BOXSCORE: 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates At 2008 Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers 10/18/2008 Pirates AB R H RBI AVG Dodgers AB R H RBI AVG J.Posada C 4 0 1 1 .328 C.Figgins 3B 4 2 3 0 .333 M.Ordonez RF 4 0 1 0 .500 T.Helton 1B 4 0 1 0 .342 C.Floyd LF 3 0 0 0 .357 V.Guerrero RF 2 0 1 1 .125 M.Lowell 3B 4 1 1 0 .315 J.Hamilton LF 3 0 0 1 .162 D.Young 1B 3 1 0 0 .260 M.Alou DH 4 0 1 0 .313 W.Betemit DH 3 1 1 0 .220 M.Tejada SS 3 0 1 0 .213 B.Giles CF 3 0 1 1 .227 M.Cameron CF 2 0 0 0 .286 M.Ellis 2B 3 0 1 1 .300 A-A.Ojeda PH 1 0 0 0 .375 O.Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0 .213 R.Belliard 2B 3 0 2 0 .256 B-L.Hernandez PH 1 0 0 0 .333 D.Miller C 2 0 0 0 .393 C-N.Hopper PH 1 0 0 0 .275 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 31 3 6 3 Totals 30 2 9 2 A-Pinch Hit For Cameron In 9th Inning B-Pinch Hit For Belliard In 9th Inning C-Pinch Hit For Miller In 9th Inning Pirates......... 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 Dodgers......... 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 0 Pirates (7-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET D.McGowan 4 8 2 2 2 2 0 65 5.06 A1 C1 J.Benoit WIN(1-1) 3 1/3 1 0 0 1 5 0 49 5.63 C2 D4 H.Bell SAVE(2nd) 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 1.42 D5 Totals 9 9 2 2 3 9 0 Dodgers (7-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Garland LOSS(0-2) 5 5 3 3 2 2 0 85 7.02 A1 C4 R.Villone 3 1 0 0 3 3 0 38 0.00 C5 D7 L.Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00 D8 Totals 9 6 3 3 5 5 0 ATTENDANCE- 53,562 DATE- Saturday, October 18th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Pluto, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy T- 2:26 LEFT ON BASE- Pirates: 7 Dodgers: 7 DOUBLE PLAYS- Pirates: 1 Dodgers: 1 DOUBLES- J.Posada(5th), B.Giles(4th), M.Tejada(5th) STOLEN BASES- C.Figgins-2(5th) CAUGHT STEALING- M.Cameron SACRIFICE HITS- D.Miller SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Posada, V.Guerrero, J.Hamilton WALKS- C.Floyd, D.Young, W.Betemit, B.Giles, M.Ellis, V.Guerrero, M.Tejada, M.Cameron STRIKE OUTS- J.Posada-2, D.Young, B.Giles, O.Cabrera, C.Figgins, T.Helton, V.Guerrero, J.Hamilton-2, M.Tejada, M.Cameron, A.Ojeda, D.Miller GIDP- M.Lowell, M.Alou WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Jorge Posada blocked the plate, saving a run! 53,562 fans watched an exciting game at Dodger Stadium. The Pittsburgh Pirates ended a long winless drought and topped the Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers by the slimmest of margins, 3 to 2. Joaquin Benoit(1-1) slammed the door shut in an excellent relief performance. He was stingy on the mound, allowing just 1 hit and 1 walk in 3 and 1/3 innings and chalked up 5 strikeouts. Heath Bell, after tossing a perfect ninth, was credited with his 2nd save. Jon Garland(0-2) was the losing pitcher. He gave up 5 hits and 2 walks in 5 innings. SCORESHEET: 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates at 2008 Los Angeles(NL) Dodgers J.Posada-A1 A1:Do B1:SF/7>3 C1:K D1:K E1:F/7 # M.Ordone-A1 A2:G/53 B2:G/63 C2:Si *7*:G/13 C.Floyd-A1 A3:G/43>2 *3*:G/31 C3:G/3 D3:W>b1 3 M.Lowell-A1 A4:G/63 B4:L/5 *6*:Si D4:G-DP/5 43>1o D.Young-A1 *2*:W>b1 B5:L/4 C5:F/7 *8*:K W.Betemi-A1 A6:Si>12 *4*:G/43 C6:W>12 b D6:G/53 1 B.Giles-A1 A7:W>23 1 B7:K C7:Do>2# D7:G/43 2 b1 13 M.Ellis-A1 A8:Si>3# B8:F/8 C8:IW>b1 *9*:G/31 23 12 O.Cabrer-A1 A9:L/5 *5*:FO/2 C9:K D9:G/53 C.Figgin-A1 A1:Si B1:Si>2o *5*:Si *7*:K T.Helton-A1 A2:SB>12 B2:F/9 C2:SB>12 D2:K Si>23 F/9>23 V.Guerre-A1 A3:SF/9>3 *3*:Si C3:W>b1 D3:K # J.Hamilt-A1 A4:K B4:P/4 C4:SF/9>3 *8*:K # M.Alou-A1 A5:Si>12 B5:G-DP/6 C5:G/63 D5:G/3 43>1o M.Tejada-A1 A6:W>23 1 *4*:G/63 *6*:Do D6:K 2 b1 M.Camero-A1 A7:K B7:W>b1 C7:FC/65> *9*:K A.Ojeda-D7 2o R.Bellia-A1 *2*:Si B8:CS/24> C8:L/5 D8:G/43 L.Hernan-D8 1o Si D.Miller-A1 A9:Sac/14 B9:F/8 C9:K D9:G/43 N.Hopper-D9 >12