GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (66-85) at SAN DIEGO (83-67)

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY SCOTT HAIRSTON (8) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 9TH OFF MATT CAPPS SCORED BRADY CLARK AND KEVIN KOUZMANOFF.

FINAL SCORE: SAN DIEGO 5, PITTSBURGH 3</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

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

BATTERIES: PIT - IAN SNELL, SHAWN CHACON (8TH), DAMASO MARTE (8TH), MATT CAPPS
(8TH) AND RONNY PAULINO

SDG - CHRIS YOUNG, JOE THATCHER (7TH), CLA MEREDITH
(9TH) AND JOSH BARD, MICHAEL BARRETT (9TH)

HOME RUNS: PIT - NONE

SDG - SCOTT HAIRSTON (8) OFF MATT CAPPS IN THE 9TH, 2 ON</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

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

BATTERIES: PIT - IAN SNELL, SHAWN CHACON (8TH), DAMASO MARTE (8TH), MATT CAPPS
(8TH) AND RONNY PAULINO

SDG - CHRIS YOUNG, JOE THATCHER (7TH), CLA MEREDITH
(9TH) AND JOSH BARD, MICHAEL BARRETT (9TH)


WP - CLA MEREDITH (5-6)
LP - MATT CAPPS (4-7)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PIT - NONE

SDG - SCOTT HAIRSTON (8) OFF MATT CAPPS IN THE 9TH, 2 ON


TIME: 2:34 ATT: 26,354

PROBABLES: PIT - MATT MORRIS (9-10, 4.84)
SDG - BRETT TOMKO (3-11, 5.40)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .242
N McLouth lf 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 .254
F Sanchez 2b 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .308
A LaRoche 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .273
X Nady rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286
J Bautista 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .258
R Paulino c 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263
C Izturis ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253
I Snell p 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .091
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 29 3 5 3 2 8 9

BATTING: 2B - N McLouth (21, C Young). 3B - N Morgan (2, C Young). SF - F
Sanchez , N McLouth. RBI - N McLouth 2 (34), F Sanchez (79). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 2, X Nady 1. GIDP - R Paulino. Team LOB -
4.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Morgan 2 (4, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard, 3rd base off C
Young/J Bard), N McLouth (20, 2nd base off C Young/J Bard).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - N Morgan (S Hairston at 2nd base). PB - R
Paulino. DP: 1 (A LaRoche-C Izturis-F Sanchez).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .278
G Blum 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249
a-M Ensberg ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235
b-T Sledge ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .205
C Meredith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M Cameron cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .246
A Gonzalez 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .279
B Clark pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240
K Greene ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .256
K Kouzmanoff 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .267
S Hairston lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .250
J Bard c 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 .275
C Stansberry pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
C Young p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .116
J Thatcher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-O Robles ph-2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238

Totals 30 5 7 5 3 6 8

a-hit for G Blum in the 8th; b-struck out looking for M Ensberg in the 8th;
c-sacrificed to pitcher for J Thatcher in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - B Giles (22, I Snell); A Gonzalez (41, M Capps). HR - S Hairston
(8, 9th inning off M Capps 2 on, 2 Out). S - O Robles. RBI - A Gonzalez 2 (90),
S Hairston 3 (28). 2-out RBI - S Hairston 3. Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - T Sledge 1. GIDP - C Young. Team LOB - 3.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Cameron (18, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (G Blum-K Greene-A Gonzalez).


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PITTSBURGH - 102 000 000 -- 3
SAN DIEGO - 200 000 003 -- 5

Two outs when winning run scored.
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 7 4 2 1 2 5 0 3.83
S Chacon (H, 12) 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.94
D Marte (H, 15) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.22
M Capps (L, 4-7; B, 3) 1 2 3 3 1 1 1 2.37

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 6 5 3 3 2 5 0 2.83
J Thatcher 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.64
C Meredith (W, 5-6) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.47

HBP - N Morgan (by C Young). Pitches-strikes: I Snell 92-56; S Chacon 2-2; D
Marte 1-1; M Capps 26-16; C Young 96-67; J Thatcher 22-17; C Meredith 12-8.
Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 9-6; S Chacon 1-0; D Marte 1-0; M Capps 0-2; C
Young 7-6; J Thatcher 3-1; C Meredith 2-0. Batters faced: I Snell 25; S Chacon
2; D Marte 1; M Capps 6; C Young 25; J Thatcher 6; C Meredith 3.

