Final
Pirates look for series split with Marlins
May 17, 2007 - 1:49 PM Florida (18-22) at Pittsburgh (17-22) 7:05 pm EDTPITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates haven't given their fans much to cheer about at home this season.
The Pirates will look to avoid their 13th defeat in 20 games at PNC Park this season when they face the Florida Marlins in the finale of a four-game series.
Tony Armas (0-3, 8.76 ERA) will start for Pittsburgh, which has lost two straight after taking the series opener. In his seventh start of the season, Armas is still looking for his first win. The righthander's last start was not encouraging as he allowed five runs and seven hits in just two innings.
Ricky Nolasco (1-1, 6.06) makes his fourth start of the season for the Marlins. The righthander's only career start against Pittsburgh was a success. He pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings and struck out seven in a 5-0 win last July.
Florida's Hanley Ramirez is 6-for-12 in the first three games of this series.
Ryan Doumit, who spent most of April with Class AAA Indianapolis, is batting .391 (25-for-64) with two home runs this season for Pittsburgh.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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FLORIDA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4
PITTSBURGH 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 x 7 6 2 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: FLA - RICKY NOLASCO, WES OBERMUELLER (6TH), RANDY MESSENGER (8TH)
AND MIGUEL OLIVO
PIT - TONY ARMAS, SHAWN CHACON (4TH), JOHN GRABOW (9TH)
AND RONNY PAULINO
HOME
May 17 9:57 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JASON BAY SCORED JACK WILSON.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A LAROCHE ON FIRST, F SANCHEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
PITTSBURGH 7 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: R DOUMIT (.394, 1-FOR-2, BB)
Marlins vs. PiratesMay 17 9:28 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY FREDDY SANCHEZ SCORED CHRIS DUFFY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F SANCHEZ ON SECOND, J WILSON ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
PITTSBURGH 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.194, 0-FOR-2, BB)
Marlins vs. PiratesMay 17 9:23 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CHRIS DUFFY SCORED RONNY PAULINO.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, S CHACON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
PITTSBURGH 5 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.266, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Marlins vs. PiratesMay 17 8:38 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JOSE CASTILLO SCORED RYAN DOUMIT.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, R PAULINO ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
PITTSBURGH 4 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: S CHACON (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Marlins vs. PiratesMay 17 8:34 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY RONNY PAULINO SCORED ADAM LAROCHE AND JASON BAY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R PAULINO ON FIRST, R DOUMIT ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
PITTSBURGH 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J CASTILLO (.234, 0-FOR-1)
Marlins vs. PiratesMay 17 8:32 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MIGUEL CABRERA SCORED HANLEY RAMIREZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CABRERA ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2
PITTSBURGH 1 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: J WILLINGHAM (.286, 0-FOR-0, HBP)
Marlins vs. PiratesMay 17 7:57 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY RONNY PAULINO SCORED JASON BAY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R DOUMIT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J CASTILLO (.239, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
Marlins vs. PiratesMay 17 7:48 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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FLORIDA 1 1 1 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - RICKY NOLASCO
PIT - TONY ARMAS
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C DUFFY (.232, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
J WILSON (.268, 1 HR, 9 RBI)
F SANCHEZ (.267, 0 HR, 9 RBI)
Marlins vs. PiratesMay 17 7:26 PM
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