GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (64-56) at PITTSBURGH (50-69)

NL: PHILADELPHIA (64-56) at PITTSBURGH (50-69)

<h3>Phillies to face Pirates, Gorzelanny</h3>

Philadelphia (64-56) at Pittsburgh (50-69) 7:05 pm EDT

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies are fightingto stay in the race in the National League East. They willcontinue the battle on Friday when they visit the PittsburghPirates.


The Phillies pulled out a 4-2 victory over the WashingtonNationals on Thursday to climb within three games of the NewYork Mets (67-53) in the East.


Philadelphia's offense will have a tough test on Friday againstone of the top young pitchers in the National League -Pittsburgh's Tom Gorzelanny (11-6, 3.29 ERA). The 25-year-oldlefthander tossed his first career shutout last Sunday, allowingjust five hits while striking out four at San Francisco.

Gorzelanny has never faced Philadelphia and has had mixedsuccess against the rest of the NL East this season, picking upwins against Florida and Washington while getting knocked aroundby New York and Atlanta.


The Phillies will counter with J.D. Durbin (4-2, 5.73). Therighthander returns to the rotation in place of struggling AdamEaton, who was placed on the disabled list on Wednesday withshoulder inflammation.


Durbin won three straight starts in June, including a five-hitshutout at San Diego on June 22. In his last start on June 28,he picked up a win against the Pirates despite allowing fiveruns and seven hits in five frames.

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

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

PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jimmy Rollins SS .288 21 69 Nate Mclouth CF .247 7 23
Tadahito Iguchi 2B .307 1 5 Freddy Sanchez 2B .302 7 48
Pat Burrell LF .261 17 61 Adam Laroche 1B .255 18 69
Ryan Howard 1B .263 33 98 Jason Bay LF .255 18 78
Aaron Rowand CF .308 19 65 Jose Bautista RF .260 9 41
Jayson Werth RF .252 5 19 Jose Castillo 3B .264 0 19
Wes Helms 3B .253 5 36 Ronny Paulino C .242 8 38
Chris Coste C .333 2 11 Cesar Izturis SS .253 0 9
J.D. Durbin RHP .364 0 0 Tom Gorzelanny LHP .067 0 3
(4-2, 5.73) (11-6, 3.29)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: PHI - J.D. DURBIN (4-2, 5.73)
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY (11-6, 3.29)

UMPIRES: HP - SAM HOLBROOK
1B - RANDY MARSH
2B - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT
3B - BRIAN KNIGHT

WEATHER: 79 Degrees, clear
WIND: 12 mph, out to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: PHI - J.D. DURBIN AND CHRIS COSTE
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.288, 21 HR, 69 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.307, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
P BURRELL (.261, 17 HR, 61 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - J.D. DURBIN
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.247, 7 HR, 23 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.302, 7 HR, 48 RBI)
A LAROCHE (.255, 18 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364

Totals 3 0 0 0 2 0 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 1. Team LOB - 2.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.73

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.27

Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 25-11. Ground balls-fly balls: T Gorzelanny
1-2. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PHI - J.D. DURBIN
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY FREDDY SANCHEZ SCORED NATE MCLOUTH.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F SANCHEZ ON FIRST, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 0
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.255, 18 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - J.D. DURBIN
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.252, 5 HR, 19 RBI)
W HELMS (.253, 5 HR, 36 RBI)
C COSTE (.333, 2 HR, 11 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
J Werth rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
W Helms 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364

Totals 3 0 0 0 2 0 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Howard).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 3 1 1 1 1 0 1

BATTING: RBI - F Sanchez (49). Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.82

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3.27

Pitches-strikes: J Durbin 14-7; T Gorzelanny 25-11. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Durbin 0-2; T Gorzelanny 1-2. Batters faced: J Durbin 4; T Gorzelanny 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - J.D. DURBIN
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.260, 9 HR, 41 RBI)
J CASTILLO (.264, 0 HR, 19 RBI)
R PAULINO (.242, 8 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (0) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
W Helms 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Coste c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342
J Durbin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 0 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Howard).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 3 1 1 1 1 0 1

BATTING: RBI - F Sanchez (49). Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 00 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.82

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3.25

Pitches-strikes: J Durbin 14-7; T Gorzelanny 35-18. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Durbin 0-2; T Gorzelanny 1-5. Batters faced: J Durbin 4; T Gorzelanny 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - J.D. DURBIN
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.287, 0-FOR-1)
T IGUCHI (.307, 0-FOR-0, BB)
P BURRELL (.261, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (0) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .307
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
W Helms 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Coste c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342
J Durbin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 0 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Howard).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Bautista rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 6 1 1 1 1 0 1

BATTING: RBI - F Sanchez (49). Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 00 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.67

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3.25

Pitches-strikes: J Durbin 26-15; T Gorzelanny 35-18. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Durbin 2-3; T Gorzelanny 1-5. Batters faced: J Durbin 7; T Gorzelanny 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY PAT BURRELL SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, P BURRELL ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
PITTSBURGH 1 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: R HOWARD (.262, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - J.D. DURBIN
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C IZTURIS (.253, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
T GORZELANNY (.067, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.247, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (1) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303
P Burrell lf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .263
R Howard 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .261
A Rowand cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .306
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
W Helms 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Coste c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342
J Durbin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333

Totals 12 1 3 1 2 0 8

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (28, T Gorzelanny); P Burrell (20, T Gorzelanny). RBI -
P Burrell (62). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 2. Team LOB
- 4.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (R Howard).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Bautista rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 6 1 1 1 1 0 1

BATTING: RBI - F Sanchez (49). Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 001 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 5.67

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 3.29

Pitches-strikes: J Durbin 26-15; T Gorzelanny 51-28. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Durbin 2-3; T Gorzelanny 2-7. Batters faced: J Durbin 7; T Gorzelanny 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY FREDDY SANCHEZ SCORED CESAR IZTURIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N MCLOUTH ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.254, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - J.D. DURBIN
PIT - TOM GORZELANNY

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J WERTH (.250, 0-FOR-1)
W HELMS (.252, 0-FOR-1)
C COSTE (.342, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (1) VS PITTSBURGH (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .303
P Burrell lf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .263
R Howard 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .261
A Rowand cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .306
J Werth rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
W Helms 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
C Coste c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342
J Durbin p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333

Totals 12 1 3 1 2 0 8

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (28, T Gorzelanny); P Burrell (20, T Gorzelanny). RBI -
P Burrell (62). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 2. Team LOB
- 4.

FIELDING: PB - C Coste. DP: 1 (R Howard).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .247
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Bautista rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Izturis ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .256
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067

Totals 8 2 2 2 2 0 3

BATTING: S - T Gorzelanny. SF - F Sanchez. RBI - F Sanchez 2 (50). Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - A LaRoche 1. Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - N McLouth (10, 2nd base off J Durbin/C Coste).


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PHILADELPHIA - 001 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 101 -- 2
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Durbin 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 5.75

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 3.29

Pitches-strikes: J Durbin 45-25; T Gorzelanny 51-28. Ground balls-fly balls:
J Durbin 4-4; T Gorzelanny 2-7. Batters faced: J Durbin 12; T Gorzelanny 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B--Brian
Knight.

Weather: 78 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>