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

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

Late-Inning Rally Lifts Mets Over Bucs

New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 8, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (52–34)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	5	8	1
Pittsburgh (45–42)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0
W: Pedro Martinez (9-5) L: Oliver Perez (4-4)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NYM	PIT
PIT	1	Ray Durham hits a ball to left. Scores on an error.	0	1
NYM	6	David Wright hits a 367-foot homer to right.	1	1
NYM	8	David Wright blasts a 424-foot home run to left. Jose Reyes scores. Pedro Martinez scores.	1	4
NYM	8	Carlos Beltran hits a 456-foot blast to center.	1	5

New York Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
2B Kaz Matsui	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.269
3B David Wright	4	2	2	4	0	1	2	.278
CF Carlos Beltran	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.278
C Mike Piazza	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.272
RF Mike Cameron	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.304
LF Cliff Floyd	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.261
1B Anderes Galarraga	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.240
SS Jose Reyes	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.283
P Pedro Martinez	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233
TEAM TOTALS	33	5	8	5	0	4	3	.242
BATTING: HR: David Wright 2 (14), Carlos Beltran (12) RBI: David Wright 4 (59), Carlos Beltran (37) SAC: Kaz Matsui (1)
BASERUNNING: CS: Cliff Floyd (5)
FIELDING: E: Cliff Floyd

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
RF Steve Brassard	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.229
2B Ray Durham	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.265
1B Craig Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.276
LF Jason Bay	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.249
SS Jack Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.280
C Magglio Bailey	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.205
3B Kevin Youkilis	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.148
P Oliver Perez	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136
PH Matt Lawton	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.219
CF Rich Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.264
TEAM TOTALS	31	1	4	0	0	3	0	.129
BATTING: 2B: Jason Bay (4), Matt Lawton (4)
BASERUNNING: CS: Matt Lawton (6)

New York Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Pedro Martinez	9.0	4	1	0	0	3	0	3.69
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	4	1	0	0	3	0	0.00

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Oliver Perez	7.0	6	3	3	0	4	1	2.59
Mike Johnston	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1.23
Al Levine	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	1	2.76
Jeff D'Amico	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.98

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Bucs Lose Heartbreaker

New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 9, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (53–34)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	0
Pittsburgh (45–43)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
W: Tom Glavine (12–4) L: Josh Fogg (8–5)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NYM	PIT
NYM	7	Carlos Beltran hits a 367-foot home run to right-center.	1	0

New York Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Kaz Matsui	4	0	0	0	0	0	.266
3B David Wright	4	0	1	0	0	1	.277
CF Carlos Beltran	4	1	1	1	0	0	.277
C Mike Piazza	3	0	0	0	0	0	.269
RF Mike Cameron	3	0	0	0	0	1	.301
LF Cliff Floyd	3	0	0	0	0	1	.258
1B Eric Valent	3	0	0	0	0	0	.301
SS Jose Reyes	3	0	0	0	0	2	.280
P Tom Glavine	3	0	1	0	0	2	.270
TOTALS	30	1	3	1	0	7	.100
BATTING HR: Carlos Beltran (13) RBI: Carlos Beltran (38)

New York Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Tom Glavine	9.0	2	0	0	0	4	2.55
TOTALS	9.0	2	0	0	0	4	0.00

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Hanley Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	0	.279
RF Steve Brassard	3	0	0	0	0	0	.226
PH Ray Durham	1	0	0	0	0	0	.264
CF Rich Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	1	.256
LF Jason Bay	3	0	0	0	0	1	.247
1B Andy Bako	3	0	0	0	0	0	.301
SS Jack Wilson	3	0	1	0	0	1	.280
3B Kevin Youkilis	3	0	0	0	0	0	.140
C Magglio Bailey	3	0	0	0	0	1	.198
P Josh Fogg	2	0	1	0	0	0	.167
PH Craig Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0	.276
TOTALS	29	0	2	0	0	4	.069
BASERUNNING SB: Hanley Ramirez (3)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Josh Fogg	9.0	3	1	1	0	7	2.80
TOTALS	9.0	3	1	1	0	7	1.00

