GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (42-60) at PHILADELPHIA (54-49)

NL: PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - PITCHING CHANGE
PHI: JOSE MESA (0-2, 3.15) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1, PHILADELPHIA 5

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.283, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Mesa relieved A Alfonseca.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
PHILADELPHIA 5 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X Nady (.283, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA

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

BATTERIES: PIT - IAN SNELL, DAMASO MARTE (7TH), SHAWN CHACON (8TH) AND RONNY
PAULINO

PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, RYAN MADSON (8TH), ANTONIO
ALFONSECA (8TH), JOSE MESA (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ

HOME RUNS: PIT - NATE MCLOUTH (3) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

PHI - NONE</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA

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

BATTERIES: PIT - IAN SNELL, DAMASO MARTE (7TH), SHAWN CHACON (8TH) AND RONNY
PAULINO

PHI - KYLE KENDRICK, RYAN MADSON (8TH), ANTONIO
ALFONSECA (8TH), JOSE MESA (9TH) AND CARLOS RUIZ


WP - KYLE KENDRICK (5-1)
LP - IAN SNELL (7-9)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PIT - NATE MCLOUTH (3) OFF KYLE KENDRICK IN THE 6TH, 0 ON

PHI - NONE


TIME: 2:42 ATT: 40,030

PROBABLES: PHI - COLE HAMELS (11-5, 3.63)
CHN - TED LILLY (11-4, 3.46)

PROBABLES: STL - ADAM WAINWRIGHT (9-8, 4.45)
PIT - PAUL MAHOLM (7-12, 4.57)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (1) VS PHILADELPHIA (5) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .236
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292
A LaRoche 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .244
J Bay lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .253
X Nady rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .285
J Castillo 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .245
R Paulino c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
C Izturis ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .246
I Snell p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .118
a-R Doumit ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273
D Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273

Totals 33 1 7 1 1 5 14

a-grounded to pitcher for I Snell in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Castillo (11, K Kendrick); X Nady (22, J Mesa). HR - N Mclouth
(3, 6th inning off K Kendrick 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - N McLouth (11). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 2, R Doumit 1, J Bay 1. GIDP - X Nady.
Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - F Sanchez (1st base, C Ruiz).

FIELDING: DP: 2 (A LaRoche-C Izturis, C Izturis-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Bourn rf-lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .284
T Iguchi 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .429
J Rollins ss 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .295
R Howard 1b 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .273
A Rowand cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .327
P Burrell lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .255
S Victorino pr-rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286
G Dobbs 3b 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .291
A Nunez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
C Ruiz c 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .255
K Kendrick p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .150
R Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A Alfonseca p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-C Coste ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .349
J Mesa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 29 5 8 4 5 10 20

a-singled to left for A Alfonseca in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (1, I Snell); P Burrell (16, I Snell); A Rowand (33, I
Snell). 3B - J Rollins (14, I Snell). SF - R Howard. RBI - A Rowand (57), R
Howard (86), C Coste 2 (9). 2-out RBI - C Coste 2. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - A Rowand 1, C Ruiz 2, M Bourn 2. GIDP - M Bourn, J Rollins.
Team LOB - 8.

BASERUNNING: SB - S Victorino (32, 2nd base off S Chacon/R Paulino).

FIELDING: E - G Dobbs (4, throw). DP: 1 (J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard).


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PITTSBURGH - 000 001 000 -- 1
PHILADELPHIA - 101 010 02x -- 5
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell (L, 7-9) 6 6 3 3 3 7 0 3.66
D Marte 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.38
S Chacon 2/3 1 2 2 2 2 0 3.72

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick (W, 5-1) 7 6 1 1 1 4 1 4.04
R Madson (H, 7) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.05
A Alfonseca (H, 9) 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.23
J Mesa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.00

WP - I Snell. IBB - G Dobbs (by S Chacon). HBP - R Paulino (by K Kendrick); K
Kendrick (by I Snell); P Burrell (by S Chacon). Pitches-strikes: I Snell
107-65; D Marte 12-9; S Chacon 26-12; K Kendrick 94-60; R Madson 12-9; A
Alfonseca 0-1; J Mesa 11-6. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 5-6; D Marte 3-0; S
Chacon 0-0; K Kendrick 9-7; R Madson 1-1; A Alfonseca 0-0; J Mesa 1-2. Batters
faced: I Snell 27; D Marte 4; S Chacon 6; K Kendrick 27; R Madson 3; A
Alfonseca 1; J Mesa 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

T--2:42. (Plus rain delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Att--40,030.

