GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (53-71) at COLORADO (64-61)

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Fuentes relieved M Herges.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 11
COLORADO 2 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C Izturis (.257, 0 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 11 17 1
COLORADO 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 (BOT 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - FRANQUELIS OSORIA
COL - BRIAN FUENTES

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: I STEWART (.308, 0-FOR-1)
B FUENTES (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
J CARROLL (.227, 0-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (11) VS COLORADO (2) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .256
J Bautista 3b-rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .261
F Sanchez 2b 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 .308
A LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .264
X Nady rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .292
C Izturis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Bay lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .250
R Paulino c 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .242
J Wilson ss 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .271
T Gorzelanny p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .063
a-J Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249
F Osoria p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 41 11 17 11 2 2 9

a-struck out swinging for T Gorzelanny in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bautista (29, J Fogg); F Sanchez (34, J Fogg). HR - J Wilson
(7, 2nd inning off J Fogg 2 on, 0 Out), N Mclouth 2 (10, 2nd inning off J Fogg
0 on, 1 Out, 4th inning off J Fogg 0 on, 0 Out), X Nady (16, 3rd inning off J
Fogg 0 on, 0 Out), J Bay (19, 5th inning off R Ortiz 0 on, 0 Out), F Sanchez
(9, 6th inning off R Ortiz 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Bautista (44), F Sanchez 3
(60), J Wilson 3 (39), N McLouth 2 (28), X Nady (64), J Bay (80). GIDP - A
LaRoche, J Wilson. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - F Sanchez (5, pop up). DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .288
M Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Carroll 3b-2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .227
M Holliday lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .336
G Atkins 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278
T Tulowitzki ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .293
R Spilborghs cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .322
B Hawpe rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .290
G Gil c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .071
J Fogg p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125
R Ortiz p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
a-I Stewart ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308

Totals 31 2 7 2 3 6 19

a-grounded to shortstop for R Ortiz in the 6th.

BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (21, T Gorzelanny). RBI - R Spilborghs (44), R Ortiz
(1). 2-out RBI - R Ortiz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Carroll
2, B Hawpe 1, M Holliday 1. GIDP - G Gil. Team LOB - 9.

FIELDING: E - M Holliday (3, bobble); T Tulowitzki (10, throw). Outfield
assists - R Spilborghs (F Sanchez at 3rd base). DP: 3 (R Spilborghs-J Carroll,
G Atkins-T Tulowitzki-J Fogg, T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-G Atkins).


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PITTSBURGH - 241 112 000 -- 11
COLORADO - 000 200 00 -- 2
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 6 6 2 1 3 5 0 3.40
F Osoria 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.89

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg 3 11 8 8 1 0 4 5.27
R Ortiz 3 4 3 3 1 1 2 4.26
M Herges 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.12
B Fuentes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.89

J Fogg pitched to 1 batter in the 4th.

HBP - T Tulowitzki (by F Osoria). Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 111-67; F
Osoria 23-15; J Fogg 54-37; R Ortiz 49-33; M Herges 28-19; B Fuentes 9-5.
Ground balls-fly balls: T Gorzelanny 4-9; F Osoria 3-2; J Fogg 4-4; R Ortiz
6-2; M Herges 2-3; B Fuentes 0-3. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 28; F Osoria 7; J
Fogg 19; R Ortiz 13; M Herges 8; B Fuentes 3.

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

Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - PITCHING CHANGE
PIT: JOHN GRABOW (2-1, 3.96) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 11, COLORADO 2

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: I STEWART (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Grabow relieved F Osoria.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 11
COLORADO 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: I Stewart (.308, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Sullivan hit for B Fuentes.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 11
COLORADO 2 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: C Sullivan (.315, 1 HR, 9 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 11 17 1
COLORADO 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, FRANQUELIS OSORIA (7TH), JOHN GRABOW (9TH) AND
RONNY PAULINO

