NL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 LOS ANGELES 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 x 3 8 1 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: PIT - TODD VAN POPPEL, MIKE WILLIAMS (7TH) AND JASON KENDALL LOS - BRIAN BOHANON, ANTONIO OSUNA (8TH), JEFF SHAW (9TH) AND CHARLES JOHNSON
WP - BRIAN BOHANON (5-7) LP - TODD VAN POPPEL (1-1) SAVE - JEFF SHAW (34)
HOME RUNS: PIT - NONE LOS - CHARLES JOHNSON (16) OFF VAN POPPEL IN THE 3RD, 0 ON
TIME: 2:11 ATT: 41,676
PROBABLES: PIT - JON LIEBER (8-12, 3.87) LOS - DAVE MLICKI (6-5, 5.15)
Extended BoxPITTSBURGH (1) AT LOS ANGELES (3) - FINAL
PITTSBURGH ab r h rbi bb so lob avg Womack 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .281 Kendall c 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .330 M Martinez cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .275 K Young 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .287 J Guillen rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .287 M Smith lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 a-A Martin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 A Ramirez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Polcovich ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Mi Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Van Poppel p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Collier ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .240
Totals 28 1 2 1 2 2 12
a-grounded to second for M Smith in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B - M Martinez (7, Bohanon); K Young (30, Bohanon). S - Van Poppel, Womack. RBI - K Young (82). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - K Young 1, M Smith 1, Womack 1, M Martinez 1. Team LOB - 5.
BASERUNNING: SB - Womack (43, 2nd base off Bohanon/C Johnson).
FIELDING: E - Polcovich (16, throw); Kendall (6, catch). DP: 2 (Polcovich-K Young, Womack-K Young).
LOS ANGELES ab r h rbi bb so lob avg E Young 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .278 Grudzielanek ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 Sheffield rf 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .315 Karros 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .290 Bonilla lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 R Cedeno lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 T Hubbard cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .330 A Beltre 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 C Johnson c 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .205 Bohanon p 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .360 An Osuna p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Shaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 29 3 8 2 0 6 8
BATTING: 2B - Sheffield (25, Van Poppel); A Beltre (8, Van Poppel). HR - C Johnson (16, 3rd inning off Van Poppel 0 on, 0 out). SF - Sheffield. RBI - C Johnson (47), Sheffield (76). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Bonilla 1, Bohanon 1. GIDP - E Young, Bonilla. Team LOB - 3.
BASERUNNING: SB - T Hubbard (7, 2nd base off Van Poppel/Kendall). CS - T Hubbard (2, 3rd base by Van Poppel/Kendall).
FIELDING: E - A Beltre (10, ground ball).
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PITTSBURGH ip h r er bb so hr era Van Poppel (L, 1-1) 6 1/3 8 3 2 0 5 1 3.51 Mi Williams 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.48
LOS ANGELES ip h r er bb so hr era Bohanon (W, 5-7) 7 1/3 2 1 1 2 2 0 2.79 An Osuna (H, 11) 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.82 Shaw (S, 34) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.79
HBP - A Ramirez (by Bohanon). Pitches-strikes: Bohanon 91-58; An Osuna 5-4; Shaw 6-4; Van Poppel 76-55; Mi Williams 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: Bohanon 15-5; An Osuna 1-1; Shaw 3-0; Van Poppel 7-6; Mi Williams 1-3. Batters faced: Bohanon 28; An Osuna 2; Shaw 3; Van Poppel 25; Mi Williams 5.
UMPIRES: HP--Sam Holbrook. 1B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B--Jerry Layne. 3B--Rich Rieker. T--2:11. Att--41,676. Weather: 76 degrees, overcast. Wind: 8 mph, left to right.
How They ScoredPITTSBURGH (1) AT LOS ANGELES (3) - HOW THEY SCORED
LOS ANGELES 3RD: C Johnson homered to center. Bohanon singled to right. E Young grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Bohanon out at second. Grudzielanek flied out to deep left. PITTSBURGH 0, LOS ANGELES 1.
PITTSBURGH 4TH: Kendall grounded out to shortstop. M Martinez doubled to deep center. K Young doubled to deep right center, M Martinez scored. J Guillen grounded out to third. M Smith grounded out to shortstop. PITTSBURGH 1, LOS ANGELES 1.
LOS ANGELES 4TH: Sheffield doubled to right center. Karros singled to left, Sheffield to third. Bonilla grounded into double play, second to first, Karros out at second, Sheffield scored. T Hubbard struck out swinging. PITTSBURGH 1, LOS ANGELES 2.
LOS ANGELES 6TH: E Young safe at second on shortstop Polcovich's throwing error. Grudzielanek reached on infield single, E Young to third. Sheffield hit sacrifice fly to right, E Young scored. Grudzielanek to second on catcher Kendall's fielding error. Karros fouled out to left. Bonilla flied out to deep center. PITTSBURGH 1, LOS ANGELES 3.
Game StoryBrian Bohannon allowed two hits over 7 1/3 innings and Gary Sheffield returned from suspension to record two hits and an RBI as the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates.
After Tony Womack led off the game by reaching on an error, Bohannon (5-7) retired 10 in a row before giving up consecutive doubles to Manny Martinez and Eric Young. Bohannon, acquired from the New York Mets on July 10th, has allowed one earned run in each of his last five starts.
"I felt good tonight," Bohannon said. "I had really good command on the inside corner and with the changeup. I always felt like I could start. Hoff (manager Glenn Hoffman) and Tommy (general manager Tommy Lasorda) are giving me the chance to go out there every five days, that feels good."
Antonio Osuna came on with one out in the eighth and needed just five pitches to retire the side. Jeff Shaw tossed a perfect ninth for his 34th save in 40 chances.
The meeting was the first between the teams since a bench-clearing brawl on June 28th. The fight started when Sheffield elbowed Pittsburgh catcher Jason Kendall in the head after being thrown out at the plate.
"He must have been hitting in his backyard cage," Hoffman said of Sheffield. "He gave us a big lift in the middle of the lineup. It was really nice to see him swing the bat."
The win moved the Dodgers five games behind the Chicago Cubs in the NL wild-card race.
Pittsburgh's Todd Van Poppel (1-1) allowed just three runs and eight hits over 6 1/3 innings, but suffered his first National League loss.
"I was happy with the way (Van Poppel) threw," Pirates manager Gene Lamont said. "He struggled with his breaking ball up, but he battled through it. He kept us in the ballgame."
Johnson led off the third with his 16th homer, a blast over the center-field fence.
"It was a fastball out and over the plate. I was able to extend and get it out of the park," Johnson said. "If we're going to do something we need to do it this homestand."
After Young's RBI double in the top of the fourth tied it, the Dodgers took the lead for good in the bottom of the frame. Sheffield started it with a double, took third on a single by Eric Karros and scored when Bobby Bonilla grounded into a double play.
Los Angeles tacked on an insurance run in the sixth. Eric Young reached on shortstop Kevin Polcovich's throwing error. After Mark Grudzielanek singled him to third, Sheffield lifted a sacrifice fly to right field.