Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
LA Dodgers 8, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:05 PM ET, Monday, September 15, 2008
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 68°
Umpires: Home - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Gary Cederstrom
Attendance: 13147
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 68°
Umpires: Home - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Tim Timmons, 3B - Gary Cederstrom
Attendance: 13147
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| LA Dodgers | 78-72 | 45-30 | 33-42 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh | 63-87 | 37-38 | 26-49 | L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 37-38 record at home this season. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a 33-42 record on the road.
- Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Pirates have won 3 of their last 10 games.
- LA Dodgers has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Dodgers have won 8 of their last 10 games.
- Hiroki Kuroda pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.77. Ross Ohlendorf took the loss for Pittsburgh.
- Adam LaRoche had the only homerun for Pittsburgh. Juan Pierre had the only homerun for LA Dodgers.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| LA Dodgers | Pittsburgh | |
| Hiroki Kuroda | Player | Ross Ohlendorf |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 7.0 | IP | 3.0 |
| 2 | Strikeouts | 2 |
| 3 | Hits | 5 |
| 0.00 | ERA | 6.00 |
Hitting
| LA Dodgers | Pittsburgh | |
| Manny Ramirez | Player | Nyjer Morgan |
| 3 | Hits | 2 |
| 2 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 4 | TB | 3 |
| .750 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| LA Dodgers | 12 | 1 | 17 | .353 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 | 9 | .167 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |