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@BAL		2
3
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@BOS		3
2
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@CLE		6
4
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@KCR		2
5
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@MIN		6
5
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@NYY		5
3
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@TBD		8
2
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@ATL		2
4
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@CHC		12
15
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@CIN		0
3
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5
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@PHI		4
13
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8
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Saturday, September 12, 1998 7:07
, Veterans Stadium
Attendance: 19,329, Time of Game: 2:43
Pirates
4
67-80
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 28 GB
 at Phillies
13
69-79
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 25½ GB
W: Mark Portugal (9-4)
L: Elmer Dessens (2-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  2    4  9  0
Phillies        4  0  0   6  0  3   0  0  X   13 16  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tony Womack 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .679 18 13 -0.035 0.45 0.000 -0.035 -0.7 3 3
   Kevin Polcovich 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .505 5 4 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.4 2 2
Adrian Brown CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .313 .720 13 10 -0.021 0.18 0.001 -0.023 -0.3 0 0
Jason Kendall C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .332 .899 9 7 -0.024 0.38 0.004 -0.028 0.8 3 0 2B
   Freddy Garcia 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .880 1 1 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 3 0
Tim Laker 1B-C 3 0 1 1 0 0 .300 .685 10 8 0.000 0.31 0.020 -0.020 -0.2 9 0 SF
Jose Guillen RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .277 .731 11 7 -0.030 0.35 0.004 -0.034 0.4 3 0 2B
Aramis Ramirez 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249 .687 12 6 -0.010 0.23 0.009 -0.019 -0.7 0 0
Emil Brown LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .652 7 3 0.012 0.23 0.015 -0.003 -0.4 0 0
   Jeff McCurry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Todd Van Poppel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .552 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Keith Osik PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .220 .586 3 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.4
Abraham Nunez SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 .227 .755 19 11 -0.029 0.30 0.002 -0.031 2.0 1 7 HR,2B
Elmer Dessens P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.018 0.68 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 0 0
   Sean Lawrence P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Javier Martinez P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 6 4 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.4 0 0
   Manny Martinez LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .708 5 5 -0.001 0.01 0.000 -0.001 -0.6 0 0
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 2 6 .257 .718 123 85 -0.158 0.26 0.055 -0.214 -0.7 24 12
2B: A Nunez (1, off M Portugal); J Kendall (34, off M Portugal); J Guillen (36, off M Portugal).
HR: A Nunez (1, off M Portugal; 9th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).
SF: T Laker (1, off M Portugal).
TB: A Nunez 6; J Guillen 3; J Kendall 2; K Osik; A Brown; E Brown; T Laker.
RBI: A Nunez 2 (2); T Laker (1); J Guillen (73).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 4. K Polcovich-F Garcia; A Nunez-T Womack-T Laker; A Nunez-K Polcovich-F Garcia; A Nunez-T Laker.
PB: T Laker (2).

Philadelphia Phillies

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Doug Glanville CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 .286 .720 13 10 0.039 0.35 0.050 -0.011 0.2 4 0
   Kevin Sefcik CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 .870 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Alex Arias SS 5 2 5 2 0 0 .311 .771 11 8 0.156 0.42 0.156 0.000 4.3 0 6 3·2B
Scott Rolen 3B 3 1 0 1 2 1 .285 .902 23 11 -0.017 0.43 0.006 -0.023 -0.2 0 0 GDP
   Kevin Jordan PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 .645 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Rico Brogna 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 .270 .782 18 8 -0.018 0.25 0.032 -0.050 1.3 8 0 2·2B,GDP
   Jon Zuber 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .679 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Wendell Magee LF 4 3 2 2 1 0 .313 .845 21 10 0.080 0.33 0.083 -0.003 2.2 3 0 3B
Bobby Abreu RF 3 2 2 3 2 1 .308 .888 20 8 0.141 0.29 0.141 0.000 2.9 2 0 HR,SB,IW
Mark Lewis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .654 13 10 -0.028 0.17 0.000 -0.028 -0.8 1 2 HBP
Gary Bennett C 4 0 2 0 1 0 .400 .855 20 12 -0.007 0.21 0.013 -0.021 -0.7 6 0 GDP
Mark Portugal P 4 1 1 1 1 1 .222 .597 22 14 -0.002 0.17 0.011 -0.013 -0.3 0 0 GDP
Team Totals 36 13 16 11 8 5 .444 1.278 161 91 0.344 0.29 0.492 -0.149 8.8 27 9
2B: R Brogna 2 (32, 1 off S Lawrence, 1 off E Dessens); A Arias 3 (7, 3 off E Dessens).
