Braves 3, Pirates 0
Zach Duke went seven innings, allowing three runs on seven hits. (Gregory Smith/AP)
By Jon Cooper / Special to MLB.com
For the fourth straight start, left-hander Zach Duke pitched seven innings, but once again, the offense provided little support behind him. In this case, it was no support, as the Pirates were held hitless until Chris Duffy connected on a single in the sixth inning.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: August 21, 2006
Atlanta 3, Pittsburgh 0
Today's Boxes 8/21/06
NYY 2, BOS 1
DET 7, CWS 1
FLA 3, WSH 1
OAK 12, TOR 10
CIN 4, HOU 3
TB 4, TEX 3
PHI 6, CHC 5
SD 4, LAD 2
SF 5, ARI 0
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Standings thru 8/21/06 | Gameday | Pirates Stats | Braves Stats
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Duffy , CF4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .210
Wilson , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .276
Sanchez , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349
Bay , LF3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .292
Burnitz , RF4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .229
Nady , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .275
Randa , 3B3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274
Paulino , C3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .308
Duke , P2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .204
a-Castillo , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271
Reames , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 32 0 4 0 1 11 7
BATTING TB : Duffy 2; Burnitz; Castillo.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Burnitz; Wilson.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING Outfield assists : Bay 2 (Prado at home, Francoeur at 2nd base).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Prado , 2B4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .333
Renteria , SS4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .302
Jones, C , 3B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .324
Jones, A , CF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268
Francoeur , RF3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .260
McCann , C3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .343
Diaz , LF3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .340
Langerhans , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240
LaRoche , 1B2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .272
Smoltz , P1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146
Wickman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 28 3 8 3 1 1 6
BATTING 2B : Francoeur (20, Duke), Renteria (28, Duke), Prado (1, Duke).TB : Prado 3; Renteria 2; Jones, C; Francoeur 3; Diaz; LaRoche.RBI : Renteria (51), Prado 2 (2).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Diaz; Jones, C 2; Jones, A.S : Smoltz 2.Team LOB : 4.FIELDING E : Renteria (10, throw).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Duke (L, 8-11)7.0 7 3 3 1 1 0 4.94
Reames 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.45
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Smoltz (W, 11-6)8.0 3 0 0 1 10 0 3.46
Wickman (S, 24)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.92
WP : Reames.Pitches-strikes : Duke 83-54, Reames 17-9, Smoltz 109-75, Wickman 12-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Duke 12-6, Reames 2-1, Smoltz 6-8, Wickman 0-2.Batters faced : Duke 27, Reames 4, Smoltz 29, Wickman 4.Umpires : HP: Larry Vanover. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Charlie Reliford.Weather : 90 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 6 mph, L to R.T : 1:59.Att : 21,898.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
