GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (47-66) at SAN FRANCISCO (49-66)

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Bautista at third base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 5
SAN FRANCISCO 0 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: V Chulk (.000, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: N McLouth in center field.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 5
SAN FRANCISCO 0 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: V Chulk (.000, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: R Durham hit for V Chulk.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 5
SAN FRANCISCO 0 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R Durham (.230, 9 HR, 58 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
SFO - VINNIE CHULK (OUT)

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C IZTURIS (.258, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.259, 1-FOR-3, BB)
F SANCHEZ (.305, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (5) VS SAN FRANCISCO (0) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Izturis ss 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .258
J Bautista cf-3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .259
F Sanchez 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305
J Bay lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .255
J Phelps 1b 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .333
R Doumit rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .279
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243
J Castillo 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .265
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Gorzelanny p 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .067

Totals 33 5 9 5 3 7 14

BATTING: 2B - J Castillo (13, B Zito). 3B - J Phelps (1, V Chulk). HR - J
Phelps (2, 6th inning off B Zito 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Izturis (9), J Phelps 4
(8). 2-out RBI - C Izturis, J Phelps 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- R Doumit 3, T Gorzelanny 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Castillo-F Sanchez-J Phelps).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325
O Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
R Winn rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292
B Bonds lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .282
B Molina c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .270
P Feliz 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .257
D Ortmeier 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
K Frandsen 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
B Zito p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .093
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Durham ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230

Totals 28 0 5 0 1 4 10

a-struck out looking for V Chulk in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (20, T Gorzelanny). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - B Molina 2, B Zito 1. GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Davis (11, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/R Paulino).


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PITTSBURGH - 010 002 20 -- 5
SAN FRANCISCO - 000 000 00 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 8 5 0 0 1 4 0 3.31

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 6 6 3 3 3 4 1 5.13
V Chulk 2 3 2 2 0 3 0 3.94

IBB - B Bonds (by T Gorzelanny). Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 102-65; B Zito
111-67; V Chulk 31-19. Ground balls-fly balls: T Gorzelanny 8-12; B Zito 6-8; V
Chulk 2-1. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 29; B Zito 27; V Chulk 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Travis Reininger. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--James
Hoye.

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - PITCHING CHANGE
SFO: JACK TASCHNER (2-1, 5.13) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 5, SAN FRANCISCO 0

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C IZTURIS (.258, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NL AT SAN FRANCISCO - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Taschner relieved V Chulk.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 5
SAN FRANCISCO 0 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C Izturis (.258, 2-FOR-3, RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
SFO - JACK TASCHNER

DUE UP FOR SAN FRANCISCO: R WINN (.292, 1-FOR-3)
B BONDS (.282, 1-FOR-2, BB)
B MOLINA (.270, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (5) VS SAN FRANCISCO (0) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Izturis ss 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .257
J Bautista cf-3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .259
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305
J Bay lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .255
J Phelps 1b 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .333
R Doumit rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .279
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243
J Castillo 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .265
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Gorzelanny p 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .067

Totals 36 5 9 5 3 8 14

BATTING: 2B - J Castillo (13, B Zito). 3B - J Phelps (1, V Chulk). HR - J
Phelps (2, 6th inning off B Zito 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Izturis (9), J Phelps 4
(8). 2-out RBI - C Izturis, J Phelps 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- R Doumit 3, T Gorzelanny 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Castillo-F Sanchez-J Phelps).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325
O Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
R Winn rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292
B Bonds lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .282
B Molina c 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .270
P Feliz 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .257
D Ortmeier 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
K Frandsen 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
B Zito p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .093
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Durham ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 28 0 5 0 1 4 10

a-struck out looking for V Chulk in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (20, T Gorzelanny). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - B Molina 2, B Zito 1. GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Davis (11, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/R Paulino).


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PITTSBURGH - 010 002 200 -- 5
SAN FRANCISCO - 000 000 00 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny 8 5 0 0 1 4 0 3.31

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito 6 6 3 3 3 4 1 5.13
V Chulk 2 3 2 2 0 3 0 3.94
J Taschner 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.01

IBB - B Bonds (by T Gorzelanny). Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 102-65; B Zito
111-67; V Chulk 31-19; J Taschner 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: T Gorzelanny
8-12; B Zito 6-8; V Chulk 2-1; J Taschner 0-2. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 29;
B Zito 27; V Chulk 9; J Taschner 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Travis Reininger. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--James
Hoye.

Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to center.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

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

BATTERIES: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY AND RONNY PAULINO

SFO - BARRY ZITO, VINNIE CHULK (7TH), JACK TASCHNER
(9TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA

HOME RUNS: PIT - JOSH PHELPS (2) OFF BARRY ZITO IN THE 6TH, 1 ON

SFO - NONE</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

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

BATTERIES: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY AND RONNY PAULINO

SFO - BARRY ZITO, VINNIE CHULK (7TH), JACK TASCHNER
(9TH) AND BENGIE MOLINA


WP - TOM GORZELANNY (11-6)
LP - BARRY ZITO (8-11)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: PIT - JOSH PHELPS (2) OFF BARRY ZITO IN THE 6TH, 1 ON

SFO - NONE


TIME: 2:19 ATT: 41,976

PROBABLES: SFO - MATT CAIN (4-12, 3.77) & SFO - NOAH LOWRY (12-7, 3.32)
PIT - PAUL MAHOLM (7-14, 4.59) & PIT - SHANE YOUMAN (2-3, 4.76)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (5) VS SAN FRANCISCO (0) - FINAL

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Izturis ss 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .257
J Bautista cf-3b 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .259
F Sanchez 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .305
J Bay lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .255
J Phelps 1b 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .333
R Doumit rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .279
R Paulino c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243
J Castillo 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .265
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
T Gorzelanny p 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .067

Totals 36 5 9 5 3 8 14

BATTING: 2B - J Castillo (13, B Zito). 3B - J Phelps (1, V Chulk). HR - J
Phelps (2, 6th inning off B Zito 1 on, 1 Out). RBI - C Izturis (9), J Phelps 4
(8). 2-out RBI - C Izturis, J Phelps 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- R Doumit 3, T Gorzelanny 1. Team LOB - 7.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Castillo-F Sanchez-J Phelps).


SAN FRANCISCO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
R Davis cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325
O Vizquel ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
R Winn rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .292
B Bonds lf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .281
B Molina c 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .269
P Feliz 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .257
D Ortmeier 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242
K Frandsen 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .215
B Zito p 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .093
V Chulk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-R Durham ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230
J Taschner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Totals 31 0 5 0 1 4 10

a-struck out looking for V Chulk in the 8th.

BATTING: 2B - P Feliz (20, T Gorzelanny). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - B Molina 2, B Zito 1. GIDP - K Frandsen. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Davis (11, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/R Paulino).


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PITTSBURGH - 010 002 200 -- 5
SAN FRANCISCO - 000 000 000 -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
T Gorzelanny (W, 11-6) 9 5 0 0 1 4 0 3.29

SAN FRANCISCO ip h r er bb so hr era
B Zito (L, 8-11) 6 6 3 3 3 4 1 5.13
V Chulk 2 3 2 2 0 3 0 3.94
J Taschner 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.01

IBB - B Bonds (by T Gorzelanny). Pitches-strikes: T Gorzelanny 115-72; B Zito
111-67; V Chulk 31-19; J Taschner 19-13. Ground balls-fly balls: T Gorzelanny
9-14; B Zito 6-8; V Chulk 2-1; J Taschner 0-2. Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 32;
B Zito 27; V Chulk 9; J Taschner 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Travis Reininger. 1B--Tom Hallion. 2B--Jerry Crawford. 3B--James
Hoye.

T--2:19. Att--41,976.
Weather: 68 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NL
PITTSBURGH 5
SAN FRANCISCO 0 FINAL</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PITTSBURGH (5) AT SAN FRANCISCO (0) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

PITTSBURGH 2ND: R Paulino lined out to shortstop. J Castillo hit a ground
rule double to right. T Gorzelanny grounded out to second, J Castillo to
third. C Izturis singled to right, J Castillo scored. J Bautista popped out
to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: F Sanchez popped out to second. J Bay singled to left.
J Phelps homered to center, J Bay scored. R Doumit struck out looking.
R Paulino reached on infield single to third. J Castillo singled to center,
R Paulino to second. T Gorzelanny struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: V Chulk relieved B Zito. C Izturis singled to right.
J Bautista singled to right, C Izturis to second. F Sanchez flied out to center,
C Izturis to third. J Bay struck out swinging. J Phelps tripled to deep
center, C Izturis and J Bautista scored. R Doumit grounded out to first.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, SAN FRANCISCO 0.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PITTSBURGH (5) AT SAN FRANCISCO (0) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Pittsburgh Starting Lineups -- C Izturis SS, J Bautista CF, F Sanchez 2B, J Bay LF,
J Phelps 1B, R Doumit RF, R Paulino C, J Castillo 3B, T Gorzelanny LHP.

San Francisco Starting Lineups -- R Davis CF, O Vizquel SS, R Winn RF, B Bonds LF,
B Molina C, P Feliz 3B, D Ortmeier 1B, K Frandsen 2B, B Zito LHP.

Umpires -- Travis Reininger (HP), Tom Hallion (1B), Jerry Crawford (2B),
James Hoye (3B).

Gametime Weather: 68 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to center at 11 mph.


