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Nationals Extend Win Streak to 5 as Bucs Lose in 12

Pittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals
Jun 28, 2005	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (38–39)	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	0
Washington (34–42)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	7	0
W: S Hill (4–2) L: Gerald Peralta (4–2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	WAS
PIT	4	Jason Bay singles to center. Craig Wilson scores. Bay to second.	1	0
WAS	4	Jose Guillen singles to right. Cristian Guzman scores. Jose Vidro to third.	1	1
WAS	4	Brad Wilkerson flies out to center. Jose Vidro scores.	1	2
PIT	9	Jason Bay jacks a 433-foot blast to left-center.	2	2
WAS	12	Nick Johnson singles to right. Terrmel Sledge scores.	2	3

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Steve Brassard	5	0	0	0	0	2	.231
2B Ray Durham	5	0	1	0	0	2	.288
1B Craig Wilson	4	1	1	0	1	1	.283
LF Jason Bay	5	1	3	2	0	1	.244
SS Jack Wilson	5	0	1	0	0	2	.294
C Magglio Bailey	5	0	0	0	0	2	.172
3B Kevin Youkilis	4	0	0	0	1	1	.167
P Kip Wells	2	0	0	0	0	0	.053
PH Andy Bako	1	0	0	0	0	0	.302
PH Matt Lawton	1	0	0	0	0	0	.217
PH Hanley Ramirez	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308
CF Rich Thompson	4	0	1	0	0	0	.271
TOTALS	42	2	7	2	2	11	.167
BATTING 2B: Craig Wilson (11) HR: Jason Bay (18) RBI: Jason Bay 2 (40)
BASERUNNING SB: Ray Durham (17), Rich Thompson (3)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kip Wells	6.0	4	2	2	0	3	4.34
Al Levine	3.0	1	0	0	0	2	2.73
Kaz Tadano	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05
Gerald Peralta	0.2	2	1	1	0	0	2.08
TOTALS	11.2	7	3	3	0	5	2.31

Washington Nationals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Cristian Guzman	5	1	2	0	0	0	.255
2B Jose Vidro	4	1	0	0	0	0	.301
RF Jose Guillen	3	0	1	1	0	1	.293
RF Eric Chavez	2	0	0	0	0	0	.174
3B Jimmy Castilla	4	0	1	0	0	0	.296
3B Jamey Carroll	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308
LF Brad Wilkerson	4	0	0	1	0	1	.270
CF Terrmel Sledge	5	1	2	0	0	1	.281
1B Nick Johnson	5	0	1	1	0	0	.294
C Brian Schneider	4	0	0	0	0	2	.269
P Livan Hernandez	2	0	0	0	0	0	.216
P T. J. Tucker	1	0	0	0	0	0	.222
PH W. King	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233
TOTALS	41	3	7	3	0	5	.171
BATTING 2B: Cristian Guzman (15), Terrmel Sledge (14) RBI: Jose Guillen (37), Brad Wilkerson (43), Nick Johnson (29) SF: Brad Wilkerson (2)

Washington Nationals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Livan Hernandez	7.0	4	1	1	2	7	3.28
T. J. Tucker	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	5.06
Luis Ayala	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	3.57
Shawn Hill	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	6.96
TOTALS	12.0	7	2	2	2	11	1.50

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Fogg Shuts Out Nats, Bucs Grab One

Pittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals
Jun 29, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (39–39)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	8	0
Washington (34–43)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
W: Josh Fogg (8–3) L: John Patterson (3–7)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	WAS
PIT	7	Kevin Youkilis reaches on an error. Jason Bay scores. Jack Wilson to third. Youkilis to second.	1	0
PIT	8	Ray Durham kills a 425-foot homer to dead center. Steve Brassard scores	3	0

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Steve Brassard	4	1	1	0	0	0	.231
2B Ray Durham	4	1	2	2	0	0	.296
1B Craig Wilson	3	0	0	0	1	1	.280
LF Jason Bay	4	1	1	0	0	1	.244
SS Jack Wilson	4	0	1	0	0	1	.292
3B Kevin Youkilis	3	0	1	0	0	0	.185
C J. R. House	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333
P Josh Fogg	2	0	1	0	0	0	.154
CF Rich Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	0	.258
TOTALS	30	3	8	2	1	3	.267
BATTING HR: Ray Durham (6) RBI: Ray Durham 2 (17) SAC: Kevin Youkilis (1), Josh Fogg (7)
BASERUNNING SB: Ray Durham (18), Steve Brassard (13) CS: Ray Durham (3), Jack Wilson (5) [botched h&r]

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Josh Fogg	9.0	7	0	0	0	7	2.68
TOTALS	9.0	7	0	0	0	7	0.00