COL - JOSH FOGG, RAMON ORTIZ (4TH), MATT HERGES (7TH),
BRIAN FUENTES (9TH) AND GERONIMO GIL

HOME RUNS: PIT - JACK WILSON (7) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 2ND, 2 ON
NATE MCLOUTH (9) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
XAVIER NADY (16) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
NATE MCLOUTH (10) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
JASON BAY (19) OFF RAMON ORTIZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
FREDDY SANCHEZ (9) OFF RAMON ORTIZ IN THE 6TH, 1 ON

COL - NONE</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
PITTSBURGH 2 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 11 17 1
COLORADO 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, FRANQUELIS OSORIA (7TH), JOHN GRABOW (9TH) AND
RONNY PAULINO

COL - JOSH FOGG, RAMON ORTIZ (4TH), MATT HERGES (7TH),
BRIAN FUENTES (9TH) AND GERONIMO GIL


WP - TOM GORZELANNY (12-7)
LP - JOSH FOGG (7-9)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PIT - JACK WILSON (7) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 2ND, 2 ON
NATE MCLOUTH (9) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
XAVIER NADY (16) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
NATE MCLOUTH (10) OFF JOSH FOGG IN THE 4TH, 0 ON
JASON BAY (19) OFF RAMON ORTIZ IN THE 5TH, 0 ON
FREDDY SANCHEZ (9) OFF RAMON ORTIZ IN THE 6TH, 1 ON

COL - NONE


TIME: 2:35 ATT: 20,629

PROBABLES: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM (9-14, 4.53)
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES (0-0, 1.69)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (11) VS COLORADO (2) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 .256
J Bautista 3b-rf 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .261
F Sanchez 2b 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 .308
A LaRoche 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .264
X Nady rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .292
C Izturis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Bay lf 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .250
R Paulino c 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .242
J Wilson ss 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 .271
T Gorzelanny p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .063
a-J Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249
F Osoria p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 41 11 17 11 2 2 9

a-struck out swinging for T Gorzelanny in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bautista (29, J Fogg); F Sanchez (34, J Fogg). HR - J Wilson
(7, 2nd inning off J Fogg 2 on, 0 Out), N Mclouth 2 (10, 2nd inning off J Fogg
0 on, 1 Out, 4th inning off J Fogg 0 on, 0 Out), X Nady (16, 3rd inning off J
Fogg 0 on, 0 Out), J Bay (19, 5th inning off R Ortiz 0 on, 0 Out), F Sanchez
(9, 6th inning off R Ortiz 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - J Bautista (44), F Sanchez 3
(60), J Wilson 3 (39), N McLouth 2 (28), X Nady (64), J Bay (80). GIDP - A
LaRoche, J Wilson. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: E - F Sanchez (5, pop up). DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .288
M Herges p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
B Fuentes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-C Sullivan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
J Carroll 3b-2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .227
M Holliday lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .335
G Atkins 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .278
T Tulowitzki ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .293
R Spilborghs cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .322
B Hawpe rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .290
G Gil c 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .071
J Fogg p 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .125
R Ortiz p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
a-I Stewart ph-3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286

Totals 34 2 7 2 4 7 20

a-grounded to shortstop for R Ortiz in the 6th; b-lined out to right for B
Fuentes in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (21, T Gorzelanny). RBI - R Spilborghs (44), R Ortiz
(1). 2-out RBI - R Ortiz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Carroll
2, B Hawpe 1, M Holliday 1. GIDP - G Gil. Team LOB - 10.

FIELDING: E - M Holliday (3, bobble); T Tulowitzki (10, throw). Outfield
assists - R Spilborghs (F Sanchez at 3rd base). DP: 3 (R Spilborghs-J Carroll,
G Atkins-T Tulowitzki-J Fogg, T Tulowitzki-K Matsui-G Atkins).


----------------------------------------------------
PITTSBURGH - 241 112 000 -- 11
COLORADO - 000 200 000 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny (W, 12-7) 6 6 2 1 3 5 0 3.40
F Osoria 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.89
J Grabow 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.86

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg (L, 7-9) 3 11 8 8 1 0 4 5.27
R Ortiz 3 4 3 3 1 1 2 4.26
M Herges 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.12
B Fuentes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.89

J Fogg pitched to 1 batter in the 4th.

