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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Philadelphia Phillies

2003-04-06 · Day game · Veterans Stadium · Att: 30113 · 48°F, sunny · Wind 15 mph L to R · 2:52

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 2–0. Kris Benson earned the win and Mike Williams picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Kris Benson L: Brett Myers SV: Mike Williams

Umpires — HP: Jeff Kellogg · 1B: Bill Miller · 2B: Paul Emmel · 3B: Joe West · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kenny Lofton	5	0	2	0	0	1
Jason Kendall	4	0	2	0	1	0
Brian Giles	2	0	0	1	2	0
Aramis Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	2
Randall Simon	2	0	0	0	1	1
Reggie Sanders	4	0	0	0	0	3
Rob Mackowiak	3	0	1	0	0	1
Jack Wilson	4	0	1	0	0	2
Kris Benson	3	1	0	0	0	1
Kevin Young	1	1	1	0	0	0
Pokey Reese	1	0	1	1	0	0
Matt Stairs	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jimmy Rollins	4	1	0	1
Placido Polanco	4	3	0	0
Bobby Abreu	4	0	0	0
Jim Thome	4	0	0	0
Pat Burrell	4	0	0	3
Tyler Houston	4	1	0	1
Mike Lieberthal	4	2	0	2
Ricky Ledee	3	0	1	0
Brett Myers	2	1	0	0
Tomas Perez	1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kris Benson	7.0	6	1	6
Scott Sauerbeck	0.2	2	0	0
Brian Boehringer	0.1	0	0	1
Mike Williams	1.0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Brett Myers	6.0	4	4	11
Dan Plesac	0.1	2	0	0
Terry Adams	0.2	0	0	0
Eric Junge	1.0	2	0	0
Rheal Cormier	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Kenny Lofton: 13/G13
Jason Kendall: 8/F8LD
Brian Giles: W
Aramis Ramirez: K

Bot 1

Jimmy Rollins: K
Placido Polanco: S6/G6
Bobby Abreu: 8/F8RXD+
Jim Thome: 7/F7M

Top 2

Randall Simon: W
Reggie Sanders: K
Rob Mackowiak: K
Jack Wilson: K

Bot 2

Pat Burrell: K
Tyler Houston: K
Mike Lieberthal: D7/L56D+
Ricky Ledee: W
Brett Myers: 63/G6MS

Top 3

Kris Benson: 4!3/G4M
Kenny Lofton: K
Jason Kendall: S5/G56S-
Brian Giles: SB2
Brian Giles: W
Aramis Ramirez: K

Bot 3

Jimmy Rollins: 6!/L6D+
Placido Polanco: S7/G6
Bobby Abreu: 3/LDP/L3S+.1X1(3)

Top 4

Randall Simon: 43/G34D
Reggie Sanders: K
Rob Mackowiak: 43/G4

Bot 4

Jim Thome: 8/F8LM
Pat Burrell: K
Tyler Houston: S9/L34D+
Mike Lieberthal: K

Top 5

Jack Wilson: K
Kris Benson: E3/P34
Kenny Lofton: S2/BG25-.1-2
Jason Kendall: W.2-3;1-2
Brian Giles: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H(UR);2-3
Aramis Ramirez: 53/G56

Bot 5

Ricky Ledee: 43/G4
Brett Myers: S8/G4M
Jimmy Rollins: 9/F9LM
Placido Polanco: 53/G5S-

Top 6

Randall Simon: K
Reggie Sanders: K
Rob Mackowiak: S6/G6MD
Jack Wilson: S8/G6M+.1-2
Kris Benson: K

Bot 6

Bobby Abreu: 63/G6
Jim Thome: 7/F7LM
Pat Burrell: 9/F9M

Top 7

Kenny Lofton: S8/G6M+
Jason Kendall: S7/L8LM.1-3
Brian Giles: 6/P6D
Aramis Ramirez: 4(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 7

Tyler Houston: 43/G4
Mike Lieberthal: S9/P34D
Ricky Ledee: 8/F8RXD
Tomas Perez: K

Top 8

Kevin Young: D8/F8LXD+
Reggie Sanders: 9/F89M
Pokey Reese: SB3
Pokey Reese: S9/L34D.3-H
Jack Wilson: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 8

Jimmy Rollins: S7/L8LS
Placido Polanco: S7/G56+.1-2
Bobby Abreu: 9/F8RM.2-3
Jim Thome: 14(1)/FO/G13
Pat Burrell: K

Top 9

Matt Stairs: K
Kenny Lofton: 53/G56+
Jason Kendall: 9/F9LM

Bot 9

Tyler Houston: 53/G5
Mike Lieberthal: K
Ricky Ledee: 31/G3

Notes & reviews

Phillies manager Larry Bowa argued with 1B umpire Bill Miller about the call on Bobby Abreu; Bowa told Miller that he had missed two plays in the game; Bowa was ejected by Miller

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