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    Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Battle of first place squads this afternoon in Pittsburgh.

    San Francisco
    RF G. Blanco
    2B R. Theriot
    LF M. Cabrera
    CA B. Posey
    3B P. Sandoval
    CF A. Pagan
    1B B. Belt
    SS B. Crawford
    SP R. Vogelsong

    Pittsburgh
    LF D. Sutton
    2B N. Walker
    CF A. McCutchen
    RF G. Jones
    1B C. McGehee
    3B P. Alvarez
    CA M. McHenry
    SS C. Barmes
    SP J. McDonald

    Should be a great pitching matchup today. More on that in a moment.

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    SF: Ryan Vogelsong 7-3, 2.26 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 72 K in 103.2 IP.
    PIT: James McDonald 8-3, 2.45 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 90 K in 103 IP.

    Two first half Cy Young canidates. And only one of them is an All Star. What's wrong with this pitcture?

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Quote Originally Posted by Witlon View Post
    What's wrong with this picture?
    Ryan Vogelsong should have been putting up those numbers with the Pirates.

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Top 1- Giants batting, facing James McDonald
    G. Blanco struck out swinging. (First strikeout by J. McDonald), 1 out
    R. Theriot popped out to short. (C. Barmes), 2 outs
    M. Cabrera lined to left. (D. Sutton), 3 outs.

    Due up for Pittsburgh
    1. D. Sutton
    2. N. Walker
    3. A. McCutchen

    Notes
    First pitch: 4:07 PM, Temperature: 97 degrees.
    The last time the Pirates played in a home game with the starting temp over 95 degrees since 1999.

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Bottom 1- Pirates batting, facing Ryan Vogelsong
    D. Sutton flied to center. (A. Pagan), 1 out
    N. Walker hit a ground rule double to left.
    A. McCutchen grounded to short, Walker to third. (B. Crawford - B. Belt), 2 outs
    G. Jones struck out swinging. (First strikeout by R. Vogelsong.), 3 outs.

    Due up for San Francisco
    4. B. Posey
    5. P. Sandoval
    6. A. Pagan

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Top 2- Giants batting, facing James McDonald
    B. Posey struck out swinging. (Second strikeout by J. McDonald), 1 out
    P. Sandoval struck out swinging. (Third strikeout by J. McDonald), (M. McHenry - C. McGehee), 2 outs
    A. Pagan flied to deep center. (A. McCutchen), 3 outs.

    Due up for Pittsburgh
    5. C. McGehee
    6. P. Alvarez
    7. M. McHenry

    Notes
    - Neil Walker extended his hitting streak to 11 games with his ground rule double in the first.

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Bottom 2- Pirates batting, facing Ryan Vogelsong
    C. McGehee grounded to short. (B. Crawford - B. Belt), 1 out
    P. Alvarez struck out swinging. (Second strikeout by R. Vogelsong), 2 outs
    M. McHenry doubled to center.
    C. Barmes grounded to first. (B. Belt), 3 outs.

    Due up for San Francisco
    7. B. Belt
    8. B. Crawford
    9. R. Vogelsong

    Notes
    - J. McDonald, PIT: 32 pitches, 24 strikes through 2 innings.

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Top 3- Giants batting, facing James McDonald
    B. Belt struck out swinging. (Fourth strikeout by J. McDonald), (M. McHenry - C. McGehee), 1 out
    B. Crawford singled to short. Ball bobbled by SS C. Barmes.
    R. Vogelsong sacrificed to first, Crawford to second. (C. McGehee - N. Walker), 2 outs
    G. Blanco struck out swinging. (Fifth strikeout by J. McDonald), 3 outs.

    Due up for Pittsburgh
    9. J. McDonald
    1. D. Sutton(0-1)
    2. N. Walker(1-1, 2B)

    Notes
    - R. Vogelsong, SF: 27 pitches, 18 strikes through 2 IP
    - The last time Pirates pitcher James McDonald faced the Giants, he had the only hit in an 1-hit, no walk shutout by Matt Cain.

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Neil Walker RBI double, 1-0 Pirates.

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Bottom 3- Pirates batting, facing Ryan Vogelsong
    J. McDonald walked. (First walk by R. Vogelsong) And the 2-2, and 3-2 pitches were both strikes, called balls by the home plate umpire.
    D. Sutton flied to center. (A. Pagan), 1 out.
    N. Walker doubled to left, J. McDonald scored. Pirates 1, Giants 0
    A. McCutchen lined to right. (G. Blanco), 2 outs.
    G. Jones...0-2 count...

    Rain Delay in Pittsburgh.

    27 minutes later...

    G. Jones flied to right. (G. Blanco), 3 outs.


    Due up for San Francisco
    2 R. Theriot(0-1)
    3 M. Cabrera(0-1)
    4 B. Posey(0-1)
    Last edited by Witlon; 07-07-2012 at 05:25 PM.

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Back to baseball in Pittsburgh, end of the 3rd, 1-0 Buccos.

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Top 4- Giants batting, facing James McDonald
    R. Theriot singled to center.
    M. Cabrera grounded into a double play to short. (C. Barmes - N. Walker - C. McGehee), 2 outs
    B. Posey grounded to third. (P. Alvarez - C. McGehee), 3 outs.

    Due up for Pittsburgh
    5. C. McGehee(0-1)
    6. P. Alvarez(0-1)
    7. M. McHenry(1-1, 2B)

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Michael 'The Fort' McHenry solo shot, 2-0 Buccos.

    Or as Steve Blass called him..."Michael, Michael, motorcycle.)

    Huh?

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Bottom 4- Pirates batting, facing Ryan Vogelsong
    C. McGehee struck out looking. (Third strikeout by R. Vogelsong), 1 out.
    P. Alvarez struck out looking. (Fourth strikeout by R. Vogelsong), 2 outs.
    M. McHenry homered to left. Pirates 2, Giants 0
    C. Barmes grounded to third. (P. Sandoval - B. Belt), 3 outs.

    Due up for San Francisco
    5. P. Sandoval(0-1)
    6. A. Pagan(0-1)
    7. B. Belt(0-1)

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    Re: Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

    Top 5- Giants batting, facing James McDonald
    P. Sandoval grounded to the pitcher. (J. McDonald - C. McGehee), 1 out
    A. Pagan grounded to short. (C. Barmes - C. McGehee), 2 outs
    B. Belt struck out looking. (Sixth strikeout by J. McDonald), 3 outs

    Due up for Pittsburgh
    9. J. McDonald(0-0, BB, R)
    1. D. Sutton(0-2)
    2. N. Walker(2-2, 2 2B, RBI)

    Notes
    - Ryan Vogelsong, SF: 60 pitches, 39 strikes through 4 innings.
    - James McDonald, PIT: 56 pitches, 42 strikes through 4 innings.

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