Game Wrapup


	Nady's a blast

Pirates 12, Braves 11

Teammates congratulate Xavier Nady on his solo homer in the eighth. (John Bazemore/AP)

By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com

With the help of Xavier Nady's second homer of the night, a three-run blast in the 12th, the Pirates edged out the Braves in extra innings, giving John Russell his first managerial victory on Opening Day.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 03/31: PIT 12, ATL 11
Wed. 04/02: ATL 10, PIT 2
Thu. 04/03: PIT 4, ATL 3

Pittsburgh (1-0)
Won 1

Pittsburgh 12, Atlanta 11

Atlanta (0-2)
Lost 2

March 31, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	3	12	17	0
Atlanta	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2	11	12	3

Pittsburgh	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
McLouth, CF	5	2	3	4	1	1	2	.600
Sanchez, F, 2B	5	0	3	0	1	0	1	.600
Bay, LF	6	1	0	0	1	1	3	.000
LaRoche, 1B	6	1	2	0	1	2	6	.333
Nady, RF	7	4	4	4	0	2	5	.571
Doumit, C	7	1	3	0	0	1	3	.429
Bautista, 3B	5	1	1	2	0	3	3	.200
Wilson, SS	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	.000
Snell, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
a-Morgan, PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Yates, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Mientkiewicz, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Grabow, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-Gomez, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Marte, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Capps, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Osoria, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Totals	49	12	17	10	7	11	28
a-Doubled for Snell in the 7th. b-Flied out for Yates in the 8th. c-Walked for Grabow in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: LaRoche (1, Glavine), Bautista (1, Glavine), Nady (1, Resop), Morgan (1, Ohman), Sanchez, F (1, Soriano). HR: Nady 2 (2, 8th inning off Acosta, 0 on, 0 out; 12th inning off Boyer, 2 on, 2 out), McLouth (1, 8th inning off Acosta, 2 on, 2 out). TB: McLouth 6; Sanchez, F 4; LaRoche 3; Nady 11; Doumit 3; Bautista 2; Morgan 2. RBI: McLouth 4 (4), Bautista 2 (2), Nady 4 (4). 2-out RBI: McLouth 4; Nady 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Snell; Nady; LaRoche; McLouth; Doumit. S: Snell; McLouth; Bautista; Sanchez, F. GIDP: LaRoche. Team LOB: 12. BASERUNNING PO: McLouth (1st base by McCann). FIELDING DP: 2 (Wilson-Sanchez, F-LaRoche, Sanchez, F-Wilson).

Atlanta	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Johnson, 2B	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	.333
Prado, 2B	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Escobar, SS	4	2	3	3	2	1	0	.429
Jones, C, 3B	6	1	2	3	0	1	2	.300
Teixeira, 1B	6	0	0	0	0	1	5	.100
McCann, C	6	1	2	3	0	0	0	.300
Francoeur, RF	5	1	1	1	1	2	1	.222
Kotsay, CF	4	2	2	0	2	0	1	.286
Diaz, LF	6	0	1	1	0	1	4	.111
Glavine, P	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	.000
Resop, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ohman, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Moylan, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ring, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Blanco, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Acosta, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bennett, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Gotay, PH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Soriano, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c-Pena, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Boyer, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
d-Miller, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	46	11	12	11	8	7	16
a-Grounded out for Ring in the 7th. b-Walked for Bennett in the 9th. c-Hit into a double play for Soriano in the 10th. d-Flied out for Boyer in the 12th.
BATTING 2B: Kotsay (1, Osoria). 3B: Escobar (1, Snell). HR: McCann (1, 4th inning off Snell, 0 on, 0 out), Francoeur (1, 12th inning off Osoria, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Johnson; Escobar 5; Jones, C 2; McCann 5; Francoeur 4; Kotsay 3; Diaz. RBI: Escobar 3 (3), Jones, C 3 (4), McCann 3 (3), Francoeur (1), Diaz (1). 2-out RBI: McCann 2; Francoeur; Diaz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Teixeira; Glavine. GIDP: Teixeira. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING E: Johnson (1, fielding), Escobar (1, throw), Jones, C (1, throw). Outfield assists: Kotsay (Wilson at home). DP: (Escobar-Teixeira). Pickoffs: McCann (McLouth at 1st base).

Pittsburgh	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Snell	6.0	7	4	4	2	3	1	6.00
Yates	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Grabow	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Marte	0.1	0	2	2	2	1	0	54.00
Capps	0.2	2	3	3	2	0	0	40.50
Osoria (W, 1-0)	3.0	3	2	2	1	1	1	6.00

Atlanta	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Glavine	5.0	7	2	1	2	3	0	1.80
Resop (H, 1)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	9.00
Ohman (H, 1)	0.1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Moylan (BS, 1)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40
Ring	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Acosta	0.2	3	4	4	1	1	2	54.00
Bennett	1.1	2	1	1	2	2	0	6.75
Soriano	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Boyer (L, 0-1)	2.0	2	3	3	1	3	1	13.50

WP: Snell, Acosta, Bennett.
IBB: LaRoche (by Soriano).
Pitches-strikes: Snell 90-56, Yates 14-7, Grabow 13-9, Marte 19-10, Capps 21-8, Osoria 38-24, Glavine 97-52, Resop 15-11, Ohman 6-4, Moylan 6-4, Ring 4-3, Acosta 27-15, Bennett 32-17, Soriano 18-8, Boyer 37-21.
Ground outs-fly outs: Snell 9-6, Yates 1-1, Grabow 1-1, Marte 0-0, Capps 0-2, Osoria 4-4, Glavine 7-3, Resop 3-0, Ohman 1-0, Moylan 1-0, Ring 0-0, Acosta 0-1, Bennett 2-0, Soriano 0-2, Boyer 1-2.
Batters faced: Snell 26, Yates 4, Grabow 3, Marte 3, Capps 6, Osoria 12, Glavine 22, Resop 4, Ohman 2, Moylan 2, Ring 1, Acosta 6, Bennett 9, Soriano 5, Boyer 9.
Inherited runners-scored: Capps 2-2, Moylan 1-1, Ring 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Joe West. 1B: Ed Rapuano. 2B: Ed Hickox. 3B: CB Bucknor.
Weather: 56 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, R to L.
T: 4:28.
Att: 45,269.

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

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