HBP - T Tulowitzki (by F Osoria). Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 111-67; F
Osoria 23-15; J Grabow 19-11; J Fogg 54-37; R Ortiz 49-33; M Herges 28-19; B
Fuentes 9-5. Ground balls-fly balls: T Gorzelanny 4-9; F Osoria 3-2; J Grabow
1-1; J Fogg 4-4; R Ortiz 6-2; M Herges 2-3; B Fuentes 0-3. Batters faced: T
Gorzelanny 28; F Osoria 7; J Grabow 4; J Fogg 19; R Ortiz 13; M Herges 8; B
Fuentes 3.

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

T--2:35. Att--20,629.
Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 2 mph,
swirling.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PITTSBURGH 11
COLORADO 2 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at COLORADO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PITTSBURGH (11) AT COLORADO (2) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PITTSBURGH 1ST: N McLouth singled to deep left, N McLouth to third on error
by left fielder M Holliday. J Bautista doubled to deep center, N McLouth
scored. F Sanchez doubled to right center, J Bautista scored. A LaRoche flied
out to center, F Sanchez thrown out at third. X Nady popped out to second.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Bay reached on infield single to shortstop, J Bay to
second on throwing error by shortstop T Tulowitzki. R Paulino walked. J Wilson
homered to left, J Bay and R Paulino scored. T Gorzelanny grounded out to
shortstop. N McLouth homered to right. J Bautista singled to center.
F Sanchez singled to center, J Bautista to second. A LaRoche grounded into
double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, F Sanchez out at second.(4 Runs,
5 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 6, COLORADO 0.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: X Nady homered to left. J Bay flied out to right.
R Paulino singled to left. J Wilson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
R Paulino out at second. T Gorzelanny popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 7, COLORADO 0.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: N McLouth homered to right. R Ortiz relieved J Fogg.
J Bautista flied out to center. F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop. A LaRoche
walked. X Nady grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A LaRoche out at
second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 8, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins lined out to right. T Tulowitzki doubled to deep
right center. R Spilborghs singled to center, T Tulowitzki scored. B Hawpe
struck out swinging. G Gil safe at first on error by second baseman F Sanchez,
R Spilborghs to second. R Ortiz singled to center, R Spilborghs scored, G Gil
to second. K Matsui walked, G Gil to third, R Ortiz to second. J Carroll
grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 8, COLORADO 2.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: J Bay homered to left. R Paulino reached on infield single
to second. J Wilson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
R Paulino out at second. T Gorzelanny grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 9, COLORADO 2.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: N McLouth lined out to left. J Bautista singled to center.
F Sanchez homered to left, J Bautista scored. A LaRoche grounded out to
first. X Nady struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11,
COLORADO 2.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PITTSBURGH (11) AT COLORADO (2) - 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, J Wilson SS, T Gorzelanny LHP.

Colorado Starting Lineups -- K Matsui 2B, J Carroll 3B, M Holliday LF, G Atkins 1B,
T Tulowitzki SS, R Spilborghs CF, B Hawpe RF, G Gil C, J Fogg RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 70 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind swirling at 2 mph.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: N McLouth singled to deep left, N McLouth to third on error
by left fielder M Holliday. J Bautista doubled to deep center, N McLouth
scored. F Sanchez doubled to right center, J Bautista scored. A LaRoche flied
out to center, F Sanchez thrown out at third. X Nady popped out to second.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 1ST: K Matsui popped out to second. J Carroll struck out
swinging. M Holliday walked. G Atkins flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 2, COLORADO 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Bay reached on infield single to shortstop, J Bay to
second on throwing error by shortstop T Tulowitzki. R Paulino walked. J Wilson
homered to left, J Bay and R Paulino scored. T Gorzelanny grounded out to
shortstop. N McLouth homered to right. J Bautista singled to center.
F Sanchez singled to center, J Bautista to second. A LaRoche grounded into
double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, F Sanchez out at second.(4 Runs,
5 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 6, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 2ND: T Tulowitzki flied out to center. R Spilborghs flied out to
center. B Hawpe struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 6,
COLORADO 0.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: X Nady homered to left. J Bay flied out to right.
R Paulino singled to left. J Wilson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
R Paulino out at second. T Gorzelanny popped out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 7, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 3RD: G Gil struck out swinging. J Fogg walked. K Matsui singled
to center, J Fogg to second. J Carroll grounded into fielder's choice to
third, K Matsui out at second, J Fogg to third. M Holliday lined out to
center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 7, COLORADO 0.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: N McLouth homered to right. R Ortiz relieved J Fogg.
J Bautista flied out to center. F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop. A LaRoche
walked. X Nady grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A LaRoche out at
second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 8, COLORADO 0.