3B: W Magee (1, off S Lawrence).
HR: B Abreu (13, off E Dessens; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
IBB: B Abreu (13, by E Dessens).
HBP: M Lewis (3, by J McCurry).
TB: A Arias 8; B Abreu 5; R Brogna 4; W Magee 4; G Bennett 2; D Glanville 2; M Portugal.
GIDP: S Rolen (10); M Portugal (2); G Bennett (1); R Brogna (9).
RBI: B Abreu 3 (65); R Brogna 2 (103); A Arias 2 (15); W Magee 2 (7); M Portugal (4); S Rolen (103).
2-out RBI: B Abreu 2; M Portugal; W Magee.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 16.
Baserunning
SB: B Abreu (18, 2nd base off E Dessens/J Kendall).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Elmer Dessens, L (2-4) 3 8 8 8 4 2 1 5.46 21 74 42 29 4 9 8 7 6 0 9 -0.321 0.62 -5.4
Sean Lawrence 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 7.63 3 10 7 3 0 4 0 3 3 0 2 2 -0.019 0.12 -3.4
Javier Martinez 2 2 3 3 3 1 0 5.61 9 32 15 8 1 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 -0.002 0.02 -0.9
Jeff McCurry 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 5.65 8 32 18 8 5 5 4 1 1 0 2 2 0.000 0.00 0.4
Todd Van Poppel 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.53 4 13 9 3 3 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 16 13 13 8 5 1 14.62 45 161 91 51 13 27 17 14 12 0 9 5 4 -0.342 0.26 -8.8
E Dessens faced 4 batters in the 4th inning.
S Lawrence faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.
J Martinez faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Philadelphia Phillies

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mark Portugal, W (9-4) 9 9 4 4 2 6 1 4.32 38 123 85 52 13 20 10 20 12 0 57 0.158 0.26 0.7
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 2 6 1 4.00 38 123 85 52 13 20 10 20 12 0 57 0.158 0.29 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: S Lawrence (1); J Martinez (3).
HBP: J McCurry (1; M Lewis).
IBB: E Dessens (2; B Abreu).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Brian Gibbons, 2B - Ed Montague, 3B - Jeff Nelson.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 19,329.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 88° F, Wind 13mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Philadelphia Phillies
1 Tony Womack 2B 1 Doug Glanville CF
2 Adrian Brown CF 2 Alex Arias SS
3 Jason Kendall C 3 Scott Rolen 3B
4 Tim Laker 1B 4 Rico Brogna 1B
5 Jose Guillen RF 5 Wendell Magee LF
6 Aramis Ramirez 3B 6 Bobby Abreu RF
7 Emil Brown LF 7 Mark Lewis 2B
8 Abraham Nunez SS 8 Gary Bennett C
9 Elmer Dessens P 9 Mark Portugal P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 2-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR PHI B. Abreu E. Dessens 13% 85% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Magee Scores
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  PHI A. Arias E. Dessens 10% 68% Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Glanville to 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  R PHI W. Magee E. Dessens 8% 71% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Arias Scores
b1 1-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O PHI R. Brogna E. Dessens -5% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 4-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  RR PHI A. Arias E. Dessens 4% 98% Double to CF (Line Drive); Portugal Scores; Glanville Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Phillies' Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT T. Womack M. Portugal 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Brown M. Portugal 2% 54% Lineout: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT J. Kendall M. Portugal 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Phillies Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Elmer Dessens facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PHI D. Glanville E. Dessens 3% 58% Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  PHI A. Arias E. Dessens 10% 68% Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Glanville to 3B
b1 0-0 0 -23 5,(3-1)  RO PHI S. Rolen E. Dessens 0% 69% Groundout: SS-1B; Glanville Scores; Arias to 3B
b1 1-0 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O PHI R. Brogna E. Dessens -5% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1-0 2 --3 5,(3-1)  R PHI W. Magee E. Dessens 8% 71% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Arias Scores
b1 2-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  RR PHI B. Abreu E. Dessens 13% 85% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); Magee Scores
b1 4-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PHI M. Lewis E. Dessens -0% 84% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 4.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Phillies' Mark Portugal facing 4-5-6
t2 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT T. Laker M. Portugal 2% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t2 0-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Guillen M. Portugal 1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT A. Ramirez M. Portugal -1% 86% Walk
t2 0-4 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  PIT E. Brown M. Portugal -2% 85% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ramirez to 2B
t2 0-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Nunez M. Portugal 3% 88% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 2nd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Elmer Dessens facing 8-9-1
b2 4-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PHI G. Bennett E. Dessens 1% 89% Walk
b2 4-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PHI M. Portugal E. Dessens -1% 88% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b2 4-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PHI D. Glanville E. Dessens -1% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 4-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  PHI A. Arias E. Dessens 1% 88% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Glanville to 3B
