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

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: M Capps relieved S Torres.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 5
PITTSBURGH 6 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: T Clark (.255, 2-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 13 0
PITTSBURGH 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 x 6 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ARI - DOUG DAVIS, DUSTIN NIPPERT (6TH), TONY PENA (7TH), BILL MURPHY
(7TH), BRANDON MEDDERS (7TH), BRANDON LYON (8TH) AND CHRIS
SNYDER

PIT - IAN SNELL, FRANQUELIS OSORIA (7TH), DAMASO MARTE
(8TH), ROMULO SANCHEZ (8TH), JOHN GRABOW (8TH), SALOMON TORRES
(8TH), MATT CAPPS (9TH) AND RONNY PAULINO

HOME RUNS: ARI - NONE

PIT - NYJER MORGAN (1) OFF DOUG DAVIS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
ARIZONA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 5 13 0
PITTSBURGH 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 x 6 10 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: ARI - DOUG DAVIS, DUSTIN NIPPERT (6TH), TONY PENA (7TH), BILL MURPHY
(7TH), BRANDON MEDDERS (7TH), BRANDON LYON (8TH) AND CHRIS
SNYDER

PIT - IAN SNELL, FRANQUELIS OSORIA (7TH), DAMASO MARTE
(8TH), ROMULO SANCHEZ (8TH), JOHN GRABOW (8TH), SALOMON TORRES
(8TH), MATT CAPPS (9TH) AND RONNY PAULINO


WP - SALOMON TORRES (2-4)
LP - BRANDON LYON (6-4)
SAVE - MATT CAPPS (18)

HOME RUNS: ARI - NONE

PIT - NYJER MORGAN (1) OFF DOUG DAVIS IN THE 1ST, 0 ON


TIME: 3:07 ATT: 14,569

PROBABLES: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (11-10, 4.85)
PIT - MATT MORRIS (9-11, 5.02)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (5) VS PITTSBURGH (6) - FINAL

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .239
S Drew ss 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .230
E Byrnes lf 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .289
T Clark 1b 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 .254
M Reynolds 3b 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .283
J Salazar rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .282
b-J Upton ph-rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .231
C Snyder c 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .259
A Ojeda 2b 1 1 1 1 3 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
c-M Montero ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
d-C Jackson ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .281
E Bonifacio pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 37 5 13 5 5 9 22

a-struck out looking for D Davis in the 6th; b-singled to center for J Salazar
in the 8th; c-hit for D Davis in the 8th; d-singled to right for M Montero in
the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - C Snyder (20, R Sanchez). RBI - A Ojeda (10), C Snyder (47), C
Jackson 2 (57), S Drew (56). 2-out RBI - A Ojeda, S Drew. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - J Cirillo 1, D Davis 1, E Byrnes 1, M Reynolds 1.
GIDP - C Snyder 2, E Byrnes. Team LOB - 10.

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-2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .237
X Nady lf-rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .282
A LaRoche 1b 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .272
R Paulino c 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .258
S Pearce rf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .296
D Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Sanchez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Phelps ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .347
M Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
C Izturis ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .255
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-lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .259

Totals 32 6 10 5 3 6 13

a-flied out to center for F Sanchez in the 7th; b-singled to center for F
Osoria in the 7th; c-singled to left for S Torres in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bautista (35, D Davis); C Izturis (14, T Pena); A LaRoche (38,
B Lyon). HR - N Morgan (1, 1st inning off D Davis 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - N Morgan
(5), C Izturis (15), N McLouth 2 (37), J Phelps (19). 2-out RBI - J Phelps.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - X Nady 1, J Castillo 1. GIDP - X
Nady, C Izturis. Team LOB - 5.

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 - 010 000 040 -- 5
PITTSBURGH - 200 000 31x -- 6
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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
B Lyon (L, 6-4) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.75

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 6 7 1 1 4 6 0 3.76
F Osoria (H, 5) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.23
D Marte 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 0 2.40
R Sanchez 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 4.30
J Grabow (B, 1) 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
S Torres (W, 2-4) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.55
M Capps (S, 18) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.34

B Murphy pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.
R Sanchez pitched to 3 batters in the 8th.

