Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 16, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 2009 at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Colorado Rockies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Colorado Rockies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 7

Colorado Rockies ab   r   h rbi
Fowler cf 4 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
Tulowitzki ss 4 1 1 0
Helton 1b 3 1 1 0
Hawpe rf 3 1 1 1
Spilborghs lf 4 0 1 2
Stewart 3b 4 0 0 0
Iannetta c 3 0 0 0
Barmes 2b 4 1 2 1
Cook p 1 0 0 0
  Belisle p 0 0 0 0
  Atkins ph 0 0 0 0
  Grilli p 0 0 0 0
  Flores p 0 0 0 0
  Corpas p 0 0 0 0
  Murton ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Young rf 5 0 2 2
Sanchez 2b 4 0 0 0
McLouth cf 3 1 1 1
LaRoche A. 1b 4 1 2 0
Moss lf 4 2 2 0
LaRoche A. 3b 4 2 2 2
Jaramillo c 3 1 1 0
Wilson ss 3 0 1 2
Snell p 1 0 0 0
  Burnett p 1 0 0 0
  Meek p 0 0 0 0
  Hinske ph 1 0 0 0
  Chavez p 0 0 0 0
  Grabow p 0 0 0 0
  Capps p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 11 7
Colorado 211 000 000460
Pittsburgh 040 012 00x7111
  Colorado Rockies IP H R ER BB SO
Cook   1.2 4 4 4 1 0
  Belisle  L(1-1) 3.1 1 1 1 0 2
  Grilli   0.1 3 2 2 0 0
  Flores   1.1 2 0 0 0 1
  Corpas   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
11
7
7
1
5
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Snell   2.0 3 3 3 1 3
  Burnett  W(1-1) 3.0 3 1 1 1 2
  Meek   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Chavez   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Grabow   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Capps  SV(7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
5
7

  E–Wilson (4), Wilson (4).  DP–Colorado 1. Wilson-Sanchez-Adam LaRoche, Pittsburgh 1. Wilson-Sanchez-Adam LaRoche.  2B–Colorado Spilborghs (10,off Snell); Tulowitzki (6,off Burnett), Pittsburgh Moss (5,off Grilli); Adam LaRoche (11,off Flores).  HR–Colorado Barmes (4,2nd inning off Snell 0 on 1 out), Pittsburgh McLouth (6,5th inning off Belisle 0 on 2 out).  SH–Belisle (1,off Burnett); Grabow (1,off Corpas).  SF–Hawpe (3,off Burnett); Wilson (1,off Grilli).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–McLouth (1,by Belisle).  Team–6.  SB–Barmes (3,2nd base off Meek/Jaramillo); Young (1,2nd base off Belisle/Iannetta); McLouth (5,2nd base off Belisle/Iannetta).  U-HP–Angel Hernandez, 1B–Bill Welke, 2B–Tim Welke, 3B–Scott Barry.  T–2:44.  A–24,496.
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