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

Bucs Eke Out Mets, Avoid Sweep

New York Mets at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 10, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
New York (53–35)	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	6	0
Pittsburgh (46–43)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	X	3	7	0
W: Salomon Torres (8–2) L: Matt Ginter (3–2) S: Gerald Peralta (6)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NYM	PIT
PIT	6	Craig Wilson hits a 397-foot home run to left. Matt Lawton scores.	0	2
NYM	7	Mike Piazza hits a 401-foot homer to left-center. Carlos Beltran scores.	2	2
PIT	8	Ray Durham hits a 380-foot home run to right.	2	3

New York Mets
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Kaz Matsui	4	0	1	0	0	0	.266
3B David Wright	4	0	0	0	0	0	.274
CF Carlos Beltran	4	1	1	0	0	0	.277
C Mike Piazza	4	1	1	2	0	0	.269
RF Mike Cameron	4	0	0	0	0	2	.297
LF Cliff Floyd	3	0	1	0	0	1	.259
1B Eric Valent	3	0	1	0	0	0	.302
SS Jose Reyes	3	0	0	0	0	1	.277
P Aaron Heilman	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200
PH Andres Galarraga	1	0	1	0	0	0	.255
TOTALS	31	2	6	2	0	5	.194
BATTING 2B: Cliff Floyd (13) HR: Mike Piazza (9) RBI: Mike Piazza 2 (52) SAC: Aaron Heilman (1)

New York Mets
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Aaron Heilman	7.0	6	2	2	2	3	2.88
Matt Ginter	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	2.49
TOTALS	8.0	7	3	3	2	3	3.38

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Matt Lawton	4	1	1	0	0	1	.220
2B Ray Durham	4	1	1	1	0	2	.263
1B Craig Wilson	4	1	1	2	0	0	.275
LF Jason Bay	4	0	2	0	0	0	.250
SS Jack Wilson	3	0	0	0	1	0	.275
CF Rich Thompson	3	0	1	0	0	0	.258
3B Kevin Youkilis	3	0	1	0	0	0	.150
C J R House	2	0	0	0	1	0	.250
P Sean Burnett	2	0	0	0	0	0	.130
PH Andy Bako	1	0	0	0	0	0	.297
TOTALS	30	3	7	3	2	3	.233
BATTING 3B: Matt Lawton (5) HR: Ray Durham (8), Craig Wilson (29) RBI: Ray Durham (22), Craig Wilson 2 (59)
BASERUNNING SB: Jason Bay (2), Rich Thompson 2 (7)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sean Burnett	7.0	4	2	2	0	5	2.82
Salomon Torres	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	1.91
Gerald Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.82
TOTALS	9.0	6	2	2	0	5	2.00

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All-Star Rosters Announced; No Bucs on Team

2005 MLB All-Star Game Rosters
American League		National League
Manager: Mike Hargrove		Manager: Willie Randolph
Pos	Starters	Pos	Starters
C	Joe Mauer (MIN)	C	Ramon Hernandez (SD)
1B	Mark Teixiera (TEX)	1B	Albert Pujols (STL)
2B	Bret Boone (SEA)	2B	Jeff Kent (LA)
3B	Adrian Beltre (SEA)	3B	Troy Glaus (ARI)
SS	Miguel Tejada (BAL)	SS	Nomar Garciaparra (CHC)
LF	Manny Ramirez (BOS)	CF	JD Drew (LA)
RF	Ichiro Suzuki (SEA)	CF	Carlos Beltran (NYM)
RF	Vladimir Guerrero (ANA)	CF	Jim Edmonds (STL)
SP	Johan Santana (MIN)	SP	Ben Sheets (MIL)
Pos	Pitchers & Reserves	Pos	Pitchers & Reserves
P	Barry Zito (OAK)	P	Roy Oswalt (HOU)
P	Tim Wakefield (BOS)	P	John Smoltz (ARI)
P	Rich Harden (OAK)	P	Mark Mulder (STL)
P	Bartolo Colon (ANA)	P	Tom Glavine (NYM)
P	Joe Nathan (MIN)	P	Eric Gagne (LA)
P	Bob Wickman (CLE)	P	Armando Benitez (SF)
P	Octavio Dotel (OAK)	P	Braden Looper (NYM)
P	Eddie Guardado (SEA)	P	Billy Wagner (PHI)
C	Jorge Posada (NYY)	C	Mike Piazza (NYM)
3B	Alex Rodriguez (NYY)	1B	Todd Helton (COL)
CF	Johnny Damon (BOS)	CF	Juan Pierre (FLA)
SS	Derek Jeter (NYY)	RF	Brian Giles (SD)
1B	Aubrey Huff (TB)	2B	Mark Loretta (SD)
RF	Gary Sheffield (NYY)	SS	Omar Vizquel (SF)
LF	Shannon Stewart (MIN)	3B	David Wright (NYM)

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NL Wins All-Star Game, Gains Home Field Advantage

National All-Stars at American All-Stars
Jul 12, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National League	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	6	11	0
American League	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	11	0
W: Braden Looper L: Bob Wickman S: Eric Gagne

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			NL	AL
AL	1	Ichiro Suzuki hits an inside-the-park home run to left-center.	0	1
NL	6	Albert Pujols flies out to center. Mike Piazza scores.	1	1
NL	7	Mark Loretta crushes a 403-foot homer to left.	2	1
AL	7	Adrian Beltre singles to center. Gary Sheffield scores.	2	2
AL	7	Alex Rodriguez doubles to center. Beltre scores.	2	3
NL	8	J.D. Drew hits a 358-foot wall-scraper to right.	3	3
NL	8	Brian Giles hits a 380-foot homer to right. Albert Pujols scores.	5	3
NL	8	Mark Loretta singles to center. Juan Pierre scores.	6	3
AL	9	Adrian Beltre doubles to right. Shannon Stewart scores.	6	4
AL	9	Alex Rodriguez flies out to left. Beltre scores.	6	5

National All-Stars
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
DH Todd Helton	5	0	2	0	0	0	.400
LF J.D. Drew	4	1	1	1	0	0	.250
1B Albert Pujols	3	1	1	1	0	0	.333
RF Jim Edmonds	2	0	2	0	0	0	1.000
RF Brian Giles	2	1	1	2	0	0	.500
CF Carlos Beltran	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
CF Juan Pierre	2	1	1	0	0	0	.500
2B Jeff Kent	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
2B Mark Loretta	2	1	2	2	0	0	1.000
3B Troy Glaus	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
3B David Wright	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
SS Nomar Garciaparra	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
SS Omar Vizquel	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Ramon Hernandez	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Mike Piazza	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333
TOTALS	36	6	11	6	0	3	.306
BATTING 2B: Mike Piazza 3B: Juan Pierre HR: J.D. Drew, Brian Giles, Mark Loretta RBI: J.D. Drew, Albert Pujols, Brian Giles 2, Mark Loretta 2 SF: Albert Pujols

National All-Stars
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Ben Sheets	2.0	2	1	1	0	3	4.50
John Smoltz	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Roy Oswalt	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Mark Mulder	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tom Glavine	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Billy Wagner	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	27.00
Braden Looper	0.1	1	0	0	0	1	0.00
Armando Benitez	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Eric Gagne	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	18.00
TOTALS	9.0	11	5	5	0	4	5.00

American All-Stars
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
CF Ichiro Suzuki	3	1	1	1	0	0	.333
CF Johnny Damon	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
SS Miguel Tejada	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000
SS Derek Jeter	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
RF Vladimir Guerrero	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
RF Gary Sheffield	2	1	1	0	0	0	.500
LF Manny Ramirez	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000
LF Shannon Stewart	2	1	1	0	0	0	.500
3B Adrian Beltre	4	2	3	2	0	0	.750
1B Mark Teixeira	2	0	1	0	0	1	.500
1B Aubrey Huff	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500
DH Alex Rodriguez	3	0	1	2	0	0	.333
2B Bret Boone	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
C Joe Mauer	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C Jorge Posada	3	0	1	0	0	0	.333
TOTALS	35	5	11	5	0	5	.314
BATTING 2B: Adrian Beltre, Alex Rodriguez, Gary Sheffield, Shannon Stewart, Johnny Damon HR: Ichiro Suzuki RBI: Ichiro Suzuki, Adrian Beltre 2, Alex Rodriguez 2 SF: Alex Rodriguez

