GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (32-44) at FLORIDA (36-41)

NL: PITTSBURGH at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (7) VS FLORIDA (5) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Duffy cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .249
J Bautista 3b 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 .272
F Sanchez 2b 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .297
A LaRoche 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .211
J Bay lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .270
X Nady rf 5 2 3 2 0 2 2 .281
R Doumit c 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .299
J Wilson ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
J Van Benschoten p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J Wasdin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
M Kuwata p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
M Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Totals 38 7 11 7 4 7 11

a-flied out to center for D Marte in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - J Bautista (7, 3rd inning off S Mitre 1 on, 1 Out), X Nady 2 (13,
4th inning off S Mitre 0 on, 0 Out, 10th inning off K Gregg 0 on, 2 Out), R
Doumit (4, 10th inning off K Gregg 0 on, 2 Out). S - J Bautista. SF - J Bay.
RBI - J Bautista 2 (26), X Nady 2 (45), A LaRoche (40), J Bay (49), R Doumit
(16). 2-out RBI - X Nady, R Doumit. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Doumit 1, X Nady 1, J Bay 2. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: PB - R Doumit 2. DP: 1 (F Sanchez-J Wilson-A LaRoche).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .317
D Uggla 2b 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 .260
M Cabrera 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .324
M Jacobs 1b 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .270
J Willingham lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .256
B Carroll pr-lf 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .174
J Hermida rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .227
M Olivo c 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .247
A Amezaga cf 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 .257
S Mitre p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .133
a-J Borchard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Wood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246
K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 36 5 9 5 6 10 14

a-struck out swinging for S Mitre in the 6th; b-fouled out to first for R
Pinto in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Olivo (13, J Van Benschoten); M Cabrera (21, J Wasdin). HR - H
Ramirez (11, 7th inning off M Kuwata 0 on, 0 Out). S - S Mitre. RBI - M Olivo
(33), A Amezaga 2 (20), M Jacobs (15), H Ramirez (26). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Cabrera 2, H Ramirez 2. GIDP - J Hermida. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Olivo (2, Home by J Van Benschoten/R Doumit).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - B Carroll (C Duffy at 2nd base). PB - M Olivo.
DP: 1 (B Carroll-D Uggla).


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PITTSBURGH - 002 120 000 2 -- 7
FLORIDA - 000 210 110 0 -- 5
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 4 3 2 2 5 3 0 4.30
J Wasdin 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 6.60
M Kuwata (H, 3) 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.24
D Marte (H, 9) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.93
J Grabow (H, 6) 1/3 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.05
S Chacon (W, 4-1; B, 2) 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.90
M Capps (S, 7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.64

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Mitre 6 7 5 5 3 5 2 2.75
J Miller 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.00
R Pinto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.46
K Gregg (L, 0-3) 2 3 2 2 0 0 2 3.02

Pitches-strikes: J Van Benschoten 81-39; J Wasdin 32-19; M Kuwata 8-5; D
Marte 4-3; J Grabow 9-5; S Chacon 23-15; M Capps 12-7; S Mitre 95-66; J Miller
17-11; R Pinto 9-6; K Gregg 30-23. Ground balls-fly balls: J Van Benschoten
3-5; J Wasdin 2-1; M Kuwata 1-1; D Marte 0-0; J Grabow 0-1; S Chacon 2-1; M
Capps 1-1; S Mitre 7-6; J Miller 0-1; R Pinto 1-2; K Gregg 2-3. Batters faced:
J Van Benschoten 19; J Wasdin 8; M Kuwata 3; D Marte 1; J Grabow 2; S Chacon 7;
M Capps 3; S Mitre 28; J Miller 5; R Pinto 3; K Gregg 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

T--3:09. Att--11,222.
Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in
from center.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PITTSBURGH 7
FLORIDA 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at FLORIDA

