GAME THREAD: NL: PITTSBURGH (66-85) at SAN DIEGO (83-67)

NL: PITTSBURGH (66-85) at SAN DIEGO (83-67)

<h3>Padres looking for sixth straight win</h3>



<div class="pre">Pittsburgh (66-85) at San Diego (83-67) 10:05 pm EDT</div>

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - The San Diego Padres are in the midst ofone of their longest winning streaks of the season. They couldnot have picked a better time.


Chris Young will look to extend the momentum when the Padreshost the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third game of a four-gameseries at Petco Park on Wednesday.


San Diego posted its season-high fifth straight win on Tuesday,Khalil Greene went 3-for-3 with two RBI in a 5-3 victory. Thewin kept the Padres one game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks(85-67) in the National League West.


The win also kept the Padres 1 1/2 games ahead of thePhiladelphia Phillies (82-69) in the wild card.


Young (9-7, 2.77 ERA) will be attempting to snap the longestwinless streak of his career, failing to win since July 19. TheAll-Star has lost three of his last four outings.


The righthander did not figure in the decision of a 5-4 win overthe San Francisco Giants on Friday, despite allowing three runsand six hits in seven innings. It was his first where heworked into the seventh since side and back problems in lateJuly.


Ian Snell (9-12, 3.92) will take the mound for the Pirates. Therighthander pitched well in his last start, allowing a run andfive hits in six innings but did not factor into a 4-3 win atthe Houston Astros on Friday.


Pittsburgh has lost its last four games.

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH AT SAN DIEGO -- LINEUPS

PITTSBURGH SAN DIEGO
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Nyjer Morgan CF .222 0 3 Brian Giles RF .278 11 43
Nate Mclouth LF .252 12 32 Geoff Blum 2B .252 5 29
Freddy Sanchez 2B .310 11 78 Mike Cameron CF .247 21 78
Adam Laroche 1B .274 21 84 Adrian Gonzalez 1B .277 26 88
Xavier Nady RF .289 18 67 Khalil Greene SS .258 23 86
Jose Bautista 3B .258 15 61 Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B .269 17 66
Ronny Paulino C .265 11 54 Scott Hairston LF .245 7 25
Cesar Izturis SS .253 0 12 Josh Bard C .270 4 45
Ian Snell RHP .096 0 2 Chris Young RHP .122 0 2
(9-12, 3.92) (9-7, 2.77)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
WARMUPS: PIT - IAN SNELL (9-12, 3.92)
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG (9-7, 2.77)

UMPIRES: HP - MIKE EVERITT
1B - DANA DEMUTH
2B - KERWIN DANLEY
3B - DOUG EDDINGS

WEATHER: 65 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 12 mph, out to right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
STARTING BATS: PIT - IAN SNELL AND RONNY PAULINO
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG AND JOSH BARD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MORGAN (.222, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
N MCLOUTH (.252, 12 HR, 32 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.310, 11 HR, 78 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY NATE MCLOUTH SCORED NYJER MORGAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
SAN DIEGO 0 TOP, 1ST

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.310, 11 HR, 78 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.278, 11 HR, 43 RBI)
G BLUM (.252, 5 HR, 29 RBI)
M CAMERON (.247, 21 HR, 78 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234
N McLouth lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .252
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .096

Totals 3 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: 3B - N Morgan (2, C Young). SF - N McLouth. RBI - N McLouth (33). Team
LOB - 0.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278
G Blum 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
M Cameron cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
A Gonzalez 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
K Greene ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
K Kouzmanoff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - -- 0
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.92

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2.81

Pitches-strikes: C Young 17-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C Young 0-1. Batters
faced: C Young 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO
CONFIRMED STARTERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ SCORED BRIAN GILES AND MIKE
CAMERON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
SAN DIEGO 2 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.258, 23 HR, 86 RBI)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.289, 18 HR, 67 RBI)
J BAUTISTA (.258, 15 HR, 61 RBI)
R PAULINO (.265, 11 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (1) VS SAN DIEGO (2) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234
N McLouth lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .252
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
X Nady rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289
J Bautista 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
R Paulino c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .096

Totals 3 1 1 1 0 2 0

BATTING: 3B - N Morgan (2, C Young). SF - N McLouth. RBI - N McLouth (33). Team
LOB - 0.

FIELDING: PB - R Paulino.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
M Cameron cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .278
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122

Totals 5 2 2 2 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - B Giles (22, I Snell). RBI - A Gonzalez 2 (90). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Cameron (18, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino).


