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

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

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PITTSBURGH (9) AT CINCINNATI (5) - EVENT LOG
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Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- J Bautista 3B, C Duffy CF, F Sanchez 2B,
A LaRoche 1B, J Bay LF, X Nady RF, R Paulino C, J Wilson SS, S Chacon RHP.

Cincinnati Starting Lineups -- R Freel CF, S Hatteberg 1B, K Griffey Jr RF,
B Phillips 2B, A Dunn LF, E Encarnacion 3B, A Gonzalez SS, D Ross C, B Arroyo RHP.

Umpires -- Bob Davidson (HP), Sam Holbrook (1B), Hunter Wendelstedt (2B), Randy Marsh (3B).

Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind right to left at 10 mph.


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 1ST: R Freel struck out swinging. S Hatteberg walked.
K Griffey Jr grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Hatteberg out at
second. B Phillips grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Griffey Jr
out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 4, CINCINNATI 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: J Bautista lined out to center. C Duffy grounded out to
catcher. F Sanchez grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 4, CINCINNATI 0.

CINCINNATI 2ND: A Dunn grounded out to shortstop. E Encarnacion walked.
A Gonzalez grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Encarnacion out at second.
D Ross grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Gonzalez out at second.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 4, CINCINNATI 0.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: A LaRoche grounded out to pitcher. J Bay walked. X Nady
grounded out to first, J Bay to second. R Paulino singled to center, J Bay to
third. J Wilson lined out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 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 4TH: A Gonzalez grounded out to third. D Ross walked.
C Moeller hit for B Arroyo. C Moeller singled to left, D Ross to second. R Freel
flied out to right. S Hatteberg hit by pitch, D Ross to third, C Moeller to
second. J Grabow relieved S Chacon. K Griffey Jr grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 6, CINCINNATI 1.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: V Santos relieved B Arroyo. R Paulino flied out to center.
J Wilson struck out swinging. J Grabow flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 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 6TH: D Marte relieved J Grabow. S Hatteberg flied out to left.
K Griffey Jr walked. B Phillips struck out swinging. A Dunn grounded out to
catcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 7, CINCINNATI 2.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: R Paulino grounded out to shortstop. J Wilson flied out to
right. D Marte struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 7,
CINCINNATI 2.

CINCINNATI 7TH: E Encarnacion singled to center. A Gonzalez flied out to
left. M Capps relieved D Marte. D Ross struck out swinging. J Castro hit for
M Stanton. J Castro flied out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 7,
CINCINNATI 2.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: J Coutlangus relieved M Stanton. J Bautista grounded out to
first. C Duffy struck out swinging. F Sanchez struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) 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>

 

Bay, Nady power Pirates past Reds

<h3>PITTSBURGH 9, CINCINNATI 5</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Jason Bay's hot bat kept the CincinnatiReds reeling.

Bay had three hits and drove in three runs and Xavier Nadyclubbed a three-run home run to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a9-5 victory over the Reds on Saturday night.

The Pirates overcame a miserable spot start by Shawn Chacon tosend the Reds to their fifth consecutive loss.

Bay had RBI doubles in the first and fourth innings and arun-scoring single in the sixth. He went-3-for-4 and now hasfive hits and five RBI in the first two games of the series.

Adam LaRoche also homered for Pittsburgh, which had six pitchersissue nine walks, including a pair that forced in runs for theReds, who left the bases loaded in the third, fourth and fifthinnings.

Cincinnati ace Bronson Arroyo, who was tagged for six runs andlasted just two innings in his last start, again was roughed upin the first inning.

The lanky righthander had not allowed more than three runs inseven of his first nine starts, but for the second straightouting put the Reds in a 4-0 hole after one inning.

All the runs came with two outs, and Arroyo (2-5) did not helphimself by putting two runners aboard via a walk and hitbatsman.

Bay, who homered in Friday night's 10-4 win, drilled an RBIdouble to left for a 1-0 lead and Nady followed with a three-runhomer to left for a 4-0 cushion. It was Nady's second blast inas many nights and his seventh of the season.

Arroyo allowed six runs and seven hits in four innings. Hewalked four and did not strike out a batter in suffering histhird straight defeat.

Chacon, making his first start of the season, did not make itout of the fourth inning. He gave up one run on a bases-loadedwalk to Adam Dunn in the third, and was knocked out of the gamein the fourth after loading the bases by hitting Scott Hattebergwith a pitch.

Lefthander Jason Grabow (1-1) replaced him and escaped the jamby getting Ken Griffey Jr. to ground out to second base to endthe inning.

