Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 26, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 26, 2009 at PNC 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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Philadelphia Phillies 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 1 0 0
Victorino cf 5 1 1 0
Utley 2b 5 1 2 1
Howard 1b 5 1 2 3
Werth rf 4 0 3 0
Francisco lf 4 0 0 0
Feliz 3b 5 0 1 0
Ruiz c 2 0 0 0
  Ibanez ph 0 0 0 0
  Bako c 0 0 0 0
Hamels p 3 0 0 0
  Stairs ph 1 0 0 0
  Madson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 9 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McCutchen cf 4 0 1 0
Young 2b 5 0 1 0
Jones rf 5 0 1 0
LaRoche 3b 5 0 0 0
Doumit c 4 0 1 0
Milledge lf 3 0 2 0
Pearce 1b 4 0 1 0
Cruz ss 2 0 0 0
  Moss ph 1 1 1 1
  Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Dumatrait p 0 0 0 0
Maholm p 2 0 0 0
  Cedeno ph 1 0 1 0
  Chavez p 0 0 0 0
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
  Vazquez ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 1 9 1
Philadelphia 100 000 000 3490
Pittsburgh 000 000 001 0190
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Hamels   8.0 7 0 0 2 7
  Madson  W(5-4) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2
Totals
10.0
9
1
1
2
9
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Maholm   7.0 5 1 1 2 4
  Chavez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hanrahan   1.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Jackson  L(2-3) 0.0 1 2 2 1 0
  Dumatrait   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.0
9
4
4
5
6

  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 1. Utley-Howard, Pittsburgh 1. Andy LaRoche-Young-Pearce.  2B–Philadelphia Werth 2 (24,off Maholm,off Hanrahan); Utley (25,off Maholm); Feliz (22,off Maholm), Pittsburgh Pearce (8,off Hamels); Cedeno (1,off Hamels).  HR–Philadelphia Utley (27,1st inning off Maholm 0 on 2 out); Howard (35,10th inning off Dumatrait 2 on 1 out), Pittsburgh Moss (6,9th inning off Madson 0 on 1 out).  IBB–Ruiz (6,by Maholm); Ibanez (7,by Hanrahan); Cruz (1,by Hamels).  Team LOB–9.  HBP–Milledge (3,by Hamels).  Team–9.  SB–Jones (8,2nd base off Hamels/Ruiz); Jones (8,2nd base off Hamels/Ruiz).  CS–A. McCutchen (3,2nd base by Hamels/Ruiz); A. McCutchen (3,2nd base by Hamels/Ruiz).  U-HP–Mike Everitt, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Mike Estabrook, 3B–CB Bucknor.  T–2:52.  A–17,403.
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