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Aug 18 2010 Post-Gazette PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE We 18, 2010 WWW.POST-GAZETTE.COM D-5 BASEBALL PIRATES REPORT Game Pirates vs. Florida Marlins, 7:05 p.m., PNC Park. TV, radio FSN Pittsburgh, WPGB-FM (104.7). Pitching RHP Ross Ohlendorf (1-9, 3.95) vs. RHP Josh Johnson (10-5, 2.27).

Key matchup Ohlendorf vs. his lack of support. He has pitched 10 official quality starts with a 2.17 ERA over his past nine overall starts and has one win to show for that. Of note Johnson has been mostly outstanding, but he is fresh off his worst start of 2010, six runs over 3 2 3 innings Friday in a loss to Cincinnati. Today NL EAST NL CENTRAL NL WEST ATLANTA BRAVESFLORIDA MARLINSNEWYORK METSPHILADELPHIA PHILLIESWASHINGTON NATIONALS CHICAGO CUBSCINCINNATI REDSHOUSTON ASTROSMILWAUKEE BREWERSPITTSBURGH PIRATES ST.

LOUIS CARDINALS ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS COLORADO ROCKIES LOS ANGELES DODGERS SAN DIEGO PADRES SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Wild Things report Tuesday: Southern Illinois 11, Washington 0. Recap: Nate Hall belted a grand slam for Southern Illinois, part of an eight-run fourth that propelled the Miners to a big win against the Wild Things. Washington did not give up a hit after the eight-run inning, but managed only singles in the third, fourth, seventh and ninth on offense. Record: 33-45, fifth place in the East Division, Frontier League. Today: Wild Things again host Southern Illinois (56-23) at 7:05 p.m.

Minor league report results INDIANAPOLIS (62-62) was off. ALTOONA (70-51) won at Portland, 4-2. LHP Tony Watson (4-2, 2.92) allowed two runs and six hits in three innings. LHP Daniel Moskos (1.32) pitched a scoreless ninth for his 19th save. He allowed a hit and a walk.

SS Jordy Mercer (.259) went 1 for 3 with a double, walk and RBI. BRADENTON (70-55) beat Palm Beach, 5-1. RHP Nate Adcock (10-7, 3.40) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings. He struck out four, walked none. CF Starling Marte (.316) went 3 for 4 with a double, two RBIs and his 15th steal.

RF Robbie Grossman (.243) went 3 for 4 with a steal. WEST VIRGINIA (55-64) lost to Asheville, 4-1. RHP Phillip Irwin (5-3, 3.60) allowed four runs and six hits in six innings. CF Evan Chambers (.242) went 2 for 3. STATE COLLEGE (27-29) was off.

BRADENTON GCL (24-26) lost at the Blue Jays, 2-0. RHP Jarryd Sullivan (3-3, 4.22) pitched three scoreless innings and allowed four hits. game Marlins 6, Pirates 0 Florida ab bi bb so avg. H.Ramirez ss ...4 2 1 0 0 1 .284 Morrison lf .......5 1 2 1 0 0 .299 G.Sanchez 1b ..5 0 2 2 0 2 .287 Uggla 2b ..........3 0 1 1 1 2 .291 Stanton rf ........3 0 0 0 1 1 .271 C.Ross 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Helms 3b ........3 2 1 0 1 0 .226 R.Paulino ......4 0 1 0 0 1 .256 Nolasco ........3 1 2 2 0 1 .174 Veras ............0 0 0 0 0 0 c-Tracy ph ........1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Hensley ........0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals ............35 6 10 6 3 9 Pirates ab bi bb so avg. A.McCutchen cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .279 Tabata lf ..........4 0 2 0 0 0 .293 N.Walker 2b .....4 0 0 0 0 2 .299 G.Jones 1b ......4 0 1 0 0 2 .257 Alvarez 0 2 0 0 0 .255 Doumit rf .........4 0 0 0 0 3 .252 Snyder ..........3 0 0 0 0 1 .225 A.Diaz ss .........3 0 0 0 0 1 .263 Duke ............1 0 0 0 0 0 .086 Gallagher ......0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Ledezma .......0 0 0 0 0 0 D.McCutchen 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .245 Park .............0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals ............32 0 6 0 1 11 Florida 000 041 6 10 1 Pirates 000 000 0 6 0 a-singled for Gallagher in the 6th.

b-struck out for D.McCutchen in the 8th. c-flied out for Veras in the 9th. (15). LOB 7, Pirates 6. 2B (7), G.Sanchez (29), Nolasco (3), Alvarez (8).

