GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (22-27) at CINCINNATI (18-33)

NL: PITTSBURGH (22-27) at CINCINNATI (18-33)

<h3>Pirates look to complete sweep of Reds</h3>

<div class="pre">Pittsburgh (22-27) at Cincinnati (18-33) 1:15 pm EDT</div>

CINCINNATI (Ticker) - Ian Snell takes the mound as thePittsburgh Pirates try to accomplish something not done sincethe Barry Bonds era.

Snell (4-3, 3.06 ERA) will try and help the Pirates complete afour-game road sweep of the Cincinnati Reds for the first timesince in almost 16 years on Monday.

<div class="pre">Pittsburgh, which last swept a four game set in Cincinnati on</div>July 11-14 of 1991, is looking for its fourth straight win.Pittsburgh has not won more than three straight vs. the Redssince winning five in a row during the 2004 campaign.Snell, who allowed four runs and seven hits over six innings ina 5-3 loss to St. Louis on Wednesday, is 2-1 with a 3.24 ERA infive career starts vs. the Reds.

For Cincinnati, things cannot get much worse. The Reds have theleague's worst record, and have lost 20 of their last 25 games.Kyle Lohse (1-6, 5.31) has been one of the main culprits duringtheir season-high six-game losing streak.

Lohse, who has allowed five or more runs in four of his past sixstarts, is trying to snap a career-high six-game skid.

 

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

PITTSBURGH CINCINNATI
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jose Bautista 3B .265 3 11 Ryan Freel CF .253 2 12
Chris Duffy CF .241 2 15 Scott Hatteberg 1B .311 4 17
Freddy Sanchez 2B .288 0 15 Brandon Phillips 2B .285 9 28
Adam Laroche 1B .205 5 26 Adam Dunn LF .261 14 32
Jason Bay LF .303 7 37 Edwin Encarnacion 3B .234 3 19
Xavier Nady RF .289 7 27 Alex Gonzalez SS .267 10 22
Jack Wilson SS .258 2 13 Norris Hopper RF .262 0 0
Humberto Cota C .250 0 3 David Ross C .216 5 15
Ian Snell RHP .167 0 1 Kyle Lohse RHP .286 0 0
(4-3, 3.06) (1-6, 5.31)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
WARMUPS: PIT - IAN SNELL (4-3, 3.06)
CIN - KYLE LOHSE (1-6, 5.31)

UMPIRES: HP - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT
1B - RANDY MARSH
2B - BOB DAVIDSON
3B - SAM HOLBROOK

WEATHER: 72 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 3 mph, swirling</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI -- REVISED WARMUPS
WARMUPS: PIT - IAN SNELL (4-3, 3.06)
CIN - KYLE LOHSE (1-6, 5.31)

UMPIRES: HP - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT
1B - RANDY MARSH
2B - ADAM DOWDY
3B - SAM HOLBROOK

WEATHER: 72 Degrees, overcast
WIND: 3 mph, swirling</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
STARTING BATS: PIT - IAN SNELL AND HUMBERTO COTA
CIN - KYLE LOHSE AND DAVID ROSS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.265, 3 HR, 11 RBI)
C DUFFY (.241, 2 HR, 15 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.288, 0 HR, 15 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
CIN - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: R FREEL (.253, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
S HATTEBERG (.311, 4 HR, 17 RBI)
B PHILLIPS (.285, 9 HR, 28 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
H Cota c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
S Hatteberg 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311
B Phillips 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
N Hopper rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.06

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.22

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 11-10. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 2-1. Batters
faced: K Lohse 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
CIN - KYLE LOHSE</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
CIN - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.205, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
J BAY (.303, 7 HR, 37 RBI)
X NADY (.289, 7 HR, 27 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
H Cota c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
N Hopper rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.02

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.22

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 13-9; K Lohse 11-10. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell
0-3; K Lohse 2-1. Batters faced: I Snell 3; K Lohse 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
CIN - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: A DUNN (.261, 14 HR, 32 RBI)
E ENCARNACION (.234, 3 HR, 19 RBI)
A GONZALEZ (.267, 10 HR, 22 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
J Bay lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
H Cota c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 0 2

BATTING: 3B - J Bay (2, K Lohse). Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
A Dunn lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261
E Encarnacion 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
A Gonzalez ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
N Hopper rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 0 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.02

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.13

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 13-9; K Lohse 23-21. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell
0-3; K Lohse 4-2. Batters faced: I Snell 3; K Lohse 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
CIN - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: H COTA (.250, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
I SNELL (.167, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: K Griffey Jr in right field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: I Snell (.167, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL AT CINCINNATI - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N Hopper in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
CINCINNATI 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: I Snell (.167, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

<div class="pre">NL PITTSBURGH AT CINCINNATI
NOTE: CINCINNATI CENTER FIELDER RYAN FREEL LEFT THE GAME IN
THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH AN APPARENT NECK INJURY.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
CIN - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR CINCINNATI: N HOPPER (.262, 0-FOR-0)
D ROSS (.216, 5 HR, 15 RBI)
K LOHSE (.286, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
J Bay lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
H Cota c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
I Snell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 3B - J Bay (2, K Lohse). Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
N Hopper rf-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
D Ross c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286

Totals 6 0 1 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Gonzalez (1, 2nd base by I Snell/H Cota).


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PITTSBURGH - 000 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 00 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.97

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.04

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 24-17; K Lohse 34-29. Ground balls-fly balls: I
Snell 1-3; K Lohse 5-3. Batters faced: I Snell 6; K Lohse 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
CIN - KYLE LOHSE

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C DUFFY (.240, 0-FOR-1)
F SANCHEZ (.287, 0-FOR-1)
A LAROCHE (.204, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Bautista 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
C Duffy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
J Bay lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .307
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .257
H Cota c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
I Snell p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .158

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: 3B - J Bay (2, K Lohse). Team LOB - 1.


CINCINNATI ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Freel cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251
K Griffey Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
S Hatteberg 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
B Phillips 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
A Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .260
E Encarnacion 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
A Gonzalez ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
N Hopper rf-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
D Ross c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267

Totals 9 0 1 0 0 2 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - A Gonzalez (1, 2nd base by I Snell/H Cota).


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PITTSBURGH - 000 -- 0
CINCINNATI - 000 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.93

CINCINNATI ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.04

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 39-28; K Lohse 34-29. Ground balls-fly balls: I
Snell 3-3; K Lohse 5-3. Batters faced: I Snell 9; K Lohse 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Adam Dowdy. 3B--Sam
Holbrook.

Weather: 74 degrees, overcast. Wind: 3 mph, swirling.</div>