American All-Stars
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Johan Santana	2.0	2	0	0	0	1	0.00
Barry Zito	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Rich Harden	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tim Wakefield	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0.00
Bartolo Colon	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	9.00
Octavio Dotel	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	9.00
Bob Wickman	0.2	5	4	4	0	0	54.00
Eddie Guardado	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Joe Nathan	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	11	6	6	0	3	6.00

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Pirates Shut Out Cubs

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
Jul 15, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (47–43)	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	10	0
Chicago (42–47)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
W: John Van Benschoten (6–4) L: Greg Maddux (7–8)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	CHC
PIT	1	Steve Brassard hits a 354-foot home run to left.	1	0
PIT	1	Jason Bay singles to left. Ray Durham scores.	2	0
PIT	7	Jack Wilson hits a 347-foot wall-scraper to left-center.	3	0
PIT	9	Kevin Youkilis doubles to right-center. Rich thompson scores.	4	0

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
RF Steve Brassard	4	1	1	1	0	0	.227
2B Ray Durham	4	1	3	0	0	0	.276
1B Craig Wilson	4	0	1	0	0	1	.275
LF Jason Bay	4	0	1	1	0	2	.250
SS Jack Wilson	4	1	1	1	0	1	.275
CF Rich Thompson	4	1	1	0	0	0	.258
3B Kevin Youkilis	4	0	2	1	0	2	.172
C J. R. House	4	0	0	0	0	0	.188
P John Van Benschoten	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200
PH Hanley Ramirez	1	0	0	0	0	1	.273
PH Matt Lawton	1	0	0	0	0	0	.218
TOTALS	36	4	10	4	0	7	.278
BATTING 2B: Ray Durham (6), Kevin Youkilis (2) 3B: Rich Thompson (1) HR: Steve Brassard (8), Jack Wilson (7) RBI: Steve Brassard (35), Jason Bay (48), Jack Wilson (16), Kevin Youkilis (2)
BASERUNNING SB: Ray Durham (20)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
John Van Benschoten	6.0	3	0	0	0	4	3.17
Jeff D'Amico	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2.92
Salomon Torres	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.85
Gerald Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.77
TOTALS	9.0	4	0	0	0	4	0.00

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
SS Nomar Garciaparra	4	0	1	0	0	0	.285
CF Corey Patterson	4	0	0	0	0	1	.290
3B Aramis Ramirez	4	0	1	0	0	1	.275
RF Sammy Sosa	4	0	0	0	0	1	.253
1B Derrek Lee	3	0	1	0	0	0	.296
C Michael Barrett	3	0	0	0	0	0	.258
2B Todd Walker	3	0	0	0	0	1	.300
LF Todd Hollandsworth	3	0	0	0	0	0	.261
P Greg Maddux	1	0	0	0	0	0	.286
PH Jose Macias	1	0	1	0	0	0	.205
PH Ben Grieve	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200
TOTALS	31	0	4	0	0	4	.129
BATTING 2B: Aramis Ramirez (17)

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Greg Maddux	6.0	5	2	2	0	5	4.51
Jow Borowski	2.0	3	1	1	0	2	4.00
Ryan Dempster	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	4.14
TOTALS	9.0	10	4	4	0	7	4.00

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Bucs' Offense Explodes as Pirates Extend Win Streak to 3

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
Jul 17, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (48–43)	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	8	13	1
Chicago (42–48)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
W: Ian Snell (4–3) L: Sergio Mitre (1–4) S: Aaron Fultz (1)

Spoiler

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
Jul 17, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (48–43)	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	8	13	1
Chicago (42–48)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
W: Ian Snell (4–3) L: Sergio Mitre (1–4) S: Aaron Fultz (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	CHC
PIT	5	Ian Snell doubles to right. Andy Bako scores. Kevin Youkilis scores.	2	0
PIT	6	Craig Wilson hits a 386-foot homer to left. Rich Thompson scores. Jack Wilson scores.	5	0
PIT	7	Jack Wilson triples to the right field corner. Rich Thompson scores. Ray Durham scores.	7	0
PIT	8	Andy Bako doubles to left. Jason Bay scores.	8	0