Washington Nationals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Cristian Guzman	4	0	0	0	0	0	.252
2B Jose Vidro	4	0	0	0	0	1	.296
RF Jose Guillen	4	0	2	0	0	0	.295
3B Vinny Castilla	4	0	3	0	0	0	.302
LF Brad Wilkerson	4	0	2	0	0	1	.274
CF Terrmel Sledge	4	0	0	0	0	1	.276
1B Nick Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	3	.288
C Gary Bennett	2	0	0	0	0	0	.214
P John Patterson	1	0	0	0	0	1	.208
PH Jamey Carroll	1	0	0	0	0	0	.306
TOTALS	32	0	7	0	0	7	.219
BATTING SAC: John Patterson (2)
FIELDING E: Gary Bennett

Washington Nationals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
John Patterson	8.0	8	3	3	1	2	5.70
Jairo Garcia	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.80
TOTALS	9.0	8	3	3	1	3	3.00

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Bucs Back Above .500

Pittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals
Jun 30, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (40–39)	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	8	0
Washington (34–44)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0
W: Sean Burnett (4–2) L: Tony Armas Jr. (4–8) S: Gerald Peralta (2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	WAS
PIT	1	Jason Bay singles to right. Ray Durham scores. Craig Wilson to third.	1	0
WAS	2	Tony Armas Jr. singles to center. Nick Johnson scores.	1	1
PIT	4	J. R. House singles to center. Jack Wilson scores. Kevin Youkilis scores.	3	1
PIT	7	Steve Brassard hits a 434-foot blast to left.	4	1

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Steve Brassard	4	1	1	1	0	0	.232
2B Ray Durham	4	1	1	0	0	0	.294
1B Craig Wilson	4	0	2	0	0	1	.283
LF Jason Bay	4	0	1	1	0	0	.244
SS Jack Wilson	4	1	1	0	0	0	.291
3B Kevin Youkilis	4	1	1	0	0	0	.194
C J. R. House	4	0	1	2	0	0	.286
P Sean Burnett	2	0	0	0	0	0	.150
PH Hanley Ramirez	1	0	0	0	0	0	.296
CF Rich Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	0	.246
TOTALS	34	4	8	4	0	1	.211
BATTING 2B: Kevin Youkilis (1) HR: Steve Brassard (7) RBI: Steve Brassard (34), Jason Bay (41), J. R. House 2 (2) SAC: Sean Burnett (3)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sean Burnett	7.1	8	1	1	0	7	3.02
Al Levine	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	2.67
Gerald Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2.02
TOTALS	9.0	9	1	1	0	7	1.00

Washington Nationals
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Cristian Guzman	4	0	1	0	0	0	.252
2B Jose Vidro	3	0	2	0	0	0	.300
RF Jose Guillen	4	0	1	0	0	3	.295
3B Vinny Castilla	4	0	1	0	0	0	.302
LF Brad Wilkerson	4	0	0	0	0	1	.270
CF Terrmel Sledge	4	0	1	0	0	1	.276
1B Nick Johnson	4	1	1	0	0	1	.288
C Gary Bennett	3	0	1	0	0	1	.226
PH Endy Chavez	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167
P Tony Armas Jr.	2	0	1	1	0	0	.320
PH Jamey Carroll	1	0	0	0	0	0	.304
TOTALS	34	1	9	1	0	7	.265
BATTING RBI: Tony Armas Jr. (3) SAC: Jose Vidro (1)

Washington Nationals
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Tony Armas Jr.	7.0	8	4	4	0	1	4.62
Jairo Garcia	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.59
TOTALS	9.0	8	4	4	0	1	4.00

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July 1 Update: Around the MLB

Standings:
National League

Perhaps there is no surprise here with the NL standings beyond the NL Central. In the West, the Giants are threatening the Dodgers with their star-studded lineup that includes superstar Barry Bonds. In the East, the Mets are running away with the division. But in the Central, the Pittsburgh Pirates have shocked the league. After winning 72 games in 2004, the Bucs are above .500 heading into July for the first time in what feels like forever. Will this be the year the curse of Bonds is lifted, or will the Bucs' pitching staff regress to the mean? Who knows. But regardless of the final outcome, one thing is certain: it will be a fun stretch to watch.




American League

While the race was close heading into June, the Yankees seem to be carrying the AL East with them, already four and a half atop their closest competitors. Throughout the junior circuit, there are few surprises. The A's have a healthy lead in the West, the White Sox are hanging on to first in the Central, and the East is staggered into three tiers.




League Leaders

Again, few surprises here. Todd Helton is destroying the league, but Craig Wilson shockingly leads the MLB in home runs by two. Will he continue his torrid pace, or will Barry Bonds come back from the dead and take everything by storm?