Chacon gave up just one run and three hits in 3 2/3 innings, buthe walked five and had two strikeouts.

The Reds had the bases loaded for the third straight inning inthe fifth but could muster just one run off Grabow - again on awalk - to cut it to 6-2.

Hatteberg belted a solo homer - the 100th of his career - in theeighth for Cincinnati. Edwin Encarnacion and Alex Gonzalezadded solo shots in the ninth off Brian Rogers.

 

Bay, Nady power Pirates past Reds

<h3>PITTSBURGH 9, CINCINNATI 5</h3>CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Jason Bay's hot bat kept the CincinnatiReds reeling.

Bay had three hits and drove in three runs and Xavier Nadyclubbed a three-run home run to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a9-5 victory over the Reds on Saturday night.

The Pirates overcame a miserable spot start by Shawn Chacon tosend the Reds to their fifth consecutive loss.

Bay had RBI doubles in the first and fourth innings and arun-scoring single in the sixth. He went-3-for-4 and now hasfive hits and five RBI in the first two games of the series.

"The encouraging thing was eight of the nine runs were driven inby our four, five, and six hitters," Pirates manager Jim Tracysaid.

Adam LaRoche also homered for Pittsburgh, which had six pitchersissue nine walks, including a pair that forced in runs for theReds, who left the bases loaded in the third, fourth and fifthinnings. The nine walks equaled a season high.

"We would have liked to have gone longer with Chacon but he gothis pitch count up in a hurry," Tracy said. "(Ken) Griffey wasup and we didn't want the game to get away from us."

Cincinnati ace Bronson Arroyo, who was tagged for six runs andlasted just two innings in his last start, again was roughed upin the first inning.

The lanky righthander had not allowed more than three runs inseven of his first nine starts, but for the second straightouting put the Reds in a 4-0 hole after one inning.

All the runs came with two outs, and Arroyo (2-5) did not helphimself by putting two runners aboard via a walk and hitbatsman.

"I had pretty good stuff coming in," Arroyo said. "Then Iwalked (Chris) Duffy in the first. I'm just not in the groove.I feel kind of sloppy. Nothing's crisp. I get into holes andI haven't been able to dig myself out of it the last threestarts."

Bay, who homered in Friday night's 10-4 win, drilled an RBIdouble to left for a 1-0 lead and Nady followed with a three-runhomer to left for a 4-0 cushion. It was Nady's second blast inas many nights and his seventh of the season.

"It's always nice to strike first," Nady said. "It was stillearly and we kept scoring to keep the pressure on. It's nicewhen guys in front of you have good at-bats so you can see a lotof pitches."

Arroyo allowed six runs and seven hits in four innings. Hewalked four and did not strike out a batter in suffering histhird straight defeat.

Chacon, making his first start of the season, did not make itout of the fourth inning. He gave up one run on a bases-loadedwalk to Adam Dunn in the third, and was knocked out of the gamein the fourth after loading the bases by hitting Scott Hattebergwith a pitch.

"That third inning took a lot out of me," Chacon said. "WalkingDunn with the bases loaded didn't hurt that bad. He can tie itup in a hurry. I tried to make some good pitches and some wereclose but he walked. You just go after the next batter."

The short outing was part of the deal.

"I didn't expect to be sharp. This is something to build on. Iran out of gas."

Lefthander Jason Grabow (1-1) replaced him and escaped the jamby getting Griffey Jr. to ground out to second base to end theinning.

Chacon gave up just one run and three hits in 3 2/3 innings, buthe walked five and had two strikeouts.

The Reds had the bases loaded for the third straight inning inthe fifth but could muster just one run off Grabow - again on awalk - to cut it to 6-2.

"We had the bases loaded three times and a chance to get backinto it real quick," Reds manager Jerry Narron said. "We justcouldn't get that big hit tonight."

Hatteberg belted a solo homer - the 100th of his career - in theeighth for Cincinnati. Edwin Encarnacion and Alex Gonzalezadded solo shots in the ninth off Brian Rogers.

As much as the five-game losing streak, Arroyo's health is aconcern for Cincinnati.

"Even the last time, when he came out in the second inning, hesaid he was ready to go to the bullpen the next night if weneeded him, Narron said. "He's fine as far as I know."

Arroyo denied there was anything physically wrong with him.

"Physically, I feel pretty good," Arroyo said. "I've feltpretty average the last two starts. The ball just doesn't feelcrisp coming out of my hand. It's just one of those thingswhere I'm going through a spell, and with the kind of seasonwe've had, it just gets magnified."