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BAL  3
ANA  2
 DET  3
@BOS  2
 CHW  6
@CLE  4
 KCR  5
SEA  2
 OAK  6
@MIN  5
 TOR  5
@NYY  3
 TEX  8
@TBD  2
 ATL  4
FLA  2
 CHC 15
MIL 12
 CIN  3
ARI  0
 HOU  3
STL  2
 MON  5
NYM  3
 PHI 13
PIT  4
 SDP  8
LAD  7
 COL  1
@SFG  0
Standings at end of play this day

Veterans Stadium, Attendance: 19,329

 Saturday, September 12, 1998, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:43
Pirates
4
67-80
Lost 1
6th, 28 GB
 
                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
W: Mark Portugal (9-4), L: Elmer Dessens (2-4)
 Phillies
13
69-79
Won 1
3rd, 25½ GB

Batting Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .679   18   13    3   3   
  K Polcovich 2B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .505    5    4    2   2   
A Brown CF                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .313  .720   13   10    0   0   
J Kendall C                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .332  .899    9    7    3   0   2B
  F Garcia 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .880    1    1    3   0   
T Laker 1B-C                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .300  .685   10    8    9   0   SF
J Guillen RF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .277  .731   11    7    3   0   2B
A Ramirez 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .687   12    6    0   0   
E Brown LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .652    7    3    0   0   
  J McCurry P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  T Van Poppel P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .552              0   0   
  K Osik PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .220  .586    3    3    0   0   
A Nunez SS                    3   1   2   2    1   0  .227  .755   19   11    1   7   HR,2B
E Dessens P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    3    0   0   
  S Lawrence P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  J Martinez P                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    6    4    0   0   
  M Martinez LF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .708    5    5    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   9   0    2   6              123   85   24  12
Batting Events
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 Events
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        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Glanville CF                5   2   2   0    0   1  .286  .720   13   10    4   0   
  K Sefcik CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .870              2   0   
A Arias SS                    5   2   5   2    0   0  .311  .771   11    8    0   6   3·2B
S Rolen 3B                    3   1   0   1    2   1  .285  .902   23   11    0   0   GDP
  K Jordan PR-3B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .645              0   1   
R Brogna 1B                   4   2   2   2    1   0  .270  .782   20    9    8   0   2·2B,GDP
  J Zuber 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .679              1   0   
W Magee LF                    4   3   2   2    1   0  .313  .845   21   10    3   0   3B
B Abreu RF                    3   2   2   3    2   1  .308  .888   23    8    2   0   HR,SB,IW
M Lewis 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .654   13   10    1   2   HBP
G Bennett C                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .400  .855   23   14    6   0   GDP
M Portugal P                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .222  .597   22   14    0   0   GDP
Totals                       36  13  16   0    8   5              169   94   27   9
Batting Events
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 Events
SB: B Abreu (18, 2nd base off E Dessens/J Kendall).

Pitching Stats

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Dessens, L (2-4)             3     8   8   8    4   2   1   5.46   21   74-42   29· 4· 9    8· 7· 6· 0      9    -     0.63  -0.32
S Lawrence                     0     3   2   2    0   0   0   7.63    3   10-7     3· 0· 4    0· 3· 3· 0          2-2    0.10  -0.02
J Martinez                     2     2   3   3    3   1   0   5.61    9   32-15    8· 1· 6    5· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.02  -0.00
J McCurry                      2     2   0   0    1   1   0   5.65    8   32-18    8· 5· 5    4· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.00  -0.00
T Van Poppel                   1     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.53    4   13-9     3· 3· 3    0· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    16  13  13    8   5   1          45  161-91   51·13·27   17·14·12· 0          5-4
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         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Portugal, W (9-4)            9     9   4   4    2   6   1   4.32   38  123-85   52·13·20   10·20·12· 0     57    -     0.27   0.16
Totals                         9     9   4   4    2   6   1          38  123-85   52·13·20   10·20·12· 0           -
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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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

Play By Play

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

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