MLB League Leaders - Updated: Jul 1, 2005
Average		AVG	On-Base Percent		OBP
	1. Derek Jeter	.357		1. Rafael Palmeiro	.455
	2. Todd Helton (COL)	.341		2. Frank Thomas (CWS)	.447
	3. Mike Sweeney (KC)	.340		3. Todd Helton (COL)	.443
	4. Orlando Cabrera (ANA)	.333		4. Joe Mauer (MIN)	.440
	5. Jerry Hairson Jr (BAL)	.332		5. Johnny Damon (BOS)	.439
Home Runs		HR	Stolen Bases		SB
	1. Craig Wilson	26		1. Juan Pierre	37
	2. Todd Helton (COL)	24		2. Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)	32
	3. Manny Ramirez (BOS)	21		3. Matt Lawton (PIT)	21
	4. Carlos Lee (MIL)	21		4. Carl Crawford (TB)	20
	5. Alex Rodriguez (NYY)	21		5. Jimmy Rollins (PHI)	20
Strikeouts		K	Earned Run Average (SP)		ERA
	1. Randy Johnson	290		1. Jake Peavy	2.27
	2. Johan Santana (MIN)	265		2. Randy Johnson (NYY)	2.60
	3. Ben Sheets (MIL)	264		3. Johan Santana (MIN)	2.61
	4. Jason Schmidt (SFG)	251		4. Ben Sheets (MIL)	2.70
	5. Pedro Martinez (NYM)	227		5. Carlos Zambrano (CHC)	2.75
Complete Games		CG	Opponent Batting Average		OAVG
	1. Livan Hernandez	9		1. Johan Santana	0.192
	2. Scott Ponson (BAL)	5		2. Randy Johnson (NYY)	.197
	3. Ben Sheets (MIL)	5		3. Jason Schmidt (SFG)	.202
	4. Mark Mulder (STL)	5		4. Roger Clemens (HOU)	.217
	5. Jake Westbrook (CLE)	5		5. Adam Leiter (FLA)	.218

Also, it seems as though the Big Unit is going to demolish an already absurd record.

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Pirates MLB Update

While General Manager Goose Dennis has made moves to shore up the Pirates' offense, it seems the acquisitions have underproduced. The only bright spot has been Andy Bako, but as long as he plays second fiddle to Craig Wilson it will be just that: a spot.



On the mound, the Bucs' starters continue to remain solid, at least on paper. But, the more you delve into it, a regression to the mean should be in short order. Unless this whole season is a fluke.



The bullpen, on the other hand, has at least come down to earth.

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Pirates: The Minors

AAA Indianapolis Indians

Neil Walker has been stellar in his few appearances since being promoted from AA Altoona, but the Bucs hope to see some improvements in his game before he's made the full-time AAA catcher, let alone any MLB time. Freddy Sanchez has dipped, while Josh Willingham continues to disappoint.



On the rubber, Zach Duke continues to be a promising prospect, tossing for a 3.77 ERA in his first nine AAA starts. Todd Ritchie and Ryan Vogelsong tell stories that GM Dennis has made a couple of smart moves in his career. Meanwhile, the bullpen is absolutely dominant.




AA Altoona Curve

Not really a lot going on here. Chris Arroyo should be better, but he isn't.




A Lynchburg Hillcats

Yup, this is A-ball. Some insane strikeout numbers, but, again, its A-ball.

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Van Benschoten Stellar as Bucs Blast Brewers

Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers
Jul 1, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (41–39)	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	8	15	1
Milwaukee (36–43)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0
W: John Van Benschoten (5–4) L: Wes Obermueller (2–6)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	MIL
PIT	1	Ray Durham singles to center. Steve Brassard scores.	1	0
PIT	2	Craig Wilson hits a 392-foot homer to right. Ray Durham scores.	3	0
PIT	6	John Van Benschoten singles off the pitcher's rubber. Jack Wilson scores.	4	0
PIT	9	Craig Wilson singles to left. Steve Brassard sclres.	5	0
PIT	9	Jason Bay jacks a 411-foot home run to left. Ray Durham scores. Craig Wilson scores.	8	0
MIL	9	Junior Spivey singles to right. Russell Branyan scores.	8	1

