Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, August 9, 2008
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
Attendance: 45060
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
Attendance: 45060
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Pittsburgh | 53-63 | 32-26 | 21-37 | L1 |
| Philadelphia | 63-53 | 31-27 | 32-26 | W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Philadelphia Phillies have a 31-27 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 21-37 record on the road.
- Philadelphia has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Phillies have won 6 of their last 10 games.
- Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Brett Myers pitched 7.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.09. Chad Durbin closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Ian Snell took the loss for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh | Philadelphia | |
| Ian Snell | Player | Brett Myers |
| Loss | W/L | Win |
| 6.0 | IP | 7.2 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 8 | Hits | 5 |
| 4.50 | ERA | 1.17 |
Hitting
| Pittsburgh | Philadelphia | |
| Nate McLouth | Player | Jimmy Rollins |
| 2 | Hits | 4 |
| 1 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 3 | TB | 8 |
| .500 | Avg | 1.000 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 0 | 10 | .212 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 10 | 0 | 17 | .312 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |