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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Minnesota Twins

2009-06-17 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 30057 · 70°F · Wind from LF · 3:02

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Minnesota Twins 8–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 8th. Ian Snell earned the win. Adam LaRoche went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	8	11
MIN	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6

W: Ian Snell L: Francisco Liriano SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lance Barksdale · 1B: Delfin Colon · 2B: Randy Marsh · 3B: Marvin Hudson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Andrew McCutchen	5	1	2	2	0	1
Nyjer Morgan	4	1	0	0	1	0
Freddy Sanchez	5	0	2	0	0	0
Adam LaRoche	4	2	2	2	0	1
Delwyn Young	4	0	1	0	1	1
Eric Hinske	3	1	0	0	1	3
Andy LaRoche	4	2	1	2	0	0
Robinzon Diaz	4	0	1	2	0	0
Jack Wilson	3	1	2	0	1	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brendan Harris	5	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Mauer	4	1	1	0	1	0
Justin Morneau	3	0	0	0	2	0
Jason Kubel	3	1	1	0	1	2
Joe Crede	4	0	1	2	0	0
Michael Cuddyer	2	0	2	0	2	0
Delmon Young	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carlos Gomez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Punto	3	0	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ian Snell	6.0	5	3	2
John Grabow	2.0	1	3	1
Steven Jackson	1.0	0	1	0

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Liriano	7.0	8	1	6
Sean Henn	0.1	1	2	0
Luis Ayala	1.2	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Andrew McCutchen: K
Nyjer Morgan: 8/F8RD
Freddy Sanchez: S8/G6M
Adam LaRoche: 8/F8LXD

Bot 1

Brendan Harris: 4/F89S
Joe Mauer: 7/L78M
Justin Morneau: W
Jason Kubel: S9/G34+.1-2
Joe Crede: 8/F8LXD

Top 2

Delwyn Young: 8/F8RD
Eric Hinske: K
Andy LaRoche: 8/F8RXD

Bot 2

Michael Cuddyer: S8/G6M
Delmon Young: 8/F78D
Carlos Gomez: 5/F5S-
Nick Punto: 4(1)/FO/G4M

Top 3

Robinzon Diaz: 8/F8RXD+
Jack Wilson: S7/L7S
Andrew McCutchen: HR/F78XD+.1-H
Nyjer Morgan: 63/G6
Freddy Sanchez: 9/F9LS

Bot 3

Brendan Harris: 13/G15
Joe Mauer: D7/F5D-
Justin Morneau: 7/F7D
Jason Kubel: W
Joe Crede: D8/L89D+.2-H;1-H
Michael Cuddyer: W
Delmon Young: K

Top 4

Adam LaRoche: D9/L9LS+
Delwyn Young: K
Eric Hinske: K
Andy LaRoche: HR/F7D+.2-H
Robinzon Diaz: 63/G6+

Bot 4

Carlos Gomez: 4/L4
Nick Punto: 7/F7M
Brendan Harris: 9/F89M

Top 5

Jack Wilson: W
Andrew McCutchen: 4/F4D-
Nyjer Morgan: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 5

Joe Mauer: 8/F8RM
Justin Morneau: 43/G4
Jason Kubel: K

Top 6

Freddy Sanchez: 63/G6
Adam LaRoche: K
Delwyn Young: S7/G6+
Eric Hinske: SB2
Eric Hinske: K

Bot 6

Joe Crede: 53/G56
Michael Cuddyer: T8/F89XD+
Delmon Young: FC1/G15-.3XH(152);B-2
Carlos Gomez: 53/G56+

Top 7

Andy LaRoche: 53/G5
Robinzon Diaz: 4/F34D-
Jack Wilson: S8/L8LS
Andrew McCutchen: S9/L9S.1-2
Nyjer Morgan: WP.2-3;1-2
Nyjer Morgan: 53/G56S-

Bot 7

Nick Punto: 13/BG
Brendan Harris: S7.B-2(TH3)
Joe Mauer: W+PB.2-3
Justin Morneau: W.1-2
Jason Kubel: K
Joe Crede: 13/G34S-

Top 8

Freddy Sanchez: 43/G4
Adam LaRoche: HR/F8LXD+
Delwyn Young: W
Eric Hinske: W.1-2
Andy LaRoche: 65(2)/FO/G6.1-2
Robinzon Diaz: D8/F8LD+.2-H;1-H
Jack Wilson: 63/G6M

Bot 8

Michael Cuddyer: W
Delmon Young: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Carlos Gomez: 3!/F3D-

Top 9

Andrew McCutchen: 63/G6
Nyjer Morgan: W
Freddy Sanchez: SB2
Freddy Sanchez: S9/F89S.2-3
Adam LaRoche: 7/SF/F7D.3-H
Delwyn Young: 31/G3

Bot 9

Nick Punto: W
Brendan Harris: 6/F6MD-
Joe Mauer: DI.1-2
Joe Mauer: 9/F89M
Justin Morneau: 8/F89D

Notes & reviews

Batter stopped after rounding first but throw came in to 3rd base, so batter then went to second
both LaRoche brothers homer in this game; it is the first time that Pirate brothers homered in the same game since the Waners in 1938

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