GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (45-65) at ARIZONA (64-51)

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - PITCHING CHANGE
ARI: JOSE VALVERDE (1-3, 2.72) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 4

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.249, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Valverde relieved B Lyon.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
ARIZONA 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LaRoche (.249, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

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

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

ARI - DOUG DAVIS, BRANDON LYON (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE
(9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER

HOME RUNS: PIT - JASON BAY (18) OFF DOUG DAVIS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON

ARI - TONY CLARK (11) OFF DAMASO MARTE IN THE 8TH, 0 ON</div>

 

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

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

ARI - DOUG DAVIS, BRANDON LYON (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE
(9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER


WP - DOUG DAVIS (9-10)
LP - SHAWN CHACON (4-3)
SAVE - JOSE VALVERDE (35)

HOME RUNS: PIT - JASON BAY (18) OFF DOUG DAVIS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON

ARI - TONY CLARK (11) OFF DAMASO MARTE IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:39 ATT: 22,316

PROBABLES: WAS - MATT CHICO (5-6, 4.76)
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (7-7, 4.83)

PROBABLES: PIT - MATT MORRIS (7-7, 4.41)
SFO - RUSS ORTIZ (2-2, 5.40)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (2) VS ARIZONA (4) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Izturis 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
J Bautista cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260
F Sanchez 2b 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .302
J Bay lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .257
A LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248
R Doumit rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .275
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240
J Wilson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265
I Snell p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
a-J Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 2 7 2 3 5 13

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

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez 2 (28, B Lyon, D Davis). HR - J Bay (18, 1st inning off
D Davis 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Bay 2 (73). 2-out RBI - J Bay 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Doumit 1, J Bay 1. GIDP - J Castillo, J Bautista.
Team LOB - 5.

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


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
O Hudson 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .295
E Byrnes lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .301
C Tracy 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .262
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Clark 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .236
J Upton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .320
C Snyder c 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .248
S Drew ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .234
D Davis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .073
a-J Cirillo ph-3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 32 4 9 4 3 8 11

a-doubled to right for D Davis in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Cirillo (1, S Chacon). 3B - J Upton (2, I Snell). HR - T Clark
(11, 8th inning off D Marte 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - T Clark 2 (31), C Snyder (31),
O Hudson (58). 2-out RBI - C Snyder. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
D Davis 2, C Tracy 1, S Drew 1. GIDP - E Byrnes. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (30, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (O Hudson-T Clark, O Hudson-S Drew-T Clark, J Cirillo-O
Hudson-T Clark).


----------------------------------------------------
PITTSBURGH - 200 000 000 -- 2
ARIZONA - 000 200 11x -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 6 6 2 2 3 7 0 3.87
S Chacon (L, 4-3) 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.99
D Marte 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1.50

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis (W, 9-10) 7 5 2 2 3 3 1 3.81
B Lyon (H, 22) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.85
J Valverde (S, 35) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.66

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 95-57; S Chacon 22-13; D Marte 16-10; D Davis
101-60; B Lyon 10-8; J Valverde 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 8-3; S
Chacon 2-0; D Marte 0-3; D Davis 10-7; B Lyon 2-1; J Valverde 0-1. Batters
faced: I Snell 26; S Chacon 4; D Marte 5; D Davis 27; B Lyon 4; J Valverde 3.


UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

T--2:39. Att--22,316.
Weather: 100 degrees, clear. Wind: 2 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

Davis strong as Diamondbacks increase NL West lead

<h3>ARIZONA 4, PITTSBURGH 2</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Jeff Cirillo scored the winning run andDoug Davis tossed seven strong innings as the ArizonaDiamondbacks slipped past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, onThursday.


Tony Clark homered and drove in a pair and Orlando Hudson platedthe go-ahead run in the seventh for the Diamondbacks, who havewon seven of their last nine games to push their record to65-51, three games better than second-place San Diego (61-53) inthe National League West Division.


Cirillo, who was claimed off waivers from the Minnesota Twinsearlier in the week, made an immediate impact with his new team.Pinch-hitting for Davis, the veteran infielder doubled offPirates reliever Shawn Chacon (4-3) in the seventh.

Cirillo moved to third when Chris Young grounded out to theright side and trotted home one batter later on Hudson's singleup the middle, snapping a 2-2 deadlock and putting Arizona inposition to move 14 games over .500 for the first time sincewinning the NL West in 2002.


Hudson's RBI made a winner of Davis (9-10), who has not lostsince July 5. The veteran lefthander yielded two runs and fivehits while striking out three and issuing three walks.

Chacon, who has given up runs in his last six appearances,allowed one run and two hits while recording just two outs.

Brandon Lyon turned in a scoreless eighth and Jose Valverdepitched a flawless ninth for his major league-leading 35th save.

