GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (20-27) at CINCINNATI (18-31)

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
CIN: JARED BURTON (0-0, 0.00) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7, CINCINNATI 3

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.194, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Burton relieved J Coutlangus.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 7
CINCINNATI 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LaRoche (.194, 1-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ADAM LAROCHE (5) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF JARED BURTON.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 8, CINCINNATI 3

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.297, 3-FOR-3, BB, 3 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JACK WILSON SCORED XAVIER NADY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J WILSON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 9
CINCINNATI 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: M CAPPS (1.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N McLouth hit for M Capps.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J WILSON ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 9
CINCINNATI 3 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N McLouth (.234, 1 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - MATT CAPPS (OUT)
CIN - JARED BURTON

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.227, 1-FOR-3, BB)
A GONZALEZ (.259, 1-FOR-4)
D ROSS (.211, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (9) VS CINCINNATI (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .259
C Duffy cf 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 .230
F Sanchez 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .282
A LaRoche 1b 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .199
J Bay lf 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 .295
X Nady rf 5 2 2 3 0 0 4 .283
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .224
J Wilson ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .260
S Chacon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143
J Grabow p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Marte p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
M Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-N McLouth ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229

Totals 39 9 11 9 5 6 14

a-flied out to left for M Capps in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bay 2 (12, B Arroyo 2); X Nady (7, J Burton). HR - X Nady (7,
1st inning off B Arroyo 2 on, 2 Out), A Laroche (5, 9th inning off J Burton 0
on, 0 Out). RBI - J Bay 3 (34), X Nady 3 (27), A LaRoche 2 (24), J Wilson (11).
2-out RBI - J Bay 3, X Nady 3, A LaRoche, J Wilson. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Chacon 1, X Nady 3, J Wilson 1, N McLouth 1. Team LOB - 9.



CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .256
S Hatteberg 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .311
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 .293
B Phillips 2b 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .282
A Dunn lf 4 0 0 1 1 2 3 .251
E Encarnacion 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .227
A Gonzalez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .259
D Ross c 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .211
B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
a-C Moeller ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
V Santos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Conine ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .277
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Castro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .160
J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 3 6 3 9 8 26

a-singled to left for B Arroyo in the 4th; b-walked for V Santos in the 5th;
c-flied out to right for M Stanton in the 7th.

BATTING: HR - S Hatteberg (4, 8th inning off M Capps 0 on, 1 Out). RBI - A Dunn
(28), J Conine (16), S Hatteberg (17). 2-out RBI - A Dunn, J Conine. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1, K Griffey Jr 2, R Freel 2, E
Encarnacion 2. Team LOB - 14.

FIELDING: E - M Stanton (1, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
PITTSBURGH - 400 201 002 -- 9
CINCINNATI - 001 010 01 -- 3
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Chacon 3 2/3 3 1 1 5 2 0 3.37
J Grabow 1 1/3 1 1 1 3 2 0 6.00
D Marte 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.53
M Capps 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 3 1 3.25

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo 4 7 6 6 4 0 1 4.01
V Santos 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.46
M Stanton 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 5.40
J Coutlangus 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.96
J Burton 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 2.57

WP - M Capps. HBP - A LaRoche (by B Arroyo); S Hatteberg (by S Chacon).
Pitches-strikes: S Chacon 80-41; J Grabow 33-16; D Marte 26-16; M Capps 34-27;
B Arroyo 94-60; V Santos 10-7; M Stanton 35-27; J Coutlangus 14-10; J Burton
16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: S Chacon 6-3; J Grabow 1-1; D Marte 1-2; M Capps
1-2; B Arroyo 6-6; V Santos 0-2; M Stanton 2-2; J Coutlangus 1-0; J Burton 0-2.
Batters faced: S Chacon 20; J Grabow 8; D Marte 6; M Capps 7; B Arroyo 24; V
Santos 3; M Stanton 9; J Coutlangus 3; J Burton 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Bob Davidson. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt.
3B--Randy Marsh.

Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right to left.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
PIT: BRIAN ROGERS (0-0, 4.50) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 9, CINCINNATI 3

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E ENCARNACION (.227, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: B Rogers relieved M Capps.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 9
CINCINNATI 3 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: E Encarnacion (.227, 1-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY EDWIN ENCARNACION (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
0 OUT IN THE 9TH OFF BRIAN ROGERS.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 9, CINCINNATI 4

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A GONZALEZ (.259, 1-FOR-4)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY ALEX GONZALEZ (9) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF BRIAN ROGERS.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 9, CINCINNATI 5

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D ROSS (.211, 0-FOR-2, 2 BB)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - PITCHING CHANGE
PIT: SALOMON TORRES (0-1, 4.95) IN THE 9TH
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 9, CINCINNATI 5

