GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (53-70) at COLORADO (63-61)

NL: PITTSBURGH (53-70) at COLORADO (63-61)

<h3>Armas hopes to extend Pirates' winning streak</h3>

<div class="pre">Pittsburgh (53-70) at Colorado (63-61) 9:05 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) - August has been good to Tony Armas, Jr. andhis Pittsburgh Pirates. They hope it can continue on Tuesday asthey continue their four-game series with the Colorado Rockies.

The Pirates, 11-8 this month, are on pace for their first winningmonth in part due to their three-game winning streak. Part ofthat success can be attributed to Armas (2-3, 6.58 ERA), who is2-0 with a 5.40 ERA since being inserted into the rotation onAugust 1. Prior to August, the righthander was 0-3 with a 6.93ERA in 20 appearances, including seven starts.


Armas will need to reverse his track record against the Rockies,however, as he is 2-2 with a 7.26 ERA in nine career starts andone relief appearances. He escaped without receiving adecision in Thursday's 10-7 win against the New York Metsdespite surrendering five runs and six hits over 2 2/3 inningsas his offense overcame an early 5-0 deficit.


The Rockies will counter with Elmer Dessens (1-1, 7.32), whowill be making just his second start for Colorado since beingrecalled from the minors on Thursday in place of the injuredAaron Cook. In that outing, he surrendered five runs and sixhits with four strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings in a 11-9 loss atSan Diego.


The veteran righthander is 3-6 with a 4.60 ERA in 22 totalappearances - 11 starts and 11 relief appearances - against thePirates.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

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

PITTSBURGH COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nate Mclouth CF .246 7 25 Ryan Spilborghs CF .325 10 43
Jose Bautista 3B .256 10 43 Ian Stewart 3B .286 0 2
Freddy Sanchez 2B .305 8 56 Matt Holliday LF .333 21 96
Adam Laroche 1B .263 18 71 Todd Helton 1B .298 12 68
Xavier Nady RF .292 15 63 Troy Tulowitzki SS .291 16 66
Jason Bay LF .250 18 79 Brad Hawpe RF .292 21 83
Ronny Paulino C .242 9 40 Yorvit Torrealba C .265 6 33
Cesar Izturis SS .256 0 9 Jamey Carroll 2B .231 2 19
Tony Armas RHP .214 0 2 Elmer Dessens RHP .000 0 0
(2-3, 6.58) (1-1, 7.32)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: PIT - TONY ARMAS (2-3, 6.58)
COL - ELMER DESSENS (1-1, 7.32)

UMPIRES: HP - ANDY FLETCHER
1B - MIKE REILLY
2B - BRIAN KNIGHT
3B - ERIC COOPER

WEATHER: 95 Degrees, clear
WIND: 5 mph, out to center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: PIT - TONY ARMAS AND RONNY PAULINO
COL - ELMER DESSENS AND YORVIT TORREALBA

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.246, 7 HR, 25 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.256, 10 HR, 43 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.305, 8 HR, 56 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TONY ARMAS
COL - ELMER DESSENS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGHS (.325, 10 HR, 43 RBI)
I STEWART (.286, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.333, 21 HR, 96 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Bautista 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 5 0 2 0 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (31, E Dessens). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Bay 2. Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325
I Stewart 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Armas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.58

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
E Dessens 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 6.97

Pitches-strikes: E Dessens 27-15. Ground balls-fly balls: E Dessens 2-1.
Batters faced: E Dessens 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 91 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PIT - TONY ARMAS
COL - ELMER DESSENS</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TONY ARMAS
COL - ELMER DESSENS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R PAULINO (.242, 9 HR, 40 RBI)
C IZTURIS (.256, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
T ARMAS (.214, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Bautista 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
T Armas p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214

Totals 5 0 2 0 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (31, E Dessens). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Bay 2. Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
I Stewart 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Armas 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.47

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
E Dessens 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 6.97