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PITTSBURGH - 1 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 2 -- 2
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 3.99

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 2.81

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 20-12; C Young 17-13. Ground balls-fly balls: I
Snell 0-2; C Young 0-1. Batters faced: I Snell 6; C Young 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: S HAIRSTON (.245, 7 HR, 25 RBI)
J BARD (.270, 4 HR, 45 RBI)
C YOUNG (.122, 0 HR, 2 RBI)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234
N McLouth lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .252
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .096

Totals 6 1 1 1 0 3 0

BATTING: 3B - N Morgan (2, C Young). SF - N McLouth. RBI - N McLouth (33). Team
LOB - 0.

FIELDING: PB - R Paulino.


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
M Cameron cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .278
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
S Hairston lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270
C Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122

Totals 5 2 2 2 1 1 3

BATTING: 2B - B Giles (22, I Snell). RBI - A Gonzalez 2 (90). Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Cameron (18, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino).


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PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 2 -- 2
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 3.95

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 2.79

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 20-12; C Young 30-22. Ground balls-fly balls: I
Snell 0-2; C Young 2-1. Batters faced: I Snell 6; C Young 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C IZTURIS (.253, 0 HR, 12 RBI)
I SNELL (.096, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
N MORGAN (.234, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .234
N McLouth lf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .252
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .309
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
X Nady rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Izturis ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
I Snell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .096

Totals 6 1 1 1 0 3 0

BATTING: 3B - N Morgan (2, C Young). SF - N McLouth. RBI - N McLouth (33). Team
LOB - 0.

FIELDING: PB - R Paulino. DP: 1 (A LaRoche-C Izturis-F Sanchez).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
M Cameron cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .278
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
S Hairston lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
C Young p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .119

Totals 7 2 2 2 2 1 4

BATTING: 2B - B Giles (22, I Snell). RBI - A Gonzalez 2 (90). GIDP - C Young.
Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Cameron (18, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino).


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PITTSBURGH - 10 -- 1
SAN DIEGO - 20 -- 2
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 3.93

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 2.79

Pitches-strikes: I Snell 31-16; C Young 30-22. Ground balls-fly balls: I
Snell 2-3; C Young 2-1. Batters faced: I Snell 9; C Young 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY NATE MCLOUTH SCORED IAN SNELL.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, N MCLOUTH ON SECOND, N MORGAN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
SAN DIEGO 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: F SANCHEZ (.309, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NL AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY FREDDY SANCHEZ SCORED NYJER MORGAN.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, N MCLOUTH ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
SAN DIEGO 2 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.274, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG

DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B GILES (.280, 1-FOR-1)
G BLUM (.251, 0-FOR-1)
M CAMERON (.247, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>

 

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<div class="pre">PITTSBURGH (3) VS SAN DIEGO (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
N Morgan cf 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .234
N McLouth lf 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .255
F Sanchez 2b 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 .309
A LaRoche 1b 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .274
X Nady rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288
J Bautista 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258
R Paulino c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
C Izturis ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255
I Snell p 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .094

Totals 10 3 3 3 1 4 4

BATTING: 2B - N McLouth (21, C Young). 3B - N Morgan (2, C Young). SF - F
Sanchez , N McLouth. RBI - N McLouth 2 (34), F Sanchez (79). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - X Nady 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: PB - R Paulino. DP: 1 (A LaRoche-C Izturis-F Sanchez).


SAN DIEGO ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
B Giles rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280
G Blum 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251
M Cameron cf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247
A Gonzalez 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .278
K Greene ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257
K Kouzmanoff 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269
S Hairston lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
J Bard c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
C Young p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .119

Totals 7 2 2 2 2 1 4

BATTING: 2B - B Giles (22, I Snell). RBI - A Gonzalez 2 (90). GIDP - C Young.
Team LOB - 1.

BASERUNNING: SB - M Cameron (18, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino).


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PITTSBURGH - 102 -- 3
SAN DIEGO - 20 -- 2
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era
I Snell 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 3.93

SAN DIEGO ip h r er bb so hr era
C Young 3 3 3 3 1 4 0 2.89

HBP - N Morgan (by C Young). Pitches-strikes: I Snell 31-16; C Young 54-38.
Ground balls-fly balls: I Snell 2-3; C Young 3-2. Batters faced: I Snell 9; C
Young 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Kerwin Danley. 3B--Doug
Eddings.

Weather: 65 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 12 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - IAN SNELL
SDG - CHRIS YOUNG

DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAUTISTA (.258, 0-FOR-1)
R PAULINO (.265, 0-FOR-1)
C IZTURIS (.255, 1-FOR-1)</div>