Comeback left unfinished By JR Radcliffe / Special to MLB.com
The Pirates plated four runs -- highlighted by Chris Duffy's two-run homer -- to tie the score in the seventh inning, but they fell a little short as the 'pen gave up two runs in the eighth. Starter Tony Armas lasted five innings, allowing four runs on six hits.
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Brewers 6, Pirates 4
Prince Fielder slides around the tag of Ryan Doumit to score the go-ahead run in the eighth. (Darren Hauck/AP)
Fired up Fielder flexes By Adam McCalvy / MLB.com
Prince Fielder hit a homer in the second inning and another in the fourth. His biggest play came on the basepaths, however, as the slugger made a nice slide to score the winning run in the eighth. Ben Sheets was solid, but received a no-decision.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 06, 2007
Milwaukee 6, Pittsburgh 4
Today's Boxes 5/6/07
ATL 6, LAD 4
SD 3, FLA 1
NYY 5, SEA 0
CLE 9, BAL 6
OAK 5, TB 3
BOS 4, MIN 3
DET 13, KC 4
STL 3, HOU 1
CHC 4, WSH 3
TEX 3, TOR 2
CIN 9, COL 3
CWS 4, LAA 3
ARI 3, NYM 1
PHI 8, SF 5
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Standings thru 5/6/07 | Gameday | Pirates Stats | Brewers Stats
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Duffy , CF5 1 1 2 0 0 0 .237
Capps , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Wilson , SS4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .288
Sanchez , 2B5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .258
Bay , LF5 0 1 0 0 3 4 .265
LaRoche , 1B4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .167
Doumit , C3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .441
Nady , RF4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .243
Grabow , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Eldred , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139
Bautista , 3B2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .264
Armas , P2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .286
Marte , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-McLouth , PH-RF-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
Totals 36 4 9 4 4 6 15
BATTING 2B : Doumit (5, Sheets).HR : Duffy (2, 7th inning off Sheets, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Duffy 4; Wilson; Sanchez 2; Bay; LaRoche; Doumit 3; Nady.RBI : Duffy 2 (8), LaRoche (13), Doumit (7).2-out RBI : LaRoche; Doumit.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Armas; Nady 3.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING E : Wilson (2, fielding), McLouth (2, fielding).
Milwaukee AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Weeks , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .252
Counsell , 3B3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .207
Hardy , SS4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .339
Fielder , 1B4 3 3 3 0 0 1 .298
Estrada , C3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287
Jenkins , LF3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .346
a-Graffanino , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232
Cordero , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gross , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214
Wise , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Shouse , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Villanueva , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Hall , PH-CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Gwynn , CF-LF3 0 2 1 1 1 0 .346
Sheets , P2 0 0 0 0 2 4 .067
Mench , RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .299
Totals 33 6 10 5 2 9 14
BATTING 2B : Jenkins (5, Armas).3B : Gwynn (1, Armas).HR : Fielder 2 (9, 2nd inning off Armas, 0 on, 0 out; 4th inning off Armas, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Weeks; Hardy 2; Fielder 9; Jenkins 2; Hall; Gwynn 4.RBI : Fielder 3 (26), Hall (14), Gwynn (5).2-out RBI : Hall; Gwynn.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Counsell; Weeks 2; Hardy; Mench.S : Estrada.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Weeks (7, 3rd base off Grabow/Doumit).
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Armas 5.0 6 4 3 2 6 2 7.94
Marte 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.87
Grabow (L, 0-1)1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5.06
Capps 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 2.25
WP : Armas 2, Grabow.Pitches-strikes : Armas 94-57, Marte 11-7, Grabow 22-16, Capps 9-7, Sheets 108-64, Wise 11-6, Shouse 7-3, Villanueva 17-12, Cordero 12-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Armas 3-5, Marte 1-0, Grabow 2-1, Capps 1-1, Sheets 9-5, Wise 0-1, Shouse 0-0, Villanueva 1-3, Cordero 0-2.Batters faced : Armas 23, Marte 3, Grabow 6, Capps 4, Sheets 28, Wise 3, Shouse 2, Villanueva 4, Cordero 3.Inherited runners-scored : Capps 1-1, Shouse 2-2, Villanueva 2-0.Umpires : HP: Tim Timmons. 1B: Adam Dowdy. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Alfonso Marquez.Weather : 63 degrees, roof closed.Wind : 0 mph, None.T : 2:46.Att : 37,761.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