PITTSBURGH 1ST: C Izturis walked. J Bautista walked, C Izturis to second.
F Sanchez walked, C Izturis to third, J Bautista to second. J Bay struck out
swinging. J Phelps grounded into fielder's choice to first, C Izturis out at
home, J Bautista to third, F Sanchez to second. R Doumit grounded out to
third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 1ST: R Davis flied out to left. O Vizquel popped out to
first. R Winn singled to left. B Bonds singled to left, R Winn to second.
B Molina popped out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 0,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

PITTSBURGH 2ND: R Paulino lined out to shortstop. J Castillo hit a ground
rule double to right. T Gorzelanny grounded out to second, J Castillo to
third. C Izturis singled to right, J Castillo scored. J Bautista popped out
to second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 2ND: P Feliz doubled to deep left center. D Ortmeier flied
out to left. K Frandsen grounded out to first, P Feliz to third. B Zito
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

PITTSBURGH 3RD: F Sanchez fouled out to third. J Bay grounded out to
shortstop. J Phelps fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 3RD: R Davis reached on bunt single to pitcher. R Davis
stole second. O Vizquel flied out to right. R Winn popped out to first.
B Bonds intentionally walked. B Molina fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

PITTSBURGH 4TH: R Doumit grounded out to third. R Paulino flied out to
right. J Castillo flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 4TH: P Feliz singled to left center. D Ortmeier grounded
into fielder's choice to third, P Feliz out at second. K Frandsen grounded
into double play, third to second to first, D Ortmeier out at second.(0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

PITTSBURGH 5TH: T Gorzelanny struck out swinging. C Izturis grounded out
to third. J Bautista flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 1,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 5TH: B Zito struck out swinging. R Davis popped out to
shortstop. O Vizquel grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 1, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

PITTSBURGH 6TH: F Sanchez popped out to second. J Bay singled to left.
J Phelps homered to center, J Bay scored. R Doumit struck out looking.
R Paulino reached on infield single to third. J Castillo singled to center,
R Paulino to second. T Gorzelanny struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 6TH: R Winn flied out to right. B Bonds grounded out to
first. B Molina struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 3,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

PITTSBURGH 7TH: V Chulk relieved B Zito. C Izturis singled to right.
J Bautista singled to right, C Izturis to second. F Sanchez flied out to center,
C Izturis to third. J Bay struck out swinging. J Phelps tripled to deep
center, C Izturis and J Bautista scored. R Doumit grounded out to first.
(2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 7TH: P Feliz grounded out to third. D Ortmeier flied out to
right. K Frandsen flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.

PITTSBURGH 8TH: R Paulino grounded out to third. J Castillo struck out
swinging. T Gorzelanny struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 5, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 8TH: J Bautista at third base. N McLouth in center field.
R Durham hit for V Chulk. R Durham struck out looking. R Davis grounded out to
third. O Vizquel popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
PITTSBURGH 5, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

PITTSBURGH 9TH: J Taschner relieved V Chulk. C Izturis struck out swinging.
J Bautista popped out to first. F Sanchez flied out to center. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5, SAN FRANCISCO 0.

SAN FRANCISCO 9TH: R Winn flied out to center. B Bonds fouled out to
second. B Molina grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) PITTSBURGH 5,
SAN FRANCISCO 0.</div>

 

Pirates complete sweep of Giants

<h3>PITTSBURGH 5, SAN FRANCISCO 0</h3>By Ryan Leong
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - The Pittsburgh Pirates may have theworst record in the National League but that didn't stop themfrom sweeping another last-place team.


Josh Phelps was 2-for-4 with four RBI including a two-run homer,and Tom Gorzelanny pitched a five-hit shutout as the Piratesblanked the San Francisco Giants, 5-0, on Sunday afternoon.

Gorzelanny (11-6) turned in the best outing of his young career,tossing his first complete-game shutout and becoming the firstlefthander to win 11 games for the Pirates since Oliver Perezwent 12-10 in 2004.


In the last five innings, Gorzelanny faced the minimum number ofbatters and retired the final 17 in a row.


It was the first three-game win streak for the Pirates sincereeling off four straight from July 3-7. Pittsburgh has beatenSan Francisco six straight times and 11 of the last 13 gameshere.


The Giants have been an embarrassment on the field, having onlyBarry Bonds and his home run record as the only reason fanscontinue to flock to AT&T Park.


Barry Zito (8-11), signed to the highest contract for a pitcher(seven years, $126 million) in the offseason, had anothermediocre outing. Zito pitched six innings, allowing six hitsand three runs in taking the loss.


Zito actually pitched well considering he loaded the bases inthe first inning, throwing 32 pitches, but got out of itunscathed.


In the second, Pittsburgh's Jose Castillo doubled to right andscored on an RBI single by Cesar Izturis.


