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

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

<h3>Diamondbacks look to hand Pirates 10th straight loss</h3>



<div class="pre">Arizona (88-68) at Pittsburgh (66-90) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Arizona Diamondbacks have a primeopportunity to move closer to their first National League WestDivision title since 2002.


The Diamondbacks will be aim to send the Pittsburgh Pirates totheir 10th straight loss when the team's open a three-gameseries on Tuesday.


Arizona, which leads the San Diego Padres (85-71) by three gamesin the NL West, has beaten Pittsburgh four of the six meetingsthis season, and has won four of the last five meetings here.

Doug Davis (13-12, 4.27 ERA) will try and help the Arizonareduce its magic number. But Davis has been struggling, going0-1 with an 8.10 ERA in his last three starts. The lefthanderis 6-5 with a 5.05 ERA in 18 career starts against the Pirates.

Pittsburgh, which is in the midst of its 15th straight losingseason, sends Ian Snell to the mound.


Snell (9-12, 3.83) has one win in his last four starts despiteallowing just five earned runs in his last 27 innings. OnThursday, the righthander allowed two runs - one earned - andfour hits in seven innings, but did not receive a decision in a5-3 loss to San Diego.

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">ARIZONA AT PITTSBURGH -- LINEUPS

ARIZONA PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Chris Young CF .239 32 67 Nyjer Morgan CF .265 0 4
Stephen Drew SS .229 11 55 Jose Bautista 3B .259 15 62
Eric Byrnes LF .289 21 82 Freddy Sanchez 2B .304 11 81
Tony Clark 1B .249 16 50 Xavier Nady LF .283 19 70
Mark Reynolds 3B .283 17 62 Adam Laroche 1B .273 21 84
Jeff Salazar RF .268 1 10 Ronny Paulino C .260 11 55
Chris Snyder C .259 13 46 Steven Pearce RF .288 0 5
Augie Ojeda 2B .260 1 9 Cesar Izturis SS .255 0 14
Doug Davis LHP .071 0 1 Ian Snell RHP .091 0 2
(13-12, 4.27) (9-12, 3.83)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS (13-12, 4.27)
PIT - IAN SNELL (9-12, 3.83)

UMPIRES: HP - DANA DEMUTH
1B - TONY RANDAZZO
2B - GREG GIBSON
3B - LARRY VANOVER

WEATHER: 86 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, in from right</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS AND CHRIS SNYDER
PIT - IAN SNELL AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.239, 32 HR, 67 RBI)
S DREW (.229, 11 HR, 55 RBI)
E BYRNES (.289, 21 HR, 82 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MORGAN (.265, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.259, 15 HR, 62 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.304, 11 HR, 81 RBI)</div>

 

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Salazar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
A Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
X Nady lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
S Pearce rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
I Snell 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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ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.27

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.81

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 0-2. Batters
faced: I Snell 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>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
PIT - IAN SNELL</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY NYJER MORGAN (1) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF DOUG DAVIS.
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0, PITTSBURGH 1

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.259, 15 HR, 62 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
XAVIER NADY HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING JOSE BAUTISTA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.273, 21 HR, 84 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T CLARK (.249, 16 HR, 50 RBI)
M REYNOLDS (.283, 17 HR, 62 RBI)
J SALAZAR (.268, 1 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
J Salazar rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
A Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
D Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .071

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-A Ojeda-T Clark).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
J Bautista 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
X Nady lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
S Pearce rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 5 2 3 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - J Bautista (35, D Davis). HR - N Morgan (1, 1st inning off D
Davis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - N Morgan (5). GIDP - X Nady. Team LOB - 0.


