San Diego Padres vs Pittsburgh Pirates
April 26, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 26, 2000 at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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San Diego Padres 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 9

San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Martin lf 4 1 1 0
Jackson ss 5 1 0 0
Gwynn rf 4 1 1 0
Nevin 3b 4 1 0 0
Sprague 1b 4 2 3 2
  Klesko ph,1b 1 1 1 2
Boone 2b 4 1 2 1
Owens cf 5 0 1 1
Gonzalez c 4 0 1 0
Williams p 3 0 0 0
  Cunnane p 0 0 0 0
  Newhan ph 0 0 0 0
  Hernandez ph 0 0 0 1
  Palacios p 0 0 0 0
  Whisenant p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 8 10 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Hermansen cf 4 1 1 2
  Vander Wal ph 0 1 0 0
Morris 2b 5 1 2 0
Kendall c 4 1 2 2
Giles rf 4 1 3 1
Young 1b 4 1 2 0
Cordero lf 3 1 0 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
Meares ss 4 1 1 4
Sojo 3b 4 0 0 0
Anderson p 1 0 0 0
  Garcia p 2 1 1 0
  Clontz p 0 0 0 0
  Christiansen p 0 0 0 0
  Brown lf 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 9
San Diego 301 000 0138100
Pittsburgh 200 024 0019122
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Williams   5.0 11 8 8 1 4
  Cunnane   2.0 0 0 0 1 3
  Palacios   1.1 0 0 0 0 2
  Whisenant  L (2-1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
Totals
8.2
12
9
9
4
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson   4.1 7 4 4 2 6
  Garcia   2.2 1 0 0 0 2
  Clontz   0.1 1 1 1 1 1
  Christiansen   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Williams  W (1-1) 1.0 1 3 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
10
8
5
3
11

  E–Morris (2), Meares (3).  DP–San Diego 2, Pittsburgh 1.  PB–Kendall (4).  2B–San Diego Sprague Jr 3 (5,off Anderson 3); Gwynn (3,off Garcia), Pittsburgh Giles (9,off W Williams); Young (5,off W Williams).  HR–San Diego Klesko (5,9th inning off Williams 1 on, 1 out), Pittsburgh Kendall (1,1st inning off W Williams 1 on, 1 out); Hermansen (1,5th inning off W Williams 1 on, 1 out); Meares (2,6th inning off W Williams 3 on, 0 out).  SF–Hernandez (1,off Christiansen).  HBP–Martin (2,by Anderson).  IBB–Kendall (1,by Whisenant).  SB–Jackson (5,2nd base off Williams/Kendall); Vander Wal (1,2nd base off Whisenant/Gonzalez).  CS–Cordero (2,2nd base by W Williams/Gonzalez).  HBP–Anderson (2,Martin).  IBB–Whisenant (1,Kendall).  U-HP–Bill Miller, 1B–Brian Runge, 2B–John Shulock, 3B–Ed Rapuano.  T–2:52.  A–13,765.
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