Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 5
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, July 4, 2010
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
86°
Umpires:
Home -
Phil Cuzzi, 1B -
Chris Guccione, 2B -
Mike Estabrook, 3B -
Brian O'Nora
Attendance:
28698
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Delwyn Young had a pinch-hit, two-run double and rookie Jose Tabata added an RBI single in a six-run seventh inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates posted an 8-5 triumph over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.
Garrett Jones had a two-run single and rookie Pedro Alvarez belted a solo homer for the second straight game for cellar-dwelling Pittsburgh (30-52). The Pirates claimed three of four in this set to win their first season series over the Phillies since 2003.
The six-run inning made a winner out of Evan Meek (4-2), who came on in relief of starter Jeff Karstens and retired the side in order in the top of the frame.
Joel Hanrahan worked a spotless eighth and Octavio Dotel retired the side in order in the ninth for his 19th save of the season.
Jose Contreras (3-3) was saddled with the loss after permitting three runs and two hits in one-third of an inning.
Dane Sardinha belted a solo homer, Greg Dobbs had an RBI double and Raul Ibanez added a run-scoring single for Philadelphia (42-38), which dropped four of its last five contests.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Philadelphia |
|
Pittsburgh |
Joe Blanton
|
Player |
Jeff Karstens
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
6.1 |
IP |
6.0 |
7 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
6 |
Hits |
9 |
7.11 |
ERA |
7.50 |
Hitting
Philadelphia |
|
Pittsburgh |
Dane Sardinha | Player |
Pedro Alvarez
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
1 |
RBI |
2 |
1 |
HR |
1 |
5 |
TB |
5 |
.500 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Philadelphia
|
9 |
1 |
15 |
.265 |
7 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Pittsburgh
|
9 |
1 |
15 |
.265 |
12 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1 |