In the sixth, Jason Bay with a single to left and Phelps crusheda hanging changeup from Zito and deposited it into thebleachers in left.


In the seventh, after singles by Izturis and Jose Bautista,Phelps tripled off the center field wall increasing the lead to5-0.


The Giants moved up the start time one hour because of atwi-night doubleheader on Monday in Pittsburgh to make up forconsecutive rainouts in April.

 

Pirates complete sweep of Giants

<h3>PITTSBURGH 5, SAN FRANCISCO 0</h3>By Ryan Leong
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) - The Pittsburgh Pirates may have theworst record in the National League but that didn't stop themfrom sweeping another last-place team.


Josh Phelps was 2-for-4 with four RBI, including a two-runhomer, and Tom Gorzelanny pitched a five-hit shutout as thePirates blanked the San Francisco Giants, 5-0, on Sundayafternoon.


Gorzelanny (11-6) turned in the best outing of his young career,tossing his first complete-game shutout and becoming the firstlefthander to win 11 games for the Pirates since Oliver Perezwent 12-10 in 2004.


"I don't think you automatically think you're going to have agreat day, you just go out there and pitch smart and keep theball down," Gorzelanny said. "It feels good. It was a longtime coming. It was a big game and I had flirted with (acomplete game) a couple of other times and I was actually ableto come through on it."


"You know Tommy Gorzelanny has obviously pitched some very goodgames for us this year but I think what I saw today was probablythe best game he's pitched," Pirates manager Jim Tracy said.

Gorzelanny got stronger as the game went along. In the lastfive innings, he faced the minimum number of batters and retiredthe final 17 in a row.


"I knew I had to go out and make pitches and get guys swinging,and I think a big pitch I had was my changeup and I had guys wayout in front of that and making guys get outs," Gorzelannysaid. "I just felt confident that I could make some pitches andget guys to swing and get themselves out."


It was the first three-game win streak for the Pirates sincereeling off four straight from July 3-7. Pittsburgh has beatenSan Francisco six straight times and 11 of the last 13 gameshere.


The Giants have been an embarrassment on the field, having onlyBarry Bonds and his home run record as the only reason fanscontinue to flock to AT&T Park.


"I felt like going after him was going to be a good idea and Igot him on a couple of breaking balls and he popped out,"Gorzelanny said of his pitches to Bonds. "I was lucky to makesome good pitches he was out in front on. I felt like gettinghim out myself was a key after he got that first hit the otherway."


"Hopefully hitting the road here will be something we need rightnow," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said of the team's 2-5homestand.


Barry Zito (8-11), signed to the highest contract for a pitcher(seven years, $126 million) in the offseason, had anothermediocre outing. Zito pitched six innings, allowing six hitsand three runs in taking the loss.


"He wants to do well here at home," Bochy said. "He wants toreciprocate a contract and sometimes that happens. It's notjust Zito but a lot of players but I thought he a nice job ofregrouping and we had a chance to win."


Zito actually pitched well considering he loaded the bases inthe first inning, throwing 32 pitches, but got out of itunscathed.


"I was feeling pretty down in the first, walking three guys, butafter that I got more comfortable making pitches," Zito said.

"I thought a better outing but a rough start there loading upthe bases but regrouping," Bochy said. "Barry had bettercommand today and pitched fairly well. He made a mistake latein the game for a home run but he kept the ball down better andhis confidence really started growing as the game went and Ithink an outing he should feel good about and build on."

In the second, Pittsburgh's Jose Castillo doubled to right andscored on an RBI single by Cesar Izturis.


In the sixth, Jason Bay with a single to left and Phelps crusheda fastball from Zito and deposited it into the bleachers inleft.


"I knew what to expect a little bit," said Phelps, who had facedZito when both played in the American League. "He threw a lotof high fastballs early in the game. He got us to chase and Iwas able to handle one of those high fastballs and it's what Iexpected. I thought he'd probably throw a few more breakingballs but with Zito out there you've got to go and strap it on."

"Phelps jumped on a heater kind of in but up though ... not aterrible pitch, not a great pitch, but other than that they hitsome good pitches for base hits but that was the difference inthe game," Zito said. "The guy on the other side (Gorzelanny)was pretty good today so not a lot of room for error."

In the seventh, after singles by Izturis and Jose Bautista,Phelps tripled off the center field wall increasing the lead to5-0.


"It's really nice when you have players like this (Phelps), whenyou're going to give a guy like Adam LaRoche a day off that canwalk in there and handle the situation in the manner in whichhe did today," Tracy said. "He's been a very, very goodaddition to our ballclub, there's no question about it inwhatever capacity it has been that we've asked him to do."

The Giants moved up the start time one hour because of atwi-night doubleheader on Monday in Pittsburgh to make up forconsecutive rainouts in April.