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

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

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PITTSBURGH 3
SAN DIEGO 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

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PITTSBURGH (3) AT SAN DIEGO (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
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PITTSBURGH 1ST: N Morgan tripled to deep right. C Izturis grounded out to
second, N Morgan scored. F Sanchez struck out swinging. A LaRoche lined out
to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: A Gonzalez doubled to right. K Greene lined out to
shortstop. K Kouzmanoff singled to center, A Gonzalez to third. S Hairston
doubled to right, A Gonzalez scored, K Kouzmanoff to third. M Barrett doubled
to deep right, K Kouzmanoff and S Hairston scored. B Tomko grounded into
double play, shortstop to first to shortstop, M Barrett out at second.
(3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN DIEGO 3.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: C Maldonado homered to left center. M Morris struck out
swinging. N Morgan reached on bunt single to pitcher. C Izturis singled to
right, N Morgan to third. F Sanchez singled to left, N Morgan scored,
C Izturis to second. A LaRoche flied out to right. J Bay struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 3.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: B Giles lined out to center. G Blum singled to right.
M Cameron reached on infield single to shortstop, G Blum to second. A Gonzalez
flied out to right, G Blum to third. K Greene doubled to deep left, G Blum
scored, M Cameron to third. K Kouzmanoff doubled to deep right center,
M Cameron and K Greene scored. S Hairston grounded out to second. (3 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 6.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

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PITTSBURGH (3) AT SAN DIEGO (6) - EVENT LOG
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Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N Morgan CF, C Izturis SS, F Sanchez 2B,
A LaRoche 1B, J Bay LF, N McLouth RF, M Kata 3B, C Maldonado C, M Morris 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, M Barrett C, B Tomko RHP.

Umpires -- Mike Winters (HP), Bruce Froemming (1B), Hunter Wendelstedt (2B),
Brian Runge (3B).

Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind left to right at 9 mph.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: N Morgan tripled to deep right. C Izturis grounded out to
second, N Morgan scored. F Sanchez struck out swinging. A LaRoche lined out
to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 1ST: B Giles popped out to shortstop. G Blum flied out to left.
M Cameron grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
SAN DIEGO 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Bay flied out to right. N McLouth struck out swinging.
M Kata grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
SAN DIEGO 0.

SAN DIEGO 2ND: A Gonzalez doubled to right. K Greene lined out to
shortstop. K Kouzmanoff singled to center, A Gonzalez to third. S Hairston
doubled to right, A Gonzalez scored, K Kouzmanoff to third. M Barrett doubled
to deep right, K Kouzmanoff and S Hairston scored. B Tomko grounded into
double play, shortstop to first to shortstop, M Barrett out at second.
(3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN DIEGO 3.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: C Maldonado homered to left center. M Morris struck out
swinging. N Morgan reached on bunt single to pitcher. C Izturis singled to
right, N Morgan to third. F Sanchez singled to left, N Morgan scored,
C Izturis to second. A LaRoche flied out to right. J Bay struck out swinging.
(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 3.

SAN DIEGO 3RD: B Giles lined out to center. G Blum singled to right.
M Cameron reached on infield single to shortstop, G Blum to second. A Gonzalez
flied out to right, G Blum to third. K Greene doubled to deep left, G Blum
scored, M Cameron to third. K Kouzmanoff doubled to deep right center,
M Cameron and K Greene scored. S Hairston grounded out to second. (3 Runs,
4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 6.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: N McLouth popped out to second. M Kata grounded out to
first. C Maldonado struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 6.

SAN DIEGO 4TH: M Barrett grounded out to shortstop. B Tomko fouled out to
first. B Giles flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3,
SAN DIEGO 6.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: S Pearce hit for M Morris. S Pearce grounded out to
shortstop. N Morgan popped out to shortstop. C Izturis popped out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 6.

SAN DIEGO 5TH: S Youman relieved M Morris. G Blum lined out to center.
M Cameron flied out to right. A Gonzalez lined out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 6.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop. A LaRoche popped out
to third. J Bay struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3,
SAN DIEGO 6.

SAN DIEGO 6TH: K Greene lined out to third. K Kouzmanoff flied out to
center. S Hairston walked. M Barrett flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 6.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: D Brocail relieved B Tomko. N McLouth reached on bunt
single to second. M Kata grounded into double play, shortstop to first,
N McLouth out at second. C Maldonado struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 6.

SAN DIEGO 7TH: M Ensberg hit for D Brocail. M Ensberg struck out swinging.
B Giles struck out swinging. G Blum grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 6.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: H Bell relieved D Brocail. J Phelps hit for S Youman.
J Phelps struck out swinging. N Morgan struck out looking. C Izturis
grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3,
SAN DIEGO 6.

