GAME THREAD: NL: SAN DIEGO (29-21) at PITTSBURGH (22-28)

NL: SAN DIEGO (29-21) at PITTSBURGH (22-28)

<h3>Padres seek fourth straight win</h3>

<div class="pre">San Diego (29-21) at Pittsburgh (22-28) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) - The San Diego Padres will try to pushtheir winning streak to four games when they face the PittsburghPirates in the opener of a three-game series. on Tuesday.

The Padres are coming off their weekend series sweep of theNational League-leading Milwaukee Brewers, including Sunday's3-0 triumph. San Diego has won eight of its last 10 gamesoverall.

David Wells (2-2, 4.85 ERA) takes the ball for the Padres. Inhis last outing, Wells yielded one run and five hits in seveninnings for a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs last Wednesday.

The 44-year-old has been on top of his game recently, allowingjust two runs with two walks through his past two starts. Wellsis 0-2 over two career starts against the Pirates.

Pittsburgh's Tom Gorzelanny (5-3, 2.51) looks to get back ontrack after failing to record a win over his last two outings.The lefthander gave up two runs and 10 hits in 5 1/3 frames of a3-1 setback at St. Louis.

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

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

SAN DIEGO PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Marcus Giles 2B .287 3 19 Jose Bautista 3B .265 3 11
Jose Cruz Jr RF .275 5 14 Chris Duffy CF .236 2 15
Mike Cameron CF .223 4 19 Freddy Sanchez 2B .287 0 15
Adrian Gonzalez 1B .302 12 36 Jason Bay LF .302 7 37
Khalil Greene SS .217 6 23 Xavier Nady RF .288 7 27
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .205 4 22 Adam Laroche 1B .206 5 26
Josh Bard C .224 1 12 Ronny Paulino C .224 4 20
Terrmel Sledge LF .215 4 9 Jack Wilson SS .254 2 13
David Wells LHP .118 0 0 Tom Gorzelanny LHP .091 0 2
(2-2, 4.85) (5-3, 2.51)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: SDG - DAVID WELLS (2-2, 4.85)
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY (5-3, 2.51)

UMPIRES: HP - C.B. BUCKNOR
1B - JOE WEST
2B - ED RAPUANO

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, clear
WIND: 8 mph, in from left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: SDG - DAVID WELLS AND JOSH BARD
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.287, 3 HR, 19 RBI)
J CRUZ JR (.275, 5 HR, 14 RBI)
M CAMERON (.223, 4 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.265, 3 HR, 11 RBI)
C DUFFY (.236, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.287, 0 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
J Cruz Jr rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .203
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
D Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 4 0 1 0 2 1 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Kouzmanoff 2. Team LOB -
3.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Duffy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.85

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2.47

Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 34-17. Ground balls-fly balls: T Gorzelanny
0-2. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 6.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

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

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.206, 5 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J BARD (.224, 1 HR, 12 RBI)
T SLEDGE (.215, 4 HR, 9 RBI)
D WELLS (.118, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
J Cruz Jr rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .203
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
T Sledge lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215
D Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 4 0 1 0 2 1 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Kouzmanoff 2. Team LOB -
3.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
X Nady rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .293
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 2 5

BATTING: RBI - X Nady (28). 2-out RBI - X Nady. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 4.92

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 2.47

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 20-13; T Gorzelanny 34-17. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Wells 0-1; T Gorzelanny 0-2. Batters faced: D Wells 6; T Gorzelanny 6.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R PAULINO (.224, 4 HR, 20 RBI)
J WILSON (.254, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
T GORZELANNY (.091, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284
J Cruz Jr rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .203
J Bard c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
T Sledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
D Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111

Totals 8 0 2 0 2 2 8

BATTING: 2B - J Bard (5, T Gorzelanny). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- M Giles 1, K Kouzmanoff 2. Team LOB - 4.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
X Nady rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .293
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 2 5

BATTING: RBI - X Nady (28). 2-out RBI - X Nady. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 1 3 1 1 0 2 0 4.92

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 2.43

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 20-13; T Gorzelanny 47-26. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Wells 0-1; T Gorzelanny 2-2. Batters faced: D Wells 6; T Gorzelanny 10.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano.

Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: O Robles at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R Paulino (.224, 4 HR, 20 RBI)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: J CRUZ JR (.281, 1-FOR-1)
M CAMERON (.223, 0-FOR-0, BB)
A GONZALEZ (.300, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

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

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284
O Robles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
J Cruz Jr rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .281
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .223
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .203
J Bard c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
T Sledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
D Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111

Totals 8 0 2 0 2 2 8

BATTING: 2B - J Bard (5, T Gorzelanny). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- M Giles 1, K Kouzmanoff 2. Team LOB - 4.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
X Nady rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .293
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
T Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .087

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 4 5

BATTING: RBI - X Nady (28). 2-out RBI - X Nady. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN DIEGO - 00 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 2 3 1 1 0 4 0 4.83

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 2.43

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 29-20; T Gorzelanny 47-26. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Wells 0-2; T Gorzelanny 2-2. Batters faced: D Wells 9; T Gorzelanny 10.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.
EJECTIONS: SAN DIEGO's Giles by West (2nd).
Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL SAN DIEGO AT PITTSBURGH
NOTE: SAN DIEGO SECOND BASEMAN MARCUS GILES WAS EJECTED BY
FIRST BASE UMPIRE JOE WEST IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING FOR
ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.269, 1-FOR-1)
C DUFFY (.234, 0-FOR-1)
F SANCHEZ (.291, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">SAN DIEGO (0) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Giles 2b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .284
O Robles 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
J Cruz Jr rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .279
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222
A Gonzalez 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .303
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .216
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .203
J Bard c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231
T Sledge lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .213
D Wells p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111

Totals 12 0 3 0 2 2 9

BATTING: 2B - J Bard (5, T Gorzelanny); A Gonzalez (12, T Gorzelanny). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - M Giles 1, K Greene 1, K Kouzmanoff 2. Team
LOB - 5.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .301
X Nady rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .293
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
T Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .087

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 4 5

BATTING: RBI - X Nady (28). 2-out RBI - X Nady. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 2.


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SAN DIEGO - 000 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
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SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
D Wells 2 3 1 1 0 4 0 4.83

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 2.39

Pitches-strikes: D Wells 29-20; T Gorzelanny 59-33. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Wells 0-2; T Gorzelanny 4-3. Batters faced: D Wells 9; T Gorzelanny 14.

UMPIRES: HP--C.B. Bucknor. 1B--Joe West. 2B--Ed Rapuano. 3B--Ed Hickox.
EJECTIONS: SAN DIEGO's Giles by West (2nd).
Weather: 81 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, in from left.</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY FREDDY SANCHEZ SCORED JOSE BAUTISTA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SAN DIEGO 0
PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.301, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: SAN DIEGO at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: SDG - DAVID WELLS
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K KOUZMANOFF (.203, 0-FOR-1)
J BARD (.231, 1-FOR-1)
T SLEDGE (.213, 0-FOR-1)</div>