RBIs (7), G.Sanchez 2 (55), Uggla (76), Nolasco 2 (3). CS (6). SF Runners left in scoring position 3 (Stanton, H.Ramirez, Uggla); Pirates 3 (N.Walker 2, Doumit). Runners moved up GIDP Snyder. DP 2 (R.Paulino, R.Paulino, H.Ramirez), (Helms, G.Sanchez).

Florida ip er bb so np era Nolasco 14-8 6 5 0 0 1 9 108 4.22 0 0 0 0 1 18 3.49 Hensley ............1 1 0 0 0 1 19 2.80 Pirates ip er bb so np era Duke 5-12 .5 2 3 9 5 5 2 4 101 5.33 Gallagher 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 5.40 0 0 0 0 1 8 9.72 D.McCutchen ....1 0 0 0 1 1 18 6.80 Park .................1 1 1 1 0 2 20 10.80 Nolasco pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Inherited runners-scored 2-0, Gallagher 1-0. HBP Park (H.Ramirez). WP Nolasco. Umpires Ed Rapuano; First, Tom Hallion; Second, Ron Kulpa; Third, Lance Barksdale.

A Sat. vs. Mets, 7:05 James McDonald (2-1) vs. Jon Niese (7-5) (104.7) Thu. vs.

Marlins, 7:05 Paul Maholm (7-11) vs. Sean West (0-2) (104.7) Fri. vs. Mets, 7:05 Jeff Karstens (2-9) vs. Mike Pelfrey (11-7) (104.7) On deck NL EAST NL CENTRAL NL WEST ATLANTA BRAVESFLORIDA MARLINSNEWYORK METSPHILADELPHIA PHILLIES CHICAGO CUBSCINCINNATI REDSHOUSTON ASTROSMILWAUKEE BREWERS ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS COLORADO ROCKIES LOS ANGELES DODGERS SAN DIEGO PADRES How they scored Marlins fifth.

Helms walked on a full count. R.Paulino grounded out, shortstop A.Diaz to first baseman G.Jones, Helms to second. Nolasco singled to center, Helms scored. H.Ramirez singled to center, Nolasco to second. Morrison singled to left, Nolasco to third, H.Ramirez to second.

G.Sanchez singled to right, Nolasco scored, H.Ramirez scored, Morrison to third. Uggla hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Tabata, Morrison scored. Stanton flied out to left fielder Tabata.4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 4, Pirates 0. Marlins sixth.

C.Ross grounded out, third baseman Alvarez to first baseman G.Jones. Helms singled to right. R.Paulino struck out. Nolasco doubled to center, Helms scored. Gallagher pitching.

H.Ramirez struck out.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Marlins 5, Pirates 0. Marlins ninth. Park pitching. Tracy pinch- hitting for Veras.

Tracy flied out to left fielder Tabata. H.Ramirez was hit by a pitch. Morrison doubled to center, H.Ramirez scored. G.Sanchez struck out. Uggla struck out.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on.

Marlins 6, Pirates 0. NL EAST NL CENTRAL NL WEST ATLANTA BRAVESFLORIDA MARLINSNEWYORK METSPHILADELPHIA PHILLIESWASHINGTON NATIONALS CHICAGO CUBSCINCINNATI REDSHOUSTON ASTROSMILWAUKEE BREWERSPITTSBURGH PIRATES ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS COLORADO ROCKIES LOS ANGELES DODGERS SAN DIEGO PADRES SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Schedule Date Opponent Time TV Mets 1:35 FSN Cardinals 7:05 FSN Cardinals 7:05 FSN Cardinals 7:05 FSN Brewers 8:10 FSN Brewers 7:10 FSN Brewers 2:10 FSN Cubs 8:05 FSN Cubs 8:05 FSN Cubs 2:20 FSN Nationals 7:05 FSN Nationals 7:05 FSN Nationals 1:35 FSN Braves 1:35 FSN Braves 7:05 FSN Braves 7:05 FSN Reds 7:10 FSN Reds 7:10 FSN Reds 1:10 FSN Home games in bold All games available on MLB.TV Home attendance 58 DATES Year Total Average 2010 1,181,089 20,364 2009 1,108,626 19,114 1,846,295 31,833 season Note Figures are tickets sold. NL EAST NL CENTRAL NL WEST ATLANTA BRAVESFLORIDA MARLINSNEWYORK METSPHILADELPHIA PHILLIESWASHINGTON NATIONALS CHICAGO CUBSCINCINNATI REDSHOUSTON ASTROSMILWAUKEE BREWERSPITTSBURGH PIRATES ST. LOUIS CARDINALS ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS COLORADO ROCKIES LOS ANGELES DODGERS SAN DIEGO PADRES SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS By the numbers (Pirates statistics through Monday) BATTERS AVG OBA AB 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Diaz ............313 .389 16 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 Walker .........304 .352 257 33 78 18 1 5 34 18 56 2 2 5 Tabata .........289 .343 235 37 68 14 0 2 16 19 36 12 5 0 A.

