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Pirates rally for win
Pirates 5, Braves 3
Shawn Chacon walked five and struck out two over five innings on Tuesday. (Gregory Smith/AP)
By George Henry / Special to MLB.com
The Pirates' slumbering bats woke up in a big way in the eighth inning on Tuesday, scoring four times in the frame en route to a comeback win. Freddy Sanchez tied the game with an RBI single and Jason Bay knocked in the go-ahead run. Mike Gonzalez notched his 22nd save of the year.
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Series at a glance:
TODAY'S WRAPS: August 22, 2006
CWS 0
DET 4
F
MIN 3
BAL 6
F
WSH 5
FLA 7
F
OAK 3
TOR 4
F
HOU 0
CIN 14
F
STL 7
NYM 8
F
TEX 3
TB 5
F
PIT 5
ATL 3
F
COL 1
MIL 4
F
PHI 6
CHC 3
F
CLE 2
KC 5
F
BOS 3
LAA 4
F
LAD 0
SD 1
F
NYY 5
SEA 6
F
ARI 6
SF 7
F
PIT
Pittsburgh (48-78)
Won 1 		Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 3   ATL
Atlanta (59-66)
Lost 1
August 22, 2006
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Pittsburgh
 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0   5 9 0
Atlanta
 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0   3 8 2
Standings thru 8/22/06  |  Gameday  |  Pirates Stats  |  Braves Stats
PittsburghABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Duffy, CF4110101.211
Wilson, SS4100104.274
Sanchez, 3B-2B4111000.348
Bay, LF4111020.292
Nady, 1B4021000.278
Paulino, C4021001.310
Castillo, 2B4100004.268
  Capps, P0000000.000
  Gonzalez, P0000000.000
Bautista, RF4021020.250
Chacon, P1000001.000
  Grabow, P0000000.000
  Torres, P0000000.250
  Marte, P0000000.000
  a-Randa, PH-3B2000010.271
Totals355952511 

a-Flied out for Marte in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Bautista (14, Villarreal), Duffy (8, Barry).
TB: Duffy 2; Sanchez; Bay; Nady 2; Paulino 2; Bautista 3.
RBI: Bautista (34), Sanchez (65), Bay (87), Nady (50), Paulino (40).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wilson 3.
S: Chacon.
GIDP: Castillo.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Duffy (12, 2nd base off Baez/McCann).

FIELDING
PB: Paulino (8).
DP: 2 (Sanchez-Wilson-Castillo, Nady-Wilson-Chacon).
 
AtlantaABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Orr, 2B2010110.243
  d-Prado, PH-2B1011000.400
Renteria, SS4000104.299
Jones, C, 3B3010212.324
Jones, A, CF3011111.268
McCann, C5000016.337
Francoeur, RF4000001.258
LaRoche, 1B3110110.273
Langerhans, LF1000002.239
  b-Diaz, PH-LF2010010.341
Villarreal, P1000001.000
  a-Pena, PH1111000.095
  Paronto, P0000000.000
  Yates, P0000000.000
  c-Giles, PH1110000.267
  Baez, P0000000.000
  Ray, P0000000.000
  e-Pratt, PH1000002.190
  Barry, P0000000.000
Totals323836619 

a-Homered for Villarreal in the 5th. b-Struck out for Langerhans in the 6th. c-Doubled for Yates in the 7th. d-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Orr in the 7th. e-Lined out for Ray in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Jones, C (25, Chacon), Orr (3, Chacon), Giles (25, Grabow).
HR: Pena (1, 5th inning off Chacon, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Orr 2; Prado; Jones, C 2; Jones, A; LaRoche; Diaz; Pena 4; Giles 2.
RBI: Pena (1), Jones, A (102), Prado (3).
2-out RBI: Jones, A; Prado.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Jones, A; Jones, C; Langerhans; McCann; Renteria.
S: Prado.
GIDP: Villarreal; McCann.
Team LOB: 11.

FIELDING
E: Renteria (11, fielding), Jones, A (2, fielding).
DP: (Renteria-LaRoche).
 
PittsburghIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Chacon 5.03115216.99
Grabow 1.01110204.02
Torres 0.21001004.02
Marte (W, 1-7)0.10000004.06
Capps (H, 8)1.03110003.68
Gonzalez (S, 22)1.00000202.25
 
AtlantaIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Villarreal 5.04110103.97
Paronto 1.00000102.49
Yates 1.00000104.45
Baez (BS, 8)(L, 5-6)0.12442004.53
Ray 0.22000004.02
Barry 1.01000206.75

Grabow pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

IBB: Jones, C (by Torres).
HBP: Langerhans (by Chacon), Jones, A (by Chacon).
Pitches-strikes: Chacon 89-46, Grabow 14-9, Torres 12-5, Marte 7-5, Capps 21-18, Gonzalez 17-11, Villarreal 58-41, Paronto 20-13, Yates 10-6, Baez 26-13, Ray 8-5, Barry 18-13.
Ground outs-fly outs: Chacon 6-7, Grabow 1-0, Torres 2-0, Marte 0-1, Capps 2-1, Gonzalez 0-1, Villarreal 10-4, Paronto 1-1, Yates 1-1, Baez 0-1, Ray 2-0, Barry 0-1.
Batters faced: Chacon 23, Grabow 4, Torres 4, Marte 1, Capps 6, Gonzalez 3, Villarreal 20, Paronto 3, Yates 3, Baez 5, Ray 3, Barry 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Torres 1-1, Marte 2-0, Ray 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Greg Gibson. 1B: Paul Nauert. 2B: Charlie Reliford. 3B: Larry Vanover.
Weather: 76 degrees, overcast.
Wind: 6 mph, L to R.
T: 3:01.
Att: 21,830.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner