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Padres look to improve playoff position

Sep 18, 2007 - 2:51 PM Pittsburgh (66-84) at San Diego (82-67) 10:05 pm EDT

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres look to continue their push toward the postseason when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday.

In addition to holding down the top spot in the National League wild card race - 1 1/2 games ahead of the Philadelphia Philadelphia (81-69) - the Padres also are within striking distance in the NL West, where they trail the Arizona Diamondbacks (84-67) by just one game.

Veteran righthander Greg Maddux (12-10, 3.91) takes the mound for the Padres, who are gunning for their third consecutive division title.

The Padres have had success recently with the 41-year-old on the mound, winning seven of the last nine games started by Maddux.

Although he is a future Hall of Famer, Maddux is just 1-3 in his last seven starts against the lowly Pirates dating to 2005.

Tom Gorzelanny (14-7, 3.45), a bright spot in another losing season for the Pirates, will be after his 15th win of the season Tuesday. No Pittsburgh player has won 15 games in a season since Todd Ritchie did so in 1999.








  • NL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    PITTSBURGH 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
    SAN DIEGO 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 5 13 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, FRANQUELIS OSORIA (6TH), ROMULO SANCHEZ (7TH),
    JOHN GRABOW (8TH), SHAWN CHACON (8TH) AND RONNY PAULINO
    SDG - GREG MADDUX, CLA MEREDITH (6TH),

    Sep 19 12:51 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY KHALIL GREENE SCORED MIKE CAMERON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GREENE ON FIRST, A GONZALEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
    SAN DIEGO 5 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M BARRETT (.244, 0-FOR-2, SF, RBI)

    Pirates vs. PadresSep 19 12:02 AM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY XAVIER NADY (18) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    5TH OFF GREG MADDUX.
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3, SAN DIEGO 4
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.252, 1-FOR-1, BB, RBI)

    Pirates vs. PadresSep 18 11:35 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ADRIAN GONZALEZ SCORED SCOTT HAIRSTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A GONZALEZ ON FIRST, K KOUZMANOFF ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
    SAN DIEGO 4 BOTTOM, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: K GREENE (.254, 0-FOR-0, HBP, RBI)

    Pirates vs. PadresSep 18 10:49 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARCUS GILES SCORED ADRIAN GONZALEZ.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M GILES ON FIRST, K GREENE ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
    SAN DIEGO 3 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: B CLARK (.236, 0 HR, 7 RBI)

    Pirates vs. PadresSep 18 10:31 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY MICHAEL BARRETT SCORED MIKE CAMERON.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, K GREENE ON FIRST, A GONZALEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
    SAN DIEGO 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M GILES (.228, 4 HR, 38 RBI)

    Pirates vs. PadresSep 18 10:30 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    KHALIL GREENE HIT BY TOM GORZELANNY PITCH WITH BASES LOADED
    SCORED SCOTT HAIRSTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K GREENE ON FIRST, A GONZALEZ ON SECOND, M
    CAMERON ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
    SAN DIEGO 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: M BARRETT (.245, 9 HR, 38 RBI)

    Pirates vs. PadresSep 18 10:27 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
    SDG - GREG MADDUX

    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: S HAIRSTON (.241, 7 HR, 25 RBI)
    M CAMERON (.245, 21 HR, 78 RBI)
    K KOUZMANOFF (.268, 17 HR,

    Pirates vs. PadresSep 18 10:14 PM

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