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PITTSBURGH (7) AT FLORIDA (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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PITTSBURGH 3RD: J Van Benschoten grounded out to catcher. C Duffy walked.
C Duffy to second on passed ball by M Olivo. J Bautista homered to left,
C Duffy scored. F Sanchez singled to center. A LaRoche fouled out to third.
J Bay grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, FLORIDA 0.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: X Nady homered to left. R Doumit lined out to center.
J Wilson struck out swinging. J Van Benschoten struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 4TH: M Jacobs fouled out to third. J Willingham walked. J Hermida
singled to left, J Willingham to third. M Olivo hit a ground rule double to
deep left, J Willingham scored, J Hermida to third. A Amezaga walked,
J Hermida scored, M Olivo to third on passed ball. M Olivo caught stealing home,
to catcher, A Amezaga to second on runner's fielder's choice. S Mitre walked.
H Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to third, S Mitre out at second.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, FLORIDA 2.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: C Duffy grounded out to pitcher. J Bautista walked.
F Sanchez singled to left, J Bautista to second. A LaRoche singled to right,
J Bautista scored, F Sanchez to third. J Bay hit sacrifice fly to left,
F Sanchez scored, A LaRoche to second. X Nady singled to left, A LaRoche to
third. R Doumit flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5,
FLORIDA 2.

FLORIDA 5TH: J Wasdin relieved J Van Benschoten. D Uggla walked. M Cabrera
doubled to deep left center, D Uggla to third. M Jacobs singled to right,
D Uggla scored, M Cabrera to third. J Willingham struck out swinging. J Hermida
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Jacobs out at
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 7TH: M Kuwata relieved J Wasdin. H Ramirez homered to left.
D Uggla grounded out to third. M Cabrera flied out to right. D Marte relieved M
Kuwata. M Jacobs struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5,
FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 8TH: J Grabow relieved D Marte. J Willingham singled to left.
J Willingham to second on passed ball by R Doumit. B Carroll ran for
J Willingham. J Hermida fouled out to third. S Chacon relieved J Grabow.
M Olivo singled to center, B Carroll to third. A Amezaga singled to center,
B Carroll scored, M Olivo to second. J Wood hit for R Pinto. J Wood fouled out
to first. H Ramirez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5,
FLORIDA 5.

PITTSBURGH 10TH: A LaRoche popped out to third. J Bay flied out to right.
X Nady homered to right center. R Doumit homered to right. J Wilson grounded
out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 7, FLORIDA 5.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at FLORIDA

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PITTSBURGH (7) AT FLORIDA (5) - EVENT LOG
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Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- C Duffy CF, J Bautista 3B, F Sanchez 2B,
A LaRoche 1B, J Bay LF, X Nady RF, R Doumit C, J Wilson SS,
J Van Benschoten RHP.

Florida Starting Lineups -- H Ramirez SS, D Uggla 2B, M Cabrera 3B,
M Jacobs 1B, J Willingham LF, J Hermida RF, M Olivo C, A Amezaga CF,
S Mitre RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 85 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind in from center at 13 mph.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: C Duffy grounded out to second. J Bautista walked.
F Sanchez singled to right, J Bautista to second. A LaRoche grounded out to
catcher, J Bautista to third, F Sanchez to second. J Bay grounded out to
catcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 1ST: H Ramirez flied out to center. D Uggla struck out looking.
M Cabrera struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, FLORIDA 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: X Nady struck out looking. R Doumit grounded out to
second. J Wilson flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0,
FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 2ND: M Jacobs grounded out to second. J Willingham popped out to
second. J Hermida struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0,
FLORIDA 0.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: J Van Benschoten grounded out to catcher. C Duffy walked.
C Duffy to second on passed ball by M Olivo. J Bautista homered to left,
C Duffy scored. F Sanchez singled to center. A LaRoche fouled out to third.
J Bay grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 3RD: M Olivo flied out to center. A Amezaga walked. S Mitre
sacrificed to first, A Amezaga to second. H Ramirez reached on infield single
to shortstop, A Amezaga to third. D Uggla walked, H Ramirez to second.
M Cabrera flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, FLORIDA 0.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: X Nady homered to left. R Doumit lined out to center.
J Wilson struck out swinging. J Van Benschoten struck out swinging. (1 Run,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, FLORIDA 0.