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

T--2:34. Att--26,354.
Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out 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
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PITTSBURGH 1ST: N Morgan tripled to deep right center. N McLouth hit
sacrifice fly to center, N Morgan scored. F Sanchez struck out swinging.
A LaRoche struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles doubled to right. G Blum flied out to left.
B Giles to third on passed ball by R Paulino. M Cameron walked. M Cameron stole
second. A Gonzalez singled to left, B Giles and M Cameron scored. K Greene
struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: C Izturis singled to center. I Snell bunted into fielder's
choice to first, C Izturis out at second. N Morgan hit by pitch, I Snell to
second. N McLouth doubled to deep right center, I Snell scored, N Morgan to
third. F Sanchez hit sacrifice fly to center, N Morgan scored. A LaRoche
walked. X Nady struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3,
SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: M Cameron flied out to center. A Gonzalez doubled to deep
left. B Clark ran for A Gonzalez. K Greene flied out to center. K Kouzmanoff
walked. S Hairston homered to left, B Clark and K Kouzmanoff scored. (3 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 5.</div>

 

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PITTSBURGH (3) AT SAN DIEGO (5) - EVENT LOG
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Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N Morgan CF, N McLouth LF, F Sanchez 2B,
A LaRoche 1B, X Nady RF, J Bautista 3B, R Paulino C, C Izturis SS, I Snell RHP.

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

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

Gametime Weather: 65 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to right at 12 mph.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: N Morgan tripled to deep right center. N McLouth hit
sacrifice fly to center, N Morgan scored. F Sanchez struck out swinging.
A LaRoche struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles doubled to right. G Blum flied out to left.
B Giles to third on passed ball by R Paulino. M Cameron walked. M Cameron stole
second. A Gonzalez singled to left, B Giles and M Cameron scored. K Greene
struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right. (2 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: X Nady grounded out to third. J Bautista struck out
swinging. R Paulino grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: S Hairston flied out to center. J Bard walked. C Young
bunted into double play, first to shortstop to second, J Bard out at second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN DIEGO 2.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: C Izturis singled to center. I Snell bunted into fielder's
choice to first, C Izturis out at second. N Morgan hit by pitch, I Snell to
second. N McLouth doubled to deep right center, I Snell scored, N Morgan to
third. F Sanchez hit sacrifice fly to center, N Morgan scored. A LaRoche
walked. X Nady struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3,
SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: B Giles grounded out to first. G Blum struck out swinging.
M Cameron grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3,
SAN DIEGO 2.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: J Bautista struck out swinging. R Paulino grounded out to
second. C Izturis flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3,
SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: A Gonzalez grounded out to second. K Greene struck out
swinging. K Kouzmanoff flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 2.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: I Snell flied out to right. N Morgan singled to center.
N Morgan stole second. N McLouth walked. N Morgan stole third, N McLouth stole
second. F Sanchez grounded out to third. A LaRoche fouled out to catcher.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: S Hairston singled to center, S Hairston out stretching at
second. J Bard singled to right. C Young bunted into fielder's choice to
first, J Bard out at second. B Giles grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 2.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: X Nady popped out to shortstop. J Bautista reached on
infield single to third. R Paulino grounded into double play, second to
shortstop to first, J Bautista out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: G Blum flied out to center. M Cameron struck out looking.
A Gonzalez grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3,
SAN DIEGO 2.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: J Thatcher relieved C Young. C Izturis grounded out to
third. I Snell grounded out to second. N Morgan struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: K Greene struck out swinging. K Kouzmanoff grounded out to
third. S Hairston flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3,
SAN DIEGO 2.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: N McLouth struck out swinging. F Sanchez grounded out to
shortstop. A LaRoche flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: S Chacon relieved I Snell. J Bard singled to center.
O Robles hit for J Thatcher. C Stansberry ran for J Bard. O Robles sacrificed to
pitcher, C Stansberry to second. D Marte relieved S Chacon. B Giles grounded
out to pitcher, C Stansberry to third. M Ensberg hit for G Blum. M Capps
relieved D Marte. T Sledge hit for M Ensberg. T Sledge struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 2.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: C Meredith relieved J Thatcher. M Barrett catching.
O Robles at second base. X Nady grounded out to shortstop. J Bautista grounded
out to second. R Paulino struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 2.

SAN DIEGO 9TH: M Cameron flied out to center. A Gonzalez doubled to deep
left. B Clark ran for A Gonzalez. K Greene flied out to center. K Kouzmanoff
walked. S Hairston homered to left, B Clark and K Kouzmanoff scored. (3 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 5.</div>

 

Hairston's walk-off blast lifts Padres to sixth straight win

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, PITTSBURGH 3</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Scott Hairston hit a three-run walk-offhome run as the San Diego Padres won their sixth straight game,stealing a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesdaynight


With the win, the Padres (84-67) remain just one game behind theArizona Diamondbacks (86-67) in the National League WestDivision. San Diego also extended its lead to 2 1/2 games overthe Philadelphia Phillies (82-70) in the NL wild card.

Trailing 3-2 in the ninth, Adrian Gonzalez doubled with one outoff Pirates closer Matt Capps. After Brady Clark was called into pinch run, Khalil Green flew out to center field for thesecond out of the inning.


Capps walked the next batter, Kevin Kouzmanoff before giving upthe the three-run blast to Hairston, his eighth of the season.

Capps (4-7), who was brought in with two outs in the eighth,pitched one inning, allowing three runs and two hits whilestriking out one, failing to preserve the win for starter IanSnell.


Cla Meredith (5-6) picked up the win after keeping the Padres inthe game with a perfect top of the ninth inning.


The Padres struggled to get any offense off Snell, who pitchedseven strong innings and retired the last eight batters hefaced. Snell surrendered just two runs - one earned - and fourhits. The righthander struck out five and walked two andremains winless since September 3.


San Diego held a one-run lead until the third inning. CesarIzturis led off the inning with a single off Padres starterChris Young before being thrown out at second on a bunt bypitcher Ian Snell.


After Nyjer Morgan was hit by a pitch, Nate McLouth picked uphis second RBI of the game, driving in Snell with a game-tyingdouble to right field.


The next batter, Freddy Sanchez, gave the Pirates a 3-2 lead,plating Morgan with a sacrifice fly to center.


Young pitched well, but didn't get the support he needed for avictory. He allowed three runs and five hits over six innings.The righthander struck out two and walked five.


Pittsburgh opened the scoring in the first inning. After Morganled of the game with a triple, Nate McLouth lifted a sacrificefly to center, giving the Pirates a 1-0 lead, two batters intothe game.


The Padres took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the inning whenAdrian Gonzalez drove in Mike Cameron and Brian Giles with asingle to left field. Giles doubled to lead off the frame, andadvanced to third on a passed ball. After Cameron walked andstole second, Gonzalez stroked a line-drive base hit into leftfield, putting San Diego ahead.

 

Hairston's walk-off blast lifts Padres to sixth straight win

<h3>SAN DIEGO 5, PITTSBURGH 3</h3>SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Scott Hairston hit a three-run, walk-offhome run as the San Diego Padres won their sixth straight game,a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.

With the win, the Padres (84-67) remained just one game behindthe Arizona Diamondbacks (86-67) in the National League WestDivision. San Diego also extended its lead to 2 1/2 games overthe Philadelphia Phillies (82-70) in the NL wild card race.

As the Padres trailed, 3-2, in the ninth, Adrian Gonzalezdoubled with one out off Pirates closer Matt Capps. After BradyClark was called in to pinch run, Khalil Greene flew out tocenter field for the second out of the inning.


Capps walked the next batter, Kevin Kouzmanoff, before giving upthe three-run blast to Hairston, his eighth of the season.

"I was just looking for something over the plate, really,"Hairston said. "I was just hoping he would give me somethingto handle. In that situation, you've got to make contact, and Iwas able to get the ball up in the air."


"(Hairston) has made a couple of big swings since he's beenhere," Padres manager Bud Black said. "That was a good win,needless to say, as far as the contributions from a lot ofpeople. One big swing at the end of the game made it go ourway."


Capps (4-7) - who was brought in with two outs in the eighth -pitched one inning, allowing three runs and two hits whilestriking out one, failing to preserve the win for starter IanSnell.


"It just wasn't the right pitch. I went against every instinctI ever had," Capps said. "I got beat with something that wasn'tmy best pitch and I let everybody in here down."


Cla Meredith (5-6) picked up the win after keeping the Padres inthe game with a perfect top of the ninth inning.


The Padres struggled to get any offense off Snell, who pitchedseven strong innings and retired the last eight batters hefaced. Snell surrendered just two runs - one earned - and fourhits. The righthander struck out five and walked two butremains winless since September 3.


San Diego held a one-run lead until the third inning. CesarIzturis led off with a single off Padres starter Chris Youngbefore being thrown out at second on a bunt by Snell.

After Nyjer Morgan was hit by a pitch, Nate McLouth picked uphis second RBI of the game, driving in Snell with a game-tyingdouble to right field.


The next batter, Freddy Sanchez, gave the Pirates a 3-2 lead,plating Morgan with a sacrifice fly to center.


"We tried to do the best we could with the offense we were ableto get from them," Pirates manager Jim Tracy said. "We weretrying to make two sacrifice flies and a double by Nate McLouthstand up, and we were one out away from getting it done."

Young pitched well but did not get the support he needed for avictory. He allowed three runs and five hits in six innings,striking out two while walking five.


"Just from a comfort level, I feel good out there," Young said."I'm able to throw the fastball where I want. I'm notstruggling physically. I thought three of the five hits theygot tonight were on pretty good pitches. Sometimes you tip yourhat."


Pittsburgh opened the scoring in the first inning. After Morganled off the game with a triple, McLouth lifted a sacrifice flyto center, giving the Pirates a 1-0 lead just two batters intothe game.


The Padres took a 2-1 edge in the bottom of the inning whenGonzalez drove in Mike Cameron and Brian Giles with a single toleft field.


Giles doubled to lead off the frame and advanced to third on apassed ball. After Cameron walked and stole second, Gonzalezstroked a line-drive base hit into left, putting San Diegoahead.