Pittsburgh Pirates vs Arizona Diamondbacks
April 8, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 8, 2000 at Bank One Ballpark. The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 4 0 1 0
Meares ss 4 2 1 1
Giles rf 5 1 2 2
Young 1b 5 1 2 0
Cordero lf 4 0 1 1
Morris 2b 2 1 1 0
Sojo 3b 4 0 2 0
Hermansen cf 4 0 1 1
Anderson p 2 0 0 0
  Wilkins p 0 0 0 0
  Aven ph 1 0 0 0
  Peters p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 1 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
Frias ss 4 2 1 0
Bell 2b 4 1 2 1
Gonzalez lf 4 1 2 2
Colbrunn 1b 2 1 1 0
Finley cf 5 1 1 0
Gilkey rf 4 0 1 2
Klassen 3b 3 0 2 1
  Springer p 0 0 0 0
  Durazo ph 1 0 0 0
  Swindell p 0 0 0 0
Miller c 4 0 2 0
Anderson p 2 0 0 0
  Harris 3b 2 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
Pittsburgh 012 001 1005120
Arizona 101 030 0016121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson   4.1 8 5 5 2 2
  Wilkins   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Peters   3.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Christiansen  L (1-1) 0.2 1 1 1 3 0
Totals
8.2
12
6
6
5
4
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson   5.1 8 4 4 2 2
  Springer   2.2 2 1 1 1 1
  Swindell  W (1-0) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
3
4

  E–Klassen (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 1, Arizona 3.  2B–Pittsburgh Young (1,off Anderson), Arizona Bell (1,off Anderson); Finley (1,off Anderson); Miller (2,off Peters).  HR–Pittsburgh Giles (3,3rd inning off Anderson 1 on, 1 out); Meares (1,7th inning off Springer 0 on, 1 out), Arizona Gonzalez (2,3rd inning off Anderson 0 on, 2 out); Bell (2,5th inning off Anderson 0 on, 0 out).  HBP–Meares (1,by Anderson).  SH–Gonzalez (1,off Christiansen).  SF–Gilkey (1,off Wilkins).  IBB–Colbrunn (1,by Christiansen).  SB–Morris (1,2nd base off Anderson/Miller); Klassen (1,3rd base off Anderson/Kendall); Miller (1,2nd base off Anderson/Kendall).  CS–Kendall (1,2nd base by Anderson/Miller).  HBP–Anderson (1,Meares).  IBB–Christiansen (1,Colbrunn).  U-HP–Tim McClelland, 1B–Terry Craft, 2B–Paul Schrieber, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–2:51.  A–33,298.
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