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
2B Ray Durham	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.273
SS Jack Wilson	4	1	2	2	1	0	0	.280
RF Craig Wilson	5	1	1	3	0	0	1	.274
LF Jason Bay	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.253
1B Andy Bako	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.308
3B Kevin Youkilis	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.176
C J.R. House	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.150
P Ian Snell	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	.059
PH Hanley Ramirez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267
P Aaron Fultz	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.167
CF Rich Thompson	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.267
TEAM TOTALS	38	8	13	8	1	1	1	.342
BATTING: 2B: Jason Bay (5), Andy Bako (3), Ian Snell (1) 3B: Jack Wilson (2), Rich Thompson (2) HR: Craig Wilson (30) RBI: Jack Wilson 2 (18), Craig Wilson 3 (62), Andy Bako (12), Ian Snell 2 (2)
FIELDING: E: Ian Snell

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
SS Nomar Garciaparra	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.281
CF Corey Patterson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.287
3B Aramis Ramirez	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.274
RF Sammy Sosa	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.254
1B Derrek Lee	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.297
C Michael Barrett	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.255
2B Todd Walker	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.297
LF Todd Hollandsworth	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259
P Sergio Mitre	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
PH Jose Macias	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
PH Ben Grieve	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195
TEAM TOTALS	30	0	3	0	0	4	0	.100
BATTING: 2B: Sammy Sosa (16)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Ian Snell	6.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.95
Aaron Fultz	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	2.20
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	0.00

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Sergio Mitre	5.1	7	5	5	1	0	1	3.76
Ian Krystal	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.78
Juan Mateo	2.0	6	3	3	0	1	0	2.20
Joe Borowski	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.91
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	13	8	8	1	1	1	8.00

[goosedennis]

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

Prior, Cubs Hold Bucs to 1, Avoid Sweep

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
Jul 17, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (48–44)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0
Chicago (43–48)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	X	6	8	0
W: Ryan Dempster (8–4) L: Salomon Torres (8–3)

Spoiler

Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs
Jul 17, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (48–44)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5	0
Chicago (43–48)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	X	6	8	0
W: Ryan Dempster (8–4) L: Salomon Torres (8–3)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	CHC
CHC	4	Derrek Lee hits a 430-foot homer to left.	0	1
PIT	7	Jason Bay hits a 419-foot home run to right.	1	1
CHC	8	Nomar Garciaparra hits a 397-foot blast to center. Todd Walker and Todd Hollandsworth score.	1	4
CHC	8	Aramis Ramirez crushes a 396-foot homer to center. Corey Patterson scores.	1	6

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
2B Ray Durham	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.267
SS Jack Wilson	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.279
RF Craig Wilson	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.271
LF Jason Bay	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	.254
1B Andy Bako	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.309
3B Kevin Youkilis	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.169
C Magglio Bailey	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.202
P Oliver Perez	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.125
PH Matt Lawton	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.223
CF Rich Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.260
TEAM TOTALS	30	1	5	1	0	8	1	.167
BATTING: HR: Jason Bay (23) RBI: Jason Bay (49)
BASERUNNING: SB: Andy Bako (1) CS: Matt Lawton (7) Picked Off: Jack Wilson

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
SS Nomar Garciaparra	4	1	1	3	0	0	1	.281
CF Corey Patterson	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.286
3B Aramis Ramirez	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	.274
RF Sammy Sosa	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251
1B Derrek Lee	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.296
C Michael Barrett	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.256
2B Todd Walker	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.301
LF Todd Hollandsworth	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.259
P Mark Prior	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171
PH Henry Blanco	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226
TEAM TOTALS	31	6	8	6	0	2	3	.194
BATTING: 2B: Corey Patterson (24) HR: Nomar Garciaparra (12), Aramis Ramirez (19), Derrek Lee (13) RBI: Nomar Garciaparra 3 (41), Aramis Ramirez 2 (57), Derrek Lee (43) SAC: Henry Blanco (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Oliver Perez	7.0	3	1	1	0	2	1	2.48
Salomon Torres	0.1	3	3	3	0	0	1	2.62
Mike Johnston	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1	3.38
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	8	6	6	0	2	3	6.75