Weather: 76 degrees, overcast. Wind: 16 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PITTSBURGH 1
PHILADELPHIA 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA

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PITTSBURGH (1) AT PHILADELPHIA (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
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PHILADELPHIA 1ST: M Bourn bunt grounded out to third. T Iguchi doubled to
right. J Rollins singled to center, T Iguchi to third, J Rollins to second
advancing on throw. R Howard fouled out to left. T Iguchi scored, J Rollins
to third on wild pitch by I Snell. A Rowand struck out swinging. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, PHILADELPHIA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: T Iguchi struck out looking. J Rollins singled to right.
R Howard walked, J Rollins to second. A Rowand doubled to deep left,
J Rollins scored, R Howard to third. P Burrell walked. G Dobbs struck out
swinging. C Ruiz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, P Burrell out
at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: J Rollins tripled to right. R Howard hit sacrifice fly
to center, J Rollins scored. A Rowand grounded out to third. P Burrell flied
out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: N McLouth homered to right. F Sanchez popped out to
shortstop. A LaRoche singled to center. J Bay popped out to second. X Nady
struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: R Howard struck out swinging. S Chacon relieved D Marte.
A Rowand struck out swinging. P Burrell hit by pitch. S Victorino ran for
P Burrell. S Victorino stole second. G Dobbs intentionally walked. C Ruiz
walked, S Victorino to third, G Dobbs to second. C Coste hit for A Alfonseca.
C Coste singled to left, S Victorino and G Dobbs scored, C Ruiz to second.
M Bourn struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
PHILADELPHIA 5.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA

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PITTSBURGH (1) AT PHILADELPHIA (5) - EVENT LOG
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Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N McLouth CF, F Sanchez 2B, A LaRoche 1B, J Bay LF,
X Nady RF, J Castillo 3B, R Paulino C, C Izturis SS, I Snell RHP.

Philadelphia Starting Lineups -- M Bourn RF, T Iguchi 2B, J Rollins SS,
R Howard 1B, A Rowand CF, P Burrell LF, G Dobbs 3B, C Ruiz C, K Kendrick RHP.

Umpires -- Alfonso Marquez (HP), Chad Fairchild (1B), Rick Reed (2B),
Tim Timmons (3B).

Gametime Weather: 76 degrees, Overcast, wind in from center at 16 mph.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: N McLouth struck out swinging. F Sanchez singled to left.
A LaRoche flied out to left. F Sanchez picked off first.(0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, PHILADELPHIA 0.

PHILADELPHIA 1ST: M Bourn bunt grounded out to third. T Iguchi doubled to
right. J Rollins singled to center, T Iguchi to third, J Rollins to second
advancing on throw. R Howard fouled out to left. T Iguchi scored, J Rollins
to third on wild pitch by I Snell. A Rowand struck out swinging. (1 Run,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, PHILADELPHIA 1.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Bay grounded out to shortstop. X Nady popped out to
second. J Castillo singled to left center. R Paulino hit by pitch, J Castillo
to second. C Izturis grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 0, PHILADELPHIA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 2ND: P Burrell doubled to left. G Dobbs walked. C Ruiz
struck out swinging. K Kendrick struck out bunting foul. M Bourn struck
out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, PHILADELPHIA 1.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: I Snell grounded out to pitcher. N McLouth flied out to
left. F Sanchez struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0,
PHILADELPHIA 1.

PHILADELPHIA 3RD: T Iguchi struck out looking. J Rollins singled to right.
Howard walked, J Rollins to second. A Rowand doubled to deep left,
J Rollins scored, R Howard to third. P Burrell walked. G Dobbs struck out
swinging. C Ruiz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, P Burrell out
at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: A LaRoche walked. J Bay flied out to center. X Nady
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A LaRoche out at
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 4TH: K Kendrick hit by pitch. M Bourn grounded into double
play, first to shortstop, K Kendrick out at second. T Iguchi flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: J Castillo struck out looking. R Paulino grounded out to
shortstop. C Izturis reached on infield single to second. I Snell lined out
to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, PHILADELPHIA 2.

