GAME THREAD: NL: PHILADELPHIA (65-57) at PITTSBURGH (51-70)

NL: PHILADELPHIA (65-57) at PITTSBURGH (51-70)

<h3>Bay, red-hot Pirates offense host Phillies</h3>

Philadelphia (65-57) at Pittsburgh (51-70) ,1:35 pm EDT

<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (Ticker) - The Pittsburgh Pirates hope their offense</div>continues to produce when they host the Philadelphia Philliesin the rubber match of a three-game series Sunday.

The Pirates have scored 37 runs over their last four games buthave managed just two wins in those contests. Jason Bay is6-for-17 (.353) with six RBI and five runs scored over thatstretch.


On Saturday, Freddy Sanchez fell a triple shy of the cycle,leading the Pirates to an 11-6 victory over the Phillies.

Pittsburgh will send Ian Snell (7-10, 3.87 ERA) to the mound.The righthander is winless over his last seven starts, going 0-5with a 6.69 ERA in that span, with the club failing to win ineach of those starts as well.


The Phillies will counter with Kyle Lohse (7-12, 4.57), who isunbeaten since coming over from the Cincinnati Reds at thetrading deadline. The 28-year-old righthander is 1-0 with a4.50 ERA in three starts with Philadelphia.


The Phillies have won four of their last six games and trail thedivision-leading New York Mets (69-53) by four games in theNational League East. Philadelphia is tied with San Diego inthe wild card race.

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

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

PHILADELPHIA PITTSBURGH
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Jimmy Rollins SS .290 21 70 Nate Mclouth CF .247 7 24
Tadahito Iguchi 2B .321 1 7 Jack Wilson SS .269 6 35
Pat Burrell LF .266 19 66 Freddy Sanchez 2B .305 8 53
Ryan Howard 1B .260 33 99 Adam Laroche 1B .259 18 71
Aaron Rowand CF .309 20 68 Xavier Nady RF .289 15 61
Greg Dobbs RF .285 8 42 Jason Bay LF .254 18 79
Russell Branyan 3B .202 8 21 Jose Bautista 3B .257 10 43
Chris Coste C .351 2 13 Carlos Maldonado C .000 0 0
Kyle Lohse RHP .162 0 2 Ian Snell RHP .103 0 1
(7-12, 4.57) (7-10, 3.87)</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: PHI - KYLE LOHSE (7-12, 4.57)
PIT - IAN SNELL (7-10, 3.87)

UMPIRES: HP - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT
1B - BRIAN KNIGHT
2B - SAM HOLBROOK
3B - RANDY MARSH

WEATHER: 61 Degrees, rain
WIND: 5 mph, left to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 44 MINUTE DELAY.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH
STARTING BATS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE AND CHRIS COSTE
PIT - IAN SNELL AND CARLOS MALDONADO

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.290, 21 HR, 70 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.321, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
P BURRELL (.266, 19 HR, 66 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY JIMMY ROLLINS (22) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF IAN SNELL.
CURRENT SCORE: PHILADELPHIA 1, PITTSBURGH 0

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: T IGUCHI (.321, 1 HR, 7 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

<div class="pre">NL PHILADELPHIA AT PITTSBURGH
NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY PHILADELPHIA'S JIMMY ROLLINS LED OFF
THE GAME.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.247, 7 HR, 24 RBI)
J WILSON (.269, 6 HR, 35 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.305, 8 HR, 53 RBI)</div>

 

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
G Dobbs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
R Branyan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - J Rollins (22, 1st inning off I Snell 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Rollins (71). Team LOB - 0.


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
F Sanchez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.57

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.91

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 2-0. Batters
faced: I Snell 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Sam Holbrook.
3B--Randy Marsh.