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Steve Brassard	5	2	3	0	0	0	.239
2B Ray Durham	5	2	2	1	0	1	.298
1B Craig Wilson	5	2	2	3	0	1	.285
LF Jason Bay	5	1	2	3	0	0	.247
SS Jack Wilson	5	1	1	0	0	0	.288
C Magglio Bailey	4	0	1	0	0	1	.177
3B Kevin Youkilis	4	0	1	0	0	0	.200
P John Van Benschoten	2	0	2	1	0	0	.227
PH Hanley Ramirez	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286
CF Rich Thompson	4	0	1	0	0	0	.246
TOTALS	40	8	15	8	0	3	.375
BATTING HR: Jack Wilson (27), Jason Bay (19) RBI: Ray Durham (18), Craig Wilson 3 (54), Jason Bay 3 (44), John Van Benschoten (2)
BASERUNNING SB: Steve Brassard 2 (15)
FIELDING E: Jack Wilson (5)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
John Van Benschoten	7.1	2	0	0	0	5	3.53
Joe Powell	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	3.00
Jeff D'Amico	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	3.19
TOTALS	9.0	6	1	1	0	5	1.00

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
1B Lyle Overbay	4	0	0	0	0	0	.232
CF Brady Clark	4	0	0	0	0	2	.254
LF Carlos Lee	4	0	0	0	0	0	.299
3B Russell Branyan	4	1	2	0	0	0	.245
RF Geoff Jenkins	4	0	1	0	0	0	.284
2B Junior Spivey	4	0	1	1	0	2	.279
C Roger Chamberlain	4	0	0	0	0	0	.268
SS Jeremy Guthrie	3	0	1	0	0	1	.266
P Wes Obermueller	2	0	0	0	0	0	.167
PH John Deschenes	1	0	1	0	0	0	.211
TOTALS	34	1	6	1	0	5	.176
BATTING 2B: Geoff Jenkins (18) RBI: Junior Spivey (24)

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Wes Obermueller	6.2	11	4	4	0	3	3.59
Ben Hendrickson	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	3.08
Chris Capuano	1.0	4	4	4	0	0	4.66
TOTALS	9.0	15	8	8	0	3	8.00

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Snell, Sheets Trade Stellar Starts

Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers
Jul 2, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (41–40)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0
Milwaukee (37–43)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	X	2	7	0
W: Ben Sheets (8–6) L: Ian Snell (3–3) S: Jose Gant (11)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	MIL
MIL	7	Jarrod Guthrie grounds into a fielder's choice, Youkilis to Durham. Deschenes scores.	0	1
MIL	7	Ben Sheets singles to center. Geoff Jenkins scores.	0	2
PIT	8	Rich Thompson doubles to right. Matt Lawton scores.	1	2

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Steve Brassard	4	0	1	0	0	0	.240
2B Ray Durham	4	0	0	0	0	1	.289
1B Craig Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	1	.281
LF Jason Bay	4	0	1	0	0	1	.247
SS Jack Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	1	.282
C Magglio Bailey	3	0	1	0	0	0	.185
3B Kevin Youkilis	3	0	0	0	0	1	.184
P Ian Snell	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
PH Matt Lawton	1	1	1	0	0	0	.222
CF Rich Thompson	3	0	1	1	0	1	.250
TOTALS	31	1	5	1	0	7	.161
BATTING 2B: Rich Thompson (5), Matt Lawton (3) 3B: Jason Bay (3) RBI: Rich Thompson (13)
BASERUNNING CS: Magglio Bailey (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Ian Snell	6.2	7	2	2	0	3	2.15
Kaz Tadano	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	3.02
Mike Johnston	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	8.0	7	2	2	0	3	2.25

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
1B Lyle Overbay	4	0	0	0	0	0	.229
CF Brady Clark	4	0	1	0	0	0	.254
LF Carlos Lee	4	0	1	0	0	1	.299
3B Russell Branyan	2	0	1	0	0	0	.246
3B John Deschenes	2	1	1	0	0	0	.238
RF Geoff Jenkins	3	1	1	0	0	0	.285
2B Junior Spivey	3	0	1	0	0	0	.279
C Roger Chamberlain	3	0	0	0	0	1	.265
SS Jarrod Guthrie	3	0	0	1	0	1	.226
P Ben Sheets	3	0	1	1	0	0	.200
TOTALS	31	2	7	2	0	3	.226
BATTING RBI: Jarrod Guthrie (36), Ben Sheets (2)

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Ben Sheets	7.2	5	1	1	0	6	2.42
Jeff Bennett	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	6.06
Jose Gant	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.71
TOTALS	9.0	5	1	1	0	7	1.00

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Bucs Take Game 3 from Brewers

Pittsburgh Pirates at Milwaukee Brewers
Jul 3, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (42–40)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	5	1
Milwaukee (37–44)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	8	0
W: Kip Wells (2–9) L: Jeff Bennett (2–4) S: Gerald Peralta (3)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	MIL
MIL	1	Geoff Jenkins singles to center. Lyle Overbay scores.	0	1
PIT	4	Rich Thompson hits a 378-foot blast to right-center.	1	1
PIT	4	Jason Bay rips a 366-foot line drive over the left field wall.	2	1
MIL	5	Jarrod Guthrie hits a 358-foot blast to dead center.	2	2
PIT	8	Rich Thompson flies out to left. Hanley Ramirez scores.	3	2