PHILADELPHIA 5TH: J Rollins tripled to right. R Howard hit sacrifice fly
to center, J Rollins scored. A Rowand grounded out to third. P Burrell flied
out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: N McLouth homered to right. F Sanchez popped out to
shortstop. A LaRoche singled to center. J Bay popped out to second. X Nady
struck out looking. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 6TH: G Dobbs flied out to center. C Ruiz lined out to right.
K Kendrick struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
PHILADELPHIA 3.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: J Castillo doubled to deep center. R Paulino grounded out
to second, J Castillo to third. C Izturis grounded out to pitcher. R Doumit
hit for I Snell. R Doumit grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 1, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 7TH: D Marte relieved I Snell. M Bourn bunt grounded out to
pitcher. T Iguchi singled to left. J Rollins grounded into double play,
shortstop to second to first, T Iguchi out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 1, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: R Madson relieved K Kendrick. N McLouth popped out to
shortstop. F Sanchez safe at second on throwing error by third baseman
G Dobbs. A LaRoche grounded out to pitcher, F Sanchez to third. A Alfonseca
relieved R Madson. J Bay struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
PITTSBURGH 1, PHILADELPHIA 3.

PHILADELPHIA 8TH: R Howard struck out swinging. S Chacon relieved D Marte.
A Rowand struck out swinging. P Burrell hit by pitch. S Victorino ran for
P Burrell. S Victorino stole second. G Dobbs intentionally walked. C Ruiz
walked, S Victorino to third, G Dobbs to second. C Coste hit for A Alfonseca.
C Coste singled to left, S Victorino and G Dobbs scored, C Ruiz to second.
M Bourn struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
PHILADELPHIA 5.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: M Bourn in left field. S Victorino in right field. A Nunez
at third base. J Mesa relieved A Alfonseca. X Nady doubled to deep center.
J Castillo lined out to right. R Paulino fouled out to first. C Izturis
grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, PHILADELPHIA 5.</div>

 

Kendrick leads surging Phillies to sweep of Pirates

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 5, PITTSBURGH 1</h3><div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- A pregame downpour appeared to have</div>cooled the Philadelphia Phillies offense. Fortunately, KyleKendrick didn't need much run support.


Kendrick pitched seven effective innings and Aaron Rowand andRyan Howard each drove in a run as Philadelphia completed athree-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 5-1 victory onSunday.


Chris Coste drove in two insurance runs and Jimmy Rollins addedthree hits and scored two runs for the Phillies, who finishedtheir homestand taking five of six games.


Kendrick (5-1) allowed only a solo home run and scattered sixhits. He walked one with four strikeouts as he improved to 4-0at hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia is now 7-2in games that the righthander has started.


After a torrential rainstorm delayed the start of the contestfor 12 minutes, the Phillies had trouble cashing in scoringopportunities against struggling Pirates starter Ian Snell(7-9).


Philadelphia had second and third with one out in the firstinning, but only scored one run courtesy of a Snell wild pitch.The Phillies then put their first two men on in the second, butSnell came back to strike out the side.


Rowand gave Philadelphia a 2-0 lead in the third on an RBIdouble off the fence in left, but the Phillies left the basesloaded.


Rollins collected his third hit leading off the fifth inningwhen he grounded a triple over the first base bag. Howardfollowed with a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0.


Nate McLouth spoiled Kendrick's shutout bid when he lined thefirst pitch of the sixth inning over the right-field fence for ahome run that cut the deficit to 3-1.


Kendrick helped himself with the glove in his final inning.After surrendering a leadoff double to Jose Castillo in theseventh, he retired the next three batters, including making twofine fielding plays on comebackers to the mound.


Ryan Madson came on for Kendrick in the eighth, but was forcedto leave after straining his right shoulder on a a pitch toJason Bay. Antonio Alfonseca came in and threw one pitch tostrikeout Bay to end the inning.


Snell allowed three runs and six hits in six innings forPittsburgh, which has lost 13 of its last 15 games.

