GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (54-71) at COLORADO (64-62)

NL: PITTSBURGH (54-71) at COLORADO (64-62)

<h3>Surging Pirates look for second straight series win</h3>



<div class="pre">Pittsburgh (54-71) at Colorado (64-62) 3:05 pm EDT</div>

DENVER (Ticker) -- Heading out on the road has turned out to be agood thing for the the Pittsburgh Pirates.


The Pirates will look to win their second straight series whenthey finish up a four-game series at the Colorado Rockies onThursday.


Freddy Sanchez, who has 12 RBI in his last six games, homeredand knocked in three runs as Pittsburgh smashed a season-highsix home runs in routing the Rockies, 11-2, on Wednesday.

It was the fourth win in the last five games for Pittsburgh,which has scored a major league-best 146 runs in August.

Despite leading the National League in losses, Paul Maholm(9-14, 4.53 ERA) will aim to win his third straight start.

After picking up a complete-game win against the San FranciscoGiants on August 13, Maholm gave up six runs and 10 hits in hislast start. However, he got plenty of run support, as thePirates posted an 11-6 win over the Philadelphia Phillies onSaturday.


After taking two of three from the Phillies, a win on Thursdaywould give the Pirates consecutive series wins for the firsttime since July 2-8.


The Rockies will turn to Franklin Morales (0-0, 1.69), who willbe looking to earn his first major league win. The 21-year-oldlefthander made his major league debut on Saturday, surrenderingjust one run and five hits over 5 1/3 innings but did notfigure in a 7-4 extra-inning win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.The Rockies, who sit 3 1/2 games behind the San Diego Padres inthe NL West, have dropped five of their last seven games.

 

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

PITTSBURGH COLORADO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nate Mclouth CF .256 10 28 Kaz Matsui 2B .288 3 29
Jack Wilson SS .271 7 39 Troy Tulowitzki SS .293 17 67
Freddy Sanchez 2B .308 9 60 Matt Holliday LF .335 22 97
Josh Phelps 1B .385 4 11 Todd Helton 1B .298 12 68
Jason Bay LF .250 19 80 Garrett Atkins 3B .278 18 86
Jose Bautista RF .261 10 44 Ryan Spilborghs CF .322 10 44
Matt Kata 3B .306 1 7 Yorvit Torrealba C .268 6 35
Carlos Maldonado C .000 0 0 Jamey Carroll RF .227 2 19
Paul Maholm LHP .196 0 4 Franklin Morales .500 0 1
(9-14, 4.53) (0-0, 1.69)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
WARMUPS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM (9-14, 4.53)
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES (0-0, 1.69)

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

WEATHER: 70 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 8 mph, right to left</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
STARTING BATS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM AND CARLOS MALDONADO
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES AND YORVIT TORREALBA

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.256, 10 HR, 28 RBI)
J WILSON (.271, 7 HR, 39 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.308, 9 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSH PHELPS SCORED FREDDY SANCHEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J PHELPS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
COLORADO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.250, 19 HR, 80 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: K MATSUI (.288, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
T TULOWITZKI (.293, 17 HR, 67 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.335, 22 HR, 97 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
F Sanchez 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308
J Phelps 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Kata 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
C Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Maholm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 2 1

BATTING: 2B - J Phelps (2, F Morales). RBI - J Phelps (12). 2-out RBI - J
Phelps. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bay 1. Team LOB - 1.


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
M Holliday lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Carroll rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
F Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
COLORADO - -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.53

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2.84

Pitches-strikes: F Morales 19-11. Ground balls-fly balls: F Morales 1-0.
Batters faced: F Morales 5.

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

Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.261, 10 HR, 44 RBI)
M KATA (.306, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
C MALDONADO (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
F Sanchez 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308
J Phelps 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
M Kata 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
C Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
P Maholm p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196

Totals 4 1 1 1 1 2 1

BATTING: 2B - J Phelps (2, F Morales). RBI - J Phelps (12). 2-out RBI - J
Phelps. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bay 1. Team LOB - 1.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-J Phelps).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Carroll rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
F Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Holliday. Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2.84

Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 7-5; F Morales 19-11. Ground balls-fly balls: P
Maholm 2-1; F Morales 1-0. Batters faced: P Maholm 3; F Morales 5.

