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San Francisco Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2000-08-29 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 14306 · 77°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph to CF · 2:34

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated San Francisco Giants 8–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 4 in the 3rd. Kris Benson earned the win. John Vander Wal went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SFN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
PIT	3	0	4	0	1	0	0	0		8	10

W: Kris Benson L: Livan Hernandez SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jerry Meals · 1B: Jeff Nelson · 2B: Lance Barksdale · 3B: Derryl Cousins · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Marvin Benard	3	0	1	0
Bill Mueller	3	0	1	1
Barry Bonds	3	1	1	1
Jeff Kent	3	0	0	1
J. T. Snow	3	0	1	1
Rich Aurilia	4	0	0	1
Armando Rios	3	0	1	0
Bobby Estalella	2	0	1	0
Livan Hernandez	1	0	0	0
Joe Nathan	2	0	0	2
Felipe Crespo	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Adrian Brown	4	2	2	0	0	1
Jason Kendall	4	1	1	1	0	1
Brian Giles	2	2	1	1	2	0
John Vander Wal	3	2	1	2	1	0
Enrique Wilson	4	1	2	2	0	0
Warren Morris	4	0	2	2	0	1
Alex Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Abraham Nunez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Kris Benson	2	0	0	0	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Livan Hernandez	2.0	7	1	1
Joe Nathan	4.0	3	2	2
Aaron Fultz	2.0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kris Benson	8.0	1	5	7
Josias Manzanillo	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Marvin Benard: W
Bill Mueller: K
Barry Bonds: S7.1-2
Jeff Kent: K
J. T. Snow: K

Bot 1

Adrian Brown: S/L89S
Jason Kendall: 53/G5S.1-2
Brian Giles: W
John Vander Wal: 46(1)/FO/G34.2-3
Enrique Wilson: D7/G5.3-H;1-H
Warren Morris: WP.2-3
Warren Morris: S8/L8LS.3-H
Alex Ramirez: CS2(24)

Top 2

Rich Aurilia: 63/G6
Armando Rios: W
Bobby Estalella: 6/P4M
Livan Hernandez: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 2

Alex Ramirez: 53/G5
Abraham Nunez: 13/G15
Kris Benson: K/C

Top 3

Marvin Benard: 8/F78M
Bill Mueller: 43/G4
Barry Bonds: W
Jeff Kent: 8/L8RD

Bot 3

Adrian Brown: D/L78M
Jason Kendall: T/L89D+.2-H
Brian Giles: D/L8RD.3-H
John Vander Wal: HR/F89XD+.2-H
Enrique Wilson: D/L78M
Warren Morris: FC4/G4M.2X3(45);B-1#
Alex Ramirez: 8/F8RM
Abraham Nunez: 8/F78M

Top 4

J. T. Snow: 9/F9D+
Rich Aurilia: K
Armando Rios: 7/F7M

Bot 4

Kris Benson: 43/G34
Adrian Brown: K
Jason Kendall: 53/G5

Top 5

Bobby Estalella: W
Joe Nathan: K
Marvin Benard: 43/G4S.1-2
Bill Mueller: W
Barry Bonds: 43/G4

Bot 5

Brian Giles: W
John Vander Wal: WP.1-2
John Vander Wal: W
Enrique Wilson: 54(1)3/GDP/G5.2-3
Warren Morris: S7/L7S-.3-H
Alex Ramirez: 8/F8LD+

Top 6

Jeff Kent: 7/F7D
J. T. Snow: 43/G4
Rich Aurilia: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 6

Abraham Nunez: S9/G34
Kris Benson: 24/SH.1-2
Adrian Brown: 13/G15
Jason Kendall: K

Top 7

Armando Rios: 7/F7M
Bobby Estalella: 8/L8LD+
Joe Nathan: K

Bot 7

Brian Giles: 3/G
John Vander Wal: 13/G13
Enrique Wilson: 9/F9D

Top 8

Marvin Benard: 43/G34
Bill Mueller: 8/L8LD
Barry Bonds: K

Bot 8

Warren Morris: K
Alex Ramirez: 63/G6
Abraham Nunez: 43/G4

Top 9

Felipe Crespo: 63/G6
J. T. Snow: W
Rich Aurilia: 43/G4-.1-2
Armando Rios: 31/G3