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

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Spilborghs in left field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
COLORADO 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C Izturis (.254, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE
COL: RAMON ORTIZ (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 9

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C IZTURIS (.254, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Ortiz relieved T Buchholz.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
COLORADO 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C Izturis (.254, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Sullivan in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
COLORADO 9 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C Izturis (.254, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
COLORADO 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 x 9 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - TONY ARMAS, SHANE YOUMAN (5TH), FRANQUELIS OSORIA (8TH) AND
RONNY PAULINO, CARLOS MALDONADO (8TH)

COL - ELMER DESSENS, TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (5TH), RAMON ORTIZ
(9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA

HOME RUNS: PIT - NATE MCLOUTH (8) OFF ELMER DESSENS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

COL - IAN STEWART (1) OFF TONY ARMAS IN THE 3RD, 3 ON
MATT HOLLIDAY (22) OFF TONY ARMAS IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
TROY TULOWITZKI (17) OFF SHANE YOUMAN IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
BRAD HAWPE (22) OFF SHANE YOUMAN IN THE 7TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
COLORADO 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 x 9 12 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - TONY ARMAS, SHANE YOUMAN (5TH), FRANQUELIS OSORIA (8TH) AND
RONNY PAULINO, CARLOS MALDONADO (8TH)

COL - ELMER DESSENS, TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (5TH), RAMON ORTIZ
(9TH) AND YORVIT TORREALBA


WP - TAYLOR BUCHHOLZ (6-4)
LP - TONY ARMAS (2-4)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PIT - NATE MCLOUTH (8) OFF ELMER DESSENS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON

COL - IAN STEWART (1) OFF TONY ARMAS IN THE 3RD, 3 ON
MATT HOLLIDAY (22) OFF TONY ARMAS IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
TROY TULOWITZKI (17) OFF SHANE YOUMAN IN THE 7TH, 0 ON
BRAD HAWPE (22) OFF SHANE YOUMAN IN THE 7TH, 0 ON


TIME: 2:47 ATT: 21,136

PROBABLES: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY (11-7, 3.48)
COL - JOSH FOGG (7-8, 4.82)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (2) VS COLORADO (9) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .249
J Bautista 3b-lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .302
C Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A LaRoche 1b 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .266
X Nady rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .292
J Bay lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .248
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
a-M Kata ph-2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
R Paulino c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
F Osoria p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Izturis ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .257
T Armas p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
J Castillo 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Totals 34 2 8 2 3 4 10

a-singled to right for S Youman in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - A LaRoche (31, E Dessens); N McLouth (17, E Dessens). HR - N
Mclouth (8, 3rd inning off E Dessens 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - N McLouth (26), F
Sanchez (57). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bay 3. GIDP - J
Castillo. Team LOB - 8.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Spilborghs cf-lf 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 .318
I Stewart 3b 5 1 2 4 0 2 0 .333
M Holliday lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .336
R Ortiz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Helton 1b 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .298
T Tulowitzki ss 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .293
B Hawpe rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .293
Y Torrealba c 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .268
J Carroll 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232
E Dessens p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T Buchholz p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .130
a-C Sullivan ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315

Totals 35 9 12 9 4 8 11

a-grounded to second for T Buchholz in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - M Holliday (43, T Armas); T Tulowitzki (20, T Armas). HR - I
Stewart (1, 3rd inning off T Armas 3 on, 1 Out), M Holliday (22, 5th inning off
T Armas 0 on, 1 Out), T Tulowitzki (17, 7th inning off S Youman 0 on, 1 Out), B
Hawpe (22, 7th inning off S Youman 0 on, 1 Out). S - E Dessens. RBI - I Stewart
4 (6), M Holliday (97), Y Torrealba 2 (35), T Tulowitzki (67), B Hawpe (84).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Torrealba 2, T Buchholz 2, T
Tulowitzki 2. Team LOB - 8.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Carroll-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).


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PITTSBURGH - 001 010 000 -- 2
COLORADO - 004 030 20x -- 9
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Armas (L, 2-4) 4 1/3 8 7 7 3 4 2 7.08
S Youman 2 2/3 2 2 2 0 2 2 5.84
F Osoria 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.68

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
E Dessens 4 2/3 6 2 2 3 2 1 6.66
T Buchholz (W, 6-4) 3 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.25
R Ortiz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

IBB - B Hawpe (by T Armas). HBP - T Tulowitzki (by T Armas). Pitches-strikes:
T Armas 104-57; S Youman 32-22; F Osoria 20-12; E Dessens 78-45; T Buchholz
45-32; R Ortiz 7-6. Ground balls-fly balls: T Armas 4-5; S Youman 4-2; F Osoria
1-0; E Dessens 9-3; T Buchholz 1-7; R Ortiz 3-0. Batters faced: T Armas 25; S
Youman 10; F Osoria 6; E Dessens 23; T Buchholz 11; R Ortiz 3.

