GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (45-64) at PITTSBURGH (44-62)

NL: CINCINNATI (45-64) at PITTSBURGH (44-62)

<h3>Reds try to end losing streak at Pittsburgh</h3>



<div class="pre">Cincinnati (45-64) at Pittsburgh (44-62) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) - The Cincinnati Reds will try to end afive-game losing streak as they take on the Pittsburgh Piratesin the first of three games between the teams with the two worstrecords in the National League on Friday.


Matt Belisle (5-8, 5.30 ERA), who has lost his last fourdecisions and is winless since May 29, will take the mound forthe Reds. The 23-year-old righthander is 2-0 versus the Piratesthis season, allowing two earned runs in 15 innings pitched.

Belisle will have to deal with Jason Bay and the Pirates, whocome in winners of two straight after starting the second halfof the season losing 14 of 16 games. Bay is hitting .375(18-for-48) in his last 13 games.


Starting for Pittsburgh will be Ian Snell (7-9, 3.66). The25-year-old has lost his last four starts but received just nineruns of support during that span.


Snell will attempt to end his personal losing streak against aReds offense who have scored just nine runs during their currentlosing streak.


The Pirates have scored 20 runs in their last two games,including a season-high 15 runs on Wednesday against St. Louis.

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI AT PITTSBURGH -- LINEUPS

CINCINNATI PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Scott Hatteberg 1B .306 8 34 Paul Maholm CF .190 0 4
Norris Hopper CF .280 0 4 Jose Bautista 3B .257 7 36
Ken Griffey Jr RF .267 25 68 Freddy Sanchez 2B .295 6 39
Adam Dunn LF .261 28 69 Adam Laroche 1B .245 15 59
Jeff Keppinger 2B .323 1 11 Jason Bay LF .263 16 69
Javier Valentin C .252 1 17 Ryan Doumit RF .280 8 28
Edwin Encarnacion 3B .259 7 41 Ronny Paulino C .242 7 31
Alex Gonzalez SS .252 14 45 Jack Wilson SS .259 5 31
Matt Belisle RHP .097 0 1 Ian Snell RHP .118 0 1
(5-8, 5.30) (7-9, 3.66)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI AT PITTSBURGH -- REVISED LINEUPS

CINCINNATI PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Scott Hatteberg 1B .306 8 34 Nate Mclouth CF .229 3 13
Norris Hopper CF .280 0 4 Jose Bautista 3B .257 7 36
Ken Griffey Jr RF .267 25 68 Freddy Sanchez 2B .295 6 39
Adam Dunn LF .261 28 69 Adam Laroche 1B .245 15 59
Jeff Keppinger 2B .323 1 11 Jason Bay LF .263 16 69
Javier Valentin C .252 1 17 Ryan Doumit RF .280 8 28
Edwin Encarnacion 3B .259 7 41 Ronny Paulino C .242 7 31
Alex Gonzalez SS .252 14 45 Jack Wilson SS .259 5 31
Matt Belisle RHP .097 0 1 Ian Snell RHP .118 0 1
(5-8, 5.30) (7-9, 3.66)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: CIN - MATT BELISLE (5-8, 5.30)
PIT - IAN SNELL (7-9, 3.66)

UMPIRES: HP - MARVIN HUDSON
1B - CHAD FAIRCHILD
2B - BRIAN GORMAN
3B - BILL MILLER

WEATHER: 89 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 9 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: CIN - MATT BELISLE AND JAVIER VALENTIN
PIT - IAN SNELL AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.306, 8 HR, 34 RBI)
N HOPPER (.280, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
K GRIFFEY J (.267, 25 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JEFF KEPPINGER SCORED NORRIS HOPPER AND KEN
GRIFFEY JR.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J KEPPINGER ON SECOND, A DUNN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 2
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VALENTIN (.252, 1 HR, 17 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JAVIER VALENTIN SCORED ADAM DUNN.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J VALENTIN ON FIRST, J KEPPINGER ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 3
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.259, 7 HR, 41 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY EDWIN ENCARNACION SCORED JEFF KEPPINGER.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, E ENCARNACION ON FIRST, J VALENTIN ON
SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 4
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A GONZALEZ (.252, 14 HR, 45 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.229, 3 HR, 13 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.257, 7 HR, 36 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.295, 6 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
N Hopper cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285
K Griffey Jr rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
A Dunn lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .261
J Keppinger 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333
J Valentin c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .094