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D ROSS (.211, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Torres relieved B Rogers.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 9
CINCINNATI 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: D Ross (.211, 0-FOR-2)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL PITTSBURGH AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY CINCINNATI'S EDWIN ENCARNACION AND
ALEX GONZALEZ IN THE NINTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Valentin hit for J Burton.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 9
CINCINNATI 5 BOTTOM, 9TH

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: J Valentin (.250, 1 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

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

BATTERIES: PIT - SHAWN CHACON, JOHN GRABOW (4TH), DAMASO MARTE (6TH), MATT
CAPPS (7TH), BRIAN ROGERS (9TH), SALOMON TORRES (9TH) AND
RONNY PAULINO

CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, VICTOR SANTOS (5TH), MIKE STANTON
(6TH), JON COUTLANGUS (8TH), JARED BURTON (9TH) AND DAVID ROSS

HOME RUNS: PIT - XAVIER NADY (7) OFF BRONSON ARROYO IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
ADAM LAROCHE (5) OFF JARED BURTON IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

CIN - SCOTT HATTEBERG (4) OFF MATT CAPPS IN THE 8TH, 0 ON
EDWIN ENCARNACION (2) OFF BRIAN ROGERS IN THE 9TH, 0 ON
ALEX GONZALEZ (9) OFF BRIAN ROGERS IN THE 9TH, 0 ON</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

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

BATTERIES: PIT - SHAWN CHACON, JOHN GRABOW (4TH), DAMASO MARTE (6TH), MATT
CAPPS (7TH), BRIAN ROGERS (9TH), SALOMON TORRES (9TH) AND
RONNY PAULINO

CIN - BRONSON ARROYO, VICTOR SANTOS (5TH), MIKE STANTON
(6TH), JON COUTLANGUS (8TH), JARED BURTON (9TH) AND DAVID ROSS


WP - JOHN GRABOW (1-1)
LP - BRONSON ARROYO (2-5)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PIT - XAVIER NADY (7) OFF BRONSON ARROYO IN THE 1ST, 2 ON
ADAM LAROCHE (5) OFF JARED BURTON IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

CIN - SCOTT HATTEBERG (4) OFF MATT CAPPS IN THE 8TH, 0 ON
EDWIN ENCARNACION (2) OFF BRIAN ROGERS IN THE 9TH, 0 ON
ALEX GONZALEZ (9) OFF BRIAN ROGERS IN THE 9TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:22 ATT: 32,380

PROBABLES: PIT - ZACH DUKE (1-5, 5.56)
CIN - KIRK SAARLOOS (0-3, 5.09)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (9) VS CINCINNATI (5) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .259
C Duffy cf 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 .230
F Sanchez 2b 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .282
A LaRoche 1b 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .199
J Bay lf 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 .295
X Nady rf 5 2 2 3 0 0 4 .283
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .224
J Wilson ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .260
S Chacon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143
J Grabow p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
D Marte p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
M Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
a-N McLouth ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
B Rogers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
S Torres p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 39 9 11 9 5 6 14

a-flied out to left for M Capps in the 9th.

BATTING: 2B - J Bay 2 (12, B Arroyo 2); X Nady (7, J Burton). HR - X Nady (7,
1st inning off B Arroyo 2 on, 2 Out), A Laroche (5, 9th inning off J Burton 0
on, 0 Out). RBI - J Bay 3 (34), X Nady 3 (27), A LaRoche 2 (24), J Wilson (11).
2-out RBI - J Bay 3, X Nady 3, A LaRoche, J Wilson. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - S Chacon 1, X Nady 3, J Wilson 1, N McLouth 1. Team LOB - 9.



CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 6 1 1 0 0 2 5 .254
S Hatteberg 1b 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .311
K Griffey Jr rf 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 .293
B Phillips 2b 4 1 0 0 1 2 5 .282
A Dunn lf 4 0 0 1 1 2 3 .251
E Encarnacion 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 .233
A Gonzalez ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .263
D Ross c 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .209
B Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
a-C Moeller ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
V Santos p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-J Conine ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .277
M Stanton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-J Castro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .160
J Coutlangus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-J Valentin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245

Totals 36 5 8 5 9 8 26

a-singled to left for B Arroyo in the 4th; b-walked for V Santos in the 5th;
c-flied out to right for M Stanton in the 7th; d-lined out to center for J
Burton in the 9th.

BATTING: HR - S Hatteberg (4, 8th inning off M Capps 0 on, 1 Out), E
Encarnacion (2, 9th inning off B Rogers 0 on, 0 Out), A Gonzalez (9, 9th inning
off B Rogers 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A Dunn (28), J Conine (16), S Hatteberg (17),
E Encarnacion (18), A Gonzalez (21). 2-out RBI - A Dunn, J Conine. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - A Dunn 1, K Griffey Jr 2, R Freel 2, E Encarnacion
2. Team LOB - 14.

FIELDING: E - M Stanton (1, throw).


