Stansberry
hit for G Maddux. C Stansberry struck out looking. S Hairston popped out to
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 4.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: C Meredith relieved G Maddux. R Paulino struck out
swinging. J Wilson grounded out to third. S Pearce hit for T Gorzelanny.
S Pearce struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 4.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: F Osoria relieved T Gorzelanny. M Cameron singled to left.
K Kouzmanoff grounded out to pitcher, M Cameron to second. A Gonzalez
intentionally walked. K Greene singled to center, M Cameron scored, A Gonzalez
to second. M Barrett flied out to center, A Gonzalez to third. M Giles
walked, K Greene to second. B Clark grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 5.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: N Morgan grounded out to pitcher. J Bautista grounded out
to shortstop. F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 5.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: C Izturis at shortstop. R Sanchez relieved F Osoria.
T Sledge hit for C Meredith. T Sledge flied out to center. S Hairston doubled to
left. M Cameron hit by pitch. K Kouzmanoff grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, M Cameron out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 5.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: D Brocail relieved C Meredith. A LaRoche singled to center.
X Nady popped out to first. J Bay popped out to shortstop. R Paulino singled
to center, A LaRoche to second. C Izturis flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 5.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: J Grabow relieved R Sanchez. A Gonzalez flied out to center.
S Chacon relieved J Grabow. N McLouth in left field. K Greene doubled to deep
right center. M Barrett struck out swinging. M Giles grounded out to third.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 5.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: T Hoffman relieved D Brocail. N McLouth singled to right.
J Phelps hit for N Morgan. J Phelps popped out to second. J Bautista struck
out swinging. N McLouth to second on fielder's indifference. F Sanchez
grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 5.</div>

 

Maddux, Padres defeat Pirates

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, PITTSBURGH 3</h3>By Tim Powers
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - Greg Maddux finally issued a walk, butstill managed to help the San Diego Padres playoff chances.

Maddux (13-10) tossed five effective innings to help the Padreshold ground in the playoff hunt with a 5-3 victory over thePittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.


The win kept San Diego (83-67) within one game of first-placeArizona (85-67) in the National League West standings, andimproved their lead in the wild card to two games overPhiladelphia. The Phillies are playing at St. Louis.

Khalil Greene added a pair of hits and drove in two runs for thePadres, who have won five straight.


The future hall-of-famer Maddux walked Jason Bay in the third,snapping a streak of 59 2/3 innings (244 batters) withoutissuing a free pass - the second longest such streak in hiscareer, and second longest in club history.


That baserunner proved to be inconsequential, as the 41-year-oldveteran escaped the inning unscathed, but did surrender threeruns on the night as he notched his 346th career victory.

Cla Meredith and Doug Brocail combined for three scorelessinnings before Trevor Hoffman came on in the ninth to converthis 38th save in 44 chances and 521st of his career.

Xavier Nady belted his 18th home run of the season and had threehits for the Pirates, who have lost four straight.

Pittsburgh took an early lead against Maddux, plating two in thefirst inning on run-scoring hits from Bay and Nady.

The Padres answered in the bottom half of the frame againstPittsburgh starter Tom Gorzelanny (14-8), pushing three runsacross to take the lead for good.


Gorzelanny had won five of six decisions, but yielded four runson nine hits in this one. The 25-year-old lefthander lastedfive innings, walking four and striking out four.

 

Maddux, Padres defeat Pirates

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, PITTSBURGH 3</h3>By Tim Powers
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - Greg Maddux finally issued a walk, butstill managed to help the San Diego Padres' playoff chances.

Maddux (13-10) tossed five effective innings to help the Padreshold ground in the playoff hunt with a 5-3 victory over thePittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.


The win kept San Diego (83-67) within one game of first-placeArizona (85-67) in the National League West standings, andimproved their lead in the wild card to two games overPhiladelphia. The Phillies are playing at St. Louis.

Khalil Greene added a pair of hits and drove in two runs for thePadres, who have won five straight.


The future Hall-of-Famer Maddux walked Jason Bay in the third,snapping a streak of 59 2/3 innings (244 batters) withoutissuing a free pass - the second longest such streak in hiscareer, and second longest in club history.


That baserunner proved to be inconsequential, as the 41-year-oldveteran escaped the inning unscathed, but did surrender threeruns on the night as he notched his 346th career victory.

Cla Meredith and Doug Brocail combined for three scorelessinnings before Trevor Hoffman came on in the ninth to converthis 38th save in 44 chances and 521st of his career.

Xavier Nady belted his 18th home run of the season and had threehits for the Pirates, who have lost four straight.

Pittsburgh took an early lead against Maddux, plating two in thefirst inning on run-scoring hits from Bay and Nady.

The Padres answered in the bottom half of the frame againstPittsburgh starter Tom Gorzelanny (14-8), pushing three runsacross to take the lead for good.


Gorzelanny had won five of six decisions, but yielded four runson nine hits in this one. The 25-year-old lefthander lastedfive innings, walking four and striking out four.

 

Maddux, Padres defeat Pirates

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, PITTSBURGH 3</h3>By Tim Powers
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - Greg Maddux finally issued a walk, butstill managed to help the San Diego Padres' playoff chances.

Maddux (13-10) tossed five effective innings to help the Padreshold ground in the playoff hunt with a 5-3 victory over thePittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.


The win kept San Diego (83-67) within one game of first-placeArizona (85-67) in the National League West standings, andmaintained a 1 1/2 game lead over the Philadelphia Phillies inthe NL wild card standings.


Khalil Greene added a pair of hits and drove in two runs for thePadres, who have won five straight to tie a season high.

"This is the end of the season, and I think it's important,obviously, to play well consistently," Greene said. "The teamthat we're chasing is playing well, and the team that's rightbehind us is playing well. It's imperative for us just to playgood baseball and hopefully come out with a win."


The future Hall-of-Famer Maddux walked Jason Bay in the third,snapping a streak of 59 2/3 innings (244 batters) withoutissuing a free pass - the second longest such streak in hiscareer, and second longest in club history.


That baserunner proved to be inconsequential, as the 41-year-oldveteran escaped the inning unscathed, but did surrender threeruns on the night as he notched his 346th career victory.

"Streaks are cool and all that, but right now it's about what dowe need to do to get to the playoffs," Maddux said. "We're inthe middle of a pennant race. Our offense won it tonight andour bullpen held it. Sometimes you can get too much credit forwinning a game."


Cla Meredith and Doug Brocail combined for three scorelessinnings before Trevor Hoffman came on in the ninth to converthis 38th save in 44 chances and 521st of his career.

"We've played well since we got off the road," Padres managerBud Black said. "It's been good starting pitching. Greg hungin there tonight. We got some timely hitting there early in thegame and made it hold up."


Xavier Nady belted his 18th home run of the season and had threehits for the Pirates, who have lost four straight.

Pittsburgh took an early lead against Maddux, plating two in thefirst inning on run-scoring hits from Bay and Nady.

The Padres answered in the bottom half of the frame againstPittsburgh starter Tom Gorzelanny (14-8), pushing three runsacross to take the lead for good.


"(San Diego) is not a club that you want to be playing catch upagainst on too much of a regular basis," Pirates manager JimTracy said. "They've got the people in the middle (of thebullpen) and the people at the back end that can put you away."

Gorzelanny had won five of six decisions, but yielded four runson nine hits in this one. The 25-year-old lefthander lastedfive innings, walking four and striking out four.