Pirates 2, Nationals 1: Bucs Win Fifth in a Row
The Pirates won their fifth straight game tonight in a squeaker against the Nationals, who still can't depend on their bullpen. It was a pitching duel between Paul Maholm and John Lannan, with...
| Final - 5.20.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Washington Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
| Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nyjer Morgan, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .301 |
| Freddy Sanchez, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| Nate McLouth, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .290 |
| Craig Monroe, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| Brandon Moss, ph,9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Adam LaRoche, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .224 |
| Robinzon Diaz, C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .306 |
| Andy LaRoche, 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Jack Wilson, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Paul Maholm, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 |
| Jesse Chavez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sean Burnett, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Grabow, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Delwyn Young, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 |
| Matt Capps, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Morgan, Wilson
Sacrifices - Sanchez
Team LOB - 13
Fielding
Errors - LaRoche
Passed Balls - Diaz
Doubles - Morgan, Wilson
Sacrifices - Sanchez
Team LOB - 13
Fielding
Errors - LaRoche
Passed Balls - Diaz
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Maholm | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3.30 | 0 | 114-74 |
| Jesse Chavez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 | 14-9 |
| Sean Burnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 | 0 | 6-2 |
| John Grabow (W, 2-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.21 | 0 | 8-5 |
| Matt Capps (S, 0-3; S,8) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.07 | 0 | 11-9 |
| Washington Nationals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cristian Guzman, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .377 |
| Nick Johnson, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Ryan Zimmerman, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .355 |
| Adam Dunn, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .281 |
| Austin Kearns, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| Ronnie Belliard, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .185 |
| Justin Maxwell, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| Willie Harris, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Wil Nieves, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| John Lannan, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .125 |
| Anderson Hernandez, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| Ron Villone, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joel Hanrahan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Josh Willingham, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
Batting
Triples - Guzman
Grounded into DP - Kearns, Nieves
Stolen Bases - Johnson
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Zimmerman
Triples - Guzman
Grounded into DP - Kearns, Nieves
Stolen Bases - Johnson
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Zimmerman
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lannan | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.63 | 0 | 104-72 |
| Ron Villone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 14-10 |
| Joel Hanrahan (L, 0-2) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.87 | 1 | 35-23 |
Pitching
IBB - McLouth by Lannan
IBB - McLouth by Lannan
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: S.Burnett pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ed Rapuano, First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild, Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Third Base Umpire - Joe West
Duration: 2:51
Pitching notes: S.Burnett pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ed Rapuano, First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild, Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Third Base Umpire - Joe West
Duration: 2:51