McCutchen .281 .353 413 65 116 22 5 10 34 44 69 25 8 4 .395 29 4 8 2 1 0 5 7 6 0 0 1 Milledge ......272 .330 346 34 94 20 3 3 33 28 59 5 3 1 Jones ..........257 .318 440 50 113 24 0 17 68 41 85 6 3 10 Doumit ........255 .326 298 27 76 20 1 8 34 25 56 1 0 6 Alvarez ........250 .336 188 22 47 7 0 10 35 25 69 0 0 8 Young ..........247 .294 158 18 39 10 1 5 25 10 44 1 0 4 Cedeno .......245 .287 327 26 80 20 1 6 25 18 81 11 2 8 Snyder .........227 .343 233 24 53 8 0 11 39 41 74 0 0 1 LaRoche ......220 .286 218 24 48 8 0 3 14 18 34 1 1 11 Clement ......207 .243 140 11 29 3 0 7 12 6 37 0 0 2 Totals ..........241 .304 3925 408 946 197 16 84 393 338 876 69 28 86 PITCHERS ERA GS SV IP ER HR BB SO 4 2.12 53 0 1 63.2 42 21 15 4 23 53 Ohlendorf ........1 9 3.95 19 19 0 100.1 101 49 44 11 41 74 Hanrahan ........2 1 4.03 53 0 1 51.1 42 23 23 6 16 72 McDonald ........2 2 4.26 7 4 0 25.1 25 12 12 1 9 27 Karstens .........2 9 4.57 23 17 0 112.1 129 62 57 19 27 64 Maholm ...........7 11 4.86 24 24 0 140.2 169 85 76 12 50 69 Duke ...............5 11 5.20 20 20 0 114.1 148 74 66 18 35 70 Gallagher .........2 0 5.45 28 0 0 36.1 36 23 22 6 34 32 Resop .............0 0 5.79 9 0 0 9.1 8 6 6 0 7 12 D. McCutchen ..1 5 6.97 13 7 0 41.1 51 34 32 11 19 22 0 11.05 9 0 0 7.1 10 9 9 1 1 9 Park ................0 1 11.25 4 0 0 4.0 8 5 5 2 1 2 Jakubauskas ....0 1 27.00 1 1 0 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 Totals ............40 78 5.06 118 118 23 1028.0 1139 633 578 136 401 731 By Dejan Kovacevic Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Pirates spent a franchise-record $11.9 million on the draft, according to official figures obtained Tuesday by the Post-Gazette, second in Major League Baseball only to the Washington $13.7 million. That raised the three-year total since current management took over to $30.7 million, most in the majors, also according to official figures. The bulk of the current draft expenditure went to the right-handed pitchers taken with the top two picks. First- rounder Jameson Taillon received a franchise-record bonus of $6.5 million and second-rounder Stetson Allie received $2.25 million.

Both of the payments were up front, and both part of minor league contracts. In case, getting the money up front makes his bonus even more valuable than it appears to be above the previous record of $6,355,000 given to Pedro Alvarez two years ago. That is because payments were staggered: He received $3 million the first year, $3 million the next, plus $355,000 in guaran- teed salary. bonus ranks sixth in franchise history, behind Taillon, Alvarez, Bryan Bullington ($4 million), Brad Lincoln ($2.75 million), Tony Sanchez ($2.5 million) and Daniel Moskos ($2.475 million). Taillon and Allie each was paid roughly double recommended slot bonus for their drafting position, and four other players among the 27 total also received bonuses well above slot: Fourth-round pitcher Nick Kingham 15th-round shortstop Drew Maggi 17th-round pitcher Ryan Hafner ($450,000) and 23rd-round first baseman Jared Lakind The major league payroll under current management has shrunk from $52 million at the outset of the 2008 season to the current $39 million, lowest in baseball.

In that span, the team has increased the draft spending it was less than $7 million in 2007 as well as a doubling of the international budget from $1.13 million to $3 million, and a 20 percent increase in scouting. If the Pirates sign Mexican pitcher Luis Heredia his cost in the range of $2 million will count above the international budget. Cedeno late scratch Shortstop Ronny Cedeno almost returned after missing five games to a left shoulder impingement, this after a cortisone shot Monday and a round of batting practice Tuesday, but he was a late scratch after that session saw little more than awkward one-armed bloops to right field. feels a lot better since the Cedeno had said beforehand. Buried treasure Taillon and Allie are expected to have introductory news conferences at PNC Park this week.

