Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies
August 9, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 2008 at Citizens Bank Park. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Philadelphia Phillies 4

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Sanchez F. 2b 4 0 0 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 4 1 1 0
McLouth cf 4 1 2 1
Doumit c 4 0 0 0
Moss lf 4 0 1 1
Pearce rf 4 0 1 0
Bautista 3b 2 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Sanchez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Michaels ph 1 0 0 0
Rivas ss 3 0 1 0
Snell p 2 0 0 0
  Gomez 3b 1 0 1 0
Totals 33 2 7 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 2 4 0
Victorino cf 3 1 2 2
Utley 2b 4 0 0 0
Howard 1b 3 0 1 1
Burrell lf 4 0 0 0
  Jenkins rf 0 0 0 0
Werth rf,lf 3 1 1 0
Dobbs 3b 3 0 2 1
  Bruntlett pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Coste c 4 0 0 0
Myers p 3 0 0 0
  Romero p 0 0 0 0
  Cervenak ph 1 0 0 0
  Durbin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 4
Pittsburgh 000 100 001270
Philadelphia 200 000 11x4100
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Snell  L(4-9) 6.0 8 3 3 3 5
  Burnett   0.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Sanchez   1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
2
1
1
0
0
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Myers  W(5-9) 7.2 5 1 1 1 6
  Romero   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Durbin  SV(1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
0
0

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Gomez-F. Sanchez-Mientkiewicz, Philadelphia 1. Myers-Rollins-Howard.  2B–Pittsburgh McLouth (36,off Myers); Pearce (3,off Myers); Gomez (6,off Myers), Philadelphia Victorino (23,off Snell).  3B–Philadelphia Rollins 2 (7,off Snell 2); Werth (2,off R. Sanchez).  Team LOB–5.  Team–8.  SB–Rollins (29,2nd base off Snell/Doumit).  CS–Victorino (9,2nd base by Burnett/Doumit).  U-HP–Marvin Hudson, 1B–Scott Barry, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Hunter Wendelstedt.  T–2:32.  A–45,060.
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