GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (42-60) at PHILADELPHIA (54-49)

NL: PITTSBURGH (42-60) at PHILADELPHIA (54-49)

<h3>Rollins and Phillies aim for sweep of Pirates</h3>



<div class="pre">Pittsburgh (42-60) at Philadelphia (54-49) 1:35 pm EDT</div>

PHILADELPHIA (Ticker) -- So far, the absence of All-Star ChaseUtley has not affected the potent offense of the PhiladelphiaPhillies, thanks in large part to Jimmy Rollins.


Rollins and the Phillies look to complete a three-game sweep ofthe Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.


Utley, who ranks in the top 10 in the National League in runs(79) and RBI (82), suffered a broken hand after being hit by apitch on Thursday.


Rollins picked up the slack on Saturday, driving in three runsand finishing a homer shy of the cycle in a 10-5 victory. ChrisCoste homered and drove in four runs for Philadelphia, whichhas scored 18 runs over the first two games of the series and isaveraging nearly seven runs a game this month.


Kyle Kendrick (4-1, 4.44 ERA) looks to benefit from thePhillies' scoring binge. Kendrick is winless in his last twostarts, but Philadelphia is 6-2 when he is on the mound.

Kendrick did not figure in the decision of his last start afterallowing three runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings of a 4-3 winover the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.


As for Pittsburgh, it has lost 12 of 14 games and owns theNational League's worst record.


Ian Snell (7-8, 3.62) has been a bright spot for the Pirates,but has fallen into a bit of a rut. Snell has lost acareer-high three straight starts after surrendering aseason-high six runs and 10 hits in four innings in an 8-4 lossto the New York Mets on Tuesday.

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA

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

PITTSBURGH PHILADELPHIA
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nate Mclouth CF .235 2 10 Michael Bourn RF .298 1 6
Freddy Sanchez 2B .292 6 38 Tadahito Iguchi 2B .333 0 1
Adam Laroche 1B .243 14 57 Jimmy Rollins SS .291 20 64
Jason Bay LF .256 16 66 Ryan Howard 1B .275 29 85
Xavier Nady RF .285 14 58 Aaron Rowand CF .328 14 56
Jose Castillo 3B .237 0 10 Pat Burrell LF .254 13 53
Ronny Paulino C .243 5 26 Greg Dobbs 3B .294 7 38
Cesar Izturis SS .246 0 8 Carlos Ruiz C .258 3 35
Ian Snell RHP .125 0 1 Kyle Kendrick RHP .167 0 2
(7-8, 3.62) (4-1, 4.44)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
WARMUPS: PIT - IAN SNELL (7-8, 3.62)
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (4-1, 4.44)

UMPIRES: HP - ALFONSO MARQUEZ
1B - CHAD FAIRCHILD
2B - RICK REED
3B - TIM TIMMONS

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, rain
WIND: 16 mph, in from center</div>

 

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

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA -- REVISED WARMUPS
WARMUPS: PIT - IAN SNELL (7-8, 3.62)
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK (4-1, 4.44)

UMPIRES: HP - ALFONSO MARQUEZ
1B - CHAD FAIRCHILD
2B - RICK REED
3B - TIM TIMMONS

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, rain
WIND: 16 mph, in from center</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 12 MINUTE DELAY.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA
STARTING BATS: PIT - IAN SNELL AND RONNY PAULINO
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK AND CARLOS RUIZ

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.235, 2 HR, 10 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.292, 6 HR, 38 RBI)
A LAROCHE (.243, 14 HR, 57 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 1 0
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: M BOURN (.298, 1 HR, 6 RBI)
T IGUCHI (.333, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
J ROLLINS (.291, 20 HR, 64 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - F Sanchez (1st base, C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Bourn rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
T Iguchi 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
J Rollins ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
R Howard 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
A Rowand cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .328
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.62

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.35

Pitches-strikes: K Kendrick 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: K Kendrick 0-1.
Batters faced: K Kendrick 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

(Plus rain delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 75 degrees, rain.
Wind: 16 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
WILD PITCH BY IAN SNELL ALLOWED TADAHITO IGUCHI TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J ROLLINS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: A ROWAND (.328, 0-FOR-0)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.256, 0-FOR-0)
X NADY (.285, 14 HR, 58 RBI)
J CASTILLO (.237, 0 HR, 10 RBI)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
J Bay lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
J Castillo 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: Picked Off - F Sanchez (1st base, C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Bourn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
J Rollins ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 5 1 2 0 0 1 4

BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (1, I Snell). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A Rowand 1. Team LOB - 1.


