Pirates' early lead fades
Brewers 6, Pirates 5
Oliver Perez didn't allow a hit until the sixth, when he gave up two runs. (Dave Miller/AP)
By Ed Eagle / MLB.com
Humberto Cota went 3-for-5 and twice doubled to drive home runs with two out, and Oliver Perez held the Brewers hitless until he ran out of gas in the sixth. The bullpen couldn't keep the cork in Milwaukee, though, and lost the game on a pair of dingers.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: September 30, 2005
Milwaukee
(81-79)
Won 2
Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 5
Today's Boxes 9/30/05
CWS 3, CLE 2
BOS 5, NYY 3
PHI 4, WSH 3
TOR 10, KC 1
NYM 3, COL 2
BAL 7, TB 6
FLA 5, ATL 2
LAA 7, TEX 1
CHC 4, HOU 3
STL 12, CIN 6
MIN 7, DET 3
SD 3, LAD 1
SEA 4, OAK 1
ARI 7, SF 3
Pittsburgh
(65-95)
Lost 1
September 30, 2005
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Standings through 9/30/05  | Gameday  | Brewers Stats  | Pirates Stats
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Clark , CF4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .306
Hardy , SS5 0 1 0 0 0 5 .241
Overbay , 1B5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .275
Lee , LF4 2 3 0 1 1 0 .267
Jenkins , RF2 2 1 2 2 0 2 .292
Hall , 2B3 0 0 0 2 0 2 .291
Cirillo , 3B4 1 0 1 1 1 4 .281
Miller , C4 1 2 3 0 1 4 .273
Davis, D , P2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .137
a-Branyan , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
b-Helms , PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299
Lehr , P1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Eveland , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Davis, K , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Santana , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Fielder , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293
Turnbow , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 6 7 6 8 9 25
a-Batted for Davis, D in the 6th. b-Walked for Branyan in the 6th. c-Struck out for Santana in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Jenkins (25, 7th inning off Grabow, 1 on, 1 out), Miller (9, 7th inning off Vogelsong, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Hardy; Lee 3; Jenkins 4; Miller 5.RBI : Cirillo (23), Miller 3 (43), Jenkins 2 (86).2-out RBI : Miller 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Miller 2; Hardy 2; Jenkins.SF : Miller.Team LOB : 12. FIELDING E : Cirillo 2 (5, fielding, fielding).Pickoffs : Lehr (Bay at 1st base).
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sanchez , 2B4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .290
Wilson, J , SS4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .257
Bay , LF3 0 0 0 2 2 5 .305
Wilson, C , RF4 2 1 0 1 2 4 .257
Eldred , 1B5 1 0 0 0 3 3 .228
Cota , C5 1 3 3 0 1 0 .242
Bautista , 3B3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .125
Grabow , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vogelsong , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111
a-Ward , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .260
Meadows , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gorzelanny , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Torres , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
c-Redman, T , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252
McLouth , CF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245
Perez , P2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .182
White , P0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mackowiak , 3B1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273
b-Wigginton , PH-3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .258
Totals 36 5 7 4 6 14 24
a-Flied out for Vogelsong in the 7th. b-Walked for Mackowiak in the 8th. c-Grounded out for Torres in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Sanchez (24, Davis, D), Cota 2 (20, Davis, D, Davis, D).TB : Sanchez 3; Wilson, J; Wilson, C; Cota 5.RBI : Cota 3 (43), Sanchez (34).2-out RBI : Cota 2; Sanchez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Bautista; Eldred; Bay 2; McLouth; Wilson, C 2.Team LOB : 11. BASERUNNING SB : Wilson, C (3, 2nd base off Davis, D/Miller), Wilson, J (7, 2nd base off Davis, D/Miller), Mackowiak (8, 2nd base off Lehr/Miller).CS : Bay (1, 2nd base by Lehr/Miller).PO : Bay (1st base by Lehr). FIELDING E : Perez (1, throw), Mackowiak (12, fielding).
Perez pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.WP : Lehr.HBP : McLouth (by Davis, D), Jenkins (by Perez).Pitches-strikes : Davis, D 105-63, Lehr 30-18, Eveland 7-2, Davis, K 19-9, Santana 6-3, Turnbow 10-7, Perez 104-55, White 1-1, Grabow 23-13, Vogelsong 15-8, Meadows 5-3, Gorzelanny 12-8, Torres 15-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Davis, D 3-4, Lehr 1-2, Eveland 1-0, Davis, K 1-0, Santana 0-0, Turnbow 1-0, Perez 3-8, White 0-1, Grabow 1-0, Vogelsong 0-1, Meadows 1-0, Gorzelanny 1-0, Torres 2-0.Batters faced : Davis, D 26, Lehr 8, Eveland 2, Davis, K 3, Santana 1, Turnbow 3, Perez 25, White 1, Grabow 6, Vogelsong 4, Meadows 2, Gorzelanny 3, Torres 4.Inherited runners-scored : Davis, K 1-0, Santana 3-0, White 3-1, Grabow 2-0, Gorzelanny 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Adam Dowdy. 2B: Dusty Dellinger. 3B: Tony Randazzo.Weather : 64 degrees, clear.Wind : 3 mph, R to L.T : 3:36.Att : 20,922.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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