PITTSBURGH - Andy LaRoche had three RBIs and the Pittsburgh Pirates scored five runs in eighth inning to beat the New York Mets, 8-5, last night.
Adam LaRoche and Jack Wilson had three hits apiece for Pittsburgh, which came back from a 5-0 deficit to win for only the second time in six games.
Wilson Valdez had two hits and a career-high three RBIs for the Mets, who fell to 22-2 when leading after seven innings. Jeremy Reed added two hits and scored two runs.
The bottom of the eighth had to stir up bad memories of last season for Mets fans, but bullpen implosions have been rare this season. This time, the big hits came against the Mets' Pedro Feliciano - Adam LaRoche led off with a double - and J.J. Putz (1-4), who yielded a succession of singles up the middle.
New York 023 000 000 – 5 7 1
Pittsburgh 000 300 05x – 8 13 1
New York AB R H BI Avg. Pittsburgh AB R H BI Avg.
L.Castillo 2b 5 0 0 0 .284 Morgan lf 4 0 2 0 .280
F.Martinez lf 3 1 1 0 .211 F.Sanchez 2b 5 0 0 1 .325
Dan.Murphy 1b 4 0 0 0 .243 McLouth cf 4 0 0 1 .250
Sheffield rf 3 1 0 1 .283 Ad.LaRoche 1b 5 2 3 0 .242
D.Wright 3b 3 0 0 0 .328 Hinske rf 2 1 0 0 .270
Reed cf 4 2 2 0 .291 An.LaRoche 3b 4 2 2 3 .304
W.Valdez ss 4 1 2 3 .364 Jaramillo c 4 1 2 1 .269
Schneider c 3 0 1 1 .185 Ja.Wilson ss 4 1 3 1 .263
Li.Hernandez p 2 0 0 0 .100 Snell p 1 0 0 0 .150
Parnell p 0 0 0 0 --- a-R.Vazquez ph 1 0 0 0 .232
Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 --- S.Burnett p 0 0 0 0 .000
Putz p 0 0 0 0 --- S.Jackson p 0 0 0 0 ---
Stokes p 0 0 0 0 --- Gorzelanny p 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Tatis ph 1 0 1 0 .267 b-D.Young ph 1 1 1 1 .298
Totals 32 5 7 5 Capps p 0 0 0 0 ---
Totals 35 8 13 8
a-struck out for Snell in the 6th. b-singled for Gorzelanny in the 8th. c-singled for Stokes in the 9th. E: W.Valdez (1), Jaramillo (2). LOB: New York 7, Pittsburgh 8. 2B: Reed 2 (3), W.Valdez (1), Ad.LaRoche 2 (16). 3B: W.Valdez (1), An.LaRoche (1). RBIs: Sheffield (20), W.Valdez 3 (3), Schneider (4), F.Sanchez (18), McLouth (33), An.LaRoche 3 (25), Jaramillo (7), Ja.Wilson (17), Delw.Young (10). SB: F.Martinez 2 (2), Morgan (11). S: Li.Hernandez, Snell. SF: McLouth. RLSP: New York 5 (D.Wright, Schneider 2, L.Castillo, Dan.Murphy); Pittsburgh 5 (Ad.LaRoche 2, F.Sanchez, R.Vazquez 2). RA: Dan.Murphy, W.Valdez, F.Sanchez, Hinske, Jaramillo. GIDP: Li.Hernandez, An.LaRoche. DP: New York 1 (D.Wright, L.Castillo, Dan.Murphy); Pittsburgh 1 (Ja.Wilson, F.Sanchez, Ad.LaRoche).
N.Y. walks (6): F.Martinez 2, Dan.Murphy, Sheffield, D.Wright, Schneider. Pittsburgh walks (3): Morgan, Hinske 2. N.Y. strikeouts (2): D.Wright, Reed. Pittsburgh strikeouts (8): Morgan 2, McLouth 3, An.LaRoche, Snell, R.Vazquez.
