Pirates 5, Braves 4
Ian Snell allowed four runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings on Wednesday. (Gregory Smith/AP)
By Jon Cooper / Special to MLB.com
The Pirates completed a rare road series win on Wednesday, taking two of three with a victory at Turner Field. Freddy Sanchez delivered the big blow, ripping a solo homer to break a tie game in the seventh inning. Mike Gonzalez struck out the side in the ninth for his 23rd straight save this season.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: August 23, 2006
Pittsburgh 5, Atlanta 4
Today's Boxes 8/23/06
HOU 7, CIN 3
SF 7, ARI 6
CWS 7, DET 5
MIN 4, BAL 1
FLA 9, WSH 7
OAK 6, TOR 0
NYM 10, STL 8
TB 7, TEX 3
MIL 7, COL 1
PHI 2, CHC 1
CLE 15, KC 13
BOS 5, LAA 4
SD 7, LAD 2
NYY 9, SEA 2
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Standings thru 8/23/06 | Gameday | Pirates Stats | Braves Stats
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Duffy , CF5 0 1 1 0 1 0 .210
Wilson , SS3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .274
Sanchez , 3B4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .347
Bay , LF4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .294
Nady , 1B4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .277
Paulino , C3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .310
Castillo , 2B3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .266
Bautista , RF4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .253
Snell , P2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .073
Grabow , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Capps , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Torres , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
a-Doumit , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211
1-Davis , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gonzalez , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 33 5 9 5 2 9 10
BATTING 2B : Bay (24, Hudson), Bautista 2 (16, Hudson, Hudson).3B : Duffy (2, Hudson).HR : Bay (28, 2nd inning off Hudson, 0 on, 0 out), Sanchez (6, 7th inning off Paronto, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Duffy 3; Wilson; Sanchez 4; Bay 6; Nady; Paulino; Bautista 4.RBI : Bay 2 (89), Duffy (8), Castillo (57), Sanchez (66).2-out RBI : Sanchez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Snell 2.S : Snell.SF : Castillo.GIDP : Castillo; Sanchez.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING CS : Davis (1, 2nd base by Ray/Pratt).FIELDING DP : (Wilson-Nady).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Prado , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .308
Renteria , SS4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .299
Jones, C , 3B4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .323
Jones, A , CF3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266
McCann , C3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .337
1-Pena , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095
Pratt , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190
Francoeur , RF3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .257
LaRoche , 1B3 1 1 2 1 2 0 .273
Diaz , LF4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .339
Hudson , P1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .083
Paronto , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Orr , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Yates , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Giles , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .266
Totals 30 4 6 4 4 10 8
BATTING HR : Jones, C (19, 4th inning off Snell, 0 on, 1 out), LaRoche (26, 5th inning off Snell, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Renteria; Jones, C 4; McCann; LaRoche 4; Diaz; Orr.RBI : Jones, C (68), LaRoche 2 (70), McCann (63).2-out RBI : McCann; LaRoche.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Prado; Diaz 2; Jones, C.S : Hudson; Prado.GIDP : Francoeur.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING E : Prado (1, fielding).DP : 2 (Jones, C-LaRoche, Renteria-Prado-LaRoche).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Snell 5.2 5 4 4 2 6 2 4.58
Grabow (BS, 1)0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.02
Capps (W, 4-1)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.63
Torres (H, 19)1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.95
Gonzalez (S, 23)1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.21
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hudson 6.0 8 4 4 2 5 1 4.82
Paronto (L, 1-1)1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.64
Yates 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.32
Ray 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.95
IBB : Paulino (by Hudson).Pitches-strikes : Snell 95-62, Grabow 4-0, Capps 11-8, Torres 16-10, Gonzalez 11-9, Hudson 93-64, Paronto 21-12, Yates 13-10, Ray 17-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Snell 5-6, Grabow 0-0, Capps 1-1, Torres 4-0, Gonzalez 0-0, Hudson 9-4, Paronto 3-0, Yates 0-0, Ray 0-1.Batters faced : Snell 24, Grabow 1, Capps 4, Torres 4, Gonzalez 3, Hudson 27, Paronto 4, Yates 3, Ray 3.Inherited runners-scored : Grabow 3-1, Capps 3-0, Torres 1-0.Umpires : HP: Paul Nauert. 1B: Charlie Reliford. 2B: Larry Vanover. 3B: Greg Gibson.Weather : 85 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 8 mph, R to L.T : 2:50.Att : 23,082.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
