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Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Francisco Giants

2008-09-07 · Day game · AT&T Park · Att: 34122 · 78°F, sunny · Wind 11 mph to CF · 3:20

San Francisco Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 11–6. San Francisco Giants put up 10 in the 4th. Osiris Matos earned the win. Pablo Sandoval went 2-for-3 with 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	9
SFN	0	0	0	10	0	1	0	0		11	12

W: Osiris Matos L: Jeff Karstens SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Angel Campos · 1B: Tom Hallion · 2B: Brian O'Nora · 3B: Adrian Johnson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nate McLouth	2	2	1	1	0	0
Freddy Sanchez	4	2	2	0	1	1
Doug Mientkiewicz	3	0	0	0	1	1
Jason Michaels	3	1	2	2	1	1
Steve Pearce	4	0	2	1	0	0
Andy LaRoche	4	0	0	0	1	3
Robinzon Diaz	5	0	2	1	0	1
Brian Bixler	3	0	0	0	0	3
Jeff Karstens	1	1	0	0	1	0
Ronny Paulino	1	0	0	0	0	1
Nyjer Morgan	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chris Gomez	0	0	0	0	1	0
Brandon Moss	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ryan Doumit	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Francisco Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Randy Winn	5	2	2	1	0	1
Emmanuel Burriss	5	2	2	0	0	0
Nate Schierholtz	3	1	2	1	1	0
Pablo Sandoval	3	1	2	5	0	0
Scott McClain	4	1	1	0	1	1
Fred Lewis	4	1	1	1	0	1
Travis Ishikawa	4	1	2	1	0	2
Eugenio Velez	2	1	0	1	0	0
John Bowker	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Roberts	1	0	0	1	0	0
Keiichi Yabu	0	1	0	0	1	0
Ivan Ochoa	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bengie Molina	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Karstens	3.0	6	1	3
T. J. Beam	1.0	3	0	0
Marino Salas	2.0	1	2	1
Romulo Sanchez	1.0	1	0	0
Craig Hansen	1.0	1	0	1

San Francisco Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jonathan Sanchez	3.0	5	2	5
Osiris Matos	1.0	1	1	0
Billy Sadler	1.2	1	1	4
Keiichi Yabu	1.1	0	1	2
Brad Hennessey	0.1	2	1	0
Sergio Romo	0.2	0	0	0
Tyler Walker	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Nate McLouth: 3/G3-
Freddy Sanchez: S7/L7M
Doug Mientkiewicz: 6/L6
Jason Michaels: K

Bot 1

Randy Winn: K
Emmanuel Burriss: 13/G13
Nate Schierholtz: 63/G6M

Top 2

Steve Pearce: D7/G+
Andy LaRoche: K
Robinzon Diaz: S7/G56+.2-3
Brian Bixler: K+SB2
Jeff Karstens: 13/G-

Bot 2

Pablo Sandoval: 63/G6
Scott McClain: W
Fred Lewis: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 3

Nate McLouth: HP
Freddy Sanchez: SB2.1-3(E4)
Freddy Sanchez: W
Doug Mientkiewicz: K
Jason Michaels: S6/G56.3-H;1-2
Steve Pearce: 8/F8LD
Andy LaRoche: W.2-3;1-2
Robinzon Diaz: S4/G4S-.3-H;2-H(E4)(NR)(UR);1-2
Brian Bixler: K

Bot 3

Travis Ishikawa: K
Eugenio Velez: 43/G4
John Bowker: 63/G6M

Top 4

Jeff Karstens: W
Nate McLouth: D8/L89XD+.1-H
Freddy Sanchez: 43/G4+.2-3
Doug Mientkiewicz: HP
Jason Michaels: 7/SF/F7LD.3-H
Steve Pearce: 7/F78D

Bot 4

Randy Winn: E1/TH/G3S
Emmanuel Burriss: S7/G6.1-2
Nate Schierholtz: S6/P78S-.2-3;1-2
Pablo Sandoval: D87/L8LD.3-H(UR);2-H;1-H
Scott McClain: S5/G5.2-3
Fred Lewis: S8/G6M+.3-H;1-2
Travis Ishikawa: D5.2-H;1-3
Eugenio Velez: E9/SF/L9M.3-H;2-3;B-2
Dave Roberts: 43/G4.3-H(UR);2-3
Randy Winn: S48/G4S+.3-H(UR)
Emmanuel Burriss: D7/L7LS.1-3
Nate Schierholtz: S9/G34.3-H(TUR);2-3
Pablo Sandoval: 7/SF/L78M.3-H(TUR)
Scott McClain: 7/F78M

Top 5

Andy LaRoche: K
Robinzon Diaz: K
Brian Bixler: HP
Ronny Paulino: K

Bot 5

Fred Lewis: 43/G4
Travis Ishikawa: K
Eugenio Velez: 3/G34S+

Top 6

Nyjer Morgan: 31/G34
Freddy Sanchez: K
Doug Mientkiewicz: W
Jason Michaels: S9/F9LS.1-3
Steve Pearce: WP.1-2
Steve Pearce: HP
Andy LaRoche: K

Bot 6

Keiichi Yabu: W
Randy Winn: S8/G6M.1-2
Emmanuel Burriss: 46(1)/FO/G4.2-3
Nate Schierholtz: WP.1-2
Nate Schierholtz: W
Pablo Sandoval: 7/SF/F78D.3-H
Scott McClain: 8/F8RXD

Top 7

Robinzon Diaz: 53/G56
Brian Bixler: K
Chris Gomez: W
Nyjer Morgan: 8/F8RS

Bot 7

Fred Lewis: 7/L78M
Travis Ishikawa: D9/L9LM
Ivan Ochoa: 43/G4.2-3
Bengie Molina: 63/G6

Top 8

Freddy Sanchez: S6/G56
Doug Mientkiewicz: 9/F89D
Jason Michaels: W.1-2
Steve Pearce: D8/L78XD+.2-H;1-3
Andy LaRoche: 5/P5D
Robinzon Diaz: 53/G56

Bot 8

Randy Winn: 7/L7M
Emmanuel Burriss: 63/G6
Nate Schierholtz: HP
Pablo Sandoval: S4/G4S.1-2
Scott McClain: K

Top 9

Brandon Moss: K
Ryan Doumit: 9/F89D
Nyjer Morgan: K

Notes & reviews

Sandoval hit a sinking liner to left-center and McClouth dove for the ball; it bounced up into he face, knocking the lens out of his sunglasses and driving the frame into his face; he suffered a laceration above his left eyebrow that required six stitches to close

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