Pirates-Cubs rained out, will not be made upOctober 1st, 2009 Pirates-Cubs canceled by rainCHICAGO — The Pittsburgh Pirates at Chicago Cubs game Thursday night was called in the top of the fourth inning after a rain delay of 2 hours, 32 minutes. Home plate umpire Jim Wolf waved both teams off the field when rain picked up during Garrett Jones' leadoff at-bat.
Playing loose and free, Braves stay in hunt with 6-3 win in 10 to complete sweep of NationalsSeptember 30th, 2009 Surging Braves win 6-3 in 10 to sweep NationalsWASHINGTON — The Atlanta Braves scored three in the top of the 10th inning Sunday, keeping up their late-season surge and completing a sweep of the Washington Nationals with a 6-3 victory. Brian McCann drove in a run with a groundout, and pinch hitter Omar Infante followed with a two-run single as the Braves ran their winning streak to six.
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.
De La Rosa, Rockies avoid sweep with 4-3 win over Giants, extending wild-card lead to 3½ gamesSeptember 17th, 2009 Rockies beat Giants 4-3 to extend wild-card leadSAN FRANCISCO — Jorge De La Rosa pitched eight scoreless innings to win his sixth straight start against San Francisco and Troy Tulowitzki homered to help the Colorado Rockies avoid a three-game sweep against the Giants with a 4-3 victory Wednesday night. Ian Stewart homered for the Rockies, who had lost four straight games, including the first two in this series.
Kemp, Belliard homer, Dodgers beat Pirates 3-1 to complete 3-game sweepSeptember 16th, 2009 Dodgers beat Pirates 3-1 on home runsLOS ANGELES — Matt Kemp hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, Ronnie Belliard added a solo shot and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep. Los Angeles began the day with a five-game lead over Colorado in the NL West — its largest since being 5½ games up on the Rockies on Sept.
Jones' RBI single rallies Pirates past Cardinals, 6-5, as Pittsburgh avoids record lossSeptember 6th, 2009 Pirates avoid record loss, beat Cards 6-5 in 9thPITTSBURGH — Garrett Jones hit a game-ending RBI single to cap a two-run rally in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates avoided a record-setting loss at least for one day, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Sunday to stop a nine-game skid.
Bobby Parnell throws six sharp innings as New York Mets beat San Francisco Giants 3-0August 15th, 2009 Parnell sharp as Mets beat GiantsNEW YORK — Bobby Parnell pitched six crisp innings in his second major league start and the New York Mets opened an important homestand with a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night. Parnell (3-4) limited the Giants to three singles and struck out seven, including four straight overlapping his final two innings.
Uribe's two-run homer in 10th lifts Giants past Dodgers 4-2August 13th, 2009 Giants avoid three-game sweep by DodgersSAN FRANCISCO — Juan Uribe hit a game-ending two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning and the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game sweep by the archrival Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-2 victory Wednesday. Brian Wilson (4-5) pitched 1 1-3 innings with four strikeouts for the win on a wild day in which the benches cleared and both Giants manager Bruce Bochy and bench coach — and acting manager — Ron Wotus were ejected in separate arguments.
Barry Zito pitches 7 strong innings, Giants beat Braves 5-1 to avoid 4-game sweepJuly 23rd, 2009 Zito, Giants avoid sweep, beat BravesATLANTA — Barry Zito gave up only three hits in seven innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 on Thursday to avoid a four-game sweep. The Giants improved to 2-5 on their 10-game road trip while the Braves, who had a four-game winning streak end, finished a 6-2 homestand.
Giants, saddened by owner's death, end slump by beating Pirates 4-3July 19th, 2009 Matt Cain pitches Giants past Pirates 4-3PITTSBURGH — Matt Cain and their only productive inning of the weekend gave the San Francisco Giants exactly what they needed to get through a difficult day on and off the field. Cain held the Pirates to one run over seven innings to outpitch All-Star replacement Zach Duke, and the Giants, saddened by the death of their part owner earlier in the day, ended an offensive slump by beating Pittsburgh 4-3 on Sunday.
Jones' 2nd homer of game wins it, Pirates beat Giants 2-1 in 14 inningsJuly 18th, 2009 Jones' 2nd homer wins it, Pirates beat Giants 2-1PITTSBURGH — Garrett Jones' homer in the 14th inning, his second of the night and fifth in four games, ended Pittsburgh's four-game losing streak and the Pirates beat the Giants 2-1 on Friday night. The Pirates hadn't scored since Jones' two-out homer in the first off Tim Lincecum until the 28-year-old rookie, who has spent much of his career in Minnesota's farm system, drove Bob Howry's second pitch of the 14th over the right-field stands.
OF Randy Winn leaves Giants' game after hitting a ball off his footJuly 11th, 2009 Giants' Winn leaves game earlySAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco outfielder Randy Winn has left the game against San Diego after fouling a ball off his right foot. Winn finished his first-inning at-bat against Josh Banks on Friday night by popping out to third base.
Mets rally from 5 down, withstand LaRoche homer to beat Pirates 9-8 in 10 inningsJuly 3rd, 2009 Mets rally from 5 down, beat Pirates 9-8 in 10PITTSBURGH — Ryan Church singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 Thursday after overcoming a five-run deficit and then wasting a ninth-inning lead. Adam LaRoche hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth against Francisco Rodriguez before the Mets rebounded to win the makeup of a June 3 rainout.
Zito takes no-hit bid into 7th, Winn singles home go-ahead run in Giants' 3-2 win over RangersJune 22nd, 2009 Zito, Winn lead Giants over Rangers 3-2SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Zito carried a no-hit bid into the seventh inning, Randy Winn hit a go-ahead single and the San Francisco Giants took advantage of another Texas mistake for a 3-2 victory over the Rangers on Sunday and a series sweep. Zito (4-7) didn't allow a hit until Andruw Jones' two-run homer with none out in the seventh, a line drive that stayed just fair inside the left-field foul pole.
Nationals score 6 runs in 8th inning, sparked by Guzman single, to beat Giants 10-6June 3rd, 2009 Nationals rally to beat Giants 10-6WASHINGTON — Cristian Guzman hit a tiebreaking RBI single in Washington's six-run eighth inning, helping the Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Tuesday night. Guzman was in a 7-for-45 skid before his hit off Merkin Valdez gave the Nationals a 6-5 lead.
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