Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
July 4, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 2010 at PNC Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 8

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Rollins ss 4 0 0 0
Victorino cf 4 1 1 0
Ibanez lf 4 1 2 1
Howard 1b 3 0 0 1
Francisco rf 4 1 2 0
Dobbs 3b 4 0 1 1
Valdez 2b 3 0 0 1
  Gload ph 1 0 0 0
Sardinha c 4 1 2 1
Blanton p 3 1 1 0
  Contreras p 0 0 0 0
  Zagurski p 0 0 0 0
  Baez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Tabata lf 4 2 2 1
Walker 2b 3 2 1 0
McCutchen cf 4 0 0 0
Alvarez 3b 4 1 2 2
Doumit c 4 1 1 0
Church rf 4 1 1 0
Cedeno ss 3 0 0 0
Karstens p 2 0 0 0
  Meek p 0 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 1 1 2
  Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0
  Milledge ph 1 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 9 8
Philadelphia 013 000 100591
Pittsburgh 200 000 60x891
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton   6.1 6 5 5 0 7
  Contreras  L(3-3) 0.1 2 3 3 1 0
  Zagurski   1.0 1 0 0 0 3
  Baez   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
8
8
2
10
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Karstens   6.0 9 5 5 0 2
  Meek  W(4-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Hanrahan   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Dotel  SV(19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
0
4

  E–Dobbs (4), Walker (5).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Doumit-Cedeno-Walker, Jones-Cedeno-Walker.  2B–Philadelphia Francisco (7,off Karstens); Victorino (11,off Karstens); Dobbs (4,off Karstens), Pittsburgh Tabata (6,off Blanton); Church (9,off Blanton); Young (9,off Contreras).  HR–Philadelphia Sardinha (3,7th inning off Karstens 0 on 0 out), Pittsburgh Alvarez (2,7th inning off Blanton 0 on 0 out).  SF–Howard (2,off Karstens).  Team LOB–3.  Team–4.  SB–Tabata (6,2nd base off Contreras/Sardinha).  U-HP–Phil Cuzzi, 1B–Chris Guccione, 2B–Mike Estabrook, 3B–Brian O'Nora.  T–2:45.  A–28,698.
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