COLORADO 4TH: G Atkins lined out to right. T Tulowitzki doubled to deep
right center. R Spilborghs singled to center, T Tulowitzki scored. B Hawpe
struck out swinging. G Gil safe at first on error by second baseman F Sanchez,
R Spilborghs to second. R Ortiz singled to center, R Spilborghs scored, G Gil
to second. K Matsui walked, G Gil to third, R Ortiz to second. J Carroll
grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 8, COLORADO 2.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: J Bay homered to left. R Paulino reached on infield single
to second. J Wilson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first,
R Paulino out at second. T Gorzelanny grounded out to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 9, COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 5TH: M Holliday singled to center. G Atkins singled to left
center, M Holliday to second. T Tulowitzki struck out swinging. R Spilborghs
fouled out to right. B Hawpe grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 9, COLORADO 2.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: N McLouth lined out to left. J Bautista singled to center.
F Sanchez homered to left, J Bautista scored. A LaRoche grounded out to
first. X Nady struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11,
COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 6TH: J Bautista in right field. C Izturis at third base. G Gil
flied out to right. I Stewart hit for R Ortiz. I Stewart grounded out to
shortstop. K Matsui flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11,
COLORADO 2.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: M Herges relieved R Ortiz. J Carroll at second base. I
Stewart at third base. J Bay flied out to right. R Paulino grounded out to
third. J Wilson singled to left. J Castillo hit for T Gorzelanny. J Castillo
struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 7TH: F Osoria relieved T Gorzelanny. J Carroll grounded out to
pitcher. M Holliday flied out to right. G Atkins struck out looking. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, COLORADO 2.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: N McLouth flied out to center. J Bautista flied out to
left. F Sanchez singled to left. A LaRoche grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 8TH: T Tulowitzki walked. R Spilborghs reached on infield single
to shortstop, T Tulowitzki to second. B Hawpe flied out to center. G Gil
grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Spilborghs out at
second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, COLORADO 2.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: B Fuentes relieved M Herges. C Izturis fouled out to first.
J Bay flied out to center. R Paulino flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11, COLORADO 2.

COLORADO 9TH: J Grabow relieved F Osoria. I Stewart struck out swinging.
C Sullivan hit for B Fuentes. C Sullivan lined out to right. J Carroll walked.
M Holliday grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 11,
COLORADO 2.</div>

 

Six home runs lead Pirates over Rockies

<h3>PITTSBURGH 11, COLORADO 2</h3>By Derek Nagy
PA Sports Ticker Contributing Writer


DENVER (Ticker) - The Pittsburgh Pirates continued their torridhitting in August at Coors Field.


The Pirates pounded out a season-high six home runs, includingtwo from rookie Nate McLouth, and Tom Gorzelanny pitched sevensolid innings as the Pirates pounded the Colorado Rockies, 11-2,on Wednesday.


Pittsburgh entered the game second behind only the New YorkYankees in runs scored in August and padded that total, scoring10 or more runs for the fifth time this month. The Pirates havescored a major league-best 146 runs in August while posting a12-9 record.


Gorzelanny (12-7) pitched six solid innings, allowing just sixhits and two runs. He is 3-0 with a 1.22 ERA over his last threeroad starts.


The Pirates scored in each of the first six innings and poundedineffective Rockies starter Josh Fogg (7-9) for 11 hits andeight runs in just three innings. Fogg allowed a season-worstfour home runs, including both to McLouth, who now has 10 on theseason.


Freddy Sanchez had four hits and three RBI and Jack Wilson alsohad three RBI for Pittsburgh.


