Pirates 6, Dodgers 4
Zach Duke allowed three earned runs on eight hits in six innings. (Kevork Djansezian/AP)
By Jenifer Langosch / MLB.com
Nate McLouth shocked the Dodger Stadium crowd with a three-run homer with two out in the ninth inning off closer Takashi Saito. Jose Bautista also connected, part of a two-hit night.
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Series at a glance:
Mon. 04/14:
PIT 6, LAD 4
Tue. 04/15:
LAD 11, PIT 2
Wed. 04/16:
@ LAD, 10:10 PM ET
Pittsburgh
(7-6)
Won 4
Pittsburgh 6, LA Dodgers 4
Today's Boxes 4/14/08
BOS 6, CLE 4
DET 11, MIN 9
BAL 4, TOR 3
NYY 8, TB 7
LAA 7, TEX 4
OAK 2, CWS 1
KC 5, SEA 1
SF 5, ARI 4
LA Dodgers
(5-8)
Lost 2
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Standings thru 4/14/08  | Recap: PIT | LAD  | Gameday  | Pirates stats  | Dodgers stats
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McLouth , CF5 1 1 3 0 1 2 .383
Sanchez, F , 2B5 0 3 0 0 0 1 .250
Bay , LF5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .250
Doumit , C4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .341
Nady , RF4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .346
Mientkiewicz , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227
Bautista , 3B4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .191
1-Bixler , PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Gomez , 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368
Rivas, L , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .243
Duke , P2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .143
a-Morgan , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Grabow , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Yates , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-LaRoche , PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .128
Capps , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 39 6 12 6 0 6 16
a-Lined out for Duke in the 7th. b-Singled for Yates in the 9th. 1-Ran for Bautista in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Nady (3, Kuroda).HR : Bautista (1, 2nd inning off Kuroda, 1 on, 2 out), McLouth (2, 9th inning off Saito, 2 on, 2 out).TB : McLouth 4; Sanchez, F 3; Doumit; Nady 3; Bautista 5; Rivas, L; Duke; LaRoche.RBI : Bautista 2 (6), Nady (14), McLouth 3 (14).2-out RBI : Bautista 2; McLouth 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Doumit; Bautista.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING E : Doumit (1, fielding).PB : Doumit (1).
LA Dodgers AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Furcal , SS4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .360
Ethier , LF4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .286
Kemp , RF5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .273
Kent , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .238
Hu , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Loney , 1B4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .375
Martin , C4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .178
Jones , CF4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .114
DeWitt , 3B4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .256
Kuroda , P2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .167
a-Young , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Proctor , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Beimel , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Broxton , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Sweeney , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100
Saito , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 37 4 10 4 2 2 17
a-Singled for Kuroda in the 6th. b-Grounded out for Broxton in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Kuroda (1, Duke), Kent (4, Duke).3B : Jones (1, Duke).TB : Ethier; Kemp; Kent 2; Loney; Martin 2; Jones 3; DeWitt; Kuroda 2; Young.RBI : Jones (2), Kuroda (1), Loney (5), DeWitt (5).2-out RBI : DeWitt.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kemp; Furcal; Loney.Team LOB : 8.
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Duke 6.0 8 4 3 2 0 0 2.89
Grabow 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Yates (W, 2-0)1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.00
Capps (S, 4)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.52
LA Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kuroda 6.0 7 3 3 0 2 1 2.89
Proctor (H, 1)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.71
Beimel (H, 1)0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.80
Broxton (H, 1)1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.42
Saito (BS, 1)(L, 1-1)1.0 4 3 3 0 1 1 5.40
Balk : Duke.Pitches-strikes : Duke 94-60, Grabow 11-8, Yates 21-11, Capps 13-9, Kuroda 84-56, Proctor 4-3, Beimel 11-9, Broxton 16-12, Saito 28-20.Ground outs-fly outs : Duke 11-7, Grabow 2-0, Yates 1-2, Capps 1-1, Kuroda 7-9, Proctor 1-0, Beimel 0-1, Broxton 0-1, Saito 0-2.Batters faced : Duke 28, Grabow 4, Yates 4, Capps 3, Kuroda 25, Proctor 1, Beimel 2, Broxton 4, Saito 7.Umpires : HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Fieldin Culbreth. 2B: Jim Reynolds. 3B: Tim Timmons.Weather : 70 degrees, clear.Wind : 7 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:57.Att : 37,334.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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