FLORIDA 4TH: M Jacobs fouled out to third. J Willingham walked. J Hermida
singled to left, J Willingham to third. M Olivo hit a ground rule double to
deep left, J Willingham scored, J Hermida to third. A Amezaga walked,
J Hermida scored, M Olivo to third on passed ball. M Olivo caught stealing home,
to catcher, A Amezaga to second on runner's fielder's choice. S Mitre walked.
H Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to third, S Mitre out at second.
(2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, FLORIDA 2.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: C Duffy grounded out to pitcher. J Bautista walked.
F Sanchez singled to left, J Bautista to second. A LaRoche singled to right,
J Bautista scored, F Sanchez to third. J Bay hit sacrifice fly to left,
F Sanchez scored, A LaRoche to second. X Nady singled to left, A LaRoche to
third. R Doumit flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5,
FLORIDA 2.

FLORIDA 5TH: J Wasdin relieved J Van Benschoten. D Uggla walked. M Cabrera
doubled to deep left center, D Uggla to third. M Jacobs singled to right,
D Uggla scored, M Cabrera to third. J Willingham struck out swinging. J Hermida
grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Jacobs out at
second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, FLORIDA 3.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: J Wilson lined out to shortstop. J Wasdin struck out
looking. C Duffy struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5,
FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 6TH: M Olivo struck out swinging. A Amezaga flied out to center.
J Borchard hit for S Mitre. J Borchard struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, FLORIDA 3.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: J Miller relieved S Mitre. J Bautista walked. F Sanchez
struck out swinging. A LaRoche flied out to left. J Bay singled to left,
J Bautista to second. X Nady struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 5, FLORIDA 3.

FLORIDA 7TH: M Kuwata relieved J Wasdin. H Ramirez homered to left.
D Uggla grounded out to third. M Cabrera flied out to right. D Marte relieved
M Kuwata. M Jacobs struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5,
FLORIDA 4.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: R Pinto relieved J Miller. R Doumit fouled out to third.
J Wilson grounded out to third. R Davis hit for D Marte. R Davis flied out to
center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, FLORIDA 4.

FLORIDA 8TH: J Grabow relieved D Marte. J Willingham singled to left.
J Willingham to second on passed ball by R Doumit. B Carroll ran for
J Willingham. J Hermida fouled out to third. S Chacon relieved J Grabow. M Olivo
singled to center, B Carroll to third. A Amezaga singled to center, B Carroll
scored, M Olivo to second. J Wood hit for R Pinto. J Wood fouled out to first.
H Ramirez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5,
FLORIDA 5.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: B Carroll in left field. K Gregg relieved R Pinto. C Duffy
singled to center. J Bautista sacrificed to pitcher, C Duffy to second.
F Sanchez flied into double play, left to second, C Duffy doubled off second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, FLORIDA 5.

FLORIDA 9TH: D Uggla struck out swinging. M Cabrera grounded out to third.
M Jacobs grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5,
FLORIDA 5.

PITTSBURGH 10TH: A LaRoche popped out to third. J Bay flied out to right.
X Nady homered to right center. R Doumit homered to right. J Wilson grounded
out to third. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 7, FLORIDA 5.

FLORIDA 10TH: M Capps relieved S Chacon. B Carroll struck out swinging.
J Hermida flied out to left. M Olivo grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 7, FLORIDA 5.</div>

 

Nady hits two homers as Pirates edge Marlins

<h3>PITTSBURGH 7, FLORIDA 5 (10 INNINGS)</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- Xavier Nady homered twice, including thego-ahead blast in the top of the 10th inning, as the PittsburghPirates held on for a 7-5 victory over the Florida Marlins onWednesday night.

Nady's 13th homer over the right field fence off Kevin Gregg(0-3) snapped a 5-5 tie and Ryan Doumit followed with his fourthshot as the Pirates hit back-to-back home runs for the secondtime this season.

Nady stroked his first homer of the game in the third to helpPittsburgh push its advantage to 3-0. It was the the firstmulti-home run contest for a Pirate this season.

Reliever Shawn Chacon (4-1) went 1 1/3 innings for the win andcloser Matt Capps shut the door in the 10th for his seventh savefor Pittsburgh, which has won two straight since enduring afive-game slide.