Davis has been in a groove recently, posting a 3-0 mark with a2.67 ERA in his last five games.


He had trouble finding his rhythm in the first inning, and thePirates took advantage. With two outs, Freddy Sanchez doubledto left-center and Jason Bay followed with his 18th homer of theseason, a 370-foot shot over the left field wall that gavePittsburgh a 2-0 lead.


But that was all the offense Pittsburgh could muster off Davis.

Arizona tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning with foursingles against Pirates starter Ian Snell, who did not give up ahit over the first three frames. Clark and Chris Snyderknocked in the runs during the fourth-inning rally.

Snell worked six innings, surrendering two runs and six hitswhile striking out seven.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PITTSBURGH 2
ARIZONA 4 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PITTSBURGH (2) AT ARIZONA (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PITTSBURGH 1ST: C Izturis fouled out to first. J Bautista struck out
swinging. F Sanchez doubled to deep left. J Bay homered to left, F Sanchez
scored. A LaRoche grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: O Hudson grounded out to first. E Byrnes singled to left.
C Tracy singled to center, E Byrnes to third. T Clark singled to right center,
E Byrnes scored, C Tracy to second. J Upton struck out swinging. C Snyder
singled to center, C Tracy scored, T Clark to second. S Drew walked, T Clark
to third, C Snyder to second. D Davis flied out to center. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 2.

ARIZONA 7TH: S Chacon relieved I Snell. J Cirillo hit for D Davis.
J Cirillo doubled to right. C Young grounded out to second, J Cirillo to third.
O Hudson singled to center, J Cirillo scored. E Byrnes grounded into fielder's
choice to third, O Hudson out at second. D Marte relieved S Chacon. C Tracy
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 3.

ARIZONA 8TH: T Clark homered to right. J Upton popped out to first.
C Snyder flied out to right. S Drew fouled out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 4.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

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

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

ARI - DOUG DAVIS, BRANDON LYON (8TH), JOSE VALVERDE
(9TH) AND CHRIS SNYDER


WP - DOUG DAVIS (9-10)
LP - SHAWN CHACON (4-3)
SAVE - JOSE VALVERDE (35)

HOME RUNS: PIT - JASON BAY (18) OFF DOUG DAVIS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON

ARI - TONY CLARK (11) OFF DAMASO MARTE IN THE 8TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:39 ATT: 22,316

PROBABLES: WAS - MATT CHICO (5-6, 4.76)
ARI - LIVAN HERNANDEZ (7-7, 4.83)

PROBABLES: PIT - MATT MORRIS (7-7, 4.41)
SFO - RUSS ORTIZ (2-2, 5.40)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PITTSBURGH (2) AT ARIZONA (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- C Izturis 3B, J Bautista CF, F Sanchez 2B,
J Bay LF, A LaRoche 1B, R Doumit RF, R Paulino C, J Wilson SS, I Snell RHP.

Arizona Starting Lineups -- C Young CF, O Hudson 2B, E Byrnes LF, C Tracy 3B,
T Clark 1B, J Upton RF, C Snyder C, S Drew SS, D Davis LHP.

Umpires -- Kerwin Danley (HP), Angel Campos (1B), Doug Eddings (2B),
Dana Demuth (3B).

Gametime Weather: 100 degrees, Clear, wind in from right at 2 mph.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: C Izturis fouled out to first. J Bautista struck out
swinging. F Sanchez doubled to deep left. J Bay homered to left, F Sanchez
scored. A LaRoche grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 1ST: C Young grounded out to third. O Hudson grounded out to
shortstop. E Byrnes walked. E Byrnes stole second. C Tracy struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: R Doumit walked. R Paulino lined into double play, second
to first, R Doumit doubled off first. J Wilson singled to center. I Snell
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 2ND: T Clark grounded out to first. J Upton popped out to third.
C Snyder struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 0.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: C Izturis grounded out to third. J Bautista grounded out
to first. F Sanchez walked. J Bay struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 3RD: S Drew grounded out to first. D Davis struck out swinging.
C Young fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 0.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: A LaRoche grounded out to first. R Doumit popped out to
first. R Paulino popped out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2,
ARIZONA 0.

ARIZONA 4TH: O Hudson grounded out to first. E Byrnes singled to left.
C Tracy singled to center, E Byrnes to third. T Clark singled to right center,
E Byrnes scored, C Tracy to second. J Upton struck out swinging. C Snyder
singled to center, C Tracy scored, T Clark to second. S Drew walked, T Clark
to third, C Snyder to second. D Davis flied out to center. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 2.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: J Wilson grounded out to shortstop. I Snell grounded out
to second. C Izturis grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 2.

