GAME THREAD: NL: CINCINNATI (46-64) at PITTSBURGH (44-63)

NL: CINCINNATI (46-64) at PITTSBURGH (44-63)

<h3>Morris to make Pirates debut against Reds</h3>

<div class="pre">Cincinnati (46-64) at Pittsburgh (44-63) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- Trade-deadline acquisition Matt Morriswill debut with his new team on Saturday when the PittsburghPirates host the Cincinnati Reds.


Morris (7-7, 4.35 ERA) was the most curious deadline decisionlast Tuesday, with the Pirates sending rookie outfielder RajaiDavis and a player to be named later to the San Francisco Giantsin exchange for the soon-to-be 33-year-old righthander.

Even more puzzling was small-market Pittsburgh's willingness totake on Morris' entire contract, which owes him $9.5 millionnext season, easily putting him at the top of the team'spayroll.


Morris comes to the Pirates on a down note, going 0-4 with a7.94 ERA in his last eight starts. He is allowing opposinghitters to a .386 batting average and a 1.033 OPS over thatspan.


Morris spent the first eight years of his career with the St.Louis Cardinals in the NL Central and has built up an 8-6 careerrecord with a 4.08 ERA in 22 games - 20 starts - against theReds.


He will have to find a way to stop Cincinnati slugger KenGriffey Jr., who broke out of a slump on Friday with a 3-for-5night that included his 589th career home run.


Cincinnati won the series opener, 13-4, on Friday.

The Reds will counter with rookie Bobby Livingston (2-2, 4.64).The 24-year-old lefthander got knocked around on Tuesday at theWashington Nationals, giving up five runs and eight hits infour innings.

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

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

CINCINNATI PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Scott Hatteberg 1B .308 9 37 Cesar Izturis SS .246 0 8
Norris Hopper CF .282 0 4 Freddy Sanchez 2B .295 6 39
Ken Griffey Jr RF .272 26 69 Adam Laroche 1B .246 15 60
Brandon Phillips 2B .277 20 64 Jason Bay LF .260 16 69
Adam Dunn LF .263 29 71 Jose Bautista RF .259 7 37
Edwin Encarnacion 3B .261 7 42 Jose Castillo 3B .255 0 12
Javier Valentin C .258 1 18 Ronny Paulino C .242 7 31
Alex Gonzalez SS .258 15 47 Nate Mclouth CF .223 3 13
Bobby Livingston LHP .438 0 2 Matt Morris RHP .184 0 1
(2-2, 4.64) (7-7, 4.35)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON (2-2, 4.64)
PIT - MATT MORRIS (7-7, 4.35)

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

WEATHER: 88 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, out to right</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON AND JAVIER VALENTIN
PIT - MATT MORRIS AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.308, 9 HR, 37 RBI)
N HOPPER (.282, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
K GRIFFEY J (.272, 26 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C IZTURIS (.246, 0 HR, 8 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.295, 6 HR, 39 RBI)
A LAROCHE (.246, 15 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) 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 .307
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .438

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.64

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.31

Pitches-strikes: M Morris 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: M Morris 2-0. Batters
faced: M Morris 3.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
PIT - MATT MORRIS</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.277, 20 HR, 64 RBI)
A DUNN (.263, 29 HR, 71 RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.261, 7 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) 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 .307
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .438

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Izturis ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - F Sanchez. Team LOB - 1.


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CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.31

Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 20-12; M Morris 9-6. Ground balls-fly balls: B
Livingston 2-1; M Morris 2-0. Batters faced: B Livingston 4; M Morris 3.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.259, 7 HR, 37 RBI)
J CASTILLO (.255, 0 HR, 12 RBI)
R PAULINO (.242, 7 HR, 31 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .438

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Izturis ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .223
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184

Totals 4 0 2 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - F Sanchez. Team LOB - 1.


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CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.28

Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 20-12; M Morris 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Livingston 2-1; M Morris 4-0. Batters faced: B Livingston 4; M Morris 6.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J VALENTIN (.258, 1 HR, 18 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.258, 15 HR, 47 RBI)
B LIVINGSTON (.438, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
J Valentin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
B Livingston p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .438

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Izturis ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Bautista rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 2 5

BATTING: 2B - J Bautista (25, B Livingston). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - N McLouth 1. GIDP - F Sanchez. Team LOB - 2.


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CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.37

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.28

Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 35-20; M Morris 17-12. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Livingston 3-1; M Morris 4-0. Batters faced: B Livingston 8; M Morris 6.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: M MORRIS (.184, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
C IZTURIS (.250, 1-FOR-1)
F SANCHEZ (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

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

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
J Valentin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
B Livingston p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: GIDP - A Gonzalez. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Izturis ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Bautista rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222
M Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184

Totals 8 0 3 0 0 2 5

BATTING: 2B - J Bautista (25, B Livingston). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - N McLouth 1. GIDP - F Sanchez. Team LOB - 2.

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


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CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.37

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.25

Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 35-20; M Morris 22-17. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Livingston 3-1; M Morris 7-0. Batters faced: B Livingston 8; M Morris 9.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY MATT MORRIS (1) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
IN THE 3RD OFF BOBBY LIVINGSTON.
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 0, PITTSBURGH 1

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C IZTURIS (.250, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: S HATTEBERG (.307, 0-FOR-1)
N HOPPER (.280, 0-FOR-1)
K GRIFFEY JR (.271, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">CINCINNATI (0) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
N Hopper cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280
K Griffey Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .271
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
J Valentin c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .264
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
B Livingston p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 2 1

BATTING: GIDP - A Gonzalez. Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (E Encarnacion-B Phillips-S Hatteberg).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Izturis ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
A LaRoche 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
J Bautista rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .222
M Morris p 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .205

Totals 12 1 4 1 0 2 5

BATTING: 2B - J Bautista (25, B Livingston). HR - M Morris (1, 3rd inning off B
Livingston 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - M Morris (2). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - N McLouth 1. GIDP - F Sanchez. Team LOB - 2.

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


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CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 001 -- 1
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CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Livingston 3 4 1 1 0 2 1 4.50

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
M Morris 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.25

Pitches-strikes: B Livingston 56-35; M Morris 22-17. Ground balls-fly balls:
B Livingston 3-4; M Morris 7-0. Batters faced: B Livingston 12; M Morris 9.

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

Weather: 87 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: CINCINNATI at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY KEN GRIFFEY JR SCORED SCOTT HATTEBERG.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GRIFFEY JR ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: CINCINNATI 1
PITTSBURGH 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: B PHILLIPS (.276, 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 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 1 1 4 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CIN - BOBBY LIVINGSTON
PIT - MATT MORRIS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.259, 0-FOR-1)
J BAUTISTA (.261, 1-FOR-1)
J CASTILLO (.254, 0-FOR-1)</div>