Florida tied the game at 5-5 in the eighth, when Josh Willinghamled off with a single, then advanced to second on a passed balland scored on Alfredo Amezaga's RBI single.

The Pirates took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on JoseBautista's two-run homer off starter Sergio Mitre. After ChrisDuffy walked, Bautista hit a 1-0 pitch over the left fieldscoreboard.

Pittsburgh stretched its lead to 5-2 in the fifth, when AdamLaRoche hit a run-scoring single and Jason Bay lofted asacrifice fly against starter Mitre.

Miguel Cabrera doubled to put runners at the corners and MikeJacobs singled in Uggla to close the score to 5-3 in the fifth.

In the seventh, Hanley Ramirez delivered his 11th homer offreliever Masumi Kuwata to help the Marlins close within 5-4.

Pirates rookie starter John Van Benschoten lasted just fourinnings, allowing two runs on three hits to remain winless sincethe 2004 campaign. He walked a season-high five and struck outthree.

Mitre pitched six innings, giving up five runs on seven hitswith five strikeouts and three walks.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at FLORIDA

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (7) VS FLORIDA (5) - FINAL IN 10 INNINGS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Duffy cf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .249
J Bautista 3b 1 2 1 2 3 0 0 .272
F Sanchez 2b 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .297
A LaRoche 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .211
J Bay lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .270
X Nady rf 5 2 3 2 0 2 2 .281
R Doumit c 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 .299
M Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
J Wilson ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261
J Van Benschoten p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
J Wasdin p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
M Kuwata p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227

Totals 38 7 11 7 4 7 11

a-flied out to center for D Marte in the 8th.

BATTING: HR - J Bautista (7, 3rd inning off S Mitre 1 on, 1 Out), X Nady 2 (13,
4th inning off S Mitre 0 on, 0 Out, 10th inning off K Gregg 0 on, 2 Out), R
Doumit (4, 10th inning off K Gregg 0 on, 2 Out). S - J Bautista. SF - J Bay.
RBI - J Bautista 2 (26), X Nady 2 (45), A LaRoche (40), J Bay (49), R Doumit
(16). 2-out RBI - X Nady, R Doumit. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R
Doumit 1, X Nady 1, J Bay 2. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: PB - R Doumit 2. DP: 1 (F Sanchez-J Wilson-A LaRoche).


FLORIDA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
H Ramirez ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .317
D Uggla 2b 3 1 0 0 2 2 0 .260
M Cabrera 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .324
M Jacobs 1b 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .270
J Willingham lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .256
B Carroll pr-lf 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .174
J Hermida rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .227
M Olivo c 5 0 2 1 0 1 0 .247
A Amezaga cf 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .257
S Mitre p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .133
a-J Borchard ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .196
J Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
R Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Wood ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246
K Gregg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 36 5 9 4 6 10 14

a-struck out swinging for S Mitre in the 6th; b-fouled out to first for R
Pinto in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Olivo (13, J Van Benschoten); M Cabrera (21, J Wasdin). HR - H
Ramirez (11, 7th inning off M Kuwata 0 on, 0 Out). S - S Mitre. RBI - M Olivo
(33), M Jacobs (15), H Ramirez (26), A Amezaga (19). Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - M Cabrera 2, H Ramirez 2. GIDP - J Hermida. Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Olivo (2, Home by J Van Benschoten/R Doumit).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - B Carroll (C Duffy at 2nd base). PB - M Olivo.
DP: 1 (B Carroll-D Uggla).