ARIZONA 5TH: C Young struck out swinging. O Hudson singled to left.
E Byrnes grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, O Hudson out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 2.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: J Bautista walked. F Sanchez singled to left, J Bautista
to second. J Bay popped out to shortstop. A LaRoche struck out looking.
R Doumit lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 2.

ARIZONA 6TH: C Tracy grounded out to second. T Clark struck out looking.
J Upton tripled to deep center. C Snyder walked. S Drew struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 2.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: R Paulino singled to left center. J Wilson flied out to
right. J Castillo hit for I Snell. J Castillo grounded into double play,
second to shortstop to first, R Paulino out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 2.

ARIZONA 7TH: S Chacon relieved I Snell. J Cirillo hit for D Davis.
J Cirillo doubled to right. C Young grounded out to second, J Cirillo to third.
O Hudson singled to center, J Cirillo scored. E Byrnes grounded into fielder's
choice to third, O Hudson out at second. D Marte relieved S Chacon. C Tracy
struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 3.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: B Lyon relieved D Davis. J Cirillo at third base. C Izturis
singled to left center. J Bautista grounded into double play, third to second
to first, C Izturis out at second. F Sanchez doubled to left center. J Bay
flied out to center. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 3.

ARIZONA 8TH: T Clark homered to right. J Upton popped out to first.
C Snyder flied out to right. S Drew fouled out to left. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 4.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: J Valverde relieved B Lyon. A LaRoche struck out swinging.
R Doumit popped out to shortstop. R Paulino struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, ARIZONA 4.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (2) VS ARIZONA (4) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Izturis 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
J Bautista cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260
F Sanchez 2b 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .302
J Bay lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .257
A LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248
R Doumit rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .275
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240
J Wilson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265
I Snell p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
a-J Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 2 7 2 3 5 13

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

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez 2 (28, B Lyon, D Davis). HR - J Bay (18, 1st inning off
D Davis 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Bay 2 (73). 2-out RBI - J Bay 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Doumit 1, J Bay 1. GIDP - J Castillo, J Bautista.
Team LOB - 5.

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


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
O Hudson 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .295
E Byrnes lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .301
C Tracy 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .262
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Clark 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .236
J Upton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .320
C Snyder c 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .248
S Drew ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .234
D Davis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .073
a-J Cirillo ph-3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 32 4 9 4 3 8 11

a-doubled to right for D Davis in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Cirillo (1, S Chacon). 3B - J Upton (2, I Snell). HR - T Clark
(11, 8th inning off D Marte 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - T Clark 2 (31), C Snyder (31),
O Hudson (58). 2-out RBI - C Snyder. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
D Davis 2, C Tracy 1, S Drew 1. GIDP - E Byrnes. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (30, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (O Hudson-T Clark, O Hudson-S Drew-T Clark, J Cirillo-O
Hudson-T Clark).


----------------------------------------------------
PITTSBURGH - 200 000 000 -- 2
ARIZONA - 000 200 11x -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 6 6 2 2 3 7 0 3.87
S Chacon (L, 4-3) 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.99
D Marte 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1.50

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis (W, 9-10) 7 5 2 2 3 3 1 3.81
B Lyon (H, 22) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.85
J Valverde (S, 35) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.66

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 95-57; S Chacon 22-13; D Marte 16-10; D Davis
101-60; B Lyon 10-8; J Valverde 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 8-3; S
Chacon 2-0; D Marte 0-3; D Davis 10-7; B Lyon 2-1; J Valverde 0-1. Batters
faced: I Snell 26; S Chacon 4; D Marte 5; D Davis 27; B Lyon 4; J Valverde 3.


UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

T--2:39. Att--22,316.
Weather: 100 degrees, clear. Wind: 2 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (2) VS ARIZONA (4) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Izturis 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
J Bautista cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260
F Sanchez 2b 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .302
J Bay lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .257
A LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248
R Doumit rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .275
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .240
J Wilson ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265
I Snell p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .111
a-J Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
S Chacon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
D Marte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 2 7 2 3 5 13

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

BATTING: 2B - F Sanchez 2 (28, B Lyon, D Davis). HR - J Bay (18, 1st inning off
D Davis 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Bay 2 (73). 2-out RBI - J Bay 2. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - R Doumit 1, J Bay 1. GIDP - J Castillo, J Bautista.
Team LOB - 5.

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


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237
O Hudson 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .295
E Byrnes lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .301
C Tracy 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .262
B Lyon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Clark 1b 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .236
J Upton rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .320
C Snyder c 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .248
S Drew ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .234
D Davis p 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .073
a-J Cirillo ph-3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 32 4 9 4 3 8 11

a-doubled to right for D Davis in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Cirillo (1, S Chacon). 3B - J Upton (2, I Snell). HR - T Clark
(11, 8th inning off D Marte 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - T Clark 2 (31), C Snyder (31),
O Hudson (58). 2-out RBI - C Snyder. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
D Davis 2, C Tracy 1, S Drew 1. GIDP - E Byrnes. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - E Byrnes (30, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino).