b2 4-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O PHI S. Rolen E. Dessens -2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 4.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Phillies' Mark Portugal facing 9-1-2
t3 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT E. Dessens M. Portugal 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-4 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT T. Womack M. Portugal 1% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 0-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. Brown M. Portugal 1% 89% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Elmer Dessens facing 4-5-6
b3 4-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PHI R. Brogna E. Dessens 2% 92% Double to CF (Line Drive)
b3 4-0 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PHI W. Magee E. Dessens -0% 91% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Brogna to 3B
b3 4-0 1 --3 4,(3-0)  PHI B. Abreu E. Dessens 1% 92% Intentional Walk
b3 4-0 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  O PHI M. Lewis E. Dessens -2% 89% Lineout: 2B
b3 4-0 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  PHI G. Bennett E. Dessens 0% 90% Abreu Steals 2B
b3 4-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O PHI G. Bennett E. Dessens -2% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 4.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, Phillies' Mark Portugal facing 3-4-5
t4 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Kendall M. Portugal 2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT T. Laker M. Portugal -2% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 0-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Guillen M. Portugal 2% 90% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
t4 0-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Ramirez M. Portugal 2% 91% Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pirates' Elmer Dessens facing 9-1-2
b4 4-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PHI M. Portugal E. Dessens 1% 92% Walk
b4 4-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  PHI D. Glanville E. Dessens 2% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive); Portugal to 2B
b4 4-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  RR PHI A. Arias E. Dessens 4% 98% Double to CF (Line Drive); Portugal Scores; Glanville Scores
b4 6-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  PHI S. Rolen E. Dessens 0% 98% Walk
Sean Lawrence replaces Elmer Dessens pitching and batting 9th
b4 6-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  PHI R. Brogna S. Lawrence 1% 98% Wild Pitch; Arias to 3B; Rolen to 2B
b4 6-0 0 -23 6,(3-2)  RR PHI R. Brogna S. Lawrence 1% 99% Double to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Arias Scores; Rolen Scores
b4 8-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  R PHI W. Magee S. Lawrence 0% 100% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Brogna Scores
b4 9-0 0 --3 2,(0-1)  R PHI B. Abreu S. Lawrence 0% 100% Single to 2B (Line Drive); Magee Scores
Javier Martinez replaces Sean Lawrence pitching and batting 9th
b4 10-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PHI M. Lewis J. Martinez -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b4 10-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  PHI G. Bennett J. Martinez 0% 100% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Abreu to 2B
b4 10-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  OO PHI M. Portugal J. Martinez -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 10.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Phillies' Mark Portugal facing 7-8-9
t5 0-10 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT E. Brown M. Portugal 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-10 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. Nunez M. Portugal -0% 100% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t5 0-10 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O PIT J. Martinez M. Portugal 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t5 0-10 2 -2- 7,(2-2)  O PIT T. Womack M. Portugal 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 10.
Bottom of the 5th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 10-0, Pirates' Javier Martinez facing 1-2-3
b5 10-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PHI D. Glanville J. Martinez -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
b5 10-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PHI A. Arias J. Martinez 0% 100% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b5 10-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO PHI S. Rolen J. Martinez -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Phillies 10.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-10, Phillies' Mark Portugal facing 2-3-4
t6 0-10 0 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT A. Brown M. Portugal -0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t6 0-10 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Kendall M. Portugal -0% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive); Brown to 3B
t6 0-10 0 -23 3,(1-1)  RO PIT T. Laker M. Portugal 0% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Brown Scores; Kendall to 3B
t6 1-10 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R PIT J. Guillen M. Portugal -0% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Kendall Scores
t6 2-10 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Ramirez M. Portugal 0% 99% Flyball: RF; Guillen to 3B
t6 2-10 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O PIT E. Brown M. Portugal 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 10.