SAN DIEGO 8TH: R Sanchez relieved S Youman. M Cameron walked. A Gonzalez
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Cameron out at
second. K Greene struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3,
SAN DIEGO 6.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: T Hoffman relieved H Bell. F Sanchez flied out to right.
A LaRoche doubled to right. J Bay struck out swinging. N McLouth walked.
M Kata popped out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 6.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (3) VS SAN DIEGO (6) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .257
C Izturis ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .308
A LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272
J Bay lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .249
N McLouth rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .255
M Kata 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243
C Maldonado c 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .176
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204
a-S Pearce ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
b-J Phelps ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .357
R Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 3 7 3 1 10 8

a-grounded to shortstop for M Morris in the 5th; b-struck out swinging for S
Youman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (36, T Hoffman). 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 - M Kata
1, J Bay 1. GIDP - M Kata. Team LOB - 4.

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


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
G Blum 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .249
M Cameron cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .246
A Gonzalez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278
K Greene ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .256
K Kouzmanoff 3b 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .270
S Hairston lf 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .252
M Barrett c 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .243
B Tomko p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-M Ensberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 6 8 6 2 3 6

a-struck out swinging for D Brocail in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (42, M Morris); S Hairston (16, M Morris); M Barrett
(17, M Morris); K Greene (42, M Morris); K Kouzmanoff (26, M Morris). RBI - S
Hairston (29), M Barrett 2 (41), K Greene (87), K Kouzmanoff 2 (68). 2-out RBI
- K Greene, K Kouzmanoff 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S
Hairston 1. GIDP - A Gonzalez. Team LOB - 2.

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


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PITTSBURGH - 102 000 000 -- 3
SAN DIEGO - 033 000 00x -- 6
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris (L, 9-11) 4 8 6 6 0 0 0 5.02
S Youman 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.07
R Sanchez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.42

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko (W, 4-11) 6 5 3 3 0 6 1 5.36
D Brocail (H, 9) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.14
H Bell (H, 32) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.22
T Hoffman (S, 40) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.50

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 57-40; S Youman 38-20; R Sanchez 13-6; B Tomko
91-58; D Brocail 6-5; H Bell 13-9; T Hoffman 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Morris 4-7; S Youman 1-6; R Sanchez 2-0; B Tomko 5-7; D Brocail 2-0; H Bell
1-0; T Hoffman 0-2. Batters faced: M Morris 19; S Youman 10; R Sanchez 3; B
Tomko 23; D Brocail 3; H Bell 3; T Hoffman 5.

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

T--2:13. Att--27,020.
Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left
to right.</div>

 

Tomko sharp as Padres win seventh straight

<h3>SAN DIEGO 6, PITTSBURGH 3</h3>By Tim Powers
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - Brett Tomko hurled six stellar innings asthe surging San Diego Padres complete a four-game sweep of thePittsburgh Pirates with 6-3 triumph on Thursday afternoon.

Rookie Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in a pair of runs for the Padres,who maintained a perfect record through the first seven contestsof their 10-game homestand. San Diego's stellar play has comeat an important time.


The win was a season-high seventh in a row for the Padres(85-67), who pulled within one-half game of the first-placeArizona Diamondbacks (86-67) in the National League WestDivision. San Diego leads the NL wild card race by three gamesover Philadelphia (82-70), which plays at Washington laterThursday night.


Tomko (4-11) won his second straight start since signing withthe Padres earlier this month after being released by the LosAngeles Dodgers. The 34-year-old righthander allowed three runsand five hits while striking out six without a walk.

He retired the final 11 batters he faced.


Doug Brocail tossed a scoreless seventh inning and Heath Bellworked a clean eighth, setting up Trevor Hoffman for his 40thsave. It marks the ninth straight season the all-time savesleader has reached the plateau, extending his own major leaguerecord.


Pittsburgh jumped out to an early lead as Nyjer Morgan led offthe game with a triple and scored on Cesar Izturis' groundout.

Scott Hairston and Michael Barrett keyed a three-run secondagainst Pirates starter Matt Morris to give San Diego theadvantage.


Carlos Maldonado homered as Pittsburgh scored two in the thirdto tie the game. But San Diego added three runs in the bottomhalf to build a 6-3 cushion.


Morris (9-11) was hit hard for the second consecutive outing,allowing six runs in four innings. In his previous start, hesurrendered seven runs in 3 1/3 frames against Houston.

The 33-year-old righthander did not walk or strike out a batter.

Morgan had two hits and scored twice for the Pirates, who havelost six straight.

 

Tomko sharp as Padres win seventh straight

<h3>SAN DIEGO 6, PITTSBURGH 3</h3>By Tim Powers
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- Brett Tomko hurled six stellar innings asthe surging San Diego Padres complete a four-game sweep of thePittsburgh Pirates with 6-3 triumph on Thursday afternoon.

Rookie Kevin Kouzmanoff drove in a pair of runs for the Padres,who maintained a perfect record through the first seven contestsof their 10-game homestand. San Diego's stellar play has comeat an important time.


