GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (44-64) at ARIZONA (63-50)

NL: PITTSBURGH (44-64) at ARIZONA (63-50)

<h3>Upton, Diamondbacks look to continue success</h3>

Pittsburgh (44-64) at Arizona (63-50) 9:40 pm EDT


PHOENIX (Ticker) -- Rookie Justin Upton hopes to help theArizona Diamondbacks win their fourth consecutive game when theyhost the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday in the opener of athree-game series.


Upton, who will turn 20 in two weeks, has had two straightmulti-hit performances. The right fielder, who made hismajor-league debut on Thursday, is batting .308 (4-for-13) overfour games and registered his first career RBI in Sunday's 3-0triumph over the Los Angeles Dodgers.


The No. 1 overall pick in the 2005 draft, Upton will facePirates starter Tom Gorzelanny (9-6, 3.55 ERA), who suffered hisworst outing of the year against the New York Mets on July 25.The 25-year-old lefthander was tagged for six runs and sevenhits with three walks over just 2 1/3 innings.


The Diamondbacks counter with Micah Owings (5-5, 4.91), who hasnot registered a victory since June 20.


The 24-year-old rookie did not factor in the decision Wednesdayafter giving up just one run and four hits with two walks andfour strikeouts in a 9-5 victory over the San Diego Padres.

Arizona, which holds a two-game advantage in the National LeagueWest Division, has won five of its last six contests.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

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

PITTSBURGH ARIZONA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nate Mclouth CF .222 4 16 Chris Young CF .240 19 40
Freddy Sanchez 2B .296 6 39 Orlando Hudson 2B .287 9 56
Adam Laroche 1B .247 15 60 Eric Byrnes LF .303 17 64
Jason Bay LF .260 17 71 Conor Jackson 1B .268 7 35
Ryan Doumit RF .279 9 30 Mark Reynolds 3B .256 8 32
Jose Bautista 3B .259 7 37 Justin Upton RF .308 0 1
Ronny Paulino C .242 8 32 Chris Snyder C .244 9 25
Jack Wilson SS .263 6 32 Stephen Drew SS .238 8 38
Tom Gorzelanny LHP .077 0 3 Micah Owings RHP .235 1 5
(9-6, 3.55) (5-5, 4.91)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
WARMUPS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY (9-6, 3.55)
ARI - MICAH OWINGS (5-5, 4.91)

UMPIRES: HP - DOUG EDDINGS
1B - DANA DEMUTH
2B - ANGEL CAMPOS
3B - KERWIN DANLEY

WEATHER: INDOORS</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
STARTING BATS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY AND RONNY PAULINO
ARI - MICAH OWINGS AND CHRIS SNYDER

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.222, 4 HR, 16 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.296, 6 HR, 39 RBI)
A LAROCHE (.247, 15 HR, 60 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
ARIZONA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.240, 19 HR, 40 RBI)
O HUDSON (.287, 9 HR, 56 RBI)
E BYRNES (.303, 17 HR, 64 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Doumit rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
O Hudson 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287
E Byrnes lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
C Jackson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.55

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.86

Pitches-strikes: M Owings 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: M Owings 0-2. Batters
faced: M Owings 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
ARI - MICAH OWINGS</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
ARIZONA 0 0 1 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.260, 17 HR, 71 RBI)
R DOUMIT (.279, 9 HR, 30 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.259, 7 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
R Doumit rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: GIDP - C Jackson. Team LOB - 1.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.52

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.86

Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 13-8; M Owings 15-9. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Gorzelanny 2-1; M Owings 0-2. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 4; M Owings 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: INDOORS.</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
ARIZONA 0 0 1 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: M REYNOLDS (.256, 8 HR, 32 RBI)
J UPTON (.308, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
C SNYDER (.244, 9 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Doumit rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
M Reynolds 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Upton rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
C Snyder c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
S Drew ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
M Owings p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235

Totals 3 0 1 0 1 0 4

BATTING: GIDP - C Jackson. Team LOB - 1.


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PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 0 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.52

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.81

Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 13-8; M Owings 40-24. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Gorzelanny 2-1; M Owings 1-2. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 4; M Owings 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
ERROR BY JACK WILSON ALLOWED JUSTIN UPTON TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C SNYDER ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
ARIZONA 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: S DREW (.238, 8 HR, 38 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 1 1
ARIZONA 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: T GORZELANNY (.077, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.221, 0-FOR-1)
F SANCHEZ (.295, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Doumit rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263
T Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077

Totals 7 0 1 0 1 3 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - J Wilson (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
J Upton rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .357
C Snyder c 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .243
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237
M Owings p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 6

BATTING: 3B - J Upton (1, T Gorzelanny). RBI - C Snyder (26). GIDP - C Jackson.
Team LOB - 2.


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PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
ARIZONA - 01 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.56

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 4.81

Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 38-23; M Owings 40-24. Ground balls-fly balls:
T Gorzelanny 2-2; M Owings 1-2. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 9; M Owings 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: INDOORS.</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 2 1
ARIZONA 0 1 1 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR ARIZONA: C YOUNG (.240, 0-FOR-0, BB)
O HUDSON (.289, 1-FOR-1)
E BYRNES (.303, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS ARIZONA (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294
A LaRoche 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Doumit rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263
T Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .075

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 5 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - J Wilson (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
O Hudson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .289
E Byrnes lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .303
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
J Upton rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .357
C Snyder c 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .243
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237
M Owings p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 6

BATTING: 3B - J Upton (1, T Gorzelanny). RBI - C Snyder (26). GIDP - C Jackson.
Team LOB - 2.


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PITTSBURGH - 000 -- 0
ARIZONA - 01 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.56

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 3 2 0 0 1 5 0 4.76

Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 38-23; M Owings 62-38. Ground balls-fly balls:
T Gorzelanny 2-2; M Owings 1-3. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 9; M Owings 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: INDOORS.</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 2 1
ARIZONA 0 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
ARI - MICAH OWINGS

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.259, 0-FOR-1)
R DOUMIT (.283, 1-FOR-1)
J BAUTISTA (.259, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (0) VS ARIZONA (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .225
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .294
A LaRoche 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
R Doumit rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .283
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .259
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242
J Wilson ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .263
T Gorzelanny p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .075

Totals 11 0 2 0 1 5 6

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Wilson 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: E - J Wilson (8, ground ball). DP: 1 (F Sanchez-A LaRoche).


ARIZONA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Young cf 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .240
O Hudson 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288
E Byrnes lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .302
C Jackson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .267
M Reynolds 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255
J Upton rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .357
C Snyder c 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .243
S Drew ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237
M Owings p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229

Totals 10 1 2 1 2 2 7

BATTING: 3B - J Upton (1, T Gorzelanny). RBI - C Snyder (26). GIDP - C Jackson.
Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - C Young (1st base, T Gorzelanny).


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PITTSBURGH - 000 -- 0
ARIZONA - 010 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 3 2 1 1 2 2 0 3.54

ARIZONA ip h r er bb so hr era
M Owings 3 2 0 0 1 5 0 4.76

Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 47-27; M Owings 62-38. Ground balls-fly balls:
T Gorzelanny 2-4; M Owings 1-3. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 12; M Owings 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Angel Campos. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: INDOORS.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at ARIZONA

<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RONNY PAULINO SCORED RYAN DOUMIT AND JOSE
BAUTISTA.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R PAULINO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
ARIZONA 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.263, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT ARIZONA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JACK WILSON SCORED RONNY PAULINO.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J WILSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
ARIZONA 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: T GORZELANNY (.075, 0-FOR-1)</div>