Pitches-strikes: T Armas 17-10; E Dessens 27-15. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Armas 1-1; E Dessens 2-1. Batters faced: T Armas 3; E Dessens 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 91 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 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
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 2 0
COLORADO 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TONY ARMAS
COL - ELMER DESSENS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.298, 12 HR, 68 RBI)
T TULOWITZKI (.291, 16 HR, 66 RBI)
B HAWPE (.292, 21 HR, 83 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Bautista 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
T Armas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (31, E Dessens). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Bay 2. Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
I Stewart 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hawpe rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Armas 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.47

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
E Dessens 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 6.65

Pitches-strikes: T Armas 17-10; E Dessens 35-19. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Armas 1-1; E Dessens 5-1. Batters faced: T Armas 3; E Dessens 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 91 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TONY ARMAS
COL - ELMER DESSENS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.245, 0-FOR-1)
J BAUTISTA (.258, 1-FOR-1)
F SANCHEZ (.304, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Bautista 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .292
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
T Armas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 0 4

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (31, E Dessens). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Bay 2. Team LOB - 3.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
I Stewart 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
COLORADO - 00 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Armas 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6.38

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
E Dessens 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 6.65

Pitches-strikes: T Armas 28-18; E Dessens 35-19. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Armas 1-2; E Dessens 5-1. Batters faced: T Armas 6; E Dessens 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 91 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY NATE MCLOUTH (8) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 3RD OFF ELMER DESSENS.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1, COLORADO 0

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.258, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TONY ARMAS
COL - ELMER DESSENS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: Y TORREALBA (.265, 6 HR, 33 RBI)
J CARROLL (.231, 2 HR, 19 RBI)
E DESSENS (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248
J Bautista 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .258
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .265
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .291
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
T Armas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 12 1 3 1 2 2 5

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (31, E Dessens). HR - N Mclouth (8, 3rd inning off E
Dessens 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - N McLouth (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Bay 2. Team LOB - 4.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324
I Stewart 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hawpe rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .292
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 3 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 001 -- 1
COLORADO - 00 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Armas 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 6.38

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
E Dessens 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 6.75

Pitches-strikes: T Armas 28-18; E Dessens 55-32. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Armas 1-2; E Dessens 6-1. Batters faced: T Armas 6; E Dessens 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 91 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
GRAND SLAM BY IAN STEWART (1) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN THE 3RD
OFF TONY ARMAS SCORED YORVIT TORREALBA, JAMEY CARROLL AND RYAN
SPILBORGHS.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1, COLORADO 4

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.333, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TONY ARMAS
COL - ELMER DESSENS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.249, 0-FOR-1)
R PAULINO (.241, 0-FOR-1)
C IZTURIS (.255, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (1) VS COLORADO (4) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .248
J Bautista 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .258
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .265
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .291
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
T Armas p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200

Totals 12 1 3 1 2 2 5

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (31, E Dessens). HR - N Mclouth (8, 3rd inning off E
Dessens 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - N McLouth (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Bay 2. Team LOB - 4.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs cf 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .324
I Stewart 3b 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .333
M Holliday lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .334
T Helton 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .297
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
B Hawpe rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .291
Y Torrealba c 2 1 1 0 0 0 3 .266
J Carroll 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235
E Dessens p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 12 4 4 4 2 3 6

BATTING: 2B - M Holliday (43, T Armas). HR - I Stewart (1, 3rd inning off T
Armas 3 on, 1 Out). S - E Dessens. RBI - I Stewart 4 (6). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - Y Torrealba 2. Team LOB - 3.


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PITTSBURGH - 001 -- 1
COLORADO - 004 -- 4
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Armas 3 4 4 4 2 3 1 6.82

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
E Dessens 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 6.75

HBP - T Tulowitzki (by T Armas). Pitches-strikes: T Armas 64-35; E Dessens
55-32. Ground balls-fly balls: T Armas 3-3; E Dessens 6-1. Batters faced: T
Armas 16; E Dessens 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Eric
Cooper.

Weather: 91 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TONY ARMAS
COL - ELMER DESSENS

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J CARROLL (.235, 1-FOR-1)
E DESSENS (.000, 0-FOR-0, SAC)
R SPILBORGHS (.324, 0-FOR-1, BB)</div>