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
CF Steve Brassard	3	0	0	0	0	1	.237
RF Rich Thompson	3	1	1	2	0	0	.253
1B Craig Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	0	.277
LF Jason Bay	4	1	1	1	0	1	.247
SS Jack Wilson	4	0	1	0	0	0	.281
C Magglio Bailey	4	0	1	0	0	1	.188
3B Kevin Youkilis	3	0	0	0	0	0	.171
P Kip Wells	2	0	0	0	0	1	.048
PH Matt Lawton	1	0	0	0	0	0	.221
2B Hanley Ramirez	3	1	1	0	0	1	.290
TOTALS	31	3	5	3	0	5	.161
BATTING HR: Rich Thompson (6), Jason Bay (20) RBI: Rich Thompson 2 (15), Jason Bay (45) SF: Rich Thompson (1) HBP: Steve Brassard
BASERUNNING SB: Steve Brassard (16), Hanley Ramirez (1)
FIELDING E: Hanley Ramirez

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Kip Wells	7.0	8	2	2	0	2	4.21
Al Levine	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2.59
Gerald Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96
TOTALS	9.0	8	2	2	0	2	2.00

Milwaukee Brewers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
1B Lyle Overbay	4	1	1	0	0	0	.230
CF Brady Clark	4	0	1	0	0	0	.254
LF Carlos Lee	4	0	1	0	0	0	.298
RF Geoff Jenkins	4	0	1	1	0	0	.284
2B Junior Spivey	4	0	1	0	0	1	.279
C R Chamberlain	4	0	0	0	0	1	.261
3B Wes Helms	4	0	2	0	0	0	.364
SS Jarrod Guthrie	3	1	1	1	0	0	.263
P Gary Glover	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200
PH Peter Bergeron	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143
TOTALS	34	2	8	2	0	2	.235
BATTING HR: Jarrod Guthrie (9) RBI: Geoff Jenkins (32), Jarrod Guthrie (37)

Milwaukee Brewers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Gary Glover	7.0	4	2	2	0	5	4.46
Jeff Bennett	2.0	1	1	1	0	0	5.97
TOTALS	9.0	5	3	3	0	5	3.00

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Re: Started From The Bottom | Pittsburgh Pirates 2005 (MVP Baseball 05)

Perez Leads Bucs to W in First Start off DL

Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 4, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia (47–36)	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	1
Pittsburgh (43–40)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	9	0
W: Salomon Torres (6–2) L: Buddy Groom (1–1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PHI	PIT
PHI	3	Jimmy Rollins flies out to center. Mike Lieberthal scores. Kenny Lofton to third.	1	0
PIT	3	Craig Wilson singles to center. Steve Brassard scores. Ray Durham to second.	1	1
PIT	4	Rich Thompson singles to center. Jack Wilson scores. Oliver Perez to second.	1	2
PHI	5	Kenny Lofton hits a 329-foot home run, apparently, down the right field line.	2	2
PIT	9	Andy Bako hits a 428-foot walk-off blast to left-center.	2	3

Philadelphia Phillies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Jimmy Rollins	3	0	1	1	0	0	.326
2B Placido Polanco	4	0	0	0	0	0	.281
1B Jim Thome	4	0	0	0	0	1	.295
RF Bobby Abreu	4	0	0	0	0	0	.305
LF Pat Burrell	3	0	0	0	0	0	.267
3B David Bell	3	0	1	0	0	1	.274
C Mike Lieberthal	3	1	1	0	0	1	.273
CF Kenny Lofton	3	1	2	1	0	0	.282
P Vicente Padilla	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125
PH Jason Michaels	1	0	0	0	0	0	.136
TOTALS	29	2	5	2	0	3	.174
BATTING HR: Kenny Lofton (5) RBI: Jimmy Rollins (48), Kenny Lofton (23) SF: Jimmy Rollins (1) SAC: Vicente Padilla (1)
FIELDING E: Jimmy Rollins (6)

Philadelphia Phillies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Vicente Padilla	7.0	8	2	2	0	1	2.65
Buddy Groom	1.2	1	1	1	0	2	1.96
TOTALS	8.2	9	3	3	0	3	3.12