BALK - B Lyon. Pitches-strikes: D Davis 69-41; D Nippert 24-16; T Pena 17-7;
B Murphy 10-3; B Medders 10-5; B Lyon 17-10; I Snell 99-57; F Osoria 6-4; D
Marte 9-6; R Sanchez 10-5; J Grabow 10-7; S Torres 7-5; M Capps 10-8. Ground
balls-fly balls: D Davis 12-1; D Nippert 0-0; T Pena 1-0; B Murphy 0-0; B
Medders 0-2; B Lyon 0-2; I Snell 6-6; F Osoria 2-1; D Marte 0-0; R Sanchez 0-0;
J Grabow 0-1; S Torres 1-0; M Capps 0-1. Batters faced: D Davis 18; D Nippert
4; T Pena 4; B Murphy 2; B Medders 2; B Lyon 5; I Snell 27; F Osoria 3; D Marte
2; R Sanchez 3; J Grabow 3; S Torres 1; M Capps 3.

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

T--3:07. Att--14,569.
Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, in
from right.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
ARIZONA 5
PITTSBURGH 6 FINAL</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

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ARIZONA (5) AT PITTSBURGH (6) - HOW THEY SCORED
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PITTSBURGH 1ST: N Morgan homered to right. J Bautista hit a ground rule
double to deep left center. F Sanchez singled to right, J Bautista to third.
X Nady grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Bautista scored,
F Sanchez out at second. A LaRoche struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, PITTSBURGH 2.

ARIZONA 2ND: T Clark singled to center. M Reynolds walked, T Clark to
second. J Salazar flied out to left. C Snyder struck out swinging. A Ojeda
singled to center, T Clark scored, M Reynolds to third. D Davis popped out to
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: T Pena relieved D Nippert. A LaRoche grounded out to
pitcher. R Paulino walked. S Pearce walked, R Paulino to second. C Izturis
doubled to right, R Paulino scored, S Pearce to third. N McLouth hit for
F Osoria. B Murphy relieved T Pena. N McLouth singled to center, S Pearce and
C Izturis scored. N McLouth stole second. N Morgan walked. B Medders relieved
B Murphy. J Bautista flied out to right. J Castillo hit for F Sanchez. J
Castillo flied out to center. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 5.

ARIZONA 8TH: J Castillo at second base. X Nady in right field. D Marte
relieved F Osoria. N McLouth in left field. T Clark singled to center.
M Reynolds struck out swinging. J Upton hit for J Salazar. R Sanchez relieved
D Marte. J Upton singled to center, T Clark to second. C Snyder doubled to left,
T Clark scored, J Upton to third. A Ojeda walked. M Montero hit for
B Medders. J Grabow relieved R Sanchez. C Jackson hit for M Montero. C Jackson
singled to right, J Upton and C Snyder scored, A Ojeda to third. E Bonifacio
ran for C Jackson. C Young popped out to shortstop. S Drew singled to left,
A Ojeda scored, E Bonifacio to second. S Torres relieved J Grabow. E Byrnes
grounded out to third. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 5, PITTSBURGH 5.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: J Upton in right field. B Lyon relieved B Medders. X Nady
struck out swinging. A LaRoche doubled to deep center. R Paulino flied out to
left. J Phelps hit for S Torres. A LaRoche to third on balk by B Lyon.
J Phelps singled to left, A LaRoche scored. C Izturis flied out to center.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 5, PITTSBURGH 6.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

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ARIZONA (5) AT PITTSBURGH (6) - EVENT LOG
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Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, S Drew SS, E Byrnes LF, T Clark 1B,
M Reynolds 3B, J Salazar RF, C Snyder C, A Ojeda 2B, D Davis LHP.

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N Morgan CF, J Bautista 3B, F Sanchez 2B, X Nady LF,
A LaRoche 1B, R Paulino C, S Pearce RF, C Izturis SS, I Snell RHP.

Umpires -- Dana Demuth (HP), Tony Randazzo (1B), Greg Gibson (2B), Larry Vanover (3B).

Gametime Weather: 84 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from right at 6 mph.


ARIZONA 1ST: C Young struck out swinging. S Drew popped out to shortstop.
E Byrnes flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 1ST: N Morgan homered to right. J Bautista hit a ground rule
double to deep left center. F Sanchez singled to right, J Bautista to third.
X Nady grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Bautista scored,
F Sanchez out at second. A LaRoche struck out looking. (2 Runs, 3 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 0, PITTSBURGH 2.

