GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (88-68) at PITTSBURGH (66-90)

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: T Pena relieved D Nippert.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LaRoche (.272, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY CESAR IZTURIS SCORED RONNY PAULINO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C IZTURIS ON SECOND, S PEARCE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 3 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F OSORIA (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N McLouth hit for F Osoria.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C IZTURIS ON SECOND, S PEARCE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 3 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N McLouth (.257, 13 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
ARI: BILL MURPHY (0-0, 5.79) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C IZTURIS ON SECOND, S PEARCE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 3

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.257, 13 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Murphy relieved T Pena.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C IZTURIS ON SECOND, S PEARCE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 3 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N McLouth (.257, 13 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY NATE MCLOUTH SCORED STEVEN PEARCE AND CESAR
IZTURIS.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 5 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MORGAN (.279, 2-FOR-3, HR, RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
ARI: BRANDON MEDDERS (1-2, 4.45) IN THE 7TH
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, N MORGAN ON FIRST, N MCLOUTH ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 5

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.259, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Medders relieved B Murphy.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, N MORGAN ON FIRST, N MCLOUTH ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 5 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Bautista (.259, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Castillo hit for F Sanchez.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, N MORGAN ON FIRST, N MCLOUTH ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 5 BOTTOM, 7TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J Castillo (.238, 0 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - BRANDON MEDDERS
PIT - FRANQUELIS OSORIA (OUT)

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T CLARK (.251, 1-FOR-2, BB)
M REYNOLDS (.284, 1-FOR-2, BB)
J SALAZAR (.282, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (1) VS PITTSBURGH (5) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .240
S Drew ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229
E Byrnes lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .289
T Clark 1b 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .251
M Reynolds 3b 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .284
J Salazar rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .282
C Snyder c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .256
A Ojeda 2b 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 .267
D Davis p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .069
a-J Cirillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229
D Nippert p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
B Murphy p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Medders p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 26 1 8 1 4 6 17

a-struck out looking for D Davis in the 6th.

BATTING: RBI - A Ojeda (10). 2-out RBI - A Ojeda. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Cirillo 1, D Davis 1, M Reynolds 1. GIDP - C Snyder 2, E
Byrnes. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (48, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (M Reynolds-A Ojeda-T Clark, A Ojeda-S Drew-T Clark).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .279
J Bautista 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .259
F Sanchez 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .304
a-J Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237
X Nady lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .283
A LaRoche 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .271
R Paulino c 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .259
S Pearce rf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .296
C Izturis ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .256
I Snell p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088
F Osoria p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-N McLouth ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .259

Totals 27 5 8 4 3 5 11

a-flied out to center for F Sanchez in the 7th; b-singled to center for F
Osoria in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bautista (35, D Davis); C Izturis (14, T Pena). HR - N Morgan
(1, 1st inning off D Davis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - N Morgan (5), C Izturis (15), N
McLouth 2 (37). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - X Nady 1, J Castillo
1. GIDP - X Nady, C Izturis. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - N Morgan (7, 2nd base off D Nippert/C Snyder), N McLouth
(22, 2nd base off B Murphy/C Snyder).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (C Izturis-F Sanchez-A LaRoche 3).


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ARIZONA - 010 000 0 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 200 000 3 -- 5
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 5 5 2 2 0 2 1 4.25
D Nippert 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 5.44
T Pena 1/3 1 3 3 2 0 0 3.33
B Murphy 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.79
B Medders 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.34

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 6 7 1 1 4 6 0 3.76
F Osoria 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.23

B Murphy pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 69-41; D Nippert 24-16; T Pena 17-7; B Murphy 10-3;
B Medders 10-5; I Snell 99-57; F Osoria 6-4. Ground balls-fly balls: D Davis
12-1; D Nippert 0-0; T Pena 1-0; B Murphy 0-0; B Medders 0-2; I Snell 6-6; F
Osoria 2-1. Batters faced: D Davis 18; D Nippert 4; T Pena 4; B Murphy 2; B
Medders 2; I Snell 27; F Osoria 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Dana Demuth. 1B--Tony Randazzo. 2B--Greg Gibson. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in from right.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Castillo at second base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 5 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T Clark (.251, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: X Nady in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 5 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T Clark (.251, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
PIT: DAMASO MARTE (2-0, 2.22) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 5

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T CLARK (.251, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: D Marte relieved F Osoria.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 5 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T Clark (.251, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N McLouth in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 5 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T Clark (.251, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL ARIZONA AT PITTSBURGH
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY PITTSBURGH CENTER FIELDER NYJER
MORGAN LED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING AND WAS THE FIRST OF
HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Upton hit for J Salazar.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T CLARK ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 5 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J Upton (.227, 2 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
PIT: ROMULO SANCHEZ (1-0, 2.45) IN THE 8TH
SITUATION: NO RUNS IN, T CLARK ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 5

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J UPTON (.227, 2 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Sanchez relieved D Marte.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, T CLARK ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 5 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J Upton (.227, 2 HR, 11 RBI)</div>