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Steve Brassard	4	1	2	0	0	0	.241
2B Ray Durham	4	0	1	0	0	1	.288
1B Craig Wilson	4	0	1	1	0	1	.277
LF Jason Bay	4	0	1	0	0	0	.247
SS Jack Wilson	4	1	1	0	0	1	.280
C Magglio Bailey	4	0	1	0	0	0	.192
3B Kevin Youkilis	4	0	0	0	0	0	.156
P Oliver Perez	3	0	0	0	0	0	.150
PH Andy Bako	1	1	1	1	0	0	.313
CF Rich Thompson	3	0	1	1	0	0	.256
TOTALS	35	3	9	3	0	3	.257
BATTING HR: Andy Bako (5) RBI: Craig Wilson (55), Rich Thompson (16), Andy Bako (11)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Oliver Perez	8.0	5	2	2	0	3	2.46
Salomon Torres	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2.01
TOTALS	9.0	5	2	2	0	3	2.00

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Re: Started From The Bottom | Pittsburgh Pirates 2005 (MVP Baseball 05)

Phils Snap Pirates Win Streak

Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 5, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia (48–36)	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	5	7	0
Pittsburgh (43–41)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	0
W: Hughes (6–6) L: Josh Fogg (8–4) S: Billy Wagner (19)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PHI	PIT
PIT	2	Jason Bay jacks a 426-foot blast to dead center.	0	1
PHI	4	Kenny Lofton hits a 387-foot homer to right-center.	1	1
PHI	4	Jim Thome crushes a 475-foot bomb into the Allegheny River	2	1
PHI	6	Pat Burrell hits a 363-foot homer down the left field line. Kenny Lofton scores. Jim Thome scores.	5	1
PIT	7	Jack Wilson hits a 379-foot home run to left-center.	5	2

Philadelphia Phillies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Placido Polanco	4	0	1	0	0	0	.281
CF Kenny Lofton	4	2	1	1	0	0	.281
1B Jim Thome	3	2	2	1	1	0	.299
RF Bobby Abreu	4	0	0	0	0	0	.301
LF Pat Burrell	4	1	2	3	0	1	.270
3B David Bell	4	0	0	0	0	0	.270
C Mike Lieberthal	4	0	1	0	0	1	.273
SS M Perez	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
P A Hughes	3	0	0	0	0	1	.212
TOTALS	33	5	7	5	1	3	.212
BATTING HR: Kenny Lofton (6), Jim Thome (16), Pat Burrell (10) RBI: Kenny Lofton (24), Jim Thome (53), Pat Burrell 3 (50)

Philadelphia Phillies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
A Hughes	7.0	4	2	2	0	2	3.61
Buddy Groom	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.86
Billy Wagner	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2.08
TOTALS	9.0	5	2	2	0	3	2.00

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Steve Brassard	4	0	0	0	0	0	.237
2B Ray Durham	4	0	0	0	0	2	.279
1B Craig Wilson	4	0	1	0	0	0	.277
LF Jason Bay	4	1	1	1	0	0	.247
SS Jack Wilson	3	1	1	1	0	0	.281
C Magglio Bailey	3	0	0	0	0	0	.184
3B Kevin Youkilis	3	0	0	0	0	0	.146
P Josh Fogg	2	0	0	0	0	0	.143
PH Matt Lawton	1	0	0	0	0	1	.219
CF Rich Thompson	3	0	2	0	0	0	.272
TOTALS	31	2	5	2	0	3	.161
BATTING HR: Jason Bay (21), Jack Wilson (5) RBI: Jason Bay (46), Jack Wilson (14)
BASERUNNING SB: Rich Thompson 2 (5) Picked Off: Craig Wilson

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Josh Fogg	5.2	6	5	5	1	0	2.94
Jeff D'Amico	2.1	1	0	0	0	1	3.04
Mike Johnston	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	7	5	5	1	3	5.00

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Re: Started From The Bottom | Pittsburgh Pirates 2005 (MVP Baseball 05)

Wilsons Turn PNC to a Band Box

Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 6, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia (48–37)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0
Pittsburgh (44–41)	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	X	4	11	0
W: Sean Burnett (5–2) L: Brett Myers (5–5) S: Gerald Peralta (4)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PHI	PIT
PIT	1	Craig Wilson hits a 378-foot longball to left. Jason Bay scores.	0	2
PIT	2	Rich Thompson singles to center. Magglio Bailey scores.	0	3
PIT	6	Jack Wilson hits a 359-foot homer to right.	0	4
PHI	8	Mike Lieberthal hits a 386-foot home run to right-center.	1	4

