August 21, 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates at Colorado Rockies Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 18
NYY 9 BAL 6
TEX 2 CHW 5
KCR 2 DET 2
CLE 1 SEA 7
@MIN 2 BOS 8
@TBD 6 OAK 6
@TOR 4 MIL 7
@ARI 4 CIN 8
ATL 7 COL 9
PIT 2 WSN 11
@HOU 6 NYM 7
SDP 6 PHI 5
LAD 4 CHC 5
@SFG 1 STL 5
FLA 2

Standings at end of play this day

Coors Field, Attendance: 21,136

Tuesday, August 21, 2007, 7:04PM
Time of Game: 2:47

Pirates

53-71

Lost 1

6th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  8  0
Rockies         0  0  4   0  3  0   2  0  X    9 12  0

W: T Buchholz (6-4), L: T Armas (2-4)

Rockies

64-61

Won 1

3rd, 6 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N McLouth CF                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .249  .765   13    3   0   HR,2B
J Bautista 3B-LF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .256  .752   13    1   2   
F Sanchez 2B                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .302  .770   15    1   0   
  C Maldonado C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         2   0   
A LaRoche 1B                  3   0   2   0    1   1  .266  .802   18    7   2   2B
X Nady RF                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .292  .835   11    0   0   
J Bay LF                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .740   19    0   0   
  S Youman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .282         2   0   
  M Kata PH-2B                1   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .670    1    0   1   
R Paulino C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .659   10    6   0   
  F Osoria P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Izturis SS                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .257  .619   16    2   2   
T Armas P                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .438    5    0   0   
  J Castillo 3B               2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .622    9    0   2   GDP
Totals                       34   2   8   2    3   4              130   24   9

BATTING

2B: N McLouth (17, off E Dessens); A LaRoche (31, off E Dessens).

HR: N McLouth (8, off E Dessens; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: N McLouth 6; A LaRoche 3; J Bautista; C Izturis; M Kata; X Nady.

GIDP: J Castillo (8).

RBI: F Sanchez (57); N McLouth (26).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

Colorado Rockies             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Spilborghs CF-LF            4   1   0   0    1   2  .318  .923   23    0   0   
I Stewart 3B                  5   1   2   4    0   2  .333 1.052   18    2   4   HR
M Holliday LF                 5   1   3   1    0   0  .336  .970   22    3   0   HR,2B
  R Ortiz P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T Helton 1B                   3   1   1   0    2   1  .298  .880   19   11   0   
T Tulowitzki SS               4   2   2   1    0   1  .293  .825   13    2   3   HR,2B,HBP
B Hawpe RF                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .293  .931   15    4   0   HR,IW
Y Torrealba C                 4   1   2   2    0   0  .268  .709   14    4   0   
J Carroll 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .232  .634   20    1   3   
E Dessens P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   1   SH
  T Buchholz P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .130  .330    4    0   0   
  C Sullivan PH-CF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .702    2    0   0   
Totals                       35   9  12   9    4   8              156   27  11

BATTING

2B: T Tulowitzki (20, off T Armas); M Holliday (43, off T Armas).

HR: T Tulowitzki (17, off S Youman; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Holliday (22, off T Armas; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF); I Stewart (1, off T Armas; 3rd inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF); B Hawpe (22, off S Youman; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF).

SH: E Dessens (1, off T Armas).

IBB: B Hawpe (7, by T Armas).

HBP: T Tulowitzki (7, by T Armas).

TB: M Holliday 7; T Tulowitzki 6; I Stewart 5; B Hawpe 4; Y Torrealba 2; T Helton; J Carroll.

RBI: I Stewart 4 (6); Y Torrealba 2 (35); T Tulowitzki (67); M Holliday (97); B Hawpe (84).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Carroll-T Tulowitzki-T Helton.

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Armas, L (2-4)               4.1   8   7   7    3   4   2   7.08   25  104-57   40· 4·13    7· 5· 5· 0     20    -     0.91  -0.38
S Youman                       2.2   2   2   2    0   2   2   5.84   10   32-22   14· 4· 4    4· 4· 0· 0          2-0    0.10   0.01
F Osoria                       1     2   0   0    1   2   0   3.68    6   20-12    4· 3· 5    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    12   9   9    4   8   4          41  156-91   58·11·22   13· 9· 6· 0          2-0

Colorado Rockies              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Dessens                      4.2   6   2   2    3   2   1   6.66   23   78-45   31· 2·12   11· 3· 4· 0     43    -     0.93   0.03
T Buchholz, W (6-4)            3.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.25   11   45-32   16· 8· 8    1· 7· 1· 0          2-0    0.35   0.10
R Ortiz                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.96    3    7-6     3· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   2    3   4   1          37  130-83   50·11·22   15·10· 5· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Armas (2; B Hawpe).

HBP: T Armas (6; T Tulowitzki).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Brian Knight, 3B - Eric Cooper.

Time of Game: 2:47.