New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Li.Hernandez 52/3 7 3 3 2 5 103 4.33
Parnell (H) 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 11 2.08
Feliciano (H) 11/3 1 1 1 0 2 24 2.53
Putz (L) 0 4 4 3 1 0 12 4.76
Stokes 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.66
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Snell 6 6 5 5 5 2 104 5.64
S.Burnett 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.18
S.Jackson 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0.00
Gorzelanny (W) 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 5 7.50
Capps (S) 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 5.94
W: Gorzelanny, 3-1. L: Putz, 1-4. S: Capps, 11. H: Parnell, 11. H: Feliciano, 9. BS: Putz, 2. Putz pitched to 5 batters in the 8th. IR-S: Parnell 2-0, Putz 1-1, Stokes 3-2, Gorzelanny 1-0. IBB: off Putz (Morgan). Umpires: Home, Scott Barry; first, Ted Barrett; second, Tim McClelland; third, Adrian Johnson. T: 3:08. A: 11,812 (38,362).
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MIAMI - Hanley Ramirez and Jeremy Hermida had RBI singles in Florida's five-run sixth inning as the Marlins rallied to beat Milwaukee.
Jorge Cantu had two RBIs for Florida. Ramirez finished with three hits.
Eleven Marlins batted in the sixth, with the first eight reaching base safely. Jorge Julio (1-1) faced six batters and allowed five runs, four earned. He walked one and hit two batters.
Cristhian Martinez (1-1) pitched 12/3 innings to earn his first major-league win. Matt Lindstrom pitched a scoreless ninth to earn his 10th save in 12 opportunities.
Milwaukee centerfielder Mike Cameron left in the fifth inning with left knee irritation.
Milwaukee 030 010 000 – 4 11 1
Florida 110 005 00x – 7 11 2
Milwaukee AB R H BI Avg. Florida AB R H BI Avg.
Hart rf 5 0 1 1 .254 Coghlan lf 4 1 1 1 .214
Hall 3b 5 0 1 0 .221 B.Carroll rf 0 0 0 0 .182
Braun lf 4 0 0 0 .309 Bonifacio 3b 4 1 0 0 .245
Coffey p 0 0 0 0 .000 Ha.Ramirez ss 5 2 3 1 .337
McClung p 0 0 0 0 .000 Cantu 1b 4 0 2 2 .271
c-Gamel ph 1 0 0 0 .207 Hermida rf-lf 5 0 2 1 .267
Villanueva p 0 0 0 0 .333 Uggla 2b 2 1 0 1 .206
Fielder 1b 5 1 1 0 .271 Jo.Baker c 5 0 1 0 .259
M.Cameron cf 1 1 1 0 .288 C.Ross cf 4 1 1 0 .254
Julio p 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Miller p 2 0 1 0 .091
Catalanotto lf 2 0 1 0 .300 Cr.Martinez p 0 0 0 0 ---
Hardy ss 5 1 2 0 .241 b-Hayes ph 1 1 0 0 .250
McGehee 2b 5 1 2 1 .256 Sanches p 0 0 0 0 ---
Kendall c 3 0 2 1 .217 Nunez p 0 0 0 0 ---
Suppan p 0 0 0 1 .125 Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 ---
a-Gerut ph-cf 2 0 0 0 .210 Totals 36 7 11 6
Totals 38 4 11 4
a-grounded out for Suppan in the 6th. b-was hit by a pitch for Cr.Martinez in the 6th. c-grounded out for McClung in the 8th. E: Fielder (3), Ha.Ramirez (4), Bonifacio (8). LOB: Milwaukee 12, Florida 12. 2B: Ha.Ramirez (17). RBIs: Hart (20), McGehee (4), Kendall (16), Suppan (2), Coghlan (6), Ha.Ramirez (24), Cantu 2 (39), Hermida (23), Uggla (35). CS: Fielder (1). S: Suppan. RLSP: Milwaukee 6 (Braun 2, Hall, Kendall, Fielder, Gerut); Florida 6 (Ha.Ramirez 2, C.Ross, Jo.Baker, Hayes 2).
Milwaukee walks (4): M.Cameron 2, Kendall, Suppan.
Florida walks (5): Coghlan, Bonifacio, Uggla 3.
Milwaukee strikeouts (8): Hart, Hall 2, Braun, Fielder, Catalanotto, Hardy, McGehee.
Florida strikeouts (9): Bonifacio, Hermida, Jo.Baker 3, C.Ross 2, A.Miller, Hayes.
Milwaukee IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Suppan 5 7 2 2 3 5 100 5.09
Julio (L) (BS) 0 2 5 4 1 0 20 7.79
Coffey 1 1 0 0 1 3 26 2.49
McClung 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 2.63
Villanueva 1 0 0 0 0 1 18 3.60
Florida IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
A.Miller 41/3 6 4 3 4 4 97 4.76
Cr.Martinez (W) 12/3 2 0 0 0 2 26 4.91
Sanches (H) 1 2 0 0 0 0 20 0.00
Nunez (H) 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.38
Lindstrom (S) 1 1 0 0 0 2 12 5.82
W: Martinez, 1-1. L: Julio, 1-1. S: Lindstrom, 10. H: Nunez, 9.