The Pirates brought aboard two members of their minor league staff, pitching coordinator Jim Benedict and personal development coordinator Anthony Telford Class AA Altoona outfielder Andrew Lambo one of the top prospects, has a sprained AC joint in his shoulder and will be impacted by it the rest of this director of player development Kyle Stark said, though he should be able to play rather than Lambo was hurt running into a wall Sunday. Edwin Rodriguez the first Puerto Rican manager, visited the Roberto Clemente Museum in Lawrenceville, joining a growing string of visiting coaches and players to do so. Earlier this year, Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen did so. Today, some Florida players, as well as the Neil Walker and Pedro Alvarez are expected there. Franchise-record $11.9 million spent on draft continues trend PIRATES NOTEBOOK Jameson Taillon $6.5 million bonus a franchise record Stetson Allie $2.25 million bonus sixth in team history More MLB draft coverage Page D-6 Matt Zach Duke fell to 5-12 with the loss Tuesday night to the Marlins.

He allowed five runs and nine hits in 5 2 3 innings. losses are tied for second-most in the majors, one fewer than Roy Oswalt and the 5.33 ERA. The Pirates face a potentially challenging decision this winter with Duke: He is their third-highest paid player at $4.3 million, and he will have one more year of arbitration eligibility in 2011. If management tenders an offer through arbitration, Duke is virtually assured of a significant raise, no matter his performance, as the process weighs experience and innings pitched. If management non-tenders him, it risks another Matt Capps scenario in which Duke becomes valuable elsewhere.

It was clear early on this night that the Pirates would do little for Duke, as Jose Tabata singled in the first, and Nolasco went on to retire 15 in a row, but Duke kept pace until the fifth. He issued a leadoff walk to Wes Helms, then watched as rookie shortstop Argenis Diaz was unable to turn what might have been a 6-4-3 double play on slow-footed Ronny Paulino. With Helms at second, Nolasco ripped an RBI single to center. Three more singles followed, including Gaby two-run liner into right, and it was 4-0. was Duke said of the inning.

started leaving the ball up, and they made me pay for it. just going to try to erase that one from my Diaz backtracked and allowed the ball to play him rather than vice versa. we turn that, it might have been a little Russell said. Zach, again, was In the next inning, Helms dropped a single in front of novice right fielder Ryan Doumit, who barely reacted and was booed by the crowd. Duke responded with a rare strikeout, getting Paulino, but he again was beaten by his counterpart, Nolasco lining an RBI double off the glove of diving center fielder Andrew McCutchen.

hits he got, I left the ball Duke said of Nolasco. Of misplay, one similar to a hesitation last week in San Diego, Russell said, working at it, starting to get comfortable out there. coming in on some balls a little better. He could have come in on that one. making progress.

going to take a little The Pirates took a last gasp in the sixth, loading the bases off Nolasco after two outs with their hottest hitter, Neil Walker, at the plate. But Nolasco got him to swing over a 2-2 changeup. Nolasco, who improved to 14-8, struck out 12 Pirates in Miami on July 5 of last year. looked a lot like infielder Andy LaRoche said. His pinch-hit single started that non-rally in the was painting with his fastball, had everything The offense looked terribly lifeless a day after a 7-1 rout snapped a seven-game losing streak.

been Russell said. kind of hoped break out of it last night. But this was Chan Ho Park, scored upon in four of his five appearances since being claimed off waivers, gave up another run in the ninth. At 40-79, the Pirates are three losses away from clinching the 18th consecutive losing season. And never mind that: They need to go 23-20 the rest of the way to avoid 100 losses.

Dejan Kovacevic: dkova- Find more online at PBC Blog. Duke pounded in 6-0 loss FROM PAGE D-1 biggest losers Pitchers with the most losses this season: Pitcher, team Kevin Millwood, Rangers 2 13 Roy Oswalt, Phillies 8 13 Zach Duke, Pirates 5 12 Joe Saunders, 7 12 Brian Matusz, Orioles 4 12 Matt photos Center fielder Andrew McCutchen stretches out for a ball hit by Florida pitcher Ricky Nolasco in the sixth inning. McCutchen hold onto the ball once he hit the ground. Florida shortstop Hanley Ramirez tags out Jose Tabata on an attempted steal of second in the first inning Tuesday night at PNC Park..