Attendance: 21,136.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 91° F, Wind 3mph from Right to Left, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Colorado Rockies                     
1. N McLouth            CF    1. R Spilborghs         CF 
2. J Bautista           3B    2. I Stewart            3B 
3. F Sanchez            2B    3. M Holliday           LF 
4. A LaRoche            1B    4. T Helton             1B 
5. X Nady               RF    5. T Tulowitzki         SS 
6. J Bay                LF    6. B Hawpe              RF 
7. R Paulino            C     7. Y Torrealba          C  
8. C Izturis            SS    8. J Carroll            2B 
9. T Armas              P     9. E Dessens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-0  123  4   26%  82% I Stewart       T Armas         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Torrealba Scores; Carroll Scores; Spilborghs Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  ---  3  -10%  40% N McLouth       E Dessens       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 5   1  2-4  ---  7    8%  86% M Holliday      T Armas         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 1   2  0-0  123  7    7%  55% J Bay           E Dessens       Flyball: LF
   b 3   0  1-0  1--  5    6%  55% J Carroll       T Armas         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Torrealba to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  N McLouth       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  4   50%  J Bautista      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   53%  F Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   49%  A LaRoche       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Sanchez to 3B
          -23  5   48%  X Nady          Walk
   O      123  7   55%  J Bay           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Armas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  R Spilborghs    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   51%  I Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  8   50%  M Holliday      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Rockies 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Elmer Dessens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   52%  R Paulino       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   54%  C Izturis       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   55%  T Armas         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rockies Batting, Tied 0-0, Tony Armas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  T Helton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  T Tulowitzki    Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   50%  B Hawpe         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Rockies 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   40%  N McLouth       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   42%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   44%  F Sanchez       Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   42%  A LaRoche       Walk
   O      1--  2   45%  X Nady          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Rockies 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rockies Batting, Behind 0-1, Tony Armas facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   49%  Y Torrealba     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   55%  J Carroll       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Torrealba to 2B
   O      12-  1   55%  E Dessens       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (P's Right); Torrealba to 3B; Carroll to 2B
          -23  4   56%  R Spilborghs    Walk
   RRRR   123  4   82%  I Stewart       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Torrealba Scores; Carroll Scores; Spilborghs Scores
          ---  4   84%  M Holliday      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   85%  T Helton        Walk
          12-  3   88%  T Tulowitzki    Hit By Pitch; Holliday to 3B; Helton to 2B
   O      123  5   84%  B Hawpe         Lineout: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      123  2   80%  Y Torrealba     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 1, Rockies 4.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Elmer Dessens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   82%  J Bay           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   84%  R Paulino       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   83%  C Izturis       Walk
   O      1--  3   85%  T Armas         Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Rockies 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tony Armas facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   84%  J Carroll       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   83%  E Dessens       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   82%  R Spilborghs    Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Rockies 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   76%  N McLouth       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   79%  J Bautista      Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul); McLouth to 3B
   RO     --3  1   79%  F Sanchez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B); McLouth Scores
          ---  2   77%  A LaRoche       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   75%  X Nady          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); LaRoche to 2B
                  Taylor Buchholz replaces Elmer Dessens pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  6   80%  J Bay           Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tony Armas facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   79%  I Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  7   86%  M Holliday      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  2   88%  T Helton        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  1   91%  T Tulowitzki    Double to CF (Line Drive); Helton to 3B
          -23  4   91%  B Hawpe         Intentional Walk
   RR     123  6   96%  Y Torrealba     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Helton Scores; Tulowitzki Scores; Hawpe to 2B
                  Shane Youman replaces Jason Bay pitching and batting 6th; Jose Castillo replaces Tony Armas playing 3B batting 9th; Jose Bautista moves to LF
   O      12-  6   96%  J Carroll       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Hawpe to 3B; Torrealba to 2B
   O      -23  4   95%  T Buchholz      Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 7.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Taylor Buchholz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   96%  R Paulino       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   97%  C Izturis       Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   97%  J Castillo      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 7-2, Shane Youman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   97%  R Spilborghs    Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   96%  I Stewart       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   96%  M Holliday      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 7.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-7, Taylor Buchholz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   97%  N McLouth       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   98%  J Bautista      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   98%  F Sanchez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 7-2, Shane Youman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   98%  T Helton        Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  1   99%  T Tulowitzki    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      ---  2  100%  B Hawpe         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3  100%  Y Torrealba     Foul Popfly: P (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   99%  J Carroll       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 9.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-9, Taylor Buchholz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5  100%  A LaRoche       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Kata pinch hits for Shane Youman batting 6th
          ---  1  100%  M Kata          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3  100%  R Paulino       Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Rockies Batting, Ahead 9-2, Franquelis Osoria facing 9-1-2
                  Franquelis Osoria replaces Ronny Paulino pitching and batting 7th; Carlos Maldonado replaces Freddy Sanchez playing C batting 3rd; Matt Kata moves to 2B; Cory Sullivan pinch hits for Taylor Buchholz batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  C Sullivan      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  R Spilborghs    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2  100%  I Stewart       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2  100%  M Holliday      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Stewart to 3B
          1-3  4  100%  T Helton        Walk; Holliday to 2B
   O      123  5  100%  T Tulowitzki    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 9.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-9, Ramon Ortiz facing 8-9-1
                  Ramon Ortiz replaces Matt Holliday pitching and batting 3rd; Ryan Spilborghs moves to LF; Cory Sullivan moves to CF
          ---  3  100%  C Izturis       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  3  100%  J Castillo      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  N McLouth       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Rockies 9.

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