ARIZONA 2ND: T Clark singled to center. M Reynolds walked, T Clark to
second. J Salazar flied out to left. C Snyder struck out swinging. A Ojeda
singled to center, T Clark scored, M Reynolds to third. D Davis popped out to
second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: R Paulino flied out to center. S Pearce grounded out to
shortstop. C Izturis grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 2.

ARIZONA 3RD: C Young flied out to left. S Drew flied out to center.
E Byrnes singled to right. E Byrnes stole second. T Clark walked. M Reynolds
grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: I Snell grounded out to second. N Morgan grounded out to
first. J Bautista grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
PITTSBURGH 2.

ARIZONA 4TH: J Salazar singled to center. C Snyder grounded into double
play, shortstop to second to first, J Salazar out at second. A Ojeda walked.
D Davis grounded out to catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: F Sanchez grounded out to third. X Nady singled to left.
A LaRoche struck out swinging. R Paulino grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 2.

ARIZONA 5TH: C Young struck out swinging. S Drew singled to left.
E Byrnes struck out swinging. T Clark struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: S Pearce singled to center. C Izturis grounded into double
play, second to shortstop to first, S Pearce out at second. I Snell grounded
out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 2.

ARIZONA 6TH: M Reynolds singled to center. J Salazar singled to left,
M Reynolds to second. C Snyder grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, J Salazar out at second, M Reynolds to third. A Ojeda walked. J Cirillo
hit for D Davis. J Cirillo struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: D Nippert relieved D Davis. N Morgan singled to left.
N Morgan stole second. J Bautista struck out swinging. F Sanchez struck out
swinging. X Nady struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1,
PITTSBURGH 2.

ARIZONA 7TH: F Osoria relieved I Snell. C Young singled to left. S Drew
lined out to right. E Byrnes grounded into double play, shortstop to second to
first, C Young out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 2.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: T Pena relieved D Nippert. A LaRoche grounded out to
pitcher. R Paulino walked. S Pearce walked, R Paulino to second. C Izturis
doubled to right, R Paulino scored, S Pearce to third. N McLouth hit for
F Osoria. B Murphy relieved T Pena. N McLouth singled to center, S Pearce and
C Izturis scored. N McLouth stole second. N Morgan walked. B Medders relieved
B Murphy. J Bautista flied out to right. J Castillo hit for F Sanchez.
J Castillo flied out to center. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 1, PITTSBURGH 5.

ARIZONA 8TH: J Castillo at second base. X Nady in right field. D Marte
relieved F Osoria. N McLouth in left field. T Clark singled to center.
M Reynolds struck out swinging. J Upton hit for J Salazar. R Sanchez relieved
D Marte. J Upton singled to center, T Clark to second. C Snyder doubled to left,
T Clark scored, J Upton to third. A Ojeda walked. M Montero hit for
B Medders. J Grabow relieved R Sanchez. C Jackson hit for M Montero. C Jackson
singled to right, J Upton and C Snyder scored, A Ojeda to third. E Bonifacio
ran for C Jackson. C Young popped out to shortstop. S Drew singled to left,
A Ojeda scored, E Bonifacio to second. S Torres relieved J Grabow. E Byrnes
grounded out to third. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 5, PITTSBURGH 5.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: J Upton in right field. B Lyon relieved B Medders. X Nady
struck out swinging. A LaRoche doubled to deep center. R Paulino flied out to
left. J Phelps hit for S Torres. A LaRoche to third on balk by B Lyon.
J Phelps singled to left, A LaRoche scored. C Izturis flied out to center.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) ARIZONA 5, PITTSBURGH 6.

ARIZONA 9TH: M Capps relieved S Torres. T Clark struck out looking.
M Reynolds struck out swinging. J Upton lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) ARIZONA 5, PITTSBURGH 6.</div>

 

Phelps' eighth-inning RBI single snaps Bucs' nine-game skid

<h3>PITTSBURGH 6, ARIZONA 5</h3>By Chris Adamski
SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PITTSBURGH (Ticker) - The Arizona Diamondbacks' grip on aNational League playoff spot just became a tad less secure.

Josh Phelps' two-out single in the bottom of the eighth inningscored Adam LaRoche as the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame afour-run rally by the Diamondbacks in securing a 6-5 victoryMonday.


Arizona (88-69), which had won four of its past five and 12 of17 coming in, still holds a 2 1/2-game lead over San Diego inthe NL West with five games to play. The Padres played theGiants later Tuesday evening.