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

Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 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 1 0 1 1 0
COLORADO 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T HELTON (.298, 12 HR, 68 RBI)
G ATKINS (.278, 18 HR, 86 RBI)
R SPILBORGHS (.322, 10 HR, 44 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
F Sanchez 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308
J Phelps 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
M Kata 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
C Maldonado c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
P Maholm p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192

Totals 7 1 1 1 2 2 3

BATTING: 2B - J Phelps (2, F Morales). RBI - J Phelps (12). 2-out RBI - J
Phelps. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bay 1, P Maholm 1. Team LOB
- 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-J Phelps).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
G Atkins 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
R Spilborghs cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
J Carroll rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
F Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: GIDP - M Holliday. Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
COLORADO - 0 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 2.45

Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 7-5; F Morales 38-21. Ground balls-fly balls: P
Maholm 2-1; F Morales 3-1. Batters faced: P Maholm 3; F Morales 9.

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

Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 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 1 0 1 1 0
COLORADO 0 0 0 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.255, 0-FOR-1)
J WILSON (.270, 0-FOR-1)
F SANCHEZ (.308, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
F Sanchez 2b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .308
J Phelps 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .400
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249
J Bautista rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .261
M Kata 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
C Maldonado c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
P Maholm p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192

Totals 7 1 1 1 2 2 3

BATTING: 2B - J Phelps (2, F Morales). RBI - J Phelps (12). 2-out RBI - J
Phelps. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bay 1, P Maholm 1. Team LOB
- 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-J Phelps).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
J Carroll rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226
F Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 3 8

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Carroll 1. GIDP - M
Holliday. Team LOB - 2.


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PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
COLORADO - 00 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 4.47

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 2.45

Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 28-17; F Morales 38-21. Ground balls-fly balls: P
Maholm 2-1; F Morales 3-1. Batters faced: P Maholm 8; F Morales 9.

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

Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSH PHELPS SCORED JACK WILSON AND FREDDY
SANCHEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J PHELPS ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
COLORADO 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.249, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT COLORADO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JOSE BAUTISTA SCORED JOSH PHELPS.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J BAUTISTA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4
COLORADO 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: M KATA (.297, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: F MORALES (.500, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
K MATSUI (.290, 1-FOR-1)
T TULOWITZKI (.293, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (4) VS COLORADO (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
J Wilson ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
F Sanchez 2b 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .309
J Phelps 1b 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .415
J Bay lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249
J Bautista rf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .263
M Kata 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
C Maldonado c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
P Maholm p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192

Totals 14 4 5 4 2 2 5

BATTING: 2B - J Phelps 2 (3, F Morales 2). RBI - J Phelps 3 (14), J Bautista
(45). 2-out RBI - J Phelps, J Bautista. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- M Kata 1, J Bay 1, P Maholm 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-J Phelps).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290
T Tulowitzki ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .293
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
J Carroll rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226
F Morales p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 7 0 2 0 1 3 8

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Carroll 1. GIDP - M
Holliday. Team LOB - 2.


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PITTSBURGH - 103 -- 4
COLORADO - 00 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 4.47

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 3 5 4 4 2 2 0 5.40

Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 28-17; F Morales 58-36. Ground balls-fly balls: P
Maholm 2-1; F Morales 6-1. Batters faced: P Maholm 8; F Morales 16.

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

Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 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 1 0 3 4 5 0
COLORADO 0 0 0 0 3 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - PAUL MAHOLM
COL - FRANKLIN MORALES

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C MALDONADO (.000, 0-FOR-1)
P MAHOLM (.192, 0-FOR-1)
N MCLOUTH (.254, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (4) VS COLORADO (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
J Wilson ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .272
F Sanchez 2b 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 .309
J Phelps 1b 2 1 2 3 0 0 0 .415
J Bay lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249
J Bautista rf 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .263
M Kata 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
C Maldonado c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
P Maholm p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192

Totals 14 4 5 4 2 2 5

BATTING: 2B - J Phelps 2 (3, F Morales 2). RBI - J Phelps 3 (14), J Bautista
(45). 2-out RBI - J Phelps, J Bautista. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- M Kata 1, J Bay 1, P Maholm 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-J Phelps).


COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Matsui 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
T Tulowitzki ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .294
M Holliday lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .334
T Helton 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298
G Atkins 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280
R Spilborghs cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .320
Y Torrealba c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .267
J Carroll rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226
F Morales p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 11 0 3 0 1 3 9

BATTING: 2B - T Tulowitzki (22, P Maholm). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - J Carroll 1, M Holliday 1. GIDP - M Holliday. Team LOB - 3.


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PITTSBURGH - 103 -- 4
COLORADO - 000 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
P Maholm 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 4.44

COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
F Morales 3 5 4 4 2 2 0 5.40

Pitches-strikes: P Maholm 39-25; F Morales 58-36. Ground balls-fly balls: P
Maholm 5-1; F Morales 6-1. Batters faced: P Maholm 12; F Morales 16.

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

Weather: 70 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.</div>