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Mark Prior	7.1	5	1	1	0	7	1	4.24
Ryan Dempster	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.09
Mike Remlinger	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.63
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	5	1	1	0	8	1	1.00

[goosedennis]

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

Pirates Beat Astros in Dramatic Fashion

Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 18, 2005	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Houston (47–45)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	6	2
Pittsburgh (49–44)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	1
W: Al Levine (4–0) L: Brad Lidge (0–1)

Spoiler

Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 18, 2005	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Houston (47–45)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	6	2
Pittsburgh (49–44)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	1
W: Al Levine (4–0) L: Brad Lidge (0–1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			HOU	PIT
PIT	1	Andy Bako doubles off the right field wall. Ray Durham scores.	0	1
PIT	3	Jason Bay singles to right. Ray Durham scores.	0	2
HOU	7	Mike Lamb hits a 358-foot homer to right.	1	2
HOU	8	Jeff Bagwell grounds out, 5-3. Willy Tavares scores.	2	2
PIT	10	Jack Wilson singles to right. Ray Durham scores.	2	3

Houston Astros
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Craig Biggio	4	0	2	0	0	0	.263
1B Jeff Bagwell	4	0	0	1	0	1	.306
CF Lance Berkman	4	0	1	0	0	0	.278
3B Mike Lamb	4	1	1	1	0	0	.293
RF Jason Lane	4	0	0	0	0	1	.302
SS Adam Everett	4	0	0	0	0	2	.245
C Brad Ausmus	4	0	0	0	0	0	.265
LF Willy Taveras	4	1	2	0	0	1	.231
P Roy Oswalt	2	0	0	0	0	1	.233
PH Jeff Keppinger	1	0	0	0	0	0	.236
TOTALS	35	2	6	2	0	6	.171
BATTING HR: Mike Lamb (13) RBI: Jeff Bagwell (35), Mike Lamb (41) SAC: Craig Biggio (1)
FIELDING E: Mike Lamb (8), Craig Biggio (3)

Houston Astros
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Roy Oswalt	7.0	6	2	2	0	6	2.79
Chad Qualls	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	2.89
Brad Lidge	0.1	4	1	1	0	0	2.29
TOTALS	9.1	11	3	3	1	8	2.89

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Ray Durham	5	3	3	0	0	0	.276
1B Andy Bako	5	0	1	1	0	1	.302
LF Jason Bay	5	0	4	1	0	0	.262
RF Craig Wilson	5	0	1	0	0	1	.270
SS Jack Wilson	4	0	1	1	1	1	.279
3B Kevin Youkilis	4	0	0	0	0	1	.160
C Magglio Bailey	4	0	0	0	0	2	.194
P Josh Fogg	2	0	0	0	0	2	.156
PH Matt Lawton	1	0	1	0	0	0	.228
PH Steve Brassard	1	0	0	0	0	0	.226
CF Rich Thompson	4	0	0	0	0	0	.250
TOTALS	40	3	11	3	1	8	.275
BATTING 2B: Ray Durham (7), Andy Bako (4), Jason Bay 2 (7) RBI: Andy Bako (13), Jason Bay (50), Jack Wilson (19)
BASERUNNING SB: Ray Durham (21)
FIELDING E: Kevin Youkilis (2)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Josh Fogg	7.0	4	1	1	0	6	2.72
Kaz Tadano	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	3.19
Salomon Torres	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	2.60
Gerald Peralta	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1.73
Al Levine	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	2.67
TOTALS	10.0	6	2	2	0	6	1.80

[goosedennis]

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

Pittsburgh Downs Houston

Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 19, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston (47–46)	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	5	11	0
Pittsburgh (50–44)	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	X	7	11	1
W: Jeff D'Amico (3–2) L: Andy Pettite (5–7) S: Gerald Peralta (7)

