GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: LA DODGERS (33-23) at PITTSBURGH (24-32)

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: LOS - JOE BEIMEL (OUT)
PIT - JOHN GRABOW

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.291, 1-FOR-3)
J BAY (.307, 0-FOR-3, RBI)
A LAROCHE (.219, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">LA DODGERS (6) VS PITTSBURGH (4) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .303
J Pierre cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .274
N Garciaparra 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .281
J Kent 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .259
R Martin c 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .314
A Ethier rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .277
T Abreu 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .342
B Clark lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .245
D Lowe p 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .130
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-W Betemit ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189

Totals 34 6 9 6 1 4 10

a-struck out swinging for J Beimel in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Kent (15, P Maholm); R Furcal (12, P Maholm). HR - R Martin (7,
8th inning off J Sharpless 0 on, 2 Out). S - J Pierre. RBI - J Kent (32), N
Garciaparra (34), B Clark (5), R Furcal 2 (20), R Martin (39). 2-out RBI - J
Kent, R Furcal 2, R Martin. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Pierre
1, R Martin 1. GIDP - T Abreu, J Kent. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - T Abreu 2 (4, throw 2); R Furcal (9, throw). DP: 1 (J Kent-R
Furcal-N Garciaparra).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276
C Duffy cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241
a-J Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Sanchez 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291
J Bay lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .307
A LaRoche 1b 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .219
X Nady rf 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .280
R Paulino c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217
J Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
P Maholm p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .130
D Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Sharpless p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-N McLouth ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224

Totals 28 4 3 4 1 6 4

a-grounded to pitcher for C Duffy in the 8th; b-struck out looking for J
Sharpless in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - X Nady (9, 7th inning off D Lowe 1 on, 2 Out), J Bautista (4, 8th
inning off D Lowe 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Bay (43), X Nady 2 (31), J Bautista
(12). 2-out RBI - X Nady 2, J Bautista. GIDP - A LaRoche. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: E - A LaRoche (3, catch). DP: 2 (J Wilson-A LaRoche, J Wilson-F
Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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LA DODGERS - 100 001 310 -- 6
PITTSBURGH - 000 000 31 -- 4
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe 7 2/3 3 4 4 1 6 2 3.44
J Beimel 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 6 2/3 8 5 4 1 3 0 5.35
D Marte 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.98
J Sharpless 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 16.87
T Armas 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.01
J Grabow 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.17

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 91-60; J Beimel 2-2; P Maholm 98-64; D Marte 4-3; J
Sharpless 10-7; T Armas 7-4; J Grabow 4-3. Ground balls-fly balls: D Lowe 15-2;
J Beimel 1-0; P Maholm 13-5; D Marte 1-0; J Sharpless 2-1; T Armas 1-1; J
Grabow 0-0. Batters faced: D Lowe 28; J Beimel 1; P Maholm 28; D Marte 1; J
Sharpless 4; T Armas 2; J Grabow 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Bill Welke.

Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - PITCHING CHANGE
LOS: JONATHAN BROXTON (2-1, 2.79) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6, PITTSBURGH 4

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.291, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Broxton relieved J Beimel.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6
PITTSBURGH 4 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F Sanchez (.291, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ADAM LAROCHE SCORED JASON BAY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6
PITTSBURGH 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.280, 1-FOR-3, HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Doumit hit for R Paulino.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, X NADY ON FIRST, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: LA DODGERS 6
PITTSBURGH 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R Doumit (.310, 3 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

BATTERIES: LOS - DEREK LOWE, JOE BEIMEL (8TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (9TH) AND
RUSSELL MARTIN

PIT - PAUL MAHOLM, DAMASO MARTE (7TH), JOSH SHARPLESS
(8TH), TONY ARMAS (9TH), JOHN GRABOW (9TH) AND RONNY PAULINO

HOME RUNS: LOS - RUSSELL MARTIN (7) OFF JOSH SHARPLESS IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

PIT - XAVIER NADY (9) OFF DEREK LOWE IN THE 7TH, 1 ON
JOSE BAUTISTA (4) OFF DEREK LOWE IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

BATTERIES: LOS - DEREK LOWE, JOE BEIMEL (8TH), JONATHAN BROXTON (9TH) AND
RUSSELL MARTIN

PIT - PAUL MAHOLM, DAMASO MARTE (7TH), JOSH SHARPLESS
(8TH), TONY ARMAS (9TH), JOHN GRABOW (9TH) AND RONNY PAULINO


WP - DEREK LOWE (6-5)
LP - PAUL MAHOLM (2-8)
SAVE - JONATHAN BROXTON (1)

HOME RUNS: LOS - RUSSELL MARTIN (7) OFF JOSH SHARPLESS IN THE 8TH, 0 ON

PIT - XAVIER NADY (9) OFF DEREK LOWE IN THE 7TH, 1 ON
JOSE BAUTISTA (4) OFF DEREK LOWE IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:28 ATT: 15,846

PROBABLES: PIT - SHAWN CHACON (1-0, 2.84)
WAS - MIKE BACSIK (1-1, 2.29)

PROBABLES: LOS - JASON SCHMIDT (1-2, 7.36)
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (6-3, 2.42)</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

LA DODGERS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Furcal ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .303
J Pierre cf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .274
N Garciaparra 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .281
J Kent 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .259
R Martin c 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .314
A Ethier rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .277
T Abreu 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .342
B Clark lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .245
D Lowe p 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .130
J Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-W Betemit ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .189
J Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 34 6 9 6 1 4 10

a-struck out swinging for J Beimel in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Kent (15, P Maholm); R Furcal (12, P Maholm). HR - R Martin (7,
8th inning off J Sharpless 0 on, 2 Out). S - J Pierre. RBI - J Kent (32), N
Garciaparra (34), B Clark (5), R Furcal 2 (20), R Martin (39). 2-out RBI - J
Kent, R Furcal 2, R Martin. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Pierre
1, R Martin 1. GIDP - T Abreu, J Kent. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - T Abreu 2 (4, throw 2); R Furcal (9, throw). DP: 1 (J Kent-R
Furcal-N Garciaparra).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276
C Duffy cf 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241
a-J Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .295
J Bay lf 4 1 0 1 0 0 2 .306
A LaRoche 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .223
X Nady rf 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .280
R Paulino c 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217
c-R Doumit ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307
J Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .248
P Maholm p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .130
D Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Sharpless p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-N McLouth ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224

Totals 33 5 5 5 2 6 8

a-grounded to pitcher for C Duffy in the 8th; b-struck out looking for J
Sharpless in the 8th; c-grounded into fielder's choice to second for R Paulino
in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (13, J Broxton). HR - X Nady (9, 7th inning off D Lowe
1 on, 2 Out), J Bautista (4, 8th inning off D Lowe 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Bay
(43), X Nady 2 (31), J Bautista (12), A LaRoche (31). 2-out RBI - X Nady 2, J
Bautista. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1. GIDP - A
LaRoche. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - A LaRoche (3, catch). DP: 2 (J Wilson-A LaRoche, J Wilson-F
Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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LA DODGERS - 100 001 310 -- 6
PITTSBURGH - 000 000 311 -- 5
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LA DODGERS ip h r er bb so hr era
D Lowe (W, 6-5) 7 2/3 3 4 4 1 6 2 3.44
J Beimel (H, 6) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60
J Broxton (S, 1) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.00

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm (L, 2-8) 6 2/3 8 5 4 1 3 0 5.35
D Marte 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.98
J Sharpless 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 16.87
T Armas 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.01
J Grabow 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.17

Pitches-strikes: D Lowe 91-60; J Beimel 2-2; J Broxton 23-14; P Maholm 98-64;
D Marte 4-3; J Sharpless 10-7; T Armas 7-4; J Grabow 4-3. Ground balls-fly
balls: D Lowe 15-2; J Beimel 1-0; J Broxton 3-0; P Maholm 13-5; D Marte 1-0; J
Sharpless 2-1; T Armas 1-1; J Grabow 0-0. Batters faced: D Lowe 28; J Beimel 1;
J Broxton 6; P Maholm 28; D Marte 1; J Sharpless 4; T Armas 2; J Grabow 1.

UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Wally Bell. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Bill Welke.

T--2:28. Att--15,846.
Weather: 76 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, out to
left.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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

 

Lowe, Furcal lead Dodgers past Pirates

<h3>LA DODGERS 6 , PITTSBURGH 5</h3>PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Derek Lowe and Rafael Furcal helped theLos Angeles Dodgers to a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirateson Monday.

Lowe carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Dodgerssurvived a late rally to win for the ninth in their last 12games.

