GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: COLORADO (46-46) at PITTSBURGH (40-52)

NL: COLORADO (46-46) at PITTSBURGH (40-52)

<h3>Pirates look to end four-game skid</h3>



<div class="pre">Colorado (46-46) at Pittsburgh (40-52) 7:05 pm EDT</div>

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) - The Pittsburgh Pirates will be after theirfirst win since the All-Star break when they host the ColoradoRockies on Tuesday.


Pittsburgh has lost all four of its games in the second half.

Shane Youman (2-0, 3.00 ERA) gets the start for Pittsburgh andwill be seeking his third win in as many starts this season.

The lefthander was recalled from Class AAA Indianapolis earlierthis month when Zach Duke was placed on the 15-day disabled listwith a left elbow injury. Youman has allowed two runs in sixinnings during each of his two starts.


Josh Fogg (4-6, 5.36) takes the mound for the Rockies, who havejust three wins in their last 14 road games. Though he has awin to show for it, Fogg has not pitched well during he previousthree outings. During that span he has allowed 16 runs - fourhome runs - in 16 2/3 innings.


Fogg has faced his former team just once, allowing eight runs in4 1/3 innings during a 2006 meeting. He did not receive adecision in the game as the Rockies won 16-9.


Pirates outfielder Jason Bay has hit safely in 15 consecutivegames against the Rockies, batting .480 (24-for-50) with threehomers, seven doubles, one triple, 15 RBI and 18 runs duringthat span.


Colorado won a wild game here on Tuesday, escaping with a 10-8victory after nearly blowing a 9-1 lead. Pittsburgh closed towithin 9-8, but could not complete the rally. Despite the loss,Pittsburgh is 17-9 all time against Colorado at PNC Park.

 

NL: COLORADO at PITTSBURGH

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

COLORADO PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Willy Taveras CF .325 2 20 Nate Mclouth CF .232 1 9
Ryan Spilborghs RF .317 6 29 Freddy Sanchez 2B .294 3 33
Matt Holliday LF .339 16 73 Adam Laroche 1B .238 13 52
Garrett Atkins 3B .251 13 53 Xavier Nady RF .284 14 51
Troy Tulowitzki SS .285 10 42 Ryan Doumit C .307 7 26
Yorvit Torrealba C .271 5 28 Jason Bay LF .249 13 57
Jeff Baker 1B .228 2 7 Jose Castillo 3B .243 0 10
Jamey Carroll 2B .210 1 7 Jack Wilson SS .259 4 26
Josh Fogg RHP .148 0 0 Shane Youman LHP .250 0 0
(4-6, 5.36) (2-0, 3.00)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO RAIN.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
WARMUPS: COL - JOSH FOGG (4-6, 5.36)
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN (2-0, 3.00)

UMPIRES: HP - JERRY MEALS
1B - ADAM DOWDY
2B - LARRY PONCINO
3B - BRUCE DRECKMAN

WEATHER: 83 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 0 mph, in from right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 34 MINUTE DELAY.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: COL - JOSH FOGG AND YORVIT TORREALBA
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN AND RYAN DOUMIT

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: W TAVERAS (.325, 2 HR, 20 RBI)
R SPILBORGH (.317, 6 HR, 29 RBI)
M HOLLIDAY (.339, 16 HR, 73 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JOSH FOGG
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.232, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.294, 3 HR, 33 RBI)
A LAROCHE (.238, 13 HR, 52 RBI)</div>

 

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327
R Spilborghs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Baker 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
J Fogg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - W Taveras (11, S Youman). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 1.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
R Doumit c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.36

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.77

Pitches-strikes: S Youman 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: S Youman 1-2. Batters
faced: S Youman 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce
Dreckman.

(Plus rain delay totaling 34 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 81 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
CONFIRMED STARTERS: COL - JOSH FOGG
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN DOUMIT SCORED FREDDY SANCHEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R DOUMIT ON FIRST, X NADY ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 0
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.249, 13 HR, 57 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JOSH FOGG
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: T TULOWITZKI (.285, 10 HR, 42 RBI)
Y TORREALBA (.271, 5 HR, 28 RBI)
J BAKER (.228, 2 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

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

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .327
R Spilborghs rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
T Tulowitzki ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
Y Torrealba c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271
J Baker 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
J Carroll 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210
J Fogg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148

Totals 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: 2B - W Taveras (11, S Youman). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 1.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
X Nady rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
R Doumit c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .311
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 1 3

BATTING: RBI - R Doumit (27). 2-out RBI - R Doumit. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Bay 1. Team LOB - 2.


