Bronson Arroyo pitches Cincinnati Reds past Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 before sparse crowdSeptember 24th, 2009 Not many watch as Reds beat Pirates 4-1PITTSBURGH — Bronson Arroyo limited Pittsburgh to one run over seven innings and the Cincinnati Reds completed their second sweep of the plummeting Pirates in less than a month, winning 4-1 on Thursday to push the Pirates closer to a 100-loss season. Joey Votto had a two-run double following Drew Sutton's RBI double in a four-run third inning against Charlie Morton (4-9) as the Reds won their eighth in a row against the last-place Pirates.
Pirates pitcher Ross Ohlendorf strikes out side on 9 pitches against CardinalsSeptember 5th, 2009 Pirates' Ohlendorf strikes out 3 with 9 pitchesPITTSBURGH — Pirates right-hander Ross Ohlendorf has become the second pitcher in club history to strike out the side on nine pitches. Ohlendorf fanned Khalil Greene, Julio Lugo and Jason LaRue in the seventh inning Saturday night against the St.
Diamondbacks 11, Pirates 6, 12 inningsAugust 7th, 2009 Diamondbacks 11, Pirates 6, 12 innings
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Arizona 001 011 210 005—11Pittsburgh 101 004 000 000— 6E_Montero (8), S.Drew (7), Moss (2). DP_Arizona 1.
Diamondbacks 4, Pirates 3August 6th, 2009 Diamondbacks 4, Pirates 3
Arizona Pittsburghab r h biab r h biS.Drew ss 5 0 1 2 Cedeno ss4 0 1 0GParra lf-cf 5 0 2 0 Milledg lf3 0 1 0J.Upton rf 5 0 2 0 DlwYn 2b4 0 0 0Qualls p 0 0 0 0 GJones rf4 1 1 1Rynlds 3b 4 0 0 0 Pearce 1b3 1 0 0Monter c 4 0 0 0 AnLRc 3b3 1 2 2RRorts 2b-lf 2 2 1 1 JSalazr cf3 0 0 0Tracy 1b 3 1 1 0 Jarmll c3 0 0 0CYoung cf 1 0 0 0 Ohlndrf p2 0 0 0ARomr ph-lf-rf 1 1 1 1 JChavz p0 0 0 0DDavis p 3 0 0 0 Hanrhn p0 0 0 0Whitsll ph 1 0 0 0 Meek p0 0 0 0Rauch p 0 0 0 0 RVazqz ph1 0 0 0Ojeda 2b 0 0 0 0 Karstns p0 0 0 0Totals 34 4 8 4 Totals30 3 5 3
Arizona 000 001 030—4Pittsburgh 020 000 001—3E_Hanrahan (1). LOB_Arizona 9, Pittsburgh 3.
Drew hits two-run single as Arizona Diamondbacks rally for 4-3 win over Pittsburgh PiratesAugust 6th, 2009 Drew helps streaking Arizona rally for winPITTSBURGH — Stephen Drew hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning and the streaking Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Wednesday night. Pinch-hitter Alex Romero also had a tying RBI single in the eighth for Arizona, which has won four in a row and six of seven.
Diamondbacks 6, Pirates 0August 5th, 2009 Diamondbacks 6, Pirates 0E_J.Upton (8), An.LaRoche 2 (11). LOB_Arizona 13, Pittsburgh 5.
Yusmeiro Petit takes no-hitter into eighth, Roberts hits 2 homers in Diamondbacks' 6-0 winAugust 5th, 2009 Petit takes no-hitter into eighth for D-BacksPITTSBURGH — Yusmeiro Petit took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and combined with Leonel Rosales on a one-hitter, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0 on Tuesday night. Petit (2-5), who snapped a seven-game losing streak with his first victory in more than 11 months in his most recent start, walked three and struck out four in eight innings.
Diamondbacks 9, Pirates 0July 27th, 2009 Diamondbacks 9, Pirates 0LOB_Pittsburgh 5, Arizona 7. 2B_S.Drew (22), G.Parra (8), J.Upton (20), C.Young (22), R.Roberts (9).
Reynolds, Parra hit 2-run homers to send Arizona to 9-0 rout of PittsburghJuly 27th, 2009 Reynolds, Parra power Diamondbacks past PiratesPHOENIX — Mark Reynolds and Gerardo Parra each hit two-run homers, Parra finished with four RBIS and the Arizona Diamondbacks made it easy for right-hander Max Scherzer in a 9-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Reynolds' homer in the third inning, his 26th of the season, gave Arizona a 4-0 lead, and Parra's fifth homer of the season capped the scoring with two outs in the eighth.
Justin Upton's homer, 3 RBIs lead Doug Davis and Diamondbacks past Pirates 7-0July 26th, 2009 Upton, Davis lead Diamondbacks past Pirates 7-0PHOENIX — Justin Upton homered and drove in three runs, and Doug Davis rebounded from his worst start of the season with six sharp innings in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 7-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday. Upton's two-run homer into the left-field seats off Ross Ohlendorf broke a scoreless tie in the fourth, after Stephen Drew led off with a double.
Diamondbacks 7, Pirates 0July 26th, 2009 Diamondbacks 7, Pirates 0E_Moss (1), Pearce (1), Reynolds (16). DP_Pittsburgh 2, Arizona 1.
All-Star Zach Duke pitches Pirates past Diamondbacks 10-3, Jones homers againJuly 25th, 2009 Zach Duke pitches Pirates past Diamondbacks 10-3PHOENIX — Zach Duke won for the first time in a month and rookie Garrett Jones hit his major league-best 10th homer in July, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. A first-time All-Star this season, Duke (9-9) gave up three runs and 10 hits in 6 1-3 innings to win for the first time since June 24 against Cleveland.
Diamondbacks 11, Pirates 4July 24th, 2009 Diamondbacks 11, Pirates 4DP_Pittsburgh 2. LOB_Pittsburgh 5, Arizona 7.
Pirates agree to terms with C Child and RHP NeverauskasJuly 12th, 2009 Pirates agree to terms with 2 playersPHILADELPHIA — The Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to terms with free agent catcher Dylan Child and right-hander Dovydas Neverauskas. The moves were announced Saturday before the Pirates faced the Philadelphia Phillies.
Pirates recall right-handed reliever, former Yankee prospect Steven JacksonJune 2nd, 2009 Pirates recall RHP JacksonPITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates recalled right-handed reliever Steven Jackson from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday. He was scheduled to be in their bullpen for the opener of a four-game series against the New York Mets.