Furcal had a two hits and a pair of RBI and Russell Martin hithis seventh homer of the season in the eighth to help LosAngeles take three of four from the Pirates.

Lowe (6-5), who remained unbeaten in five starts againstPittsburgh, retired the first 12 hitters he faced before JasonBay and Xavier Nady reached on errors in the fifth.

The 33-year-old, who got 15 of 28 out via the groundball,stumbled in the seventh when he lost his no-hitter and shutout.

Pittsburgh scored three runs in the inning thanks in part to anerror by Furcal. Lowe walked Chris Duffy to start the frame, andallowed a single to Freddy Sanchez. Adam LaRoche then hit adouble-play ball that Furcal made a throwing error on and Nadyfollowed with a two-run blast - his ninth of the season - thatmade the score 5-3.

Lowe, who only threw 83 pitches through seven innings, returnedto the mound for the eighth but surrendered a home run to JoseBautista with two outs and was relieved by Joe Beimel, who gotJose Castillo to ground out for the final out of the frame.

Lowe allowed four runs - three earned - and three hits in 7 2/3innings to improve to 4-0 at PNC Park. He nearly received ano-decision because of a ninth inning rally by Pittsburgh.

Temporary closer Jonathan Broxton struggled, allowing a leadoffsingle to Freddy Sanchez, and a one-out RBI double to AdamLaRoche, before closing out the game for his first save of theseason. He walked Nady, before getting a fielder's choice frompinch hitter Ryan Doumit and got Jack Wilson to ground out tosecond to end it.

Broxton was filling in for closer Takashi Saito, who leftSunday's game with tightness in his left hamstring. Piratesstarter Paul Maholm (2-8) retired 10 in a row after allowing afirst inning RBI double to Jeff Kent. The lefthander was letdown by his defense when the Dodgers took a 2-0 lead in thesixth.

Leading 3-0, Furcal extended the lead and knocked Maholm out ofthe game with a two-out, two-run double off the glove of adiving Duffy in center field.

Maholm allowed five runs - four earned and eight hits in 6 2/3innings for the Pirates, who have lost five of six.

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

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LA DODGERS (6) AT PITTSBURGH (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal grounded out to shortstop. J Pierre reached on
bunt single to pitcher. N Garciaparra flied out to left. J Kent doubled to
deep right, J Pierre scored. R Martin flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

LA DODGERS 6TH: R Furcal singled to right center. J Pierre sacrificed to
first, R Furcal to second, J Pierre safe at first on error by first baseman
A LaRoche. R Furcal to third on error by first baseman A LaRoche. N Garciaparra
grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Furcal scored, J Pierre out at
second. J Kent grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
N Garciaparra out at second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 2, PITTSBURGH 0.

LA DODGERS 7TH: R Martin singled to center. A Ethier walked, R Martin to
second. T Abreu lined out to center, R Martin to third. B Clark reached on
infield single to shortstop, R Martin scored, A Ethier to second. D Lowe
struck out looking. R Furcal doubled to deep right center, A Ethier and
B Clark scored. D Marte relieved P Maholm. J Pierre grounded out to second.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 5, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: C Duffy walked. F Sanchez singled to center, C Duffy to
third. J Bay grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Duffy scored,
F Sanchez out at second. A LaRoche grounded into fielder's choice to second,
J Bay out at second, A LaRoche to second on throwing error by shortstop R Furcal.
X Nady homered to center, A LaRoche scored. R Paulino grounded out to third.
(3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 5, PITTSBURGH 3.

LA DODGERS 8TH: J Sharpless relieved D Marte. N Garciaparra flied out to
center. J Kent grounded out to shortstop. R Martin homered to left. A Ethier
grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 6, PITTSBURGH 3.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: J Wilson grounded out to third. N McLouth hit for
J Sharpless. N McLouth struck out looking. J Bautista homered to left.
J Beimel relieved D Lowe. J Castillo hit for C Duffy. J Castillo grounded
out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 6, PITTSBURGH 4.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: J Broxton relieved J Beimel. F Sanchez singled to right.
J Bay grounded into fielder's choice to second, F Sanchez out at second.
A LaRoche doubled to deep center, J Bay scored. X Nady walked. R Doumit hit
for R Paulino. R Doumit grounded into fielder's choice to second, X Nady out at
second, A LaRoche to third. J Wilson grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 6, PITTSBURGH 5.</div>

 

NL: LA DODGERS at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
LA DODGERS (6) AT PITTSBURGH (5) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

La Dodgers Starting Lineups -- R Furcal SS, J Pierre CF, N Garciaparra 1B,
J Kent 2B, R Martin C, A Ethier RF, T Abreu 3B, B Clark LF, D Lowe RHP.

