Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, August 9, 2008
Where: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Scott Barry, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
Attendance: 45060
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 000100001270
Philadelphia 2000001104100
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 53-63 32-26 21-37 L1
Philadelphia 63-53 31-27 32-26 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Philadelphia Phillies have a 31-27 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 21-37 record on the road.
  • Philadelphia has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Phillies have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Brett Myers pitched 7.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 5.09. Chad Durbin closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Ian Snell took the loss for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Philadelphia
Ian Snell Player Brett Myers
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 7.2
5 Strikeouts 6
8 Hits 5
4.50 ERA 1.17
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Philadelphia
Nate McLouth Player Jimmy Rollins
2 Hits 4
1 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 8
.500 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Pittsburgh 7 0 10 .212 14 6 2 1 0 0
Philadelphia 10 0 17 .312 16 5 4 4 1 0