BALCO-92
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY GIANTS
04/20/2008
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BALCO-92
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY GIANTS
GAME ID: 226 - SUNDAY, APRIL 20TH , 2008 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (4-11) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 7 1
Tampa Bay Giants (10-5) 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 5 X 11 10 2
Nixon Stars for Giants in 11-3 Win
The Tampa Bay Giants met little resistance from the Pittsburgh Pirates, beating them 11-3 at Tropicana Field. Trot Nixon led the way. He went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 4 for Tampa Bay. Justin Masterson was the winning pitcher. Over 6.2 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 4 hits, with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts. With the loss, Pittsburgh sinks to 4-11.

Jorge Munoz came through for Tampa Bay with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. The first baseman went 2 for 3 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and collected 4 runs batted in.

"This team's hitting on all cylinders," said Giants manager Joe Maddon.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Loretta 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258 0 4
   b-C. Suarez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 0
O. Hudson DH 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 .207 3 5
A. Lind LF, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .259 4 14
M. Kemp CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .274 2 8
D. Ortiz 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 1 8
   a-R. Rivera PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 1
D. Bell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 0 4
R. Cedeno SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 0 1
D. Bell RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .280 0 7
D. Carrasco C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3 3 6 12      
a - R. Rivera pinch hit for D. Ortiz in the 8th
b - C. Suarez pinch hit for M. Loretta in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: M. Kemp (2, 1st Inning off J. Masterson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Lind (4, 6th Inning off J. Masterson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Loretta , A. Lind 5 , M. Kemp 4 , D. Bell 2
2-out RBI: M. Kemp
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ortiz , D. Bell , D. Carrasco
GIDP: D. Carrasco
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cedeno (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Cedeno-Loretta-Ortiz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Nixon RF 4 2 3 4 1 0 0 .290 6 22
G. Sheffield 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .321 6 10
   a-J. Bell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   b-R. Soriano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   c-R. Jefferson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 3 8
R. Hidalgo CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .270 2 9
K. Griffey Jr. DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .271 4 14
D. Eckstein 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .288 0 6
S. Green LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .233 3 8
C. Johnson C 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .353 4 9
J. Munoz 1B, 3B 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .286 1 5
K. Stocker SS 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 .396 1 6
Totals 34 11 10 11 4 5 13      
a - J. Bell substituted for G. Sheffield in the 8th
b - R. Soriano pinch hit for J. Bell in the 8th
c - R. Jefferson substituted for R. Soriano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Munoz (1, 2nd Inning off J. Happ, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Johnson (3, 2nd Inning off J. Happ, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Nixon 2 (4, 5th Inning off J. Happ, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off Z. Cline, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Munoz (1, 6th Inning off S. Bazzell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 5 , G. Sheffield 2 , S. Green 2 , C. Johnson 2 , J. Munoz 6
2-out RBI: , J. Munoz 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Griffey Jr. 2 , K. Stocker
GIDP: G. Sheffield
Hit by Pitch: R. Hidalgo , D. Eckstein
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Green (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Munoz (1) , K. Stocker (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Stocker-Eckstein-Munoz)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Happ L (1-1) 5.1 6 5 5 2 2 0 94 6.88   
S. Bazzell 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 9.45   
T. Pena 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.35   
K. Jepsen 0.1 1 4 4 2 0 0 20 20.77   
Z. Cline 0.2 1 1 0 0 1 0 10 1.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Happ 36
Batters Faced: J. Happ 24, S. Bazzell 3, T. Pena 3, K. Jepsen 5, Z. Cline 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Happ 5-9, S. Bazzell 0-1, T. Pena 1-0, K. Jepsen 0-1, Z. Cline 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Happ 94-58, S. Bazzell 10-7, T. Pena 13-8, K. Jepsen 20-10, Z. Cline 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bazzell 1-1 , Z. Cline 3-3
WP: J. Happ
Hit Batsmen: K. Jepsen , Z. Cline
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Masterson W (2-0) 6.2 4 3 3 2 4 1 104 4.15   
T. Bullinger H (1) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 18 0.00   
D. Reyes SV (1) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Masterson 56
Batters Faced: J. Masterson 26, T. Bullinger 5, D. Reyes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Masterson 11-4, T. Bullinger 2-0, D. Reyes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Masterson 104-66, T. Bullinger 18-13, D. Reyes 28-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Bullinger 1-0 , D. Reyes 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Trot Nixon
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 38077
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