BALCO-92
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY GIANTS
04/19/2008
 
BALCO-92
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY GIANTS
GAME ID: 217 - SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH , 2008 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (4-10) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 8 0
Tampa Bay Giants (9-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 X 6 8 1
Clutch Hitting Delivers Win for Giants
Tampa Bay Giants starter Brian Carpenter was in fine form against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Tropicana Field, leading his team to a win, 6-2. Tampa Bay reliever Dustin Lansford picked up the win, upping his record to 1-1. Marcos Castillo shouldered the loss. With the win, Tampa Bay is 9-5.

Trot Nixon, who finished 2nd in the NL in OPS with 1.067 in 1996, chipped in for Tampa Bay with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the right fielder had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 RBI.

"This is a great group to be a part of, and it's a big win for us," Carpenter told the Tampa Bay Observer.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Loretta 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 0 4
O. Hudson DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .222 3 5
A. Lind LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .241 3 12
M. Kemp CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .259 2 7
D. Ortiz 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .245 1 8
D. Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 0 4
R. Cedeno SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .269 0 1
J. Kendall C 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .239 0 2
D. Bell RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .255 0 7
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 10 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Cedeno (2, 7th Inning off B. Carpenter, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Kemp (2, 6th Inning off B. Carpenter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Hudson 2 , M. Kemp 4 , D. Bell , R. Cedeno 2 , J. Kendall , D. Bell 2
2-out RBI: M. Kemp , D. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Loretta , D. Ortiz , D. Bell
GIDP: A. Lind
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .262 6 18
G. Sheffield 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .308 6 9
R. Jefferson 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .278 3 8
S. Green LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .214 3 8
R. Hidalgo CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .288 2 8
K. Griffey Jr. DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .296 4 14
D. Eckstein 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 0 6
C. Johnson C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .354 4 9
K. Stocker SS 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .422 1 5
Totals 29 6 8 6 4 4 4      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Jefferson (3, 7th Inning off U. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Green (3, 7th Inning off U. Jimenez, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Sheffield (6, 8th Inning off M. Castillo, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Nixon (6, 8th Inning off M. Castillo, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 5 , G. Sheffield 5 , R. Jefferson 2 , S. Green 4 , R. Hidalgo , K. Griffey Jr.
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Hidalgo (4) , K. Griffey Jr. (1) , K. Stocker (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Jefferson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Eckstein-Stocker-Jefferson)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
U. Jimenez 6.0 5 2 2 2 4 1 93 6.59   
M. Castillo L (0-3) 1.0 2 4 4 2 0 2 30 8.31   
B. Wagner 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 8.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: U. Jimenez 56
Batters Faced: U. Jimenez 22, M. Castillo 7, B. Wagner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: U. Jimenez 6-5, M. Castillo 1-2, B. Wagner 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: U. Jimenez 93-57, M. Castillo 30-13, B. Wagner 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Carpenter 7.2 7 2 2 0 9 1 110 5.11   
D. Lansford W (1-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 1.93   
R. Beck SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Carpenter 66
Batters Faced: B. Carpenter 30, D. Lansford 5, R. Beck 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Carpenter 7-6, D. Lansford 0-2, R. Beck 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Carpenter 110-71, D. Lansford 19-11, R. Beck 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Beck 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Carpenter
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 30024
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