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ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 2 -- 2
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 4.34

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.81

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 17-9; I Snell 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: D Davis
2-0; I Snell 0-2. Batters faced: D Davis 5; I Snell 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>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY AUGIE OJEDA SCORED TONY CLARK.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A OJEDA ON FIRST, M REYNOLDS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 1
PITTSBURGH 2 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: D DAVIS (.071, 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 0 1 1 2 0
PITTSBURGH 2 2 3 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R PAULINO (.260, 11 HR, 55 RBI)
S PEARCE (.288, 0 HR, 5 RBI)
C IZTURIS (.255, 0 HR, 14 RBI)</div>

 

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Clark 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
J Salazar rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258
A Ojeda 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267
D Davis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .070

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 6

BATTING: RBI - A Ojeda (10). 2-out RBI - A Ojeda. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D Davis 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-A Ojeda-T Clark).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
J Bautista 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
X Nady lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
S Pearce rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 5 2 3 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - J Bautista (35, D Davis). HR - N Morgan (1, 1st inning off D
Davis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - N Morgan (5). GIDP - X Nady. Team LOB - 0.


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ARIZONA - 01 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 2 -- 2
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 4.34

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.84

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 17-9; I Snell 27-15. Ground balls-fly balls: D Davis
2-0; I Snell 0-4. Batters faced: D Davis 5; I Snell 9.

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>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.239, 0-FOR-1)
S DREW (.228, 0-FOR-1)
E BYRNES (.289, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
T Clark 1b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .252
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
J Salazar rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258
A Ojeda 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267
D Davis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .070

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 6

BATTING: RBI - A Ojeda (10). 2-out RBI - A Ojeda. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D Davis 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-A Ojeda-T Clark).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
J Bautista 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
X Nady lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
S Pearce rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 8 2 3 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - J Bautista (35, D Davis). HR - N Morgan (1, 1st inning off D
Davis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - N Morgan (5). GIDP - X Nady. Team LOB - 0.


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ARIZONA - 01 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 20 -- 2
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 4.32

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.84

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 27-15; I Snell 27-15. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Davis 4-1; I Snell 0-4. Batters faced: D Davis 8; I Snell 9.

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>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: I SNELL (.091, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
N MORGAN (.274, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.260, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ARIZONA (1) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
S Drew ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
E Byrnes lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
T Clark 1b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .252
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .282
J Salazar rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258
A Ojeda 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267
D Davis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .070

Totals 12 1 3 1 2 2 8

BATTING: RBI - A Ojeda (10). 2-out RBI - A Ojeda. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D Davis 1, M Reynolds 1. Team LOB - 4.

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

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-A Ojeda-T Clark).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .274
J Bautista 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
X Nady lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
S Pearce rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091

Totals 8 2 3 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - J Bautista (35, D Davis). HR - N Morgan (1, 1st inning off D
Davis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - N Morgan (5). GIDP - X Nady. Team LOB - 0.


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ARIZONA - 010 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 20 -- 2
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 2 3 2 2 0 1 1 4.32

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 3 3 1 1 2 2 0 3.82

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 27-15; I Snell 48-27. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Davis 4-1; I Snell 1-6. Batters faced: D Davis 8; I Snell 14.

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>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - DOUG DAVIS
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J SALAZAR (.265, 0-FOR-1)
C SNYDER (.258, 0-FOR-1)
A OJEDA (.267, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">ARIZONA (1) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .239
S Drew ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
E Byrnes lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
T Clark 1b 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .252
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .282
J Salazar rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265
C Snyder c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258
A Ojeda 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .267
D Davis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .070

Totals 12 1 3 1 2 2 8

BATTING: RBI - A Ojeda (10). 2-out RBI - A Ojeda. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - D Davis 1, M Reynolds 1. Team LOB - 4.

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

FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Reynolds-A Ojeda-T Clark).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .271
J Bautista 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .305
X Nady lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .272
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
S Pearce rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
I Snell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .089

Totals 11 2 3 1 0 1 1

BATTING: 2B - J Bautista (35, D Davis). HR - N Morgan (1, 1st inning off D
Davis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - N Morgan (5). GIDP - X Nady. Team LOB - 0.


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ARIZONA - 010 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 200 -- 2
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis 3 3 2 2 0 1 1 4.30

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 3 3 1 1 2 2 0 3.82

Pitches-strikes: D Davis 42-24; I Snell 48-27. Ground balls-fly balls: D
Davis 7-1; I Snell 1-6. Batters faced: D Davis 11; I Snell 14.

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>