 

Kendrick leads surging Phillies to sweep of Pirates

<h3>PHILADELPHIA 5, PITTSBURGH 1</h3><div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- A pregame downpour appeared to have</div>cooled the Philadelphia Phillies offense. Fortunately, KyleKendrick didn't need much run support.


Kendrick pitched seven effective innings and Aaron Rowand andRyan Howard each drove in a run as Philadelphia completed athree-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 5-1 victory onSunday.


Chris Coste drove in two insurance runs and Jimmy Rollins addedthree hits and scored two runs for the Phillies, who finishedtheir homestand taking five of six games.


However, Philadelphia was forced to add a player to the disabledlist for the second time in four days. After second basemanChase Utley suffered a broken right hand on Thursday, relieverRyan Madson was forced to leave this game due to a strainedright shoulder.


"You can't let injuries kill your spirit if you have a goodteam," Rollins said. "Good teams find a way to fight through itand we've been doing that. You don't expect breaks. You can'texpect anything to be given you."


Kendrick (5-1) allowed only a solo home run and scattered sixhits. He walked one with four strikeouts as he improved to 4-0at hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia is now 7-2in games that the righthander has started.


"The main thing was to get ahead and keep the ball down,"Kendrick said. "I just pitched my game, pitched to my strengths.It was nice to get a sweep."


"He pitched very good today," Phillies manager Charlie Manuelsaid. "He keeps his poise. He studies the game. He works at iteveryday, mentally and physically."


After a torrential rainstorm delayed the start of the contestfor 12 minutes, the Phillies had trouble cashing in scoringopportunities against struggling Pirates starter Ian Snell(7-9).


Philadelphia had second and third with one out in the firstinning, but only scored one run courtesy of a Snell wild pitch.The Phillies then put their first two men on in the second, butSnell came back to strike out the side.


Rowand gave Philadelphia a 2-0 lead in the third on an RBIdouble off the fence in left, but the Phillies left the basesloaded.


"It's gotta be a total team effort," Rowand said. "When someguys struggle, it's up to other guys to pick them up. That's howit works. We've done that lately this homestand."


Rowand returned to the lineup after missing the previous twogames with a sore left shoulder.


"You can't let it get you down," Rowand said. "You've got tokeep plugging away and the biggest thing is getting the youngguys to come up and step into roles. They've done a good jobwith it and have not been overwhelmed. Guys like Kyle havereally picked us up."


Rollins collected his third hit leading off the fifth inningwhen he grounded a triple over the first base bag. Howardfollowed with a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0.


"We're definitely confident in our ability," Howard said. "Weknow we can go out there and we can hit with the best of them inthe major leagues."


Nate McLouth spoiled Kendrick's shutout bid when he lined thefirst pitch of the sixth inning over the right-field fence for ahome run that cut the deficit to 3-1.


Kendrick helped himself with the glove in his final inning.After surrendering a leadoff double to Jose Castillo in theseventh, he retired the next three batters, including making twofine fielding plays on comebackers to the mound.


"(Kendrick) found a way to get out of it," Rollins said. "That'swhat special guys do. He's been special for us this year.

"He gave us exactly what we needed. He kept us in the game untilwe found a way to push a couple of more runs (across) and givea little breathing room."


Madson came on for Kendrick in the eighth, but was forced toleave after straining his right shoulder on a 1-2 pitch to JasonBay. Antonio Alfonseca came in and threw one pitch to strikeout Bay and end the inning. Jose Mesa pitched a scorelessninth.


"I'm pretty sore right now," Madson said. "I thought I couldthrow through it. I didn't feel anything abnormal."

Philadelphia added two insurance runs in the eighth off ShawnChacon when Chris Coste had a pinch two-run single with thebases loaded.


"We knew that with Ian Snell on the mound, we weren't just gonnacome out and score 10 runs," Coste said. "We knew if we weregonna score three to five, that we were gonna have to earn themand we did.


"It turns out we only needed two runs. Fortunately, Kyle evenpitched better than Ian did. Kendrick was fantastic like he'sbeen pretty much all season here."


Snell allowed three runs and six hits in six innings forPittsburgh, which has lost 13 of its last 15 games.

"Snell battled through six (innings)" Pirates manager Jim Tracysaid. "He did a nice job of keeping us in the game."