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San Diego Padres @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2014-08-09 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 38614 · 80°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph from LF · 2:53

San Diego Padres defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–1. San Diego Padres put up 2 in the 1st. Eric Stults earned the win and Joaquin Benoit picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Eric Stults L: Francisco Liriano SV: Joaquin Benoit

Umpires — HP: Paul Emmel · 1B: Chris Conroy · 2B: Jordan Baker · 3B: Jerry Meals · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Everth Cabrera	3	1	1	0	1	0
Yangervis Solarte	3	0	1	0	1	0
Tommy Medica	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jedd Gyorko	4	0	1	1	0	3
Chris Nelson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Yasmani Grandal	2	0	0	1	1	1
Jeff Francoeur	4	0	0	0	0	1
Abraham Almonte	3	0	0	0	0	1
Eric Stults	2	0	0	0	0	1
Will Venable	1	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Josh Harrison	4	1	2	0	0
Jordy Mercer	4	0	1	0	0
Russell Martin	4	0	2	1	2
Gaby Sanchez	3	0	0	0	0
Starling Marte	4	0	2	0	2
Gregory Polanco	4	0	0	0	0
Jayson Nix	3	0	2	0	0
Michael Martinez	3	0	0	0	2
Francisco Liriano	2	0	0	0	2
Pedro Alvarez	1	0	0	0	0
Ike Davis	1	0	0	0	0
Neil Walker	1	0	0	0	1
Travis Snider	1	0	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Eric Stults	6.1	7	6
Alex Torres	0.1	0	0
Nick Vincent	0.1	0	0
Kevin Quackenbush	1.0	2	1
Joaquin Benoit	1.0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Liriano	7.0	3	1	4
Jared Hughes	1.0	1	2	2
Justin Wilson	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Everth Cabrera: S3/G4S
Yangervis Solarte: SB2
Yangervis Solarte: S7/G56.2-3
Tommy Medica: HP.1-2
Jedd Gyorko: S8/L8LS-.3-H;2-3;1-2
Chris Nelson: 52(3)/FO/G56S-.2-3;1-2
Yasmani Grandal: 9/SF/FDP/F89D.3-H;2-3;1X2(96)

Bot 1

Josh Harrison: S9/L34D
Jordy Mercer: 9/F9D
Russell Martin: SB2
Russell Martin: S7/L78S.2-H
Gaby Sanchez: 8/F8RM
Starling Marte: K

Top 2

Jeff Francoeur: 13/G-
Abraham Almonte: 53/G56
Eric Stults: 31/G34S-

Bot 2

Gregory Polanco: 9/F89D+
Jayson Nix: 8/F8LXD+
Michael Martinez: K

Top 3

Everth Cabrera: 43/G4
Yangervis Solarte: 53/G56
Tommy Medica: 63/G6

Bot 3

Francisco Liriano: K
Josh Harrison: 7/F7D+
Jordy Mercer: 3/F3F-

Top 4

Jedd Gyorko: K
Chris Nelson: 53/G5-
Yasmani Grandal: K

Bot 4

Russell Martin: K23
Gaby Sanchez: 53/G56-
Starling Marte: D7/F78XD+
Gregory Polanco: 31/G34-

Top 5

Jeff Francoeur: 53/G5-
Abraham Almonte: 9/F9LS
Eric Stults: K

Bot 5

Jayson Nix: S7/G56
Michael Martinez: 9/F89D
Francisco Liriano: K
Josh Harrison: S16/L15+.1-2
Jordy Mercer: 13/G-

Top 6

Everth Cabrera: 43/G4
Yangervis Solarte: 53/G56S-
Tommy Medica: 3/P3F

Bot 6

Russell Martin: K
Gaby Sanchez: 8/F8RXD+
Starling Marte: S8/L6MD
Gregory Polanco: 3/G34S-

Top 7

Jedd Gyorko: K
Chris Nelson: 13/G15
Yasmani Grandal: W
Jeff Francoeur: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 7

Jayson Nix: S7/L56
Michael Martinez: 14/SH.1-2
Pedro Alvarez: 8/F8RD
Josh Harrison: 13/G-

Top 8

Abraham Almonte: K
Will Venable: S7/G6+
Everth Cabrera: CS2(26)/MREV
Everth Cabrera: W
Yangervis Solarte: SB2
Yangervis Solarte: W
Tommy Medica: HP.2-3;1-2
Jedd Gyorko: K

Bot 8

Jordy Mercer: S8/L8RM
Russell Martin: D9/F9LD.1-3
Ike Davis: 4/L4
Starling Marte: K
Gregory Polanco: 9/F9LM

Top 9

Chris Nelson: 63/G6
Yasmani Grandal: 43/G4
Jeff Francoeur: K

Bot 9

Neil Walker: K
Michael Martinez: K
Travis Snider: 13/G-

Notes & reviews

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