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

T--2:47. Att--21,136.
Weather: 91 degrees, clear. Wind: 3 mph, right to
left.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PITTSBURGH 2
COLORADO 9 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PITTSBURGH (2) AT COLORADO (9) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PITTSBURGH 3RD: N McLouth homered to right. J Bautista struck out
swinging. F Sanchez struck out looking. A LaRoche walked. X Nady grounded
out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 3RD: Y Torrealba singled to left. J Carroll singled to center,
Y Torrealba to second. E Dessens sacrificed to first, Y Torrealba to third,
J Carroll to second. R Spilborghs walked. I Stewart homered to left,
Y Torrealba, J Carroll and R Spilborghs scored. M Holliday doubled to deep
center. T Helton walked. T Tulowitzki hit by pitch, M Holliday to third,
T Helton to second. B Hawpe lined out to shortstop. Y Torrealba grounded out to
third. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, COLORADO 4.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: N McLouth doubled to deep right. J Bautista fouled out to
right, N McLouth to third. F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop, N McLouth
scored. A LaRoche singled to left. X Nady singled to center, A LaRoche to
second. T Buchholz relieved E Dessens. J Bay fouled out to third. (1 Run,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 4.

COLORADO 5TH: I Stewart struck out swinging. M Holliday homered to left.
T Helton reached on infield single to third. T Tulowitzki doubled to center,
T Helton to third. B Hawpe intentionally walked. Y Torrealba singled to left,
T Helton and T Tulowitzki scored, B Hawpe to second. J Bautista in left field.
S Youman relieved T Armas. J Castillo at third base. J Carroll grounded out to
third, B Hawpe to third, Y Torrealba to second. T Buchholz struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 7.

COLORADO 7TH: T Helton grounded out to first. T Tulowitzki homered to
left. B Hawpe homered to center. Y Torrealba fouled out to pitcher.
J Carroll flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 9.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

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PITTSBURGH (2) AT COLORADO (9) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- N McLouth CF, J Bautista 3B, F Sanchez 2B,
A LaRoche 1B, X Nady RF, J Bay LF, R Paulino C, C Izturis SS, T Armas RHP.

Colorado Starting Lineups -- R Spilborghs CF, I Stewart 3B, M Holliday LF,
T Helton 1B, T Tulowitzki SS, B Hawpe RF, Y Torrealba C, J Carroll 2B, E Dessens RHP.

Umpires -- Andy Fletcher (HP), Mike Reilly (1B), Brian Knight (2B), Eric Cooper (3B).

Gametime Weather: 91 degrees, Clear, wind right to left at 3 mph.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: N McLouth grounded out to first. J Bautista singled to
center. F Sanchez grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Bautista out at
second. A LaRoche doubled to deep right, F Sanchez to third. X Nady walked.
J Bay flied out to left. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 1ST: R Spilborghs struck out looking. I Stewart grounded out to
shortstop. M Holliday popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 0, COLORADO 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: R Paulino grounded out to shortstop. C Izturis grounded
out to first. T Armas grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 0, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 2ND: T Helton struck out swinging. T Tulowitzki flied out to
center. B Hawpe struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0,
COLORADO 0.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: N McLouth homered to right. J Bautista struck out
swinging. F Sanchez struck out looking. A LaRoche walked. X Nady grounded
out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 3RD: Y Torrealba singled to left. J Carroll singled to center,
Y Torrealba to second. E Dessens sacrificed to first, Y Torrealba to third,
J Carroll to second. R Spilborghs walked. I Stewart homered to left,
Y Torrealba, J Carroll and R Spilborghs scored. M Holliday doubled to deep
center. T Helton walked. T Tulowitzki hit by pitch, M Holliday to third,
T Helton to second. B Hawpe lined out to shortstop. Y Torrealba grounded out to
third. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, COLORADO 4.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: J Bay grounded out to third. R Paulino lined out to left.
C Izturis walked. T Armas grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 1, COLORADO 4.

COLORADO 4TH: J Carroll lined out to third. E Dessens grounded out to
third. R Spilborghs flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 1, COLORADO 4.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: N McLouth doubled to deep right. J Bautista fouled out to
right, N McLouth to third. F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop, N McLouth
scored. A LaRoche singled to left. X Nady singled to center, A LaRoche to
second. T Buchholz relieved E Dessens. J Bay fouled out to third. (1 Run,
3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 4.

