VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/01/2004
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1940 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Phillies (67-73) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 5 8 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (65-75) 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 X 6 6 1
Phillies Come Up Short at Pittsburgh, 6-5
Paul Byrd, who is tied for 4th in the VBL with a 0.98 WHIP, propelled his team to victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The final score was 6-5, Pittsburgh. Dennys Reyes picked up the win in relief for Pittsburgh, while Ramon Ortiz took the loss. Damaso Marte nailed down the save.

The Pirates got a big at-bat from shortstop Melvin Upton Jr.. For the game, Upton Jr. went 1 for 3 with a double, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the sixth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 16th double of the season gave Pittsburgh a 4-2 lead.

"What's not to like about a win?" said Byrd.

The 17th-place Phillies dropped to 67-73.
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Relaford 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 .259 8 38
C. Gipson SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .161 2 9
C. Floyd RF 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .336 37 110
S. Rolen 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 28 87
D. Arguello C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .212 15 49
D. Palmer 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .221 25 68
G. Gross LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .242 29 78
J. Michaels CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .246 3 17
R. Ortiz P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 1 2
   F. Butto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. Polanco PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291 19 67
   A. Heilman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Howell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Luis PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 17 65
Totals 34 5 8 4 3 13 7      
a - P. Polanco pinch hit for F. Butto in the 7th
b - M. Luis pinch hit for J. Howell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Floyd (43, 6th Inning off D. Reyes, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Palmer (19, 8th Inning off L. Vizcaino, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: S. Rolen (4, 2nd Inning off P. Byrd, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Relaford (8, 6th Inning off P. Byrd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Relaford 4 , C. Gipson 2 , C. Floyd 2 , S. Rolen 3 , D. Palmer 2 , J. Michaels , P. Polanco
2-out RBI: D. Relaford , C. Floyd , D. Palmer , P. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Rolen , G. Gross 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ortiz (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Redman LF 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 .274 11 43
J. Bautista 3B 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 .251 34 66
B. Daubach RF 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 .247 20 69
   b-C. Truby 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 8 19
M. Upton Jr. SS 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .246 24 63
C. Wilson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .242 19 63
   L. Vizcaino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Barnes C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 14 56
J. Wilson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .260 3 35
R. Rivera CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .193 18 47
P. Byrd P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .161 0 4
   D. Reyes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   S. Linebrink P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-N. McLouth PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .241 12 47
Totals 30 6 6 6 3 6 13      
a - N. McLouth pinch hit for S. Linebrink in the 7th
b - C. Truby substituted for B. Daubach in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Upton Jr. (16, 6th Inning off R. Ortiz, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Wilson (26, 8th Inning off A. Heilman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Bautista (34, 4th Inning off R. Ortiz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Redman , J. Bautista 4 , M. Upton Jr. 2 , C. Wilson , J. Barnes , J. Wilson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Wilson , R. Rivera , N. McLouth
Sac Fly: M. Upton Jr.
Hit by Pitch: J. Bautista , B. Daubach
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Redman 2 (36)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Rivera (4)
OF assists: 1 (Daubach(Polanco at home))
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ortiz L (9-8) 5.1 3 5 5 1 5 1 89 5.18   
F. Butto 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 6.15   
A. Heilman 1.2 2 1 1 2 1 0 36 2.64   
J. Howell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ortiz 46
Batters Faced: R. Ortiz 23, F. Butto 3, A. Heilman 9, J. Howell 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ortiz 5-6, F. Butto 0-2, A. Heilman 2-2, J. Howell 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ortiz 89-54, F. Butto 12-7, A. Heilman 36-19, J. Howell 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Butto 1-0 , J. Howell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Ortiz 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Byrd 5.2 3 2 2 0 8 1 94 2.82   
D. Reyes W (3-1), BS (3) 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 28 4.89   
S. Linebrink H (13) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 3.99   
L. Vizcaino H (15) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 24 4.29   
D. Marte SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Byrd 63
Batters Faced: P. Byrd 20, D. Reyes 7, S. Linebrink 2, L. Vizcaino 5, D. Marte 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Byrd 4-5, D. Reyes 1-0, S. Linebrink 0-0, L. Vizcaino 0-1, D. Marte 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Byrd 94-65, D. Reyes 28-16, S. Linebrink 8-3, L. Vizcaino 24-17, D. Marte 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Reyes 1-1 , S. Linebrink 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Byrd
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 24941
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