Philadelphia Phillies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Placido Polanco	4	0	0	0	0	1	.277
CF Kenny Lofton	4	0	0	0	0	1	.277
1B Jim Thome	4	0	2	0	0	1	.301
RF Bobby Abreu	1	0	1	0	0	0	.303
RF Jason Michael	3	0	0	0	0	1	.120
LF Pat Burrell	3	0	0	0	0	1	.267
3B David Bell	3	0	0	0	0	0	.267
C Mike Lieberthal	3	1	1	1	0	0	.273
SS M Perez	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000
P Brett Myers	2	0	1	0	0	0	.158
PH Ryan Howard	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167
TOTALS	31	1	5	1	0	5	.161
BATTING HR: Mike Lieberthal (7) RBI: Mike Lieberthal (31)

Philadelphia Phillies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Brett Myers	6.1	10	4	4	0	1	3.38
Gavin Floyd	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	6.14
Buddy Groom	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.77
TOTALS	8.0	11	4	4	0	2	4.50

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
3B Hanley Ramirez	4	0	1	0	0	0	.286
2B Ray Durham	4	0	0	0	0	0	.271
LF Jason Bay	4	1	1	0	0	0	.247
RF Craig Wilson	4	1	2	2	0	0	.279
SS Jack Wilson	4	1	2	1	0	0	.287
1B Andy Bako	4	0	2	0	0	0	.324
C Magglio Bailey	4	1	2	0	0	0	.200
P Sean Burnett	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143
PH Matt Lawton	1	0	0	0	0	0	.218
PH Steve Brassard	1	0	0	0	0	1	.236
CF Rich Thompson	3	0	1	1	0	0	.274
TOTALS	34	4	11	4	0	2	.324
BATTING 2B: Craig Wilson (12) HR: Craig Wilson (28), Jack Wilson (6) RBI: Craig Wilson 2 (57), Jack Wilson (15), Rich Thompson (17) SAC: Sean Burnett (4)
BASERUNNING SB: Ray Durham (19)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sean Burnett	6.0	2	0	0	0	5	2.84
Aaron Fultz	2.0	2	1	1	0	0	2.35
Gerald Peralta	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	1.91

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Re: Started From The Bottom | Pittsburgh Pirates 2005 (MVP Baseball 05)

Pirates Snag Series from Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 7, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Philadelphia (48–39)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	0
Pittsburgh (45–41)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	X	4	6	0
W: Salomon Torres (7–2) L: Buddy Groom (1–2) S: Gerald Peralta (5)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PHI	PIT
PHI	1	David Bell singles to left. Jim Thome scores.	1	0
PIT	6	Jason Bay hits a 368-foot home run just over the left field wall.	1	1
PIT	8	Ray Durham crushes a ball 443 feet into the right-center field bleachers. Jack Wilson scores. Hanley Ramirez scores.	1	4

Philadelphia Phillies
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Placido Polanco	4	0	1	0	0	1	.277
CF Kenny Lofton	4	0	1	0	0	1	.277
1B Jim Thome	4	1	2	0	0	1	.304
LF Pat Burrell	4	0	2	0	0	0	.270
3B David Bell	4	0	2	1	0	0	.270
C Mike Lieberthal	4	0	1	0	0	1	.273
RF Jason Michaels	4	0	0	0	0	1	.103
SS Perez	4	0	1	0	0	0	.100
P Randy Wolf	2	0	0	0	0	1	.289
PH Ryan Howard	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158
PH Chase Utley	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273
TOTALS	36	1	10	1	0	5	.278
BATTING RBI: David Bell (29)

Philadelphia Phillies
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Randy Wolf	7.0	3	1	1	2	2	3.85
Buddy Groom	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	2.95
TOTALS							4.50

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Hanley Ramirez	4	1	2	0	0	0	.308
2B Ray Durham	3	1	1	3	1	0	.273
CF Steve Brassard	4	0	0	0	0	1	.233
RF Craig Wilson	3	0	1	0	0	1	.280
1B Andy Bako	2	0	0	0	1	0	.314
3B Kevin Youkilis	3	0	0	0	0	0	.137
C J.R. House	3	0	1	0	0	0	.300
P John Van Benschoten	1	0	0	0	0	0	.217
PH Jason Bay	1	1	1	1	0	0	.249
PH Jack Wilson	1	1	0	0	0	0	.285
LF Matt Lawton	3	0	0	0	0	0	.214
TOTALS	28	4	6	4	2	2	.214
BATTING HR: Ray Durham (7), Jason Bay (22) RBI: Ray Durham 3 (21), Jason Bay (47)
BASERUNNING SB: Hanley Ramirez (2) CS: Andy Bako (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
John Van Benschoten	6.0	5	1	1	0	4	3.39
Al Levine	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	2.53
Mike Johnston	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Salomon Torres	0.2	3	0	0	0	0	1.97
Gerald Peralta	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	1.86
TOTALS	9.0	10	1	1	0	6	1.00

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Re: Started From The Bottom | Pittsburgh Pirates 2005 (MVP Baseball 05)