Trailing, 5-1, heading into the eighth, the Diamondbacks made agame of it with four runs. Chris Snyder doubled in the firstrun, Conor Jackson singled in three runs and Stephen Drew cappedthe rally with a flare RBI single to left off Salomon Torres(2-4), who got the final out of the inning to record thevictory.


In the ninth, LaRoche roped a one-out double off of Brandon Lyon(6-4) and Phelps' plated him with a sharp ground single toleft.


Matt Capps earned his 18th save by pitching the ninth.

Ian Snell pitched six strong innings and Nyjer Morgan hit hisfirst major league homer for the Pirates, who broke a nine-gamelosing streak.


Snell allowed only one run on seven hits and four walks in sixinnings, striking out six.

 

Phelps' eighth-inning RBI single snaps Bucs' nine-game skid

<h3>PITTSBURGH 6, ARIZONA 5</h3>By Chris Adamski
SportsTicker Contributing Writer


PITTSBURGH (Ticker) - The Arizona Diamondbacks' grip on aNational League playoff spot just became a tad less secure.

Josh Phelps' two-out single in the bottom of the eighth inningscored Adam LaRoche as the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame afour-run rally by the Diamondbacks in securing a 6-5 victoryMonday.


Arizona (88-69), which had won four of its past five and 12 of17 coming in, still holds a 2 1/2-game lead over San Diego inthe NL West with five games to play. The Padres played theGiants later Tuesday evening.


"We battled back beautifully," Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvinsaid. "It's a shame. I really felt like we were in a goodposition to win that game, and then they got a big hit."

Trailing, 5-1, heading into the eighth, the Diamondbacks made agame of it with four runs. Chris Snyder doubled in the firstrun, Conor Jackson singled in three runs and Stephen Drew cappedthe rally with a flare RBI single to left off of John Grabow.

"I think our guys are convinced that for 27 outs that if thegame remains close - and four runs is still close - that we canput together some good at bats and give ourselves a chance ofgetting back into the ballgame," said Tony Clark, who had twohits and scored two runs. "We were able to do that tonight. Weput ourselves in a position where a key hit late was going togive us a chance to win."


In the ninth, LaRoche roped a one-out double off of Brandon Lyon(6-4) and Phelps' plated him with a sharp ground single toleft.


"It felt like somebody punched us in the stomach, the inningthey had there in the seventh," Phelps said. "It feels good toget a win."


Salomon Torres (2-4) came into get the final out of the eighththe fourth Pittsburgh pitcher of the inning - to record thevictory. Matt Capps earned his 18th save by pitching the ninth.

Ian Snell pitched six strong innings and Nyjer Morgan hit hisfirst major league homer for the Pirates, who broke a nine-gamelosing streak.


Snell, who has given up only six earned runs in five starts thismonth after going 1-6 from the All-Star break through August,allowed only one run on seven hits and four walks in sixinnings, striking out six.


"It feels good," Snell said. "And the reason why is there were abunch of people putting me down saying, "Snell's starting tosuck' and this and that. You have to prove to everybody youstill belong here."


Morgan led off the bottom of the first with a line-drive homerinto the elevated right field seats. Pittsburgh added onanother run when Xavier Nady grounded into a double play andJose Bautista scored on the play.


Arizona got one of those runs back the following half-inningwhen Augie Ojeda's two-out single drove in Clark.


Diamondbacks starter Doug Davis allowed only two runs on fivehits and no walks in five innings - striking out two - but hewas pulled in favor of a pinch hitter when his spot came up withrunners at first and third and two outs in the top of thesixth. He hasn't earned a victory since a stretch of six wins inseven starts ended September 4.


"He gives up a leadoff homer and a couple hard-hit balls afterthat," Melvin said. "But after that, he was good. He settled innicely. I just had to try to score a run there with first andthird; that's the only reason he's out of the game. It was notanything he did, obviously, pitching-wise."


The Pirates initially appeared to put the game away when theyadded three runs in the seventh. Cesar Izturis doubled in RonnyPaulino and pinch hitter Nate McLouth drove in Steve Pearce andIzturis.


"This is a tough loss, but at the same time, you look at it,going into eighth, did you guys think we had a chance?" Byrnessaid. "Not really.


"We battled back tonight. We just couldn't finish it."