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Pirates, Padres close out disappointing seasons

Sep 28, 2008 - 7:39 AM Pittsburgh (66-95) at San Diego (63-98), 4:05 p.m. EDT

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) -- The San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates will meet and end their respective poor seasons on Sunday.

Both teams are in last place of their respective divisions. It is the third time in four seasons that Pittsburgh will finish last in the National League Central, while San Diego is at the bottom of the NL West for the first time since 2003.

Cha Seung Baek (6-9, 4.87 ERA) will take the mound for the Padres.

The righthander has won two of his last three starts, allowing two earned runs over that span. Baek defeated Washington on September 21, giving up one run over seven innings.

Pittsburgh will counter with Ross Ohlendorf (0-3, 7.50), who has not pitched well since the Pirates acquired him from the New York Yankees.

Ohlendorf gave up four runs and 10 hits over five frames against the Houston Astros on September 21, suffering his third straight defeat.








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

    BATTERIES: PIT - ROSS OHLENDORF, JESSE CHAVEZ (5TH), T.J. BEAM (6TH), SEAN
    BURNETT (6TH), JOHN GRABOW (7TH), TYLER YATES (8TH), MATT
    CAPPS (9TH) AND RAUL CHAVEZ
    SDG - CHA SEU

    Sep 28 7:09 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY ADAM LAROCHE SCORED JASON MICHAELS.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 6
    SAN DIEGO 1 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: S PEARCE (.250, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)

    Pirates 6, Padres 1  Top 9, 0 OutsSep 28 7:01 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JASON MICHAELS SCORED BRIAN BIXLER AND NATE
    MCLOUTH.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J MICHAELS ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 5
    SAN DIEGO 1 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: AD LAROCHE (.269, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)

    Pirates 5, Padres 1  Top 9, 0 OutsSep 28 6:57 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY LUIS CRUZ SCORED ANDY LAROCHE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L CRUZ ON FIRST, R CHAVEZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
    SAN DIEGO 1 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J CHAVEZ (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Pirates 3, Padres 1  Top 6, 0 OutsSep 28 6:01 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY STEVEN PEARCE (4) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF WADE LEBLANC.
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2, SAN DIEGO 1
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: AN LAROCHE (.164, 1-FOR-1)

    Pirates 2, Padres 1  Top 4, 0 OutsSep 28 5:12 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY ADAM LAROCHE (25) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF WADE LEBLANC.
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1, SAN DIEGO 1
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: S PEARCE (.248, 0-FOR-1)

    Pirates 1, Padres 1  Top 4, 0 OutsSep 28 5:11 PM


  • NL
    AT SAN DIEGO - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY BRIAN GILES SCORED LUIS RODRIGUEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B GILES ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
    SAN DIEGO 1 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR SAN DIEGO: A GONZALEZ (.280, 1-FOR-1)

    Pirates 0, Padres 1  Bot 3, 0 OutsSep 28 5:04 PM
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