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Pirates look to send Nationals to fifth straight loss

Jun 30, 2007 - 1:07 PM Washington (32-47) at Pittsburgh (34-45) 7:05 pm EDT

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) - The Pittsburgh Pirates aim for their fourth win in five games Saturday when they host the Washington Nationals.

In the opener of the three-game series Friday, the Pirates rallied for a 3-2 victory. Jose Bautista plated the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning.

The Pirates, who have won five of seven at home, send Tom Gorzelanny (7-4, 3.10 ERA). Despite leading the team in wins, the lefthander has just one victory in his last five outings.

Gorzelanny never has faced the Nationals. Washington, which has lost four straight for the third time in 2007, sends Jason Bergmann (1-4, 2.72) to the hill.

Bergmann, who missed six weeks with a right elbow inflammation, returned from the disabled list on Monday, and allowed one run, four hits in four innings, but did not factor in a decision of a 4-1 loss to Atlanta. The righthander was on a strict pitch count, and was pulled after throwing 76 pitches.

The Nationals, who have also lost 10 of 13, have scored only five runs during their current skid.








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

    BATTERIES: WAS - JASON BERGMANN, CHRIS SCHRODER (5TH), LUIS AYALA (7TH), CHAD
    CORDERO (8TH) AND BRIAN SCHNEIDER
    PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, MASUMI KUWATA (8TH) AND RONNY
    PAULINO



    Jun 30 9:21 PM


  • NL
    AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY RONNIE BELLIARD (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 6TH OFF TOM GORZELANNY.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 2, PITTSBURGH 7
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: R ZIMMERMAN (.246, 2-FOR-2)

    Nationals vs. PiratesJun 30 8:30 PM


  • NL
    AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY ADAM LAROCHE (10) TO CENTER WITH 1 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF CHRIS SCHRODER.
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1, PITTSBURGH 7
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.280, 1-FOR-2)

    Nationals vs. PiratesJun 30 8:23 PM


  • NL
    AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ADAM LAROCHE SCORED NATE MCLOUTH AND FREDDY
    SANCHEZ.
    SITUATION: 6 RUNS IN, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    PITTSBURGH 6 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.282, 1-FOR-1)

    Nationals vs. PiratesJun 30 7:47 PM


  • NL
    AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY FREDDY SANCHEZ SCORED RONNY PAULINO AND JACK
    WILSON.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, F SANCHEZ ON FIRST, N MCLOUTH ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    PITTSBURGH 4 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.218, 0-FOR-1)

    Nationals vs. PiratesJun 30 7:44 PM


  • NL
    AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JACK WILSON SCORED XAVIER NADY AND RYAN DOUMIT.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J WILSON ON FIRST, R PAULINO ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: WASHINGTON 1
    PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: T GORZELANNY (.069, 0 HR, 3 RBI)

    Nationals vs. PiratesJun 30 7:36 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: WAS - JASON BERGMANN
    PIT - TOM GORZELANNY

    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.227, 1 HR, 7 RBI)
    J BAUTISTA (.268, 7 HR, 29 RBI)
    F SANCHEZ (.302, 1 HR,

    Nationals vs. PiratesJun 30 7:14 PM

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