GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: ARIZONA (88-69) at PITTSBURGH (67-90)

NL: ARIZONA (88-69) at PITTSBURGH (67-90)

<h3>Diamondbacks looking to secure NL West title</h3>



<div class="pre">Arizona (88-69) at Pittsburgh (67-90) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Closing in on the National League WestDivision title, the Arizona Diamondbacks continue a three-gameseries against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.

With five games left, Arizona holds a two-game lead over SanDiego (86-71) in the division. Colorado is three games back.

Rookie Nyjer Morgan hit his first career home run as thePirates snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 6-5 win inTuesday's series opener.


Veteran righthander Livan Hernandez (11-10, 4.85 ERA) will getthe start for Arizona, which is hoping to avoid a three-gamelosing streak. The 32-year-old Cuban hurled six innings,yielding three runs and 10 hits in a 12-3 triumph over the LosAngeles Dodgers on Friday.


The Pirates will counter with Matt Morris (9-11, 5.02), who hasstruggled in September. The righthander posted a 1-3 recordwith a 10.80 ERA over four starts this month.

 

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 .279 1 5
Stephen Drew SS .230 11 56 Cesar Izturis SS .255 0 15
Eric Byrnes LF .289 21 82 Adam Laroche 1B .272 21 84
Conor Jackson 1B .281 14 57 Xavier Nady RF .282 19 70
Mark Reynolds 3B .283 17 62 Jose Bautista 3B .259 15 62
Miguel Montero C .228 10 37 Nate Mclouth LF .259 13 37
Justin Upton RF .231 2 11 Ronny Paulino C .258 11 55
Augie Ojeda 2B .267 1 10 Jose Castillo 2B .237 0 23
Livan Hernandez RHP .205 1 5 Matt Morris RHP .204 1 3
(11-10, 4.85) (9-11, 5.02)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (11-10, 4.85)
PIT - MATT MORRIS (9-11, 5.02)

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

WEATHER: 82 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, right to left</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ AND MIGUEL MONTERO
PIT - MATT MORRIS AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.239, 32 HR, 67 RBI)
S DREW (.230, 11 HR, 56 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 - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MORGAN (.279, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
C IZTURIS (.255, 0 HR, 15 RBI)
A LAROCHE (.272, 21 HR, 84 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 0 0 .239
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

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 .279
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
N McLouth lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

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
L Hernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.85

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.00

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 1-1. Batters
faced: M Morris 3.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
PIT - MATT MORRIS</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 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C JACKSON (.281, 14 HR, 57 RBI)
M REYNOLDS (.283, 17 HR, 62 RBI)
M MONTERO (.228, 10 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283
M Montero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

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 1 0 0 .279
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
N McLouth lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 2 0 0 0 2 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - N Morgan (1st base, L Hernandez).


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ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.83

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.00

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 21-10; M Morris 14-8. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 1-1; M Morris 1-1. Batters faced: L Hernandez 4; M Morris 3.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</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 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.259, 15 HR, 62 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.259, 13 HR, 37 RBI)
R PAULINO (.258, 11 HR, 55 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
N McLouth lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Castillo 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 2 0 0 0 2 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - N Morgan (1st base, L Hernandez).


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ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4.83

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.97

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 21-10; M Morris 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 1-1; M Morris 1-2. Batters faced: L Hernandez 4; M Morris 6.

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

Weather: 79 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
NOTE: THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN IN THE BOTTOM
OF THE SECOND INNING.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R PAULINO ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0, PITTSBURGH 0</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
NOTE: THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND
INNING AFTER A 58 MINUTE DELAY.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, R PAULINO ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0, PITTSBURGH 0</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: J UPTON (.231, 2 HR, 11 RBI)
A OJEDA (.267, 1 HR, 10 RBI)
L HERNANDEZ (.205, 1 HR, 5 RBI)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

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

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
A Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
L Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
N McLouth lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
R Paulino c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 6 0 1 0 2 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Castillo 1. Team LOB - 2.


BASERUNNING: SB - R Paulino (2, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero). Picked
Off - N Morgan (1st base, L Hernandez).


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ARIZONA - 00 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.80

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.97

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 47-28; M Morris 28-18. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 2-1; M Morris 1-2. Batters faced: L Hernandez 8; M Morris 6.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 58 minutes in the 2nd). Weather: 79 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: M MORRIS (.204, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
N MORGAN (.279, 0-FOR-0, BB)
C IZTURIS (.254, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
A Ojeda 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
L Hernandez p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216

Totals 10 0 2 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .279
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
N McLouth lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
R Paulino c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204

Totals 6 0 1 0 2 2 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Castillo 1. Team LOB - 2.


BASERUNNING: SB - R Paulino (2, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero). Picked
Off - N Morgan (1st base, L Hernandez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (N Morgan-J Castillo).


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ARIZONA - 000 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.80

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.95

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 47-28; M Morris 39-28. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 2-1; M Morris 2-3. Batters faced: L Hernandez 8; M Morris 10.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 58 minutes in the 2nd). Weather: 79 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY ADAM LAROCHE SCORED MATT MORRIS AND
NYJER MORGAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: ARIZONA 0
PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.282, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.230, 0-FOR-1)
E BYRNES (.288, 0-FOR-1)
C JACKSON (.281, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: ARIZONA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">ARIZONA (0) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .281
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282
M Montero c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
J Upton rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
A Ojeda 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275
L Hernandez p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216

Totals 10 0 2 0 0 3 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .287
C Izturis ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .274
X Nady rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .281
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .258
N McLouth lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .258
R Paulino c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Castillo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236
M Morris p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .218

Totals 12 2 4 2 3 3 5

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (39, L Hernandez). RBI - A LaRoche 2 (86). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - J Castillo 1, N McLouth 1. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Paulino (2, 2nd base off L Hernandez/M Montero). Picked
Off - N Morgan (1st base, L Hernandez).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (N Morgan-J Castillo).


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ARIZONA - 000 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 002 -- 2
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ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
L Hernandez 3 4 2 2 3 3 0 4.87

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 4.95

Pitches-strikes: L Hernandez 77-44; M Morris 39-28. Ground balls-fly balls: L
Hernandez 3-2; M Morris 2-3. Batters faced: L Hernandez 15; M Morris 10.

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

(Plus rain delay totaling 58 minutes in the 2nd). Weather: 79 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>