The Pirates jumped on Fogg right away, scoring twice in thefirst inning. McLouth singled to begin the game and advanced tothird on some shoddy defense by left fielder Matt Holliday.After Jose Bautista doubled to score McLouth, Sanchez followedwith a run-scoring double of his own.


The Pittsburgh lead bulged to 6-0 in the second on two Piratehome runs. The first was a three-run home run by Wilson, hisseventh blast of the season. After Gorzelanny grounded out,McLouth hit a solo shot for his first home run of the game.

The hit parade didn't end there as the Pirates hit lead off homeruns in the next three innings. Xavier Nady hit his 16th home<div class="pre">run of the season in the third before McLouth went deep for the</div>second time in the game leading off the fourth. Jason Bayfollowed with his 19th home run in the fifth.


Determined not to be left out of the home run category, Sanchezadded a two-run home run in the sixth, his ninth of thecampaign, capping off the Pirates' scoring.


The Rockies picked up their two runs in the fourth, as RyanSpilborghs singled, plating rookie Troy Tulowitzki, who doubledwith one out. Spilborghs later scored on pitcher Ramon Ortiz'sbase hit.

 

Six home runs lead Pirates over Rockies

<h3>PITTSBURGH 11, COLORADO 2</h3>By Derek Nagy
PA Sports Ticker Contributing Writer


DENVER (Ticker) - The Pittsburgh Pirates continued their torridhitting in August at Coors Field.


The Pirates pounded out a season-high six home runs, includingtwo from rookie Nate McLouth, and Tom Gorzelanny pitched sevensolid innings as the Pirates pounded the Colorado Rockies, 11-2,on Wednesday.


Pittsburgh entered the game second behind only the New YorkYankees in runs scored in August and padded that total, scoring10 or more runs for the fifth time this month. The Pirates havescored a major league-best 146 runs in August while posting a12-9 record.


Gorzelanny (12-7) pitched six solid innings, allowing just sixhits and two runs. He is 3-0 with a 1.22 ERA over his lastthree road starts.


"It was decent," Gorzelanny said. "I kind of fought through itbut was able to make some quality pitches and get outs and getthrough it."


The Pirates scored in each of the first six innings and poundedineffective Rockies starter Josh Fogg (7-9) for 11 hits andeight runs in just three innings. Fogg allowed a season-worstfour home runs, including both to McLouth, who now has 10 on theseason.


Freddy Sanchez had four hits and three RBI and Jack Wilson alsohad three RBI for Pittsburgh.


"I think the way we've been swinging the bats all month, we kindof feed off what other guys do around you," McLouth said."We've all been getting pitches to hit and we're not missing.More than any other month or any time this year, we're gettinggood pitches and not missing them."


The Pirates jumped on Fogg right away, scoring twice in thefirst inning. McLouth singled to begin the game and advanced tothird on some shoddy defense by left fielder Matt Holliday.After Jose Bautista doubled to score McLouth, Sanchez followedwith a run-scoring double of his own.


The Pittsburgh lead bulged to 6-0 in the second on two Piratehome runs. The first was a three-run home run by Wilson, hisseventh blast of the season. After Gorzelanny grounded out,McLouth hit a solo shot for his first home run of the game.

The hit parade didn't end there as the Pirates hit lead off homeruns in the next three innings. Xavier Nady hit his 16th homerun of the season in the third before McLouth went deep for thesecond time in the game leading off the fourth. Jason Bayfollowed with his 19th home run in the fifth.


"We've been swinging the bats very well during the month ofAugust and I think tonight we may have taken it a notch abovewhere we've been," Pirates manager Jim Tracy said.

Determined not to be left out of the home run category, Sanchezadded a two-run home run in the sixth, his ninth of thecampaign, capping off the Pirates' scoring.


Fogg allowed a season-high eight earned runs.


"I threw the ball down the middle way too much, I just couldn'tfind it tonight," Fogg said. "Just a poor pitching performanceall around."


The Rockies picked up their two runs in the fourth, as RyanSpilborghs singled, plating rookie Troy Tulowitzki, who doubledwith one out. Spilborghs later scored on pitcher Ramon Ortiz'sbase hit.