Bottom of the 6th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 10-2, Pirates' Javier Martinez facing 4-5-6
Tim Laker moves from 1B to C
Freddy Garcia replaces Jason Kendall (C) playing 1B batting 3rd
Kevin Polcovich replaces Tony Womack playing 2B batting 1st
b6 10-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PHI R. Brogna J. Martinez 0% 100% Walk
b6 10-2 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  PHI W. Magee J. Martinez 0% 100% Walk; Brogna to 2B
b6 10-2 0 12- 1,(0-0)  PHI B. Abreu J. Martinez 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Brogna to 3B; Magee to 2B
b6 10-2 0 -23 2,(1-0)  R PHI B. Abreu J. Martinez 0% 100% Passed Ball; Brogna Scores; Magee to 3B
b6 11-2 0 --3 5,(3-1)  PHI B. Abreu J. Martinez 0% 100% Walk
Jeff McCurry replaces Emil Brown (LF) pitching and batting 7th
Manny Martinez replaces Javier Martinez (P) playing LF batting 9th
b6 11-2 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  PHI M. Lewis J. McCurry 0% 100% Hit By Pitch; Abreu to 2B
b6 11-2 0 123 4,(1-2)  ROO PHI G. Bennett J. McCurry 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Magee Scores/No RBI; Abreu to 3B
b6 12-2 2 --3 4,(1-2)  R PHI M. Portugal J. McCurry 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Abreu Scores
b6 13-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PHI D. Glanville J. McCurry 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 13.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-13, Phillies' Mark Portugal facing 8-9-1
Kevin Sefcik replaces Doug Glanville playing CF batting 1st
t7 2-13 0 --- 8,(3-2)  PIT A. Nunez M. Portugal -0% 100% Walk
t7 2-13 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT M. Martinez M. Portugal 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t7 2-13 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT K. Polcovich M. Portugal 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Nunez to 2B
t7 2-13 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Brown M. Portugal 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 13.
Bottom of the 7th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 13-2, Pirates' Jeff McCurry facing 2-3-4
b7 13-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PHI A. Arias J. McCurry 0% 100% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b7 13-2 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  PHI S. Rolen J. McCurry 0% 100% Walk; Arias to 2B
Kevin Jordan pinch runs for Scott Rolen (3B) batting 3rd
b7 13-2 0 12- 5,(2-2)  OO PHI R. Brogna J. McCurry 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Arias to 3B
b7 13-2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O PHI W. Magee J. McCurry 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 13.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-13, Phillies' Mark Portugal facing 3-4-5
Jon Zuber replaces Rico Brogna playing 1B batting 4th
Kevin Jordan moves from PR to 3B
t8 2-13 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Garcia M. Portugal 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2-13 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT T. Laker M. Portugal 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
t8 2-13 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Guillen M. Portugal 0% 100% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t8 2-13 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  O PIT A. Ramirez M. Portugal 0% 100% Lineout: LF (Short LF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 13.
Bottom of the 8th, Phillies Batting, Ahead 13-2, Pirates' Todd Van Poppel facing 6-7-8
Todd Van Poppel replaces Jeff McCurry pitching and batting 7th
b8 13-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PHI B. Abreu T. Van Poppel 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 13-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PHI M. Lewis T. Van Poppel 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b8 13-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PHI G. Bennett T. Van Poppel 0% 100% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b8 13-2 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PHI M. Portugal T. Van Poppel 0% 100% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Phillies 13.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-13, Phillies' Mark Portugal facing 7-8-9
Keith Osik pinch hits for Todd Van Poppel (P) batting 7th
t9 2-13 0 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT K. Osik M. Portugal 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t9 2-13 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  RR PIT A. Nunez M. Portugal -0% 100% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Osik Scores
t9 4-13 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT M. Martinez M. Portugal 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-13 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT K. Polcovich M. Portugal 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-13 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Brown M. Portugal 0% 100% Lineout: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Phillies 13.

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