Spoiler

Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 19, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston (47–46)	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	5	11	0
Pittsburgh (50–44)	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	X	7	11	1
W: Jeff D'Amico (3–2) L: Andy Pettite (5–7) S: Gerald Peralta (7)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			HOU	PIT
HOU	1	Lance Berkman singles to center. Jeff Bagwell scores.	1	0
PIT	1	Hanley Ramirez singles to center. Ray Durham scores.	1	1
PIT	1	Craig Wilson belts a 412-foot homer to center. Hanley Ramirez scores.	1	3
PIT	4	Sean Burnett singles to right-center. J. R. House scores.	1	4
PIT	4	Matt Lawton doubles to center. Sean Burnett scores.	1	5
HOU	5	Craig Biggio hits a 409-foot homer to left-center.	2	5
HOU	5	Jeff Bagwell wallops a 423-foot blast to left.	3	5
HOU	6	Jeff Keppinger flies out to right. Jason Lane scores.	4	5
HOU	6	Andy Pettite singles to center. Adam Everett scores.	5	5
PIT	8	Jason Bay triples to right-center. Craig Wilson scores.	5	6
PIT	8	J. R. House singles to center. Jason Bay scores.	5	7

Houston Astros
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
LF Craig Biggio	5	1	2	1	0	0	.265
1B Jeff Bagwell	5	2	3	1	0	0	.310
CF Lance Berkman	5	0	1	1	0	0	.277
3B Michael Lamb	4	0	0	0	0	1	.289
RF Jason Lane	4	1	1	0	0	1	.302
SS Adam Everett	4	1	1	0	0	0	.245
C Brad Ausmus	3	0	2	0	0	0	.269
2B Jeff Keppinger	3	0	0	1	0	0	.224
P Andy Pettite	2	0	1	1	0	1	.162
PH Morgan Ensberg	1	0	0	0	0	0	.307
TOTALS	36	5	11	5	0	3	.306
BATTING 2B: Craig Biggio (12), Jeff Bagwell (16), Brad Ausmus (12) HR: Craig Biggio (16), Jeff Bagwell (14) RBI: Craig Biggio (42), Jeff Bagwell (36), Lance Berkman (52), Jeff Keppinger (10), Andy Pettite (1) SF: Jeff Keppinger (1) SAC: Brad Ausmus (1), Andy Pettite (3)

Houston Astros
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Andy Pettite	7.1	8	6	6	0	2	4.01
Chad Qualls	0.2	3	1	1	1	0	3.02
TOTALS	8.0	11	7	7	1	2	7.88

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
2B Ray Durham	4	1	1	0	0	0	.276
3B Hanley Ramirez	4	1	1	1	0	1	.265
RF Craig Wilson	4	2	2	2	0	1	.272
LF Jason Bay	4	1	1	1	0	0	.262
1B Andy Bako	4	0	0	0	0	0	.289
SS Jack Wilson	3	0	0	0	1	0	.274
C J. R. House	4	1	2	1	0	0	.208
P Sean Burnett	2	1	2	1	0	0	.200
PH Kevin Youkilis	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158
PH Rich Thompson	1	0	1	0	0	0	.257
CF Matt Lawton	4	0	1	1	0	0	.228
TOTALS	35	7	11	7	1	2	.314
BATTING 2B: Ray Durham (8), Matt Lawton (5) 3B: Jason Bay (4) HR: Craig Wilson (31) RBI: Hanley Ramirez (8), Craig Wilson 2 (64), Jason Bay (51), J. R. House (3), Sean Burnett (2), Matt Lawton (12)
FIELDING E: Ray Durham (5)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Sean Burnett	5.2	9	5	5	0	2	3.08
Aaron Fultz	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	2.15
Jeff D'Amico	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2.87
Gerald Peralta	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1.69

Transactions: Pirates send 3B Kevin Youkilis to the AAA Indianapolis Indians, recall 2B Jose Castillo.

