Top 1

• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  McLouth vs. Young
  
  McLouth hits a fly ball into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Young
  
  Sanchez hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Doumit vs. Young
  
  Doumit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  LaRoche vs. Young
  
  LaRoche hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Doumit moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Michaels vs. Young
  
  Michaels strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Venable vs. Barthmaier
  
  Venable hits a fly ball into left field. Michaels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Barthmaier
  
  Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Michaels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Giles vs. Barthmaier
  
  Giles takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Gonzalez vs. Barthmaier
  
  Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Michaels. Gonzalez reaches second base with a double. Giles goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Kouzmanoff vs. Barthmaier
  
  Kouzmanoff hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Headley vs. Barthmaier
  
  Headley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Gonzalez vs. Barthmaier
  
  There goes Headley. The throw from Doumit and he is safe. Headley steals second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Gonzalez vs. Barthmaier
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pearce vs. Young
  
  Pearce hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Headley. Pearce reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  LaRoche vs. Young
  
  LaRoche hits a fly ball into center field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Cruz vs. Young
  
  Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pearce moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Barthmaier vs. Young
  
  Barthmaier strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hundley vs. Barthmaier
  
  Hundley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Young vs. Barthmaier
  
  Young bunts towards first. LaRoche fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Venable vs. Barthmaier
  
  Venable strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Barthmaier
  
  Rodriguez bunts towards the mound. Barthmaier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Giles vs. Barthmaier
  
  Giles hits a popup, foul, towards first. LaRoche settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  McLouth vs. Young
  
  McLouth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Young
  
  Sanchez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Doumit vs. Young
  
  Doumit strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 0 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  LaRoche vs. Young
  
  LaRoche hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Giles. LaRoche reaches second base with a double. Sanchez goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Michaels vs. Young
  
  There's a wild pitch. LaRoche moves to third. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Michaels vs. Young
  
  Michaels hits a fly ball into right field. Giles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Barthmaier
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Kouzmanoff vs. Barthmaier
  
  Kouzmanoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Headley vs. Barthmaier
  
  Headley hits a popup towards short. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Pearce vs. Young
  
  Pearce strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  LaRoche vs. Young
  
  LaRoche hits a popup, foul, towards third. Kouzmanoff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Young
  
  Cruz hits a popup towards short. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Barthmaier
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gonzalez for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Hundley vs. Barthmaier
  
  Hundley takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Young vs. Barthmaier
  
  Young bunts in front of the plate. Doumit fields it and throws to first for the out. Hundley moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Venable vs. Barthmaier
  
  Venable hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Barthmaier vs. Young
  
  Barthmaier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  McLouth vs. Young
  
  McLouth hits a popup towards first. Gonzalez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Young
  
  Sanchez hits a popup towards third. Kouzmanoff settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Barthmaier
  
  Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Giles vs. Barthmaier
  
  Giles hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Gonzalez vs. Barthmaier
  
  Gonzalez hits a popup, foul, towards third. LaRoche settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Kouzmanoff vs. Barthmaier
  
  Kouzmanoff strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Doumit vs. Young
  
  Doumit hits a fly ball into center field. Venable settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  LaRoche vs. Young
  
  LaRoche strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Young
  
  Michaels hits a fly ball into left field. Headley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Headley vs. Bautista
  
  Denny Bautista now pitching.
  
  Headley strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Bautista
  
  Gonzalez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sanchez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Hundley vs. Bautista
  
  Hundley hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Pearce vs. Adams
  
  Matt Antonelli now playing second base. Mike Adams now pitching.
  
  Pearce hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  LaRoche vs. Adams
  
  LaRoche takes first base on ball four. Pearce moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Cruz vs. Adams
  
  Cruz bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Pearce moves to third. LaRoche moves to second. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Wilson vs. Adams
  
  Jack Wilson pinch hits for Denny Bautista.
  
  Wilson strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
  McLouth vs. Adams
  
  McLouth strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Ambres vs. Burnett
  
  Sean Burnett now pitching. Chip Ambres pinch hits for Mike Adams.
  
  Ambres takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Venable vs. Burnett
  
  Venable bunts towards the mound. Burnett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Burnett
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cruz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Bell
  
  Heath Bell now pitching.
  
  Sanchez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Antonelli reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Doumit vs. Bell
  
  Doumit takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  LaRoche vs. Bell
  
  LaRoche strikes out. View Play 
• Pirates, 1 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Michaels vs. Bell
  
  Michaels hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Giles who is chasing the ball. Michaels reaches third base with a triple. Doumit goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Pearce vs. Bell
  
  Pearce hits a line drive towards first. Gonzalez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Pirates, 2 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Giles vs. Burnett
  
  Giles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Gonzalez vs. Burnett
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it, throws to second, with Cruz covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kouzmanoff vs. Chavez
  
  Jesse Chavez now pitching.
  
  Kouzmanoff hits a fly ball into left field. Michaels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Pirates, 2 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  LaRoche vs. Hoffman
  
  Trevor Hoffman now pitching.
  
  LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Cruz vs. Hoffman
  
  Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Headley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Pirates, 2 - Padres, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Mientkiewicz vs. Hoffman
  
  Doug Mientkiewicz pinch hits for Jesse Chavez.
  
  Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hoffman, and towards Antonelli, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/27/2008 -- Pittsburgh at San Diego (N)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    San Diego          AB  R  H RBI
McLouth N, cf         4  0  0  0   Venable W, cf         4  0  0  0   
Sanchez F, 2b         4  1  2  0   Rodriguez L, ss       3  0  1  0   
Doumit R, c           3  1  0  0   Giles B, rf           3  1  1  0   
LaRoche A, 1b         4  0  2  1   Gonzalez A, 1b        4  1  1  1   
Michaels J, lf        4  0  1  1   Kouzmanoff K, 3b      4  1  1  2   
Pearce S, rf          4  0  2  0   Headley C, lf         2  0  0  0   
LaRoche A, 3b         3  0  0  0   Gonzalez E, 2b        3  0  0  0   
Cruz L, ss            3  0  0  0   Antonelli M, 2b       0  0  0  0   
Barthmaier J, p       2  0  0  0   Hundley N, c          2  0  1  0   
Bautista D, p         0  0  0  0   Young C, p            1  0  0  0   
Wilson J, ph          1  0  0  0   Adams M, p            0  0  0  0   
Burnett S, p          0  0  0  0   Ambres C, ph          0  0  0  0   
Chavez J, p           0  0  0  0   Bell H, p             0  0  0  0   
Mientkiewicz D, ph    1  0  0  0   Hoffman T, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  7  2                        26  3  5  3

Pittsburgh       001 000 010 --  2
San Diego        300 000 00x --  3

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Barthmaier J (L)      5.0  4  3  3  4  2
Bautista D            1.0  0  0  0  0  1
Burnett S             1.2  1  0  0  1  0
Chavez J              0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  San Diego            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Young C (W)           6.0  5  1  1  0  5
Adams M               1.0  1  0  0  1  2
Bell H                1.0  1  1  1  1  1
Hoffman T (S)         1.0  0  0  0  0  0

DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 7, San Diego 5
2B -- Gonzalez A, Pearce S, LaRoche A
3B -- Michaels J
HR -- Kouzmanoff K
SB -- Headley C
SH -- Young C, Cruz L
WP -- Young C
T -- 2:30
A -- 29825

    

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