Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres
September 26, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 2008 at PetCo Park. 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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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, San Diego Padres 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McLouth cf 5 1 1 0
Sanchez 2b 5 2 3 1
Doumit c 4 1 1 3
LaRoche A. 1b 4 0 0 0
Michaels lf 4 0 0 0
Pearce rf 4 0 2 0
LaRoche A. 3b 4 0 0 0
Cruz ss 4 1 2 0
Snell p 2 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Beam p 0 0 0 0
  Paulino ph 1 0 0 0
  Yates p 0 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Mientkiewicz ph 0 0 0 0
  Bixler pr 0 1 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 9 4
San Diego Padres ab   r   h rbi
Venable cf 4 1 2 0
Rodriguez ss 4 0 1 1
Giles rf 2 0 0 0
Gonzalez A. 1b 3 0 0 0
Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 0 0
Headley lf 4 0 0 0
Hundley c 4 1 1 1
Antonelli 2b 4 0 0 0
Geer p 1 0 0 0
  Ekstrom p 0 0 0 0
  Ambres ph 1 1 1 0
  Meredith p 0 0 0 0
  Hampson p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez E. ph 1 0 0 0
  Hensley p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 5 2
Pittsburgh 100 003 002691
San Diego 000 012 000351
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Snell  W(7-12) 5.0 1 1 1 1 5
  Burnett   0.2 3 2 2 1 0
  Beam   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Yates   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Grabow   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Capps  SV(21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
  San Diego Padres IP H R ER BB SO
Geer   5.0 3 1 1 0 2
  Ekstrom  L(0-2) 1.0 4 3 3 0 1
  Meredith   1.0 1 0 0 0 2
  Hampson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Hensley   1.0 1 2 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
1
2
0
1
0

  E–Grabow (1), Giles (7).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Adam LaRoche-Cruz-F. Sanchez.  2B–Pittsburgh Cruz (3,off Hensley).  HR–Pittsburgh F. Sanchez (9,1st inning off Geer 0 on 1 out); Doumit (15,6th inning off Ekstrom 2 on 0 out), San Diego Hundley (5,5th inning off Snell 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  SB–Cruz (1,2nd base off Meredith/Hundley); McLouth (22,2nd base off Hensley/Hundley).  U-HP–Charlie Reliford, 1B–Greg Gibson, 2B–DJ Reyburn, 3B–Brian Runge.  T–2:36.  A–27,227.
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