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- J Bautista 3B, C Duffy CF, F Sanchez 2B,
J Bay LF, A LaRoche 1B, X Nady RF, R Paulino C, J Wilson SS, P Maholm LHP.

Umpires -- Laz Diaz (HP), Wally Bell (1B), Rob Drake (2B), Bill Welke (3B).


Gametime Weather: 76 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to left at 8 mph.


LA DODGERS 1ST: R Furcal grounded out to shortstop. J Pierre reached on
bunt single to pitcher. N Garciaparra flied out to left. J Kent doubled to
deep right, J Pierre scored. R Martin flied out to center. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 1ST: J Bautista flied out to right. C Duffy grounded out to
shortstop. F Sanchez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

LA DODGERS 2ND: A Ethier grounded out to second. T Abreu struck out
swinging. B Clark flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Bay lined out to first. A LaRoche grounded out to
second. X Nady struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1,
PITTSBURGH 0.

LA DODGERS 3RD: D Lowe lined out to center. R Furcal grounded out to
shortstop. J Pierre struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: R Paulino struck out swinging. J Wilson grounded out to
shortstop. P Maholm struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

LA DODGERS 4TH: N Garciaparra grounded out to shortstop. J Kent grounded
out to third. R Martin grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: J Bautista grounded out to third. C Duffy grounded out to
third. F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

LA DODGERS 5TH: A Ethier singled to center. T Abreu grounded into double
play, shortstop to first, A Ethier out at second. B Clark singled to left.
D Lowe grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Clark out at second.
(0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: J Bay safe at first on throwing error by third baseman
T Abreu. A LaRoche grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first,
J Bay out at second. X Nady safe at first on throwing error by third baseman
T Abreu. R Paulino grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 2 Errors)
LA DODGERS 1, PITTSBURGH 0.

LA DODGERS 6TH: R Furcal singled to right center. J Pierre sacrificed to
first, R Furcal to second, J Pierre safe at first on error by first baseman
A LaRoche. R Furcal to third on error by first baseman A LaRoche. N Garciaparra
grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Furcal scored, J Pierre out at
second. J Kent grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
N Garciaparra out at second.(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 2,
PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: J Wilson grounded out to second. P Maholm struck out
swinging. J Bautista grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
LA DODGERS 2, PITTSBURGH 0.

LA DODGERS 7TH: R Martin singled to center. A Ethier walked, R Martin to
second. T Abreu lined out to center, R Martin to third. B Clark reached on
infield single to shortstop, R Martin scored, A Ethier to second. D Lowe
struck out looking. R Furcal doubled to deep right center, A Ethier and
B Clark scored. D Marte relieved P Maholm. J Pierre grounded out to second.
(3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 5, PITTSBURGH 0.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: C Duffy walked. F Sanchez singled to center, C Duffy to
third. J Bay grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Duffy scored,
F Sanchez out at second. A LaRoche grounded into fielder's choice to second,
J Bay out at second, A LaRoche to second on throwing error by shortstop R Furcal.
X Nady homered to center, A LaRoche scored. R Paulino grounded out to third.
(3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error) LA DODGERS 5, PITTSBURGH 3.

LA DODGERS 8TH: J Sharpless relieved D Marte. N Garciaparra flied out to
center. J Kent grounded out to shortstop. R Martin homered to left. A Ethier
grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 6, PITTSBURGH 3.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: J Wilson grounded out to third. N McLouth hit for
J Sharpless. N McLouth struck out looking. J Bautista homered to left.
J Beimel relieved D Lowe. J Castillo hit for C Duffy. J Castillo grounded out
to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 6, PITTSBURGH 4.