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PITTSBURGH - 0 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.66

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.35

WP - I Snell. Pitches-strikes: I Snell 14-10; K Kendrick 17-11. Ground
balls-fly balls: I Snell 1-1; K Kendrick 0-1. Batters faced: I Snell 5; K
Kendrick 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

(Plus rain delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 76 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 16 mph, in from center.</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 2 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P BURRELL (.254, 13 HR, 53 RBI)
G DOBBS (.294, 7 HR, 38 RBI)
C RUIZ (.258, 3 HR, 35 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Castillo 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 1. Team LOB - 2.


BASERUNNING: Picked Off - F Sanchez (1st base, C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Bourn rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
J Rollins ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327
P Burrell lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
C Ruiz c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
K Kendrick p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167

Totals 5 1 2 0 0 1 4

BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (1, I Snell). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
A Rowand 1. Team LOB - 1.


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PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 1 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.66

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.26

WP - I Snell. HBP - R Paulino (by K Kendrick). Pitches-strikes: I Snell
14-10; K Kendrick 35-23. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 1-1; K Kendrick 2-2.
Batters faced: I Snell 5; K Kendrick 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

(Plus rain delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 76 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 16 mph, in from center.</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 2 0
PHILADELPHIA 1 0 1 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: I SNELL (.125, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.234, 0-FOR-1)
F SANCHEZ (.294, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Castillo 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 1. Team LOB - 2.


BASERUNNING: Picked Off - F Sanchez (1st base, C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Bourn rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
J Rollins ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327
P Burrell lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
C Ruiz c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257
K Kendrick p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158

Totals 9 1 3 0 1 4 10

BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (1, I Snell); P Burrell (16, I Snell). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 1, M Bourn 1. Team LOB - 3.


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PITTSBURGH - 00 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 10 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 3 1 1 1 4 0 3.64

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.26

WP - I Snell. HBP - R Paulino (by K Kendrick). Pitches-strikes: I Snell
42-27; K Kendrick 35-23. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 1-1; K Kendrick 2-2.
Batters faced: I Snell 10; K Kendrick 8.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

(Plus rain delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 76 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 16 mph, in from center.</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
PHI - KYLE KENDRICK

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: T IGUCHI (.500, 1-FOR-1)
J ROLLINS (.293, 1-FOR-1)
R HOWARD (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

NL: PITTSBURGH at PHILADELPHIA

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N McLouth cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232
F Sanchez 2b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .293
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .242
J Bay lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284
J Castillo 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
C Izturis ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .245
I Snell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .121

Totals 10 0 2 0 0 2 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Izturis 1. Team LOB - 2.


BASERUNNING: Picked Off - F Sanchez (1st base, C Ruiz).


PHILADELPHIA ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
M Bourn rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .292
T Iguchi 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .500
J Rollins ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .293
R Howard 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274
A Rowand cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .327
P Burrell lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
G Dobbs 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294
C Ruiz c 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .257
K Kendrick p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .158

Totals 9 1 3 0 1 4 10

BATTING: 2B - T Iguchi (1, I Snell); P Burrell (16, I Snell). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - A Rowand 1, M Bourn 1. Team LOB - 3.


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PITTSBURGH - 000 -- 0
PHILADELPHIA - 10 -- 1
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 3 1 1 1 4 0 3.64

PHILADELPHIA ip h r er bb so hr era
K Kendrick 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 4.18

WP - I Snell. HBP - R Paulino (by K Kendrick). Pitches-strikes: I Snell
42-27; K Kendrick 46-30. Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 1-1; K Kendrick 3-3.
Batters faced: I Snell 10; K Kendrick 11.

UMPIRES: HP--Alfonso Marquez. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Rick Reed. 3B--Tim
Timmons.

(Plus rain delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 76 degrees,
overcast. Wind: 16 mph, in from center.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT PHILADELPHIA - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY AARON ROWAND SCORED JIMMY ROLLINS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A ROWAND ON SECOND, R HOWARD ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
PHILADELPHIA 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PHILADELPHIA: P BURRELL (.256, 1-FOR-1)</div>