The win was a season-high seventh in a row for the Padres(85-67), who pulled within one-half game of the first-placeArizona Diamondbacks (86-67) in the National League WestDivision. San Diego leads the NL wild card race by three gamesover Philadelphia (82-70), which plays at Washington laterThursday night.


"It's a lot of fun," Kouzmanoff said. "It seems like time isflying by and we've got a good shot in the playoff race. That'swhy we're here - to win and go to the postseason."

Tomko (4-11) won his second straight start since signing withthe Padres earlier this month after being released by the LosAngeles Dodgers. The 34-year-old righthander allowed three runsand five hits while striking out six without a walk.

He retired the final 11 batters he faced.


"The ball was coming out of my hand good, and I had all of mypitches working," Tomko said. "I think it's great because ofthe fact of when I got designated keeps me out of the playoffs.So, this is my playoff race. To come and basically double mywin total from LA in two games is definitely a satisfyingfeeling."


Doug Brocail tossed a scoreless seventh inning and Heath Bellworked a clean eighth, setting up Trevor Hoffman for his 40thsave. It marks the ninth straight season the all-time savesleader has reached the plateau, extending his own major leaguerecord.


"I say things like individual accomplishments are obtained fromteam success, and that's definitely the case in this situation,"Hoffman said. "To reach a milestone like that takes a groupeffort. I've definitely been a benefactor of a lot of peoplearound me."


Pittsburgh jumped out to an early lead as Nyjer Morgan led offthe game with a triple and scored on Cesar Izturis' groundout.

Scott Hairston and Michael Barrett keyed a three-run secondagainst Pirates starter Matt Morris to give San Diego theadvantage.


Carlos Maldonado homered as Pittsburgh scored two in the thirdto tie the game. But San Diego added three runs in the bottomhalf to build a 6-3 cushion.


Morris (9-11) was hit hard for the second consecutive outing,allowing six runs in four innings. In his previous start, hesurrendered seven runs in 3 1/3 frames against Houston.

"What I saw today was that they hit a couple of (Morris')breaking balls," Pirates manager Jim Tracy said. "Obviously,they got a couple of guys on base and there were some doubleshit. They scored runs and got the lead."


The 33-year-old righthander did not walk or strike out a batter.

Morgan had two hits and scored twice for the Pirates, who havelost six straight.


"That's definitely a good team over there," Morgan said of thePadres. "They're hungry right now because they're definitelytrying for a playoff spot. As long as we just keep going outthere, we'll try to finish the season strong."

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN DIEGO

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (3) VS SAN DIEGO (6) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .257
C Izturis ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .253
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .308
A LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272
J Bay lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .249
N McLouth rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .255
M Kata 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .243
C Maldonado c 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .176
M Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204
a-S Pearce ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083
b-J Phelps ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .357
R Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 33 3 7 3 1 10 8

a-grounded to shortstop for M Morris in the 5th; b-struck out swinging for S
Youman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (36, T Hoffman). 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 - M Kata
1, J Bay 1. GIDP - M Kata. Team LOB - 4.

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


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275
G Blum 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .249
M Cameron cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .246
A Gonzalez 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .278
K Greene ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .256
K Kouzmanoff 3b 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .270
S Hairston lf 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .252
M Barrett c 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .243
B Tomko p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
D Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
a-M Ensberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
H Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 30 6 8 6 2 3 6

a-struck out swinging for D Brocail in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - A Gonzalez (42, M Morris); S Hairston (16, M Morris); M Barrett
(17, M Morris); K Greene (42, M Morris); K Kouzmanoff (26, M Morris). RBI - S
Hairston (29), M Barrett 2 (41), K Greene (87), K Kouzmanoff 2 (68). 2-out RBI
- K Greene, K Kouzmanoff 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S
Hairston 1. GIDP - A Gonzalez. Team LOB - 2.

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


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PITTSBURGH - 102 000 000 -- 3
SAN DIEGO - 033 000 00x -- 6
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris (L, 9-11) 4 8 6 6 0 0 0 5.02
S Youman 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.07
R Sanchez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.42

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Tomko (W, 4-11) 6 5 3 3 0 6 1 5.36
D Brocail (H, 9) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.14
H Bell (H, 32) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.22
T Hoffman (S, 40) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.50

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 57-40; S Youman 38-20; R Sanchez 13-6; B Tomko
91-58; D Brocail 6-5; H Bell 13-9; T Hoffman 15-10. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Morris 4-7; S Youman 1-6; R Sanchez 2-0; B Tomko 5-7; D Brocail 2-0; H Bell
1-0; T Hoffman 0-2. Batters faced: M Morris 19; S Youman 10; R Sanchez 3; B
Tomko 23; D Brocail 3; H Bell 3; T Hoffman 5.

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

T--2:13. Att--27,020.
Weather: 68 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, left
to right.</div>