BALCO-92
ATLANTA BRAVES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/29/2009
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BALCO-92
ATLANTA BRAVES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1935 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (72-58) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 3
Pittsburgh Pirates (53-76) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 X 3 6 0
Pirates Turn Back Atlanta, 3-1
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Raul Morales turned in an exceptional performance against the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park, resulting in a Pittsburgh win, 3-1. Pittsburgh reliever Joe Nathan picked up the win, upping his record to 6-7. Clayton Kershaw absorbed the loss. Earning his 3rd save of the year was Jose De La Torre.

Pittsburgh took a 3-1 lead on Israel Casillas's 6th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Atlanta pitcher Bud Norris in the bottom of the seventh.

Casillas called the win "a team effort."

The Pirates raised their record to 53-76.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Willits CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .272 2 28
R. Robnett LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .206 17 50
E. Armelini DH 4 0 0 0 1 3 6 .270 30 83
R. Klesko 1B 4 0 2 0 1 2 2 .273 17 46
C. Jones SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .243 22 56
S. Drew 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .277 8 42
R. Garcia 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 6 .290 6 19
E. Byrnes RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .253 11 53
   a-G. Blanco PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 4 37
J. Lopez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 8 37
Totals 35 1 8 1 5 12 26      
a - G. Blanco pinch hit for E. Byrnes in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Byrnes (22, 3rd Inning off R. Morales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Garcia (6, 5th Inning off R. Morales, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Willits 2 , R. Robnett , R. Klesko 2 , S. Drew , R. Garcia 4 , E. Byrnes 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Armelini 2 , R. Klesko , E. Byrnes , G. Blanco
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: C. Jones (11) , S. Drew 2 (15)
Double Plays: 1 (Drew-Garcia-Klesko)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Casillas RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .319 6 59
M. Loretta 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .270 3 53
R. Rivera LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .225 1 12
M. Kemp CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .306 15 75
D. Ortiz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .265 20 67
G. Hinojosa DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .225 16 61
O. Hudson 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .251 5 54
R. Cedeno SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .268 4 43
D. Carrasco C 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .243 0 7
Totals 30 3 6 3 4 6 19      
BATTING
Home Runs: I. Casillas (6, 7th Inning off B. Norris, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Casillas 4 , M. Loretta , G. Hinojosa , O. Hudson , R. Cedeno , D. Carrasco
2-out RBI: O. Hudson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Casillas , M. Loretta , R. Cedeno , D. Carrasco
GIDP: M. Kemp
Sac Bunt: D. Carrasco
Hit by Pitch: O. Hudson
Team LOB: 9
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kershaw L (16-8) 6.0 4 2 1 4 5 0 112 2.78   
B. Norris 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 25 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 59
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 27, B. Norris 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 6-6, B. Norris 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 112-65, B. Norris 25-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Norris 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Kershaw
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Morales 5.0 5 1 1 1 8 1 86 6.02   
T. Pena 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.63   
J. Nathan W (6-7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.48   
C. Britton 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.83   
E. Duran H (20) 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 4.07   
J. Morillo H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.52   
J. De La Torre SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 3.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Morales 60
Batters Faced: R. Morales 21, T. Pena 5, J. Nathan 3, C. Britton 1, E. Duran 4, J. Morillo 1, J. De La Torre 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Morales 6-1, T. Pena 1-2, J. Nathan 0-1, C. Britton 0-0, E. Duran 0-2, J. Morillo 0-0, J. De La Torre 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Morales 86-53, T. Pena 14-9, J. Nathan 13-9, C. Britton 6-2, E. Duran 20-9, J. Morillo 4-3, J. De La Torre 24-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Duran 1-0 , J. Morillo 3-0
WP: J. De La Torre
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Raul Morales
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 29498
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