LA DODGERS 9TH: T Armas relieved J Sharpless. N McLouth in center field.
T Abreu grounded out to pitcher. B Clark flied out to right. W Betemit hit for
J Beimel. J Grabow relieved T Armas. W Betemit struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) LA DODGERS 6, PITTSBURGH 4.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: J Broxton relieved J Beimel. F Sanchez singled to right.
J Bay grounded into fielder's choice to second, F Sanchez out at second.
A LaRoche doubled to deep center, J Bay scored. X Nady walked. R Doumit hit for
R Paulino. R Doumit grounded into fielder's choice to second, X Nady out at
second, A LaRoche to third. J Wilson grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) LA DODGERS 6, PITTSBURGH 5.</div>

 

Lowe, Dodgers survive last rally to beat Pirates

<h3>LA DODGERS 6 , PITTSBURGH 5</h3>PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Derek Lowe was dominant for seveninnings, but had to sweat out a win.

Lowe carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Dodgerssurvived a late rally to post a 6-5 victory over the PittsburghPirates on Monday.

Lowe evoked memories of his no-hitter he threw for Boston inApril of 2002 vs. Tampa Bay. Coincidentally, Los Angeles mangerGrady Little was his manager.

"Lowe was great," Los Angeles manager Grady Little said. "Ithought that was the best stuff I've seen him have since hethrew a no-hitter in Boston for me several years ago."

Rafael Furcal had two hits and drove in a pair for the Dodgers,who took three of four from the Pirates.

"I still look at this game, and I still gave up four runs," Lowesaid. "It was a shock all of a sudden to go from one extreme tothe other so quick. But we won and three out of four, andthat's tough to do in any city."

However, Lowe nearly received no-decision as Pittsburgh, whocould not muster a hit off him for seven innings, scored fiveruns in the last two innings.

After Pirates scored three runs in the seventh, Russell Martinhit a home run in the eighth to give Los Angeles a 6-4 lead. Asit turned out it was a crucial one.

"It turned out to be a big home run," Martin said. "At the time(we didn't realize it), but it ended up being the winning run soit's always good to get that insurance run."

Lowe (6-5), who remained unbeaten in five starts againstPittsburgh, retired the first 12 hitters he faced before JasonBay and Xavier Nady reached on errors in the fifth.

The 33-year-old, who got 15 of 28 outs via the groundball,stumbled in the seventh when he lost his no-hitter and shutout.

Pittsburgh scored three runs in the inning thanks in part to anerror by Furcal. Lowe walked Chris Duffy to start the frame, andallowed a single to Freddy Sanchez.

Adam LaRoche then hit a double-play ball that Furcal made athrowing error on and Nady followed with a two-run blast - hisninth of the season - that made the score 5-3.

"I think at that point I'm still trying to win the game," Lowesaid. "You're not really worried about no-hitters until theninth inning."

Lowe, who only threw 83 pitches through seven innings, returnedto the mound for the eighth but surrendered a home run to JoseBautista with two outs and was relieved by Joe Beimel, who gotJose Castillo to ground out for the final out of the frame.

Lowe allowed four runs - three earned - and three hits in 7 2/3innings to improve to 4-0 at PNC Park. He nearly received ano-decision because of a ninth inning rally by Pittsburgh.

Temporary closer Jonathan Broxton struggled, allowing a leadoffsingle to Freddy Sanchez, and a one-out RBI double to AdamLaRoche, before closing out the game for his first save of theseason. He walked Nady, before getting a fielder's choice frompinch hitter Ryan Doumit and got Jack Wilson to ground out tosecond to end it.

"He probably was trying to over-throw a little bit there,"Little said. "But he got through it. He's got the stuff. Theeighth inning and ninth inning are different."

Broxton was filling in for closer Takashi Saito, who leftSunday's game with tightness in his left hamstring.

Pittsburgh manager was not happy with the result but he couldnot complain with the effort.

"To our guys credit, that was a hell of an effort considering wewere trailing 5-0 and did not get a hit until the seventhinning," Pittsburgh manager Jim Tracy said. "And to be in theposition in the ninth inning to win the game, you have to tipyour cap to them. We just came up short once again."

Pittsburgh starter Paul Maholm (2-8) retired 10 in a row afterallowing a first inning RBI double to Jeff Kent. The lefthanderwas let down by his defense when the Dodgers took a 2-0 lead inthe sixth.

Leading 3-0, Furcal extended the lead and knocked Maholm out ofthe game with a two-out, two-run double off the glove of adiving Duffy in center field.

Maholm allowed five runs - four earned and eight hits in 6 2/3innings for the Pirates, who have lost five of six.