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McLouth lone bright spot for dismal Pirates

Apr 22, 2008 - 1:25 PM Florida (12-7) at Pittsburgh (7-12) 7:05 pm EDT

PITTSBURGH (Ticker) - The only thing going right for the Pittsburgh Pirates is the play of Nate McLouth.

The Pirates try to snap a six-game losing streak on Tuesday when they conclude a brief two-game series against the Florida Marlins.

Starter Matt Morris gave up eight earned runs to the Marlins on Monday night at PNC Park as Pittsburgh dropped its sixth straight game, 10-4, in front of a sparse crowd of 8,444.

Despite the loss, McLouth extended his hitting streak to 19 games with a single to right field in the eighth inning after going hitless in his first three at-bats.

McLouth's streak of hitting safely in each of the Pirates' first 19 games is the second highest to start a season in team history behind Charlie Grimm's 25-game streak in 1923, which is also a National League record.

The 26-year-old center fielder is batting .375 this season with three home runs and 16 RBI.

Lefthander Paul Maholm (0-2, 5.28 ERA) takes the mound for the Pirates on Tuesday while Ricky Nolasco (1-1, 6.46) counters for the Marlins, who are seeking their fourth straight win.








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

    BATTERIES: FLA - RICKY NOLASCO, RENYEL PINTO (7TH) AND MATT TREANOR
    PIT - PAUL MAHOLM, TYLER YATES (7TH), DAMASO MARTE
    (8TH), JOHN GRABOW (8TH), MATT CAPPS (9TH) AND RYAN DOUM

    Apr 22 9:52 PM
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    Marlins 2, Pirates 3  Top 9, 0 OutsApr 22 9:42 PM


  • NL
    AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY JORGE CANTU (3) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    7TH OFF TYLER YATES.
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 2, PITTSBURGH 3
    DUE UP FOR FLORIDA: C ROSS (.167, 0-FOR-2)

    Marlins 2, Pirates 3  Top 7, 0 OutsApr 22 8:56 PM


  • NL
    AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY XAVIER NADY SCORED JASON BAY AND RYAN DOUMIT.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, X NADY ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
    PITTSBURGH 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.119, 0-FOR-2)

    Marlins 1, Pirates 3  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 22 8:47 PM


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    AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY RYAN DOUMIT SCORED FREDDY SANCHEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R DOUMIT ON SECOND, J BAY ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: FLORIDA 1
    PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.338, 0-FOR-2)

    Marlins 1, Pirates 1  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 22 8:43 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: FLA - RICKY NOLASCO
    PIT - PAUL MAHOLM

    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.375, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
    F SANCHEZ (.222, 0 HR, 6 RBI)
    J BAY (.254, 3 HR, 5 RBI)

    Marlins 1, Pirates 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 22 7:17 PM
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    Marlins vs. PiratesApr 2 4:19 AM

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