FIELDING: DP: 3 (O Hudson-T Clark, O Hudson-S Drew-T Clark, J Cirillo-O
Hudson-T Clark).


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PITTSBURGH - 200 000 000 -- 2
ARIZONA - 000 200 11x -- 4
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 6 6 2 2 3 7 0 3.87
S Chacon (L, 4-3) 2/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.99
D Marte 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 1.50

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
D Davis (W, 9-10) 7 5 2 2 3 3 1 3.81
B Lyon (H, 22) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.85
J Valverde (S, 35) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.66

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 95-57; S Chacon 22-13; D Marte 16-10; D Davis
101-60; B Lyon 10-8; J Valverde 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 8-3; S
Chacon 2-0; D Marte 0-3; D Davis 10-7; B Lyon 2-1; J Valverde 0-1. Batters
faced: I Snell 26; S Chacon 4; D Marte 5; D Davis 27; B Lyon 4; J Valverde 3.


UMPIRES: HP--Kerwin Danley. 1B--Angel Campos. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Dana
Demuth.

T--2:39. Att--22,316.
Weather: 100 degrees, clear. Wind: 2 mph, in from
right.</div>

 

Davis strong as Diamondbacks increase NL West lead

<h3>ARIZONA 4, PITTSBURGH 2</h3>PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Jeff Cirillo scored the winning runand Doug Davis tossed seven strong innings as the ArizonaDiamondbacks slipped past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-2, onThursday.


Tony Clark homered and drove in a pair and Orlando Hudson platedthe go-ahead run in the seventh for the Diamondbacks, who havewon seven of their last nine games to push their record to65-51, three games better than second-place San Diego (61-53) inthe National League West Division.


Cirillo, who was claimed off waivers from the Minnesota Twinsearlier in the week, made an immediate impact with his new team.Pinch-hitting for Davis, the veteran infielder doubled offPirates reliever Shawn Chacon (4-3) in the seventh.

"I have come to grips at this point of my career that I am moreof a piece and I will do whatever (Diamondbacks manager BobMelvin) wants me to do," Cirillo said. "You're slappinghigh-five with guys and you are pulling for guys, yet you don'thave anything you have done to contribute. It is nice and I amexcited."


Cirillo moved to third when Chris Young grounded out to theright side and trotted home one batter later on Hudson's singleup the middle, snapping a 2-2 deadlock and putting Arizona inposition to move 14 games over .500 for the first time sincewinning the NL West in 2002.


"Chris Young's at-bat was huge," Hudson said. "Jeff Cirillo hasbeen around and doing it for so long in clutch situations. Ijust happened to come up and got a pretty good pitch to hit.The one-run games that we lost are now coming in our favor.That is what happens in baseball."


Hudson's RBI made a winner of Davis (9-10), who has not lostsince July 5. The veteran lefthander yielded two runs and fivehits while striking out three and issuing three walks.

Chacon, who has given up runs in his last six appearances,allowed one run and two hits while recording just two outs.

"I just have to fight through it," Chacon said. "It is not likeit has been terrible. It always seems like it is one or twopitches each time out."


Brandon Lyon turned in a scoreless eighth and Jose Valverdepitched a flawless ninth for his major league-leading 35th save.

Davis has been in a groove recently, posting a 4-0 mark with a2.67 ERA in his last six starts.


"He really just made one bad pitch to (Jason) Bay. After that,he settled down beautifully," Melvin said. "His ball-strikeratio wasn't good early, but he got better as the game went on,and it was nice to reward him with a win because he pitched wellenough to earn it."


Davis had trouble finding his rhythm in the first inning, andthe Pirates took advantage. With two outs, Freddy Sanchezdoubled to left-center and Bay followed with his 18th homer ofthe season, a 370-foot shot over the left field wall that gavePittsburgh a 2-0 lead.


"We put the two runs up in the first inning but couldn't doanything else the rest of the night," Pirates manager Jim Tracysaid. "The rest of the night, they put up eight zeros againstus. The key of the game was in the sixth, when we had people inplace to do something very good and couldn't. That has hauntedus all year."


But that was all the offense Pittsburgh could muster off Davis.

"I was one pitch away from greatness," Davis said. "I threw afastball that was middle in and in (Bay's) happy place. Istarted throwing strikes, our defense was awesome and myoff-speed pitches were getting ground balls. The defense madedouble plays, and that helped me get out of jams."

Arizona tied the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning with foursingles against Pirates starter Ian Snell, who did not give up ahit over the first three frames. Clark and Chris Snyderknocked in the runs during the fourth-inning rally.

Snell worked six innings, surrendering two runs and six hitswhile striking out seven.