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COLORADO - 0 -- 0
PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.40

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.77

Pitches-strikes: J Fogg 23-14; S Youman 13-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Fogg
0-2; S Youman 1-2. Batters faced: J Fogg 6; S Youman 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce
Dreckman.

(Plus rain delay totaling 34 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 81 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JEFF BAKER SCORED TROY TULOWITZKI.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BAKER ON FIRST, Y TORREALBA ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 1
PITTSBURGH 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J CARROLL (.210, 1 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND RULE DOUBLE BY JAMEY CARROLL SCORED YORVIT
TORREALBA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J CARROLL ON SECOND, J BAKER ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 2
PITTSBURGH 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: J FOGG (.148, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY WILLY TAVERAS SCORED JEFF BAKER.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J CARROLL ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 3
PITTSBURGH 1 TOP, 2ND

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: R SPILBORGHS (.314, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RYAN SPILBORGHS SCORED JAMEY CARROLL.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, 0 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: COLORADO 4
PITTSBURGH 1 END TOP, 2ND</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JOSH FOGG
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J CASTILLO (.243, 0 HR, 10 RBI)
J WILSON (.259, 4 HR, 26 RBI)
S YOUMAN (.250, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">COLORADO (4) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .326
R Spilborghs rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .320
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
T Tulowitzki ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
Y Torrealba c 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .271
J Baker 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .235
J Carroll 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .216
J Fogg p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143

Totals 10 4 5 4 1 0 5

BATTING: 2B - W Taveras (11, S Youman); J Carroll (6, S Youman). RBI - J Baker
(8), J Carroll (8), W Taveras (21), R Spilborghs (30). 2-out RBI - R
Spilborghs. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 1.



PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
X Nady rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
R Doumit c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .311
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
S Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 6 1 3 1 0 1 3

BATTING: RBI - R Doumit (27). 2-out RBI - R Doumit. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Bay 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Bay (R Spilborghs at 2nd base).


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COLORADO - 04 -- 4
PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 5.40

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 2 5 4 4 1 0 0 5.14

Pitches-strikes: J Fogg 23-14; S Youman 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J Fogg
0-2; S Youman 3-2. Batters faced: J Fogg 6; S Youman 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce
Dreckman.

(Plus rain delay totaling 34 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 81 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: COL - JOSH FOGG
PIT - SHANE YOUMAN

DUE UP FOR COLORADO: M HOLLIDAY (.338, 0-FOR-1)
G ATKINS (.251, 0-FOR-1)
T TULOWITZKI (.287, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: COLORADO at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">COLORADO (4) VS PITTSBURGH (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

COLORADO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
W Taveras cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .326
R Spilborghs rf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .320
M Holliday lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .338
G Atkins 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
T Tulowitzki ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287
Y Torrealba c 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .271
J Baker 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .235
J Carroll 2b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .216
J Fogg p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143

Totals 10 4 5 4 1 0 5

BATTING: 2B - W Taveras (11, S Youman); J Carroll (6, S Youman). RBI - J Baker
(8), J Carroll (8), W Taveras (21), R Spilborghs (30). 2-out RBI - R
Spilborghs. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Atkins 1. Team LOB - 1.



PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
F Sanchez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238
X Nady rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .287
R Doumit c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .311
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249
J Castillo 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
S Youman p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 2 3

BATTING: RBI - R Doumit (27). 2-out RBI - R Doumit. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - J Bay 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: Outfield assists - J Bay (R Spilborghs at 2nd base).


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COLORADO - 04 -- 4
PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
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COLORADO ip h r er bb so hr era
J Fogg 2 3 1 1 0 2 0 5.34

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
S Youman 2 5 4 4 1 0 0 5.14

Pitches-strikes: J Fogg 34-21; S Youman 32-22. Ground balls-fly balls: J Fogg
1-3; S Youman 3-2. Batters faced: J Fogg 9; S Youman 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Jerry Meals. 1B--Adam Dowdy. 2B--Larry Poncino. 3B--Bruce
Dreckman.

(Plus rain delay totaling 34 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 81 degrees,
cloudy. Wind: 0 mph, in from right.</div>