Pirates 3 - 2 Nationals
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Nationals look to steal series from Pirates

Jun 7, 2007 - 1:41 PM Pittsburgh (25-34) at Washington (24-35) 1:05 pm EDT

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Even though his record does not reflect it, Matt Chico seems to bring out the best in the Washington Nationals.

Chico and the Nationals conclude their three-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates at RFK Stadium on Thursday.

Chico (3-4, 5.13 ERA), who has never faced the Pirates in his career, takes the mound for Washington. The Nationals have won his last five starts, although he has just one win to show for it.

In Friday's 4-3 victory over the Padres, the lefthander allowed three runs and seven hits over five-plus frames. He has thrown much better at home (3-0 with a 4.80 ERA) as compared to the road (0-4 with a 5.46 ERA in six outings).

Ian Snell (5-4, 2.94) looks to repeat his solid showing from Friday. He yielded one run and six hits with six strikeouts over eight innings Saturday in a 3-1 victory over the Dodgers. He is 0-0 with a 6.00 ERA in three appearances - including one start - against Washington.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    PITTSBURGH 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 0
    WASHINGTON 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: PIT - IAN SNELL, MATT CAPPS (8TH) AND RONNY PAULINO
    WAS - MATT CHICO, JESUS COLOME (8TH), CHAD CORDERO
    (9TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER

    HOME RUNS: PIT - FREDDY SANCHEZ (

    Jun 7 3:21 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JASON BAY (11) TO RIGHT CENTER WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 9TH OFF CHAD CORDERO.
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3, WASHINGTON 2
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.217, 0-FOR-3)

    Pirates vs. NationalsJun 7 3:12 PM
  • 40
    roots
    RUWTbot Took away 25 roots (Close Finish)

    Pirates vs. NationalsJun 7 3:12 PM
  • 65
    roots
    RUWTbot Added 60 roots (Close Finish)

    Pirates vs. NationalsJun 7 3:09 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY FREDDY SANCHEZ (1) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 3RD OFF MATT CHICO SCORED IAN SNELL.
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2, WASHINGTON 2
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.300, 0-FOR-1)

    Pirates vs. NationalsJun 7 1:48 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY DMITRI YOUNG (6) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF IAN SNELL SCORED CRISTIAN GUZMAN.
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0, WASHINGTON 2
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: A KEARNS (.253, 5 HR, 23 RBI)

    Pirates vs. NationalsJun 7 1:22 PM

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