Martinez, Perez Trade Complete Games in Narrow Bucs Win

New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 8, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (51–35)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Pittsburgh (46–41)	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	X	2	9	0
W: Oliver Perez (5–3) L: Pedro Martinez (8–6)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NYM	PIT
PIT	5	Jason Bay doubles to left. Hanley Ramirez and Andy Bako score.	0	2

New York Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Marlon Anderson	4	0	0	0	0	2	.182
3B David Wright	4	0	1	0	0	1	.275
CF Carlos Beltran	4	0	0	0	0	0	.271
C Mike Piazza	3	0	0	0	0	0	.272
RF Mike Cameron	3	0	0	0	0	1	.308
LF Cliff Floyd	3	0	0	0	0	1	.258
1B Eric Valent	3	0	0	0	0	2	.301
SS Jose Reyes	3	0	0	0	0	1	.280
P Pedro Martinez	2	0	0	0	0	1	.233
PH Kazuo Matsui	1	0	0	0	0	0	.268
TOTALS	30	0	3	0	0	8	.100
BATTING 2B: Mike Cameron (14)

New York Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Pedro Martinez	8.0	9	2	2	1	2	3.87
TOTALS	8.0	9	2	2	1	2	2.25

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Steve Brassard	4	0	2	0	0	0	.237
2B Hanley Ramirez	4	1	1	0	0	0	.302
1B Andy Bako	4	1	2	0	0	0	.324
LF Jason Bay	4	0	2	2	0	0	.252
SS Jack Wilson	3	0	0	0	1	0	.280
C Magglio Bailey	4	0	1	0	0	0	.202
3B Kevin Youkilis	3	0	1	0	0	0	.148
P Oliver Perez	3	0	0	0	0	2	.130
CF Rich Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	0	.264
TOTALS	32	2	9	2	1	2	.281
BATTING 2B: Steve Brassard (12), Andy Bako (3), Jason Bay (4) RBI: Jason Bay 2 (49)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Oliver Perez	9.0	3	0	0	0	8	2.16
TOTALS	9.0	3	0	0	0	8	0.00

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Re: Started From The Bottom | Pittsburgh Pirates 2005 (MVP Baseball 05)

Bako's Home Run Beats Mets

New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 9, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (51–36)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0
Pittsburgh (47–41)	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	X	3	5	3
W: Al Levine (4–0) L: Tom Glavine (11–5) S: Gerald Peralta

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NYM	PIT
NYM	4	Tom Glavine grounds into a fielder's choice. Cliff Floyd scores.	1	0
NYM	4	Kaz Matsui reaches on an error. Eric Valent scores.	2	0
PIT	7	Andy Bako hits a 413-foot blast to left-center. Ray Durham and Jason Bay score.	2	3

New York Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Kaz Matsui	5	0	0	0	0	1	.264
3B David Wright	4	0	2	0	0	0	.277
CF Carlos Beltran	4	0	1	0	0	1	.271
C Mike Piazza	4	0	0	0	0	0	.269
RF Mike Cameron	4	0	0	0	0	1	.304
LF Cliff Floyd	4	1	4	0	0	0	.268
1B Eric Valent	4	1	0	0	0	1	.296
SS Jose Reyes	3	0	1	0	0	0	.281
SS Miguel Cairo	1	0	0	0	0	1	.190
P Tom Glavine	3	0	0	1	0	0	.243
PH Andres Galarraga	1	0	0	0	0	1	.255
TOTALS	37	2	8	1	0	6	.216
BATTING RBI: Tom Glavine (2)

New York Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Tom Glavine	8.0	5	3	3	0	4	2.81
TOTALS	8.0	5	3	3	0	4	3.33

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Hanley Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	1	.277
2B Ray Durham	3	1	1	0	0	0	.274
LF Jason Bay	3	1	1	0	0	0	.253
RF Craig Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	1	.277
1B Andy Bako	3	1	1	3	0	0	.325
3B Kevin Youkilis	3	0	0	0	0	0	.140
C Magglio Bailey	3	0	1	0	0	0	.207
P Josh Fogg	1	0	0	0	0	1	.138
PH Jack Wilson	1	0	1	0	0	0	.284
P Salomon Torres	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
CF Rich Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	1	.256
TOTALS	28	3	5	3	0	4	.179
BATTING HR: Andy Bako (6) RBI: Andy Bako 3 (14)
FIELDING E: Kevin Youkilis 3 (4)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Josh Fogg	5.0	7	2	1	0	1	2.89
Kip Wells	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	4.17
Al Levine	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	2.46
Kaz Tadano	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	2.98
Salomon Torres	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	1.95
Gerald Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	1.82
TOTALS	9.0	8	2	1	0	6	1.00