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    Derek Lowe pitches to the Pirates in the first inning on Tuesday. (Gregory Smith/AP)
    By Adam Rosenberg / MLB.com
    Veteran sinkerballer Derek Lowe refused to be sunk at Turner Field, pitching seven solid frames and sneaking by with the win as the Braves rallied a half-inning after he was lifted. Yunel Escobar's RBI single in the seventh got the job done.
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    Series at a glance:
    PIT
    Pittsburgh (26-32)
    Lost 3     		Atlanta 4, Pittsburgh 3   ATL
    Atlanta (29-28)
    Won 3
    June 9, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Pittsburgh
    		 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0   3 7 0
    Atlanta
    		 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 X   4 10 1
    Standings thru 6/9/09  |  Recap: PIT | ATL  |  Gameday  |  Pirates stats  |  Braves stats
    Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    McCutchen, CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .379
    Morgan, LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .266
    Young, D, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .324
    LaRoche, 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .243
    LaRoche, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296
    Hinske, RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .286
    Diaz, R, C 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .308
    Wilson, Ja, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266
    Ohlendorf, P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .042
      Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Chavez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Gorzelanny, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Totals 33 3 7 3 1 6 8  

    BATTING
    2B: Diaz, R (4, Lowe, D), Hinske (8, Lowe, D).
    TB: McCutchen; Diaz, R 2; Morgan 2; Hinske 2; Young, D 2.
    RBI: LaRoche (26), Diaz, R 2 (10).
    2-out RBI: Diaz, R 2.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wilson, Ja 2; Young, D; Diaz, R.
    SF: LaRoche.
    GIDP: Morgan.
    Team RISP: 1-for-6.
    Team LOB: 5.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Morgan (13, 2nd base off Lowe, D/McCann, B).

    FIELDING
    DP: 2 (LaRoche-Wilson, Ja-Ohlendorf, LaRoche-Wilson, Ja-Chavez).
    		 
    Atlanta AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    McLouth, CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .259
    Escobar, Y, SS 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .298
    Jones, C, 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .335
    McCann, B, C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .308
    Anderson, G, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .254
      Francoeur, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
    Norton, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .108
      Soriano, R, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
    Diaz, M, RF-LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .279
    Johnson, K, 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .242
    Lowe, D, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174
      a-Blanco, G, PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Gonzalez, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
      Prado, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
    Totals 31 4 10 4 1 6 9  

    a-Hit a sacrifice bunt for Lowe, D in the 7th.

    BATTING
    TB: Diaz, M; Anderson, G; Jones, C 2; Escobar, Y 3; McLouth; Johnson, K; McCann, B.
    RBI: Jones, C (31), McCann, B (23), Escobar, Y 2 (31).
    2-out RBI: Jones, C.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: McCann, B; Norton.
    SAC: Blanco, G.
    GIDP: Anderson, G, Jones, C.
    Team RISP: 3-for-7.
    Team LOB: 5.

    FIELDING
    E: Jones, C (9, fielding).
    DP: (Escobar, Y-Norton).
     
    Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Ohlendorf 6.0 8 3 3 0 4 0 4.82
    Burnett, S (H, 3)(L, 1-2) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3.08
    Chavez (BS, 2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.73
    Gorzelanny 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.19
    		 
    Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Lowe, D (W, 7-3) 7.0 7 3 3 1 4 0 3.44
    Gonzalez, M (H, 3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.67
    Soriano, R (S, 5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.98

    Ohlendorf pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

    Game Scores: Ohlendorf 48, Lowe, D 54.
    Pitches-strikes: Ohlendorf 84-53, Burnett, S 9-4, Chavez 2-2, Gorzelanny 13-9, Lowe, D 102-69, Gonzalez, M 13-10, Soriano, R 15-11.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Ohlendorf 6-4, Burnett, S 1-0, Chavez 1-0, Gorzelanny 1-0, Lowe, D 9-6, Gonzalez, M 2-0, Soriano, R 1-2.
    Batters faced: Ohlendorf 25, Burnett, S 3, Chavez 2, Gorzelanny 3, Lowe, D 28, Gonzalez, M 3, Soriano, R 4.
    Inherited runners-scored: Burnett, S 1-0, Chavez 3-2.
    Ejections: Pittsburgh Pirates First Base Coach Perry Hill ejected by 1B umpire Doug Eddings (8th)
    Umpires: HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Doug Eddings. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Brian Knight.
    Weather: 86 degrees, partly cloudy.
    Wind: 5 mph, L to R.
    T: 2:35.
    Att: 20,124.
    Venue: Turner Field.
    June 9, 2009
    June 9, 2009

    Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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