[spursup]

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

Kinda surprised to see none of your team in the ASG given the winning record, but video games will video games I guess

[goosedennis]

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

Kinda surprised to see none of your team in the ASG given the winning record, but video games will video games I guess

Yeah, I was expecting at least Craig Wilson to make it, but there's always next year I guess.

[goosedennis]

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

van Benschoten, Wells Combine for Shutout

Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 20, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston (47–47)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Pittsburgh (51–44)	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	X	4	6	2
W: John Van Benschoten (7–4) L: Brandon Backe (8–6) S: Kip Wells (1)

Spoiler

Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates
Jul 20, 2005	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Houston (47–47)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Pittsburgh (51–44)	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	X	4	6	2
W: John Van Benschoten (7–4) L: Brandon Backe (8–6) S: Kip Wells (1)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			HOU	PIT
PIT	1	Jason Bay hits a 427-foot blast to right.	0	1
PIT	5	Ray Durham singles to center. Jose Castillo scores.	0	2
PIT	6	Craig Wilson doubles to right-center. Jason Bay scores.	0	3
PIT	6	Hanley Ramirez grounds out to second. Craig Wilson scores.	0	4

Houston Astros
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
LF Craig Biggio	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.267
1B Jeff Bagwell	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.307
CF Lance Berkman	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.274
3B Mike Lamb	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	.295
RF Jason Lane	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.298
SS Adam Everett	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243
SS N. George	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179
C Brad Ausmus	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	.269
2B Jeff Keppinger	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213
P Brandon Backe	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.111
PH Morgan Ensberg	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.305
TEAM TOTALS	33	0	6	0	0	4	0	.182
BATTING: 2B: Craig Biggio (13)

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
2B Ray Durham	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	.277
1B Andy Bako	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.277
LF Jason Bay	3	2	1	1	1	0	1	.262
RF Craig Wilson	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.272
SS Jack Wilson	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.275
3B Hanley Ramirez	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.269
C Magglio Bailey	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188
P John van Benschoten	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231
PH Jose Castillo	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.276
P Kip Wells	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045
CF Rich Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
TEAM TOTALS	28	4	6	4	3	2	1	.214
BATTING: 2B: Craig Wilson (13) HR: Jason Bay (24) RBI: Ray Durham (23), Jason Bay (52), Craig Wilson (65), Hanley Ramirez (9)
BASERUNNING: SB: Rich Thompson 2 (9), Jose Castillo (23) CS: Ray Durham (4)
FIELDING: E: Craig Wilson (9), Ray Durham (6)

Houston Astros
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Brandon Backe	6.2	6	4	4	3	2	1	3.17
Carlos Hernandez	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	6	4	4	3	2	1	4.50

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
John van Benschoten	5.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	3.01
Kip Wells	4.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	4.05
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	6	0	0	0	4	0	0.00

[goosedennis]

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

League Transactions

7/18: Seattle trade SP John Huerta (AAA 77.2 IP, 2.78 ERA, 65 K) to Minnesota for 2B Nick Punto (AAA .277/.337/.360, 2 HR).

7/20: Philadelphia trade RP Rod Wohlers (AA 30.2 IP, 1.17 ERA, 29 K) to the Yankees for RP Paolo Rigiroli (AA 45.2 IP, 4.73 ERA, 23 K).

7/21: Chicago Cubs trade C Michael Barrett (.257/.325/.424, 12 HR) to Baltimore for SP James Baldwin (20 IP, 6.30 ERA, 11 K).

7/21: San Diego trade 1B Phil Nevin (.239/.325/.386, 10 HR), 1B Jason Diaz (AAA) and C Ramon Hernandez (.324/.370/.470, 9 HR) to Texas for RP Neale Genereaux (AAA), 2B Alfonso Soriano (.249/.286/.411, 12 HR) and SS Michael Young (.299/.393/.484, 15 HR).

7/21: Cleveland trade C Victor Martinez (.290/.371/.420, 9 HR) to Anaheim for SP Kelvim Escobar (111.1 IP, 4.85 ERA, 90 K).

7/21: Seattle trade SP Cha Seung Baek (30 IP, 8.10 ERA, 27 K) to St. Louis for SP Derek Larmour (AAA).