GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (66-86) at SAN DIEGO (84-67)

NL: PITTSBURGH (66-86) at SAN DIEGO (84-67)

<h3>Padres look for seventh straight win</h3>

<div class="pre">Pittsburgh (66-86) at San Diego (84-67) 3:35 pm EDT</div>

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - The San Diego Padres will go for theirseason-high seventh straight win on Thursday when they take onthe Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a four-game series.

Scott Hairston hit a three-run, walk-off home run on Wednesdayto give the Padres a 5-3 victory, extending their winning streak.

San Diego (84-67) is just one game behind the ArizonaDiamondbacks (86-67) in the National League West Division on thestrength of its recent hot play. With Wednesday's win, thePadres extended their lead to 2 1/2 games over the PhiladelphiaPhillies (82-70) in the NL wild card race.


Brett Tomko (3-11, 5.40 ERA) will try to continue his team'swinning ways when he takes the mound for San Diego.

Tomko, who was acquired on September 4 after being designatedfor assignment by the Los Angeles Dodgers, scattered four hitsover six strong innings on Saturday, picking up his first winin a Padres uniform. He struck out five and didn't walk abatter as San Diego cruised to a 6-0 victory over the SanFrancisco Giants.


The Pirates will counter with Matt Morris (9-10, 4.84), who iscoming off his worst start since joining the team from the SanFrancisco Giants on July 31. Morris allowed seven runs and ninehits in just 3 1/3 innings on Saturday, suffering a 9-7 setbackto the Houston Astros.


For the season, Morris is 2-0 with a 2.38 ERA in two startsagainst the Padres.

 

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

PITTSBURGH SAN DIEGO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nyjer Morgan CF .242 0 3 Brian Giles RF .278 11 43
Cesar Izturis SS .253 0 12 Geoff Blum 2B .249 5 29
Freddy Sanchez 2B .308 11 79 Mike Cameron CF .246 21 78
Adam Laroche 1B .273 21 84 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .279 26 90
Jason Bay LF .251 21 84 Khalil Greene SS .256 23 86
Nate Mclouth RF .254 12 34 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .267 17 66
Matt Kata 3B .258 1 8 Scott Hairston LF .250 8 28
Carlos Maldonado C .143 1 3 Michael Barrett C .243 9 39
Matt Morris RHP .208 1 3 Brett Tomko RHP .000 0 1
(9-10, 4.84) (3-11, 5.40)</div>

 

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WARMUPS: PIT - MATT MORRIS (9-10, 4.84)
SDG - BRETT TOMKO (3-11, 5.40)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE WINTERS
1B - BRUCE FROEMMING
2B - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT
3B - BRIAN RUNGE

WEATHER: 67 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, left to right</div>

 

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STARTING BATS: PIT - MATT MORRIS AND CARLOS MALDONADO
SDG - BRETT TOMKO AND MICHAEL BARRETT

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MORGAN (.242, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
C IZTURIS (.253, 0 HR, 12 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.308, 11 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY CESAR IZTURIS SCORED NYJER MORGAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
SAN DIEGO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.308, 11 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - MATT MORRIS
SDG - BRETT TOMKO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.278, 11 HR, 43 RBI)
G BLUM (.249, 5 HR, 29 RBI)
M CAMERON (.246, 21 HR, 78 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .253
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
N McLouth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Kata 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
C Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: 3B - N Morgan (3, B Tomko). RBI - C Izturis (13). Team LOB - 0.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.84

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5.43

Pitches-strikes: B Tomko 16-10. Ground balls-fly balls: B Tomko 1-1. Batters
faced: B Tomko 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt.
3B--Brian Runge.

Weather: 67 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PIT - MATT MORRIS
SDG - BRETT TOMKO</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - MATT MORRIS
SDG - BRETT TOMKO

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.251, 21 HR, 84 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.254, 12 HR, 34 RBI)
M KATA (.258, 1 HR, 8 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .253
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
N McLouth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
M Kata 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
C Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: 3B - N Morgan (3, B Tomko). RBI - C Izturis (13). Team LOB - 0.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.82

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 5.43

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 5-5; B Tomko 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Morris 1-2; B Tomko 1-1. Batters faced: M Morris 3; B Tomko 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt.
3B--Brian Runge.

Weather: 68 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 1 0 1 1 0
SAN DIEGO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - MATT MORRIS
SDG - BRETT TOMKO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.279, 26 HR, 90 RBI)
K GREENE (.256, 23 HR, 86 RBI)
K KOUZMANOFF (.267, 17 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .253
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
N McLouth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
M Kata 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
C Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 7 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: 3B - N Morgan (3, B Tomko). RBI - C Izturis (13). Team LOB - 0.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Barrett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
B Tomko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 0 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.82

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 5.38

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 5-5; B Tomko 31-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Morris 1-2; B Tomko 2-2. Batters faced: M Morris 3; B Tomko 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt.
3B--Brian Runge.

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

 

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

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M BARRETT (.243, 9 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MICHAEL BARRETT SCORED KEVIN KOUZMANOFF AND SCOTT
HAIRSTON.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M BARRETT ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
SAN DIEGO 3 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B TOMKO (.000, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - MATT MORRIS
SDG - BRETT TOMKO

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C MALDONADO (.143, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
M MORRIS (.208, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
N MORGAN (.254, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .254
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .253
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
N McLouth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
M Kata 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
C Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208

Totals 7 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: 3B - N Morgan (3, B Tomko). RBI - C Izturis (13). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Izturis-A LaRoche-C Izturis).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
S Hairston lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .253
M Barrett c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .245
B Tomko p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 9 3 4 3 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (42, M Morris); S Hairston (16, M Morris); M Barrett
(17, M Morris). RBI - S Hairston (29), M Barrett 2 (41). Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 03 -- 3
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 4.93

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 5.38

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 24-17; B Tomko 31-21. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Morris 2-3; B Tomko 2-2. Batters faced: M Morris 9; B Tomko 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt.
3B--Brian Runge.

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

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS MALDONADO (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0
OUT IN THE 3RD OFF BRETT TOMKO.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2, SAN DIEGO 3

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: M MORRIS (.208, 1 HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY FREDDY SANCHEZ SCORED NYJER MORGAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, F SANCHEZ ON FIRST, C IZTURIS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
SAN DIEGO 3 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.272, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - MATT MORRIS
SDG - BRETT TOMKO

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.277, 0-FOR-1)
G BLUM (.248, 0-FOR-1)
M CAMERON (.246, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .265
C Izturis ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .255
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .309
A LaRoche 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .272
J Bay lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
N McLouth rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
M Kata 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
C Maldonado c 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204

Totals 14 3 5 3 0 4 4

BATTING: 3B - N Morgan (3, B Tomko). HR - C Maldonado (2, 3rd inning off B
Tomko 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - C Izturis (13), C Maldonado (4), F Sanchez (80).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bay 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Izturis-A LaRoche-C Izturis).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248
M Cameron cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
A Gonzalez 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
S Hairston lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .253
M Barrett c 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .245
B Tomko p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Totals 9 3 4 3 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (42, M Morris); S Hairston (16, M Morris); M Barrett
(17, M Morris). RBI - S Hairston (29), M Barrett 2 (41). Team LOB - 0.


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SAN DIEGO - 03 -- 3
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 4 3 3 0 0 0 4.93

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko 3 5 3 3 0 4 1 5.49

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 24-17; B Tomko 56-38. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Morris 2-3; B Tomko 2-3. Batters faced: M Morris 9; B Tomko 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--Bruce Froemming. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt.
3B--Brian Runge.

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