Totals 7 4 5 4 2 0 3

BATTING: 2B - J Keppinger (7, I Snell). RBI - J Keppinger 2 (13), J Valentin
(18), E Encarnacion (42). GIDP - M Belisle. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Doumit rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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CINCINNATI - 4 -- 4
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.30

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 5 4 4 2 0 0 3.89

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 33-18. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 3-0. Batters
faced: I Snell 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE
PIT - IAN SNELL</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.305, 0-FOR-1)
N HOPPER (.285, 1-FOR-1)
K GRIFFEY JR (.269, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
N Hopper cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285
K Griffey Jr rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .269
A Dunn lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .261
J Keppinger 2b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333
J Valentin c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .094

Totals 7 4 5 4 2 0 3

BATTING: 2B - J Keppinger (7, I Snell). RBI - J Keppinger 2 (13), J Valentin
(18), E Encarnacion (42). GIDP - M Belisle. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Doumit rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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CINCINNATI - 4 -- 4
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.26

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 5 4 4 2 0 0 3.89

Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 13-9; I Snell 33-18. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Belisle 1-2; I Snell 3-0. Batters faced: M Belisle 4; I Snell 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: 87 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 4 0 4 6 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.263, 16 HR, 69 RBI)
R DOUMIT (.280, 8 HR, 28 RBI)
R PAULINO (.242, 7 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
N Hopper cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .283
K Griffey Jr rf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .269
A Dunn lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .261
J Keppinger 2b 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .328
J Valentin c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .094

Totals 11 4 6 4 3 1 8

BATTING: 2B - J Keppinger (7, I Snell). RBI - J Keppinger 2 (13), J Valentin
(18), E Encarnacion (42). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Keppinger
1. GIDP - M Belisle. Team LOB - 4.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Doumit rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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CINCINNATI - 40 -- 4
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.26

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 6 4 4 3 1 0 3.87

Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 13-9; I Snell 52-29. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Belisle 1-2; I Snell 3-2. Batters faced: M Belisle 4; I Snell 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: 87 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CINCINNATI 4 0 4 6 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 1 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VALENTIN (.258, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.261, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.252, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (4) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308
N Hopper cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .283
K Griffey Jr rf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .269
A Dunn lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .261
J Keppinger 2b 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .328
J Valentin c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .261
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .094

Totals 11 4 6 4 3 1 8

BATTING: 2B - J Keppinger (7, I Snell). RBI - J Keppinger 2 (13), J Valentin
(18), E Encarnacion (42). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Keppinger
1. GIDP - M Belisle. Team LOB - 4.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
R Doumit rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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CINCINNATI - 40 -- 4
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.21

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 6 4 4 3 1 0 3.87

Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 26-18; I Snell 52-29. Ground balls-fly balls: M
Belisle 2-3; I Snell 3-2. Batters faced: M Belisle 7; I Snell 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ALEX GONZALEZ SCORED EDWIN ENCARNACION.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 5
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: M BELISLE (.094, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - MATT BELISLE
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.259, 5 HR, 31 RBI)
I SNELL (.118, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.228, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (5) VS PITTSBURGH (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .307
N Hopper cf 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .283
K Griffey Jr rf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .269
A Dunn lf 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 .261
J Keppinger 2b 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 .328
J Valentin c 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256
E Encarnacion 3b 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 .263
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .254
M Belisle p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .094

Totals 15 5 8 5 3 1 9

BATTING: 2B - J Keppinger (7, I Snell). S - M Belisle. RBI - J Keppinger 2
(13), J Valentin (18), E Encarnacion (42), A Gonzalez (46). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - S Hatteberg 1, J Keppinger 1. GIDP - M Belisle. Team
LOB - 5.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
R Doumit rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


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CINCINNATI - 401 -- 5
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
M Belisle 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.21

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 3 8 5 5 3 1 0 3.90

WP - I Snell. Pitches-strikes: M Belisle 26-18; I Snell 71-39. Ground
balls-fly balls: M Belisle 2-3; I Snell 5-3. Batters faced: M Belisle 7; I
Snell 19.

UMPIRES: HP--Marvin Hudson. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Brian Gorman. 3B--Bill
Miller.

Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 9 mph, right to left.</div>