Pirates 4, Braves 3
Matt Diaz breaks up a double play in the sixth inning Thursday. (John Bazemore/AP)
By Mark Bowman / MLB.com
Jeff Bennett replaced Mike Hampton and went four solid frames, but Atlanta fell in 10 innings after managing just three sixth-inning runs. Chipper Jones went 3-for-5 to pace the 11-hit attack.
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Pittsburgh
(2-1)
Won 1
Pittsburgh 4, Atlanta 3
Today's Boxes 4/3/08
CWS 2, CLE 1
CIN 3, ARI 2
KC 4, DET 1
PHI 8, WSH 7
LAA 5, MIN 4
STL 3, COL 0
CHC 6, MIL 3
SD 3, HOU 2
NYY 3, TOR 2
Atlanta
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Lost 1
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Standings thru 4/3/08  | Recap: PIT | ATL  | Gameday  | Pirates stats  | Braves stats
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth , CF-LF5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .357
Wilson , SS4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .083
1-Snell , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Grabow , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yates , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Morgan , PH-CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Sanchez, F , 2B3 0 0 1 0 1 0 .417
Rivas, L , 2B-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Bay , LF2 0 1 0 3 1 0 .200
Capps , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
LaRoche , 1B5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .133
Nady , RF4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .429
Bautista , 3B4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .154
Paulino , C4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250
Duke , P2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
Osoria , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Gomez , PH-2B 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Totals 36 4 6 4 5 10 21
a-Grounded into a forceout for Osoria in the 7th. b-Walked for Yates in the 10th. 1-Ran for Wilson in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : McLouth (2, Bennett), Bautista (2, Bennett), Paulino (1, Bennett).TB : McLouth 2; Wilson; Bay; Nady; Bautista 2; Paulino 2.RBI : Sanchez, F (1), Paulino (1), Wilson (1), Nady (7).2-out RBI : Wilson; Nady.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Duke 2; McLouth; Bautista 2.S : Rivas, L.Team LOB : 9. FIELDING E : Wilson (1, fielding), Rivas, L (1, fielding), Bautista (1, fielding).DP : (Sanchez, F-Wilson-LaRoche).
Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Prado , 2B4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273
Escobar , SS5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .375
Jones, C , 3B5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .444
Teixeira , 1B5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .105
Francoeur , RF5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .278
Diaz , LF4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .294
Ring , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Blanco , LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Kotsay , CF5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .250
Miller , C4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .200
c-McCann , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .286
Bennett , P1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Boyer , P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Pena , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Ohman , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Acosta , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Gotay , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Soriano , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Resop , P-LF-P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 43 3 11 2 1 7 16
a-Reached on error for Boyer in the 6th. b-Struck out for Acosta in the 8th. c-Grounded out for Miller in the 10th.
BATTING 2B : Prado (1, Duke).3B : Kotsay (1, Capps).TB : Prado 2; Escobar; Jones, C 3; Francoeur; Diaz 2; Kotsay 4; Miller.RBI : Diaz (4), Miller (1).2-out RBI : Miller.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Teixeira; Escobar 3; Kotsay; McCann.GIDP : Kotsay.Team LOB : 11. FIELDING E : Prado (1, fielding).PB : Miller 2 (2).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Duke 5.2 10 3 2 1 1 0 3.18
Osoria 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.40
Grabow 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Yates (W, 1-0)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38
Capps (S, 1)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16.20
HBP : Nady (by Bennett).Pitches-strikes : Duke 116-68, Osoria 6-3, Grabow 34-20, Yates 10-7, Capps 15-11, Bennett 77-49, Boyer 23-16, Ohman 16-11, Acosta 17-9, Soriano 11-9, Resop 20-10, Ring 4-4.Ground outs-fly outs : Duke 9-7, Osoria 0-0, Grabow 1-2, Yates 0-2, Capps 1-1, Bennett 6-3, Boyer 0-3, Ohman 1-1, Acosta 1-2, Soriano 0-1, Resop 2-0, Ring 0-0.Batters faced : Duke 28, Osoria 1, Grabow 8, Yates 3, Capps 4, Bennett 19, Boyer 6, Ohman 4, Acosta 5, Soriano 3, Resop 5, Ring 1.Inherited runners-scored : Osoria 3-0, Acosta 1-0, Resop 2-1, Ring 2-0.Umpires : HP: Ed Hickox. 1B: CB Bucknor. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Ed Rapuano.Weather : 51 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 15 mph, R to L.T : 3:21.Att : 19,240.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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