GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (65-56) at PITTSBURGH (50-70)

NL: PHILADELPHIA (65-56) at PITTSBURGH (50-70)

<h3>Phillies look to stay in playoff chase against Pirates</h3>

<div class="pre">Philadelphia (65-56) at Pittsburgh (50-70) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Philadelphia Phillies climbed into atie for the National League wild card on Friday. They will lookto stay there when they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates onSaturday.


The Phillies did what they do best on Friday, outslugging thePirates en route to an 11-8 victory. That win pushed them intoa tie with the San Diego Padres (65-56) in the wild card raceand left them three games behind the New York Mets (68-53) inthe NL East.


Philadelphia leads the National League in runs scored and ranksnear the top in batting average, often bailing out a pitchingstaff that ranks 12th in the NL with a 4.76 ERA.


Trying to improve on that team ERA on Saturday will be veteranJamie Moyer (11-8, 4.68 ERA). The 44-year-old lefthander hasearned wins in each of his last four decisions, compiling a 3.48ERA over that span.


Moyer counts a win over the Pirates during the stretch, holdingthem to an unearned run and six hits over seven frames of an 8-1win on July 27.


Pittsburgh will counter with lefthander Paul Maholm (8-14,4.38). The 25-year-old former first-round pick is coming off acomplete game victory over the San Francisco Giants in which hesurrendered one run and three hits last Sunday.


He is 1-1 with a 5.73 ERA in two career starts against thePhillies.

 

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

PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jimmy Rollins SS .290 21 70 Jose Bautista CF .260 10 43
Tadahito Iguchi 2B .316 1 7 Freddy Sanchez 2B .302 7 51
Pat Burrell LF .267 18 64 Jason Bay LF .253 18 78
Ryan Howard 1B .260 33 98 Xavier Nady RF .286 15 60
Aaron Rowand CF .309 20 68 Adam Laroche 1B .254 18 69
Jayson Werth RF .258 5 19 Ronny Paulino C .243 9 39
Carlos Ruiz C .260 4 42 Jose Castillo 3B .258 0 19
Abraham Nunez 3B .245 0 15 Jack Wilson SS .268 6 34
Jamie Moyer LHP .140 0 2 Paul Maholm LHP .188 0 4
(11-8, 4.68) (8-14, 4.38)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER (11-8, 4.68)
PIT - PAUL MAHOLM (8-14, 4.38)

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

WEATHER: 71 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 6 mph, out to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER AND CARLOS RUIZ
PIT - PAUL MAHOLM AND RONNY PAULINO

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.290, 21 HR, 70 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.316, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
P BURRELL (.267, 18 HR, 64 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN HOWARD SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R HOWARD ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1
PITTSBURGH 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.309, 20 HR, 68 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY JAYSON WERTH (6) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
IN THE 1ST OFF PAUL MAHOLM SCORED RYAN HOWARD AND AARON ROWAND.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4, PITTSBURGH 0

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C RUIZ (.260, 4 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
PIT - PAUL MAHOLM

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.260, 10 HR, 43 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.302, 7 HR, 51 RBI)
J BAY (.253, 18 HR, 78 RBI)</div>

 

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262
A Rowand cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310
J Werth rf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .263
C Ruiz c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
A Nunez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
J Moyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .138

Totals 9 4 6 4 0 1 3

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (30, P Maholm). HR - J Werth (6, 1st inning off P
Maholm 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Howard (99), J Werth 3 (22). 2-out RBI - R Howard,
J Werth 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Moyer 1. Team LOB - 2.



PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
P Maholm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 4 -- 4
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.68

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 1 6 4 4 0 1 1 4.59

Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 26-16. Ground balls-fly balls: P Maholm 1-1.
Batters faced: P Maholm 9.

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

Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
PIT - PAUL MAHOLM</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY JASON BAY SCORED JOSE BAUTISTA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BAY ON SECOND, F SANCHEZ ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.286, 15 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY XAVIER NADY SCORED FREDDY SANCHEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, X NADY ON FIRST, J BAY ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.254, 18 HR, 69 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY ADAM LAROCHE SCORED JASON BAY.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, X NADY ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
PITTSBURGH 3 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R PAULINO (.243, 9 HR, 39 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY RONNY PAULINO SCORED XAVIER NADY.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 4
PITTSBURGH 4 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J CASTILLO (.258, 0 HR, 19 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
PIT - PAUL MAHOLM

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.291, 1-FOR-1)
T IGUCHI (.313, 0-FOR-1)
P BURRELL (.266, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266
R Howard 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .262
A Rowand cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310
J Werth rf 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .263
C Ruiz c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
A Nunez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
J Moyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .138

Totals 9 4 6 4 0 1 3

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (30, P Maholm). HR - J Werth (6, 1st inning off P
Maholm 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Howard (99), J Werth 3 (22). 2-out RBI - R Howard,
J Werth 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Moyer 1. Team LOB - 2.



PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303
J Bay lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254
X Nady rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .288
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256
R Paulino c 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .242
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
P Maholm p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184

Totals 7 4 4 4 2 2 4

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (19, J Moyer); A LaRoche (27, J Moyer). RBI - J Bay (79), X
Nady (61), A LaRoche (70), R Paulino (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - P Maholm 1. Team LOB - 2.


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PHILADELPHIA - 4 -- 4
PITTSBURGH - 4 -- 4
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 1 4 4 4 2 2 0 4.89

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 1 6 4 4 0 1 1 4.59

IBB - J Wilson (by J Moyer). Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 38-21; P Maholm 26-16.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Moyer 1-0; P Maholm 1-1. Batters faced: J Moyer 9; P
Maholm 9.

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

Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY PAT BURRELL (19) TO LEFT CENTER WITH 1
OUT IN THE 2ND OFF PAUL MAHOLM SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 6, PITTSBURGH 4

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

 

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<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (6) VS PITTSBURGH (4) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .291
T Iguchi 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
P Burrell lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .269
R Howard 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261
A Rowand cf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .310
J Werth rf 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .261
C Ruiz c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
A Nunez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
J Moyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .138

Totals 13 6 7 6 2 1 5

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (30, P Maholm). HR - J Werth (6, 1st inning off P
Maholm 2 on, 2 Out), P Burrell (19, 2nd inning off P Maholm 1 on, 1 Out). RBI -
R Howard (99), J Werth 3 (22), P Burrell 2 (66). 2-out RBI - R Howard, J Werth
3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Moyer 1. Team LOB - 3.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .260
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303
J Bay lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254
X Nady rf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .288
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256
R Paulino c 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .242
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
P Maholm p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184

Totals 7 4 4 4 2 2 4

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (19, J Moyer); A LaRoche (27, J Moyer). RBI - J Bay (79), X
Nady (61), A LaRoche (70), R Paulino (40). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - P Maholm 1. Team LOB - 2.


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PHILADELPHIA - 42 -- 6
PITTSBURGH - 4 -- 4
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 1 4 4 4 2 2 0 4.89

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 2 7 6 6 2 1 2 4.68

IBB - J Wilson (by J Moyer). Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 38-21; P Maholm 53-31.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Moyer 1-0; P Maholm 2-3. Batters faced: J Moyer 9; P
Maholm 15.

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

Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 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 4 2 6 7 0
PITTSBURGH 4 4 4 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
PIT - PAUL MAHOLM

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.260, 0-FOR-0, BB)
F SANCHEZ (.303, 1-FOR-1)
J BAY (.254, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - JAMIE MOYER
PIT - PAUL MAHOLM

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: C RUIZ (.263, 1-FOR-1)
A NUNEZ (.249, 1-FOR-1)
J MOYER (.138, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">PHILADELPHIA (6) VS PITTSBURGH (4) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .291
T Iguchi 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .309
P Burrell lf 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 .269
R Howard 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .261
A Rowand cf 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .310
J Werth rf 2 1 1 3 0 0 1 .261
C Ruiz c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263
A Nunez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249
J Moyer p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .138

Totals 13 6 7 6 2 1 5

BATTING: 2B - J Rollins (30, P Maholm). HR - J Werth (6, 1st inning off P
Maholm 2 on, 2 Out), P Burrell (19, 2nd inning off P Maholm 1 on, 1 Out). RBI -
R Howard (99), J Werth 3 (22), P Burrell 2 (66). 2-out RBI - R Howard, J Werth
3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Moyer 1. Team LOB - 3.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista cf 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .259
F Sanchez 2b 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .305
J Bay lf 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .254
X Nady rf 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 .287
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .256
R Paulino c 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .242
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .268
P Maholm p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .184

Totals 11 4 5 4 2 3 6

BATTING: 2B - J Bay (19, J Moyer); A LaRoche (27, J Moyer); F Sanchez (32, J
Moyer). RBI - J Bay (79), X Nady (61), A LaRoche (70), R Paulino (40). Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - P Maholm 1. Team LOB - 3.


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PHILADELPHIA - 42 -- 6
PITTSBURGH - 40 -- 4
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
J Moyer 2 5 4 4 2 3 0 4.86

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 2 7 6 6 2 1 2 4.68

IBB - J Wilson (by J Moyer). Pitches-strikes: J Moyer 56-31; P Maholm 53-31.
Ground balls-fly balls: J Moyer 3-0; P Maholm 2-3. Batters faced: J Moyer 13; P
Maholm 15.

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

Weather: 71 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, out to right.</div>