Colorado 9, Pittsburgh 2
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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Colorado 0 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 X 9 12 0
WP: T. Buchholz (6-4)
LP: T. Armas (2-4)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 3rd: Pittsburgh
- N. McLouth homered to deep right
Bot 3rd: Colorado
- I. Stewart homered to deep left, J. Carroll, Y. Torrealba and R. Spilborghs scored
Top 5th: Pittsburgh
- F. Sanchez grounded out to shortstop, N. McLouth scored
Bot 5th: Colorado
- M. Holliday homered to deep left
- Y. Torrealba singled to left, T. Helton and T. Tulowitzki scored, B. Hawpe to second
Bot 7th: Colorado
- T. Tulowitzki homered to deep left
- B. Hawpe homered to deep center
 Pittsburgh
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
N. McLouth cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 0 .249
J. Bautista 3b-lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .256
F. Sanchez 2b 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .302
    C. Maldonado c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
A. LaRoche 1b 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .266
X. Nady rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .292
J. Bay lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 .248
    S. Youman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
    M. Kata ph-2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306
R. Paulino c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239
    F. Osoria p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Izturis ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .257
T. Armas p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188
    J. Castillo 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250
 Totals 34 2 8 2 3 4 10  
 Batting
2B - A LaRoche (31, E Dessens); N McLouth (17, E Dessens).
HR - N Mclouth (8, 3rd inning off E Dessens 0 on, 0 Out).
RBI - N McLouth (26), F Sanchez (57).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Bay 3.
GIDP - J Castillo.
Team LOB - 8.
 Colorado
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
R. Spilborghs cf-lf 4 1 0 0 1 2 0 .318
I. Stewart 3b 5 1 2 4 0 2 0 .333
M. Holliday lf 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .336
    R. Ortiz p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Helton 1b 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 .298
T. Tulowitzki ss 4 2 2 1 0 1 3 .293
B. Hawpe rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .293
Y. Torrealba c 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .268
J. Carroll 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .232
E. Dessens p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    T. Buchholz p 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .130
    C. Sullivan ph-cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315
 Totals 35 9 12 9 4 8 11  
 Batting
2B - M Holliday (43, T Armas); T Tulowitzki (20, T Armas).
HR - I Stewart (1, 3rd inning off T Armas 3 on, 1 Out), M Holliday (22, 5th inning off T Armas 0 on, 1 Out), T Tulowitzki (17, 7th inning off S Youman 0 on, 1 Out), B Hawpe (22, 7th inning off S Youman 0 on, 1 Out).
S - E Dessens.
RBI - I Stewart 4 (6), M Holliday (97), Y Torrealba 2 (35), T Tulowitzki (67), B Hawpe (84).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Y Torrealba 2, T Buchholz 2, T Tulowitzki 2.
Team LOB - 8.
 Fielding
DP - 1 (J Carroll-T Tulowitzki-T Helton).
 Pittsburgh
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
T. Armas (L, 2-4) 4.1 8 7 7 3 4 2 7.08
S. Youman 2.2 2 2 2 0 2 2 5.84
F. Osoria 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 3.68
 Colorado
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
E. Dessens 4.2 6 2 2 3 2 1 6.66
T. Buchholz (W, 6-4) 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.25
R. Ortiz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
IBB - B Hawpe (by T Armas).
HBP - T Tulowitzki (by T Armas).
Pitches-strikes - T Armas 104-57; S Youman 32-22; F Osoria 20-12; E Dessens 78-45; T Buchholz 45-32; R Ortiz 7-6.
Ground balls-fly balls - T Armas 4-5; S Youman 4-2; F Osoria 1-0; E Dessens 9-3; T Buchholz 1-7; R Ortiz 3-0.
Batters faced - T Armas 25; S Youman 10; F Osoria 6; E Dessens 23; T Buchholz 11; R Ortiz 3.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Andy Fletcher. 1B--Mike Reilly. 2B--Brian Knight. 3B--Eric Cooper.
Time: 2:47.
Attendance: 21,136.
Weather: 91 degrees, clear.
Wind: 3 mph, right to left.
Game Notes
COLORADO LEFT FIELDER MATT HOLLIDAY EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE THIRD INNING.
THE HOME RUNS BY COLORADO'S TROY TULOWITZKI AND BRAD HAWPE IN THE SEVENTH INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK.

Updated on Wednesday, Aug 22, 2007 12:18 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Pittsburgh
N. McLouth N. McLouth
2-5, 1 HR
1 RBI
 Colorado
I. Stewart I. Stewart
2-5, 1 HR
4 RBI