----------------------------------------------------
PITTSBURGH - 400 201 002 -- 9
CINCINNATI - 001 010 012 -- 5
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Chacon 3 2/3 3 1 1 5 2 0 3.37
J Grabow (W, 1-1) 1 1/3 1 1 1 3 2 0 6.00
D Marte 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.53
M Capps 1 2/3 1 1 1 0 3 1 3.25
B Rogers 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 13.50
S Torres 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.71

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
B Arroyo (L, 2-5) 4 7 6 6 4 0 1 4.01
V Santos 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.46
M Stanton 2 1 1 0 1 2 0 5.40
J Coutlangus 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.96
J Burton 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 2.57

B Rogers pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

WP - M Capps. HBP - A LaRoche (by B Arroyo); S Hatteberg (by S Chacon).
Pitches-strikes: S Chacon 80-41; J Grabow 33-16; D Marte 26-16; M Capps 34-27;
B Rogers 12-6; S Torres 8-6; B Arroyo 94-60; V Santos 10-7; M Stanton 35-27; J
Coutlangus 14-10; J Burton 16-11. Ground balls-fly balls: S Chacon 6-3; J
Grabow 1-1; D Marte 1-2; M Capps 1-2; B Rogers 0-0; S Torres 0-3; B Arroyo 6-6;
V Santos 0-2; M Stanton 2-2; J Coutlangus 1-0; J Burton 0-2. Batters faced: S
Chacon 20; J Grabow 8; D Marte 6; M Capps 7; B Rogers 2; S Torres 3; B Arroyo
24; V Santos 3; M Stanton 9; J Coutlangus 3; J Burton 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Bob Davidson. 1B--Sam Holbrook. 2B--Hunter Wendelstedt.
3B--Randy Marsh.

T--3:22. Att--32,380.
Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 10 mph, right
to left.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PITTSBURGH 9
CINCINNATI 5 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PITTSBURGH (9) AT CINCINNATI (5) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PITTSBURGH 1ST: J Bautista lined out to right. C Duffy walked. F Sanchez
lined out to center. A LaRoche hit by pitch, C Duffy to second. J Bay doubled
to left, C Duffy scored, A LaRoche to third. X Nady homered to left, A LaRoche
and J Bay scored. R Paulino walked. J Wilson singled to center, R Paulino to
second. S Chacon grounded out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 4, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 3RD: B Arroyo struck out swinging. R Freel reached on bunt
single to pitcher. S Hatteberg singled to right, R Freel to second. K Griffey
Jr walked, R Freel to third, S Hatteberg to second. B Phillips popped out to
second. A Dunn walked, R Freel scored, S Hatteberg to third, K Griffey Jr to
second. E Encarnacion fouled out to catcher. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 4, CINCINNATI 1.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: S Chacon popped out to third. J Bautista walked. C Duffy
grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Bautista out at second. F Sanchez
singled to left, C Duffy to second. A LaRoche singled to right, C Duffy
scored, F Sanchez to third. J Bay doubled to left, F Sanchez scored, A LaRoche
to third. X Nady flied out to center. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 6,
CINCINNATI 1.

CINCINNATI 5TH: B Phillips walked. A Dunn struck out swinging.
E Encarnacion popped out to first. A Gonzalez singled to shallow right,
B Phillips to third. D Ross walked, A Gonzalez to second. J Conine hit for
V Santos. J Conine walked, B Phillips scored, A Gonzalez to third, D Ross to
second. R Freel struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 6,
CINCINNATI 2.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: M Stanton relieved V Santos. J Bautista safe at second on
throwing error by pitcher M Stanton. C Duffy grounded out to second,
J Bautista to third. F Sanchez walked. A LaRoche struck out swinging. J Bay
singled to left center, J Bautista scored, F Sanchez to second. X Nady flied
out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) PITTSBURGH 7, CINCINNATI 2.

CINCINNATI 8TH: R Freel grounded out to shortstop. S Hatteberg homered to
right. K Griffey Jr flied out to left. B Phillips struck out swinging,
B Phillips safe at first on wild pitch by M Capps. B Phillips to second on
fielder's indifference. A Dunn struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 7, CINCINNATI 3.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: J Burton relieved J Coutlangus. A LaRoche homered to right.
J Bay flied out to center. X Nady doubled to deep center. R Paulino struck
out swinging. J Wilson singled to center, X Nady scored, J Wilson to second
advancing on throw. N McLouth hit for M Capps. N McLouth flied out to left.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 9, CINCINNATI 3.

CINCINNATI 9TH: B Rogers relieved M Capps. E Encarnacion homered to left
center. A Gonzalez homered to left. S Torres relieved B Rogers. D Ross flied
out to left. J Valentin hit for J Burton. J Valentin lined out to center.
R Freel popped out to second. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 9,
CINCINNATI 5.</div>