VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/27/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1894 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (76-60) 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 5 0 11 12 0
Texas Rangers (58-78) 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 6 10 0
Rangers Stumble Again, Lose, 11-6
The Pittsburgh Pirates used the hitting of third baseman Jose Bautista to subdue the Texas Rangers, 11-6. For the game, Bautista was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Texas, at 58-78, has lost 6 straight.

With Pittsburgh leading 7-6 in the top of the eighth, Bautista hit a splitter from Jeremy Accardo for a grand slam home run. It was his 21st home run of the season and put the Pirates ahead, 11-6.

"Been a rough stretch for us," said Texas manager Mark LeBlanc.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Redman LF 6 1 2 3 0 0 1 .245 5 39
R. Mackowiak 1B 6 0 0 0 0 3 4 .254 10 40
V. Guerrero RF 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .305 28 86
M. Upton Jr. SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 3 .249 26 77
J. Bautista 3B 3 3 2 4 2 1 0 .225 21 64
M. Cameron CF 3 2 1 1 1 1 3 .257 22 70
J. Wilson 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .229 4 34
   b-K. Johnson PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 1 1
R. Garko C 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .236 4 25
D. May P 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .120 0 1
   a-N. McLouth PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204 10 34
   C. Bridenbaugh P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .080 0 1
   c-J. Barnes PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .224 12 44
   K. Tadano P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-D. Mientkiewicz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 6 38
   B. Arroyo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 11 12 11 7 12 23      
a - N. McLouth pinch hit for D. May in the 5th
b - K. Johnson pinch hit for J. Wilson in the 7th
c - J. Barnes pinch hit for C. Bridenbaugh in the 8th
d - D. Mientkiewicz pinch hit for K. Tadano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Garko (7, 2nd Inning off C. Wilson, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Guerrero (34, 3rd Inning off C. Wilson, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Redman (26, 4th Inning off C. Wilson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Wilson (4, 5th Inning off C. Wilson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bautista (21, 8th Inning off J. Accardo, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Redman 3 , V. Guerrero 4 , J. Bautista 5 , M. Cameron , J. Wilson 3 , R. Garko 3 , D. Mientkiewicz
2-out RBI: T. Redman , J. Wilson , R. Garko
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Mackowiak 2 , M. Upton Jr. 2 , R. Garko , D. May , N. McLouth
Sac Fly: M. Cameron
Hit by Pitch: V. Guerrero
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: V. Guerrero (24)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hollandsworth LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .270 16 56
H. Blalock 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .235 20 63
I. Rodriguez C 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .281 23 72
C. Pena 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .233 30 78
K. Mench RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .226 14 35
   C. Martinez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Accardo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   J. Benoit P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-T. Hafner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 10 44
   E. Bedard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
A. Nunez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .223 2 29
M. Byrd CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .247 17 61
J. Hernandez 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .224 8 46
C. Wilson P 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .082 0 2
   a-C. Richard RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 16 45
Totals 35 6 10 6 1 6 7      
a - C. Richard substituted for C. Wilson in the 6th
b - T. Hafner pinch hit for J. Benoit in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Rodriguez (31, 1st Inning off D. May, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Hernandez (2, 4th Inning off D. May, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Mench (14, 5th Inning off C. Bridenbaugh, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hollandsworth , H. Blalock , I. Rodriguez 3 , C. Pena , K. Mench 4 , A. Nunez 2 , J. Hernandez 3 , C. Wilson
2-out RBI: K. Mench , J. Hernandez , C. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Pena
Sac Bunt: H. Blalock
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Nunez (7)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. May 4.0 7 4 4 1 2 0 55 4.39   
C. Bridenbaugh W (5-3) 3.0 2 2 2 0 4 1 44 5.32   
K. Tadano 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.88   
B. Arroyo 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. May 33
Batters Faced: D. May 19, C. Bridenbaugh 11, K. Tadano 4, B. Arroyo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. May 6-3, C. Bridenbaugh 2-3, K. Tadano 1-2, B. Arroyo 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. May 55-35, C. Bridenbaugh 44-29, K. Tadano 10-8, B. Arroyo 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Wilson 5.0 8 6 6 3 6 0 85 4.86   
C. Martinez L (1-1) 2.0 0 1 1 3 2 0 45 2.21   
J. Accardo 0.1 3 4 4 1 1 1 11 2.15   
J. Benoit 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.71   
E. Bedard 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Wilson 30
Batters Faced: C. Wilson 27, C. Martinez 9, J. Accardo 5, J. Benoit 2, E. Bedard 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Wilson 5-4, C. Martinez 2-2, J. Accardo 0-0, J. Benoit 1-0, E. Bedard 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Wilson 85-55, C. Martinez 45-24, J. Accardo 11-7, J. Benoit 10-7, E. Bedard 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Accardo 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Wilson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Bautista
Ballpark: The Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 30950
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