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PITTSBURGH - 002 120 000 2 -- 7
FLORIDA - 000 210 110 0 -- 5
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
J Van Benschoten 4 3 2 2 5 3 0 4.30
J Wasdin 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 6.60
M Kuwata (H, 3) 2/3 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.24
D Marte (H, 9) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.93
J Grabow (H, 6) 1/3 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.05
S Chacon (W, 4-1; B, 2) 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.90
M Capps (S, 7) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.64

FLORIDA ip h r er bb so hr era
S Mitre 6 7 5 5 3 5 2 2.75
J Miller 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.00
R Pinto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.46
K Gregg (L, 0-3) 2 3 2 2 0 0 2 3.02

Pitches-strikes: J Van Benschoten 81-39; J Wasdin 32-19; M Kuwata 8-5; D
Marte 4-3; J Grabow 9-5; S Chacon 23-15; M Capps 12-7; S Mitre 95-66; J Miller
17-11; R Pinto 9-6; K Gregg 30-23. Ground balls-fly balls: J Van Benschoten
3-5; J Wasdin 2-1; M Kuwata 1-1; D Marte 0-0; J Grabow 0-1; S Chacon 2-1; M
Capps 1-1; S Mitre 7-6; J Miller 0-1; R Pinto 1-2; K Gregg 2-3. Batters faced:
J Van Benschoten 19; J Wasdin 8; M Kuwata 3; D Marte 1; J Grabow 2; S Chacon 7;
M Capps 3; S Mitre 28; J Miller 5; R Pinto 3; K Gregg 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Greg Gibson. 1B--Charlie Reliford. 2B--Tony Randazzo. 3B--Larry
Vanover.

T--3:09. Att--11,222.
Weather: 85 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 13 mph, in
from center.</div>

 

Nady hits two homers as Pirates edge Marlins

<h3>PITTSBURGH 7, FLORIDA 5 (10 INNINGS)</h3>MIAMI (Ticker) -- Xavier Nady homered twice, including thego-ahead blast in the top of the 10th inning, as the PittsburghPirates held on for a 7-5 victory over the Florida Marlins onWednesday night.

Nady's 13th homer over the right field fence off Kevin Gregg(0-3) snapped a 5-5 tie and Ryan Doumit followed with his fourthshot as the Pirates hit back-to-back home runs for the secondtime this season.

"We had a couple extra-inning games in Anaheim and lost both ofthem, so we didn't want to be in that situation again," Nadysaid. "I got a first-pitch fastball that I thought I could driveand I think (Gregg) supplied most of the power. He's got goodstuff."

"It was a fastball down," Gregg said. "(Nady) did a good job ofgoing down and getting it."

Nady stroked his first blast of the game in the fourth to helpPittsburgh push its advantage to 3-0. It was the the firstmulti-home run contest for a Pirate this season.

Reliever Shawn Chacon (4-1) went 1 2/3 innings for the win andcloser Matt Capps shut the door in the 10th for his seventh savefor Pittsburgh, which has won two straight since enduring afive-game slide.

"Big hits are contagious and hopefully this will keep us going,"Doumit said. "It was a big win for us. We showed someperseverance."

Florida tied the game at 5-5 in the eighth, when Josh Willinghamled off with a single, then advanced to second on a passed ballbefore coming out for pinch runner Brett Carroll, who scored onAlfredo Amezaga's RBI single.

The Pirates took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on JoseBautista's two-run homer off starter Sergio Mitre, who walkedChris Duffy prior to Bautista sending a 1-0 pitch over the leftfield scoreboard.

Pittsburgh stretched its advantage to 5-2 in the fifth, whenAdam LaRoche hit a run-scoring single and Jason Bay lofted asacrifice fly against Mitre.

Miguel Cabrera doubled to put runners at the corners and MikeJacobs singled in Dan Uggla to close the score to 5-3 in thefifth.

In the seventh, Hanley Ramirez delivered his 11th homer offreliever Masumi Kuwata to help the Marlins close within 5-4.

Pirates rookie starter John Van Benschoten lasted just fourinnings, allowing two runs on three hits to remain winless sincethe 2004 campaign. He walked a season-high five and struck outthree.

"Four innings is not what you want," Van Benschoten said. "I'vegot to start getting pitches over. The clubhouse is louder whenyou win so it's easier to talk about."

Mitre pitched six innings, giving up five runs on seven hitswith five strikeouts and three walks. The righthander has notwon at Dolphin Stadium since June 14, 2005.

"We battled the whole game," Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalezsaid. "We had (Van Benschoten) on the ropes a couple of timesbut he came out of it. We're not getting the hits when we needto."

Florida has dropped its lost four outings and 11 of 14 gamehere.