H: Sanches, 1. BS: Julio, 1. Julio pitched to 6 batters in the 6th.
IR-S: Coffey 3-2, Cr.Martinez 2-1. HBP: by Julio (Hayes, Cantu). Umpires: Home, Mike DiMuro; first, Dale Scott; second, Jerry Meals; third, Damien Beal. T: 3:15. A: 10,509 (38,560).
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HOUSTON - Roy Oswalt had a season-high eight strikeouts, Carlos Lee hit a two-run homer, and the Houston Astros snapped a four-game losing skid at home with the win over Colorado.
Oswalt (2-2) improved to 7-1 in 10 career starts against Colorado.
He allowed six hits and two walks in seven innings to match his longest outing of the season. Todd Helton hit a solo homer for the Rockies, who've lost five of their last seven. They're 2-2 since Jim Tracy replaced Clint Hurdle as manager on Friday.
Colorado 000 010 000 – 1 8 0
Houston 100 102 00x – 4 10 0
Colorado AB R H BI Avg. Houston AB R H BI Avg.
Spilborghs cf 5 0 0 0 .261 Bourn cf 4 0 1 0 .286
Barmes 2b 4 0 2 0 .262 Tejada ss 4 1 2 0 .353
Helton 1b 4 1 1 1 .312 Pence rf 3 2 1 0 .341
Atkins 3b 3 0 1 0 .196 Ca.Lee lf 3 1 3 2 .319
Hawpe rf 4 0 1 0 .345 Berkman 1b 3 0 1 2 .232
S.Smith lf 4 0 3 0 .278 I.Rodriguez c 3 0 1 0 .265
Tulowitzki ss 4 0 0 0 .221 Keppinger 3b 3 0 0 0 .282
Torrealba c 3 0 0 0 .230 Maysonet 2b 3 0 0 0 .391
Cook p 2 0 0 0 .190 Oswalt p 2 0 1 0 .136
a-Murton ph 1 0 0 0 .256 b-Erstad ph 1 0 0 0 .140
Fogg p 0 0 0 0 .000 Sampson p 0 0 0 0 .000
Embree p 0 0 0 0 --- Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 ---
c-Stewart ph 1 0 0 0 .180 Totals 29 4 10 4
Totals 35 1 8 1
a-grounded out for Cook in the 7th. b-grounded out for Oswalt in the 7th. c-grounded out for Embree in the 9th. LOB: Colorado 9, Houston 4. 2B: Barmes (11). HR: Helton (7), off Oswalt; Ca.Lee (9), off Cook. RBIs: Helton (34), Ca.Lee 2 (31), Berkman 2 (31). CS: Bourn (4), Tejada (2). SF: Berkman. RLSP: Colorado 4 (Atkins, Cook, Hawpe, Tulowitzki). RA: Pence. GIDP: Bourn. DP: Colorado 2 (Tulowitzki, Barmes, Helton), (Torrealba, Torrealba, Tulowitzki).
Colorado walks (2): Atkins, Torrealba.
Houston walks (2): Pence, Ca.Lee.
Colorado strikeouts (9): Spilborghs, Barmes, Atkins, Hawpe 2, Tulowitzki, Torrealba, Cook 2.
Houston strikeouts (4): Bourn 2, Pence, I.Rodriguez.
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Cook (L) 6 9 4 4 1 2 98 4.94
Fogg 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 0.00
Embree 1 1 0 0 1 1 16 6.60
Houston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Oswalt (W) 7 6 1 1 2 8 102 4.28
Sampson (H) 1 2 0 0 0 0 16 2.03
Hawkins (S) 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 2.49
Reds 5, Cardinals 3
ST. LOUIS - Mike Lincoln (1-0) and four other Cincinnati relievers allowed one earned run in eight innings, and the Reds rallied to beat St. Louis.
Laynce Nix's two-run double off Todd Wellemeyer (5-5) capped a three-run fourth inning for the Reds, putting them ahead to stay.
Cincinnati 000 310 100 – 5 8 1
St. Louis 101 000 100 – 3 7 1
Cincinnati AB R H BI Avg. St. Louis AB R H BI Avg.