(Plus rain delay totaling 44 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 61 degrees, rain.
Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.309, 20 HR, 68 RBI)
G DOBBS (.285, 8 HR, 42 RBI)
R BRANYAN (.202, 8 HR, 21 RBI)</div>

 

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
G Dobbs rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
R Branyan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351
K Lohse p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .162

Totals 4 1 1 1 0 1 0

BATTING: HR - J Rollins (22, 1st inning off I Snell 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J
Rollins (71). Team LOB - 0.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Iguchi-J Rollins-R Howard).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Wilson ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - F Sanchez. Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.54

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 3.91

Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 8-7; I Snell 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse
2-1; I Snell 2-0. Batters faced: K Lohse 3; I Snell 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Sam Holbrook.
3B--Randy Marsh.

(Plus rain delay totaling 44 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 61 degrees, rain.
Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.259, 18 HR, 71 RBI)
X NADY (.289, 15 HR, 61 RBI)
J BAY (.254, 18 HR, 79 RBI)</div>

 

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
G Dobbs rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
R Branyan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .351
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - G Dobbs (18, I Snell). HR - J Rollins (22, 1st inning off I Snell
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Rollins (71). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Lohse 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (T Iguchi-J Rollins-R Howard).


PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Wilson ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - F Sanchez. Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 10 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.54

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 3.88

IBB - C Coste (by I Snell). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 8-7; I Snell 34-22.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 2-1; I Snell 4-0. Batters faced: K Lohse 3; I
Snell 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Sam Holbrook.
3B--Randy Marsh.

(Plus rain delay totaling 44 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 61 degrees, rain.
Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: J ROLLINS (.291, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
T IGUCHI (.318, 0-FOR-1)
P BURRELL (.265, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
T Iguchi 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318
P Burrell lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .259
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
G Dobbs rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
R Branyan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .351
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158

Totals 8 1 2 1 1 2 3

BATTING: 2B - G Dobbs (18, I Snell). HR - J Rollins (22, 1st inning off I Snell
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Rollins (71). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Lohse 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (T Iguchi-J Rollins-R Howard, J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard).



PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Wilson ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 6 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - F Sanchez, X Nady. Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 10 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.51

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 3.88

IBB - C Coste (by I Snell). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 22-16; I Snell 34-22.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 4-1; I Snell 4-0. Batters faced: K Lohse 6; I
Snell 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Sam Holbrook.
3B--Randy Marsh.

(Plus rain delay totaling 44 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 61 degrees, rain.
Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.257, 10 HR, 43 RBI)
C MALDONADO (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
I SNELL (.103, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PHILADELPHIA at PITTSBURGH

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

PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Rollins ss 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .291
T Iguchi 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .326
P Burrell lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
R Howard 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .258
A Rowand cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .307
G Dobbs rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288
R Branyan 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
C Coste c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .351
K Lohse p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .158

Totals 13 1 4 1 1 4 7

BATTING: 2B - G Dobbs (18, I Snell). HR - J Rollins (22, 1st inning off I Snell
0 on, 0 Out). RBI - J Rollins (71). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K
Lohse 1, A Rowand 1. Team LOB - 4.

FIELDING: DP: 2 (T Iguchi-J Rollins-R Howard, J Rollins-T Iguchi-R Howard).



PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Wilson ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .304
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .289
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257
C Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103

Totals 6 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - F Sanchez, X Nady. Team LOB - 0.


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PHILADELPHIA - 100 -- 1
PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
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PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Lohse 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.51

PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 3 4 1 1 1 4 1 3.86

IBB - C Coste (by I Snell). Pitches-strikes: K Lohse 22-16; I Snell 51-33.
Ground balls-fly balls: K Lohse 4-1; I Snell 5-0. Batters faced: K Lohse 6; I
Snell 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Brian Knight. 2B--Sam Holbrook.
3B--Randy Marsh.

(Plus rain delay totaling 44 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 61 degrees, rain.
Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PHI - KYLE LOHSE
PIT - IAN SNELL

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: G DOBBS (.288, 1-FOR-1)
R BRANYAN (.200, 0-FOR-1)
C COSTE (.351, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>