COLORADO 5TH: I Stewart struck out swinging. M Holliday homered to left.
T Helton reached on infield single to third. T Tulowitzki doubled to center,
T Helton to third. B Hawpe intentionally walked. Y Torrealba singled to left,
T Helton and T Tulowitzki scored, B Hawpe to second. J Bautista in left field.
S Youman relieved T Armas. J Castillo at third base. J Carroll grounded out to
third, B Hawpe to third, Y Torrealba to second. T Buchholz struck out
swinging. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 7.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: R Paulino popped out to shortstop. C Izturis popped out to
third. J Castillo flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2,
COLORADO 7.

COLORADO 6TH: R Spilborghs grounded out to shortstop. I Stewart struck out
looking. M Holliday grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 7.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: N McLouth grounded out to third. J Bautista flied out to
right. F Sanchez flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2,
COLORADO 7.

COLORADO 7TH: T Helton grounded out to first. T Tulowitzki homered to
left. B Hawpe homered to center. Y Torrealba fouled out to pitcher.
J Carroll flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 9.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: A LaRoche struck out swinging. X Nady struck out swinging.
M Kata hit for S Youman. M Kata singled to right. R Paulino fouled out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 9.

COLORADO 8TH: C Maldonado catching. M Kata at second base. F Osoria
relieved S Youman. C Sullivan hit for T Buchholz. C Sullivan grounded out to
second. R Spilborghs struck out swinging. I Stewart singled to center.
M Holliday singled to right, I Stewart to third. T Helton walked, M Holliday to
second. T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 9.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: R Spilborghs in left field. R Ortiz relieved T Buchholz.
C Sullivan in center field. C Izturis singled to right. J Castillo grounded into
double play, second to shortstop to first, C Izturis out at second. N McLouth
grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 9.</div>

 

Stewart's grand slam powers Rockies past Pirates

<h3>COLORADO 9, PITTSBURGH 2</h3>DENVER (Ticker) -- Ian Stewart made his first home run amemorable one.


Stewart blasted a grand slam and Elmer Dessens and TaylorBuchholz combined to pitch eight solid innings to lead theColorado Rockies to a 9-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates onTuesday.


Stewart sent a 2-1 offering from Pirates starter Tony Armas(2-4)just over the left-center field wall to give the Rockies a 4-1lead in the third inning.


"I was just trying to get one or two runs in and was able to geta good part of the bat on the ball," Stewart said. "Afterthat, everyone kind of got hot and this was a good win for us."

Yorvit Torrealba and Jamey Carroll led off the inning withback-to-back singles. After Dessens' sacrifice bunt, RyanSpilborghs drew a four-pitch walk to set the stage for Stewartto deliver his first career homer.


The 22-year-old rookie became the second player in franchisehistory to hit a grand slam with his first career blast. Thefirst was Jim Tatum, who accomplished the feat on May 4, 1993.

"It was great," Stewart said. "For the first home run to be agrand slam is pretty special. I'm just trying to go out thereand play and have fun and there will be more to come down theroad."


Playing in just his eighth game, Stewart is now 4-for-12 (.333)with six RBI in his major league career.


Dessens gave up two runs on six hits and three walks over 4 2/3innings before Buchholz (6-4) entered to pitch 3 1/3 scorelessframes.


"He has retired the last 15 batters he has faced going back toLA," Rockies manager Clint Hurdle said of Buchholz. "He'spitching like he is comfortable out there and that is goodenough for me. His actions speak louder than words. He pitcheswith a lot of confidence."


Buchholz, who retired 10 of the 11 batters he faced, inheritedtwo baserunners in the fifth inning but was able to get JasonBay to pop out to end the threat.


"I've been locked in lately," Buchholz said. "I'm working thefastball in and out and mixing in the curveball once in awhile.I just came in to eat up innings for the bullpen. I was tryingto keep the pitch count down and get guys out."


Matt Holliday belted a solo shot as part of a three-run fifththat opened the Rockies' advantage to 7-2.


Rookie Troy Tulowitzki and Brad Hawpe blasted back-to-back homeruns in the seventh inning for a 9-2 lead. It was the secondtime this season the Rockies have hit back-to-back homers, thefirst coming on June 15 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

"Troy is a great young player," Pirates manager Jim Tracy said."Once he gets more familiar with all the pitchers, he will doreally well. It looks like he is having a lot of fun outthere."


The four home runs were a season-high for Colorado, whichavoided a three-game losing streak.


Armas hurled 4 1/3 innings, yielding seven runs and eight hitswith three walks and four strikeouts as Pittsburgh had athree-game winning streak snapped.


Nate McLouth gave the Pirates an early 1-0 advantage in thethird with his eighth home run of the season.