Dickerson cf 4 1 1 0 .240 Schumaker 2b 4 0 0 0 .300
A.Rosales 3b 3 0 0 1 .239 Rasmus cf 4 2 3 1 .243
B.Phillips 2b 4 0 1 1 .280 Pujols 1b 3 0 1 1 .339
Bruce rf 3 1 0 0 .225 Duncan lf 3 0 0 0 .256
R.Hernandz 1b 5 1 1 1 .283 Ankiel rf 4 0 0 0 .221
L.Nix lf 4 0 2 2 .274 LaRue c 3 0 0 0 .250
Ale.Gonzalez ss 3 0 0 0 .219 d-Y.Molina ph 1 0 0 0 .271
Hanigan c 4 2 2 0 .333 Thurston 3b 3 1 3 0 .258
Volquez p 0 0 0 0 .063 Wellemeyer p 0 0 0 0 .150
Lincoln p 1 0 0 0 .000 T.Miller p 0 0 0 0 ---
a-W.Castillo ph 1 0 1 0 .500 Boyer p 0 0 0 0 ---
Herrera p 0 0 0 0 .000 D.Reyes p 0 0 0 0 ---
Masset p 0 0 0 0 --- b-Stavinoha ph 1 0 0 0 .250
c-Gomes ph 1 0 0 0 .353 C.Perez p 0 0 0 0 ---
Rhodes p 0 0 0 0 --- McClellan p 0 0 0 0 .000
Cordero p 0 0 0 0 --- e-Ludwick ph 1 0 0 0 .254
Totals 33 5 8 5 Br.Ryan ss 3 0 0 0 .269
Totals 30 3 7 2
a-singled for Lincoln in the 5th. b-grounded out for D.Reyes in the 7th. c-struck out for Masset in the 8th. d-grounded out for LaRue in the 9th. e-flied out for McClellan in the 9th. E: R.Hernandez (4), Ankiel (1). LOB: Cincinnati 9, St. Louis 5. 2B: L.Nix (11), Rasmus (9), Pujols (10), Thurston 2 (13). HR: Rasmus (6), off Lincoln. RBIs: A.Rosales (10), B.Phillips (37), R.Hernandez (21), L.Nix 2 (12), Rasmus (20), Pujols (43). SB: Dickerson (2). S: Herrera, Wellemeyer 2. SF: A.Rosales. RLSP: Cincinnati 4 (Ale.Gonzalez, Bruce, Gomes, R.Hernandez); St. Louis 3 (LaRue, Schumaker, Br.Ryan). RA: Stavinoha. GIDP: Pujols, Ankiel. DP: Cincinnati 3 (B.Phillips, Ale.Gonzalez, R.Hernandez), (A.Rosales, B.Phillips, R.Hernandez), (Dickerson, Ale.Gonzalez, R.Hernandez, B.Phillips).
Cincinnati walks (5): Dickerson, A.Rosales, B.Phillips, Bruce 2.
St. Louis walks (3): Pujols, Duncan, Thurston.
Cincinnati strikeouts (9): Dickerson, A.Rosales, B.Phillips 2, Bruce 2, L.Nix, Lincoln, Gomes.
St. Louis strikeouts (5): Duncan 2, Ankiel 2, LaRue.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Volquez 1 2 1 1 1 2 24 4.35
Lincoln (W) 3 2 1 1 2 1 38 8.10
Herrera 2 2 1 0 0 1 19 1.74
Masset (H) 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1.00
Rhodes (H) 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.50
Cordero (S) 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 1.64
St. Louis IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA
Wellemeyer (L) 5 5 4 3 2 4 89 5.05
T.Miller 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 2.84
Boyer 2/3 2 1 1 1 0 12 9.24
D.Reyes 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 8 3.77
C.Perez 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 2.16
McClellan 1 0 0 0 2 1 23 1.80
W: Lincoln, 1-0. L: Wellemeyer, 5-5. S: Cordero, 14. H: Rhodes, 8. H: Masset, 2.
Herrera pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. IR-S: Masset 1-1, D.Reyes 2-0. HBP: by C.Perez (Ale.Gonzalez). WP: C.Perez, McClellan. PB: Hanigan. Umpires: Home, Jim Joyce; first, Brian Runge; second, Derryl Cousins; third, D.J. Reyburn.
T: 3:08. A: 35,815 (43,975).