Rivas leads Pirates in comeback win over Rockies
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07/30/2008 -
Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Luis Rivas was a home run short of the
cycle and drove in three runs, as Pittsburgh came from behind to top Colorado,
6-4, in the second of three games with the Rockies.
Rivas started at second base in place of Freddy Sanchez, who did not play for
the second straight night because of back spasms. Rivas tied a season-high for
hits in a game as the Pirates won their second in a row. Nate McLouth and
Jason Bay each went 2-for-4, while Bay also drove in a run.
"We stayed patient, we stayed with our approach to the plate and wound up
scoring some runs," said Pirates manager John Russell. "Our bullpen did a good
job for us, holding them down, giving us an opportunity to score some runs."
Yoslan Herrera made his fourth start of the season for Pittsburgh, and allowed
four runs on four walks and six hits in five-plus innings. Jason Davis (1-0)
got the win after pitching a scoreless inning of relief, while Tyler Yates
recorded his first save of the season.
Glendon Rusch gave up just three runs on six hits in a five-inning start for
the Rockies, but Matt Herges (3-4) allowed two runs in the sixth inning and
was tagged with the loss.
Brad Hawpe finished 3-for-3 with a double and RBI, while Ian Stewart went 2-
for-3 with two RBI for Colorado, which lost for the second night in a row
after building an early lead.
In Monday's series opener, the Rockies led 3-0 after four innings only to have
the Pirates storm back with the next seven runs en route to an 8-4 win. On
Tuesday, the Rockies again stormed ahead early with a three-run first inning.
With two runners on and one out, Hawpe singled in a run, and the remaining
runners advanced into scoring position on a throwing error. Garrett Atkins
plated another run on a ground out, while Stewart doubled in Hawpe for a 3-0
edge.
Hawpe also smacked a one-out double in the third, and two batters later
Stewart singled to drive him home for a four-run lead.
But again, Pittsburgh rallied. In the home third, Rivas followed McLouth's
two-out double with a single to get a run back for the Pirates. Herrera had
settled down at that point, and allowed just three baserunners from the second
through fifth innings.
That gave the Pirates an opportunity to close the gap, which they did in their
half of the fifth. With one out, Herrera singled -- his first major league hit
-- and McLouth later got on base with a two-out bunt single. Rivas came up and
drove a fly ball to the gap in right field, and a sprinting Hawpe couldn't
make the catch.
The ball rolled to the fence as the bases cleared to bring Pittsburgh within
4-3, and Rivas ended up on third.
In the sixth, Herges took the mound and immediately gave up a single to Bay.
Doug Mientkiewicz hit a long drive to right field that bounced off the wall,
scoring Bay to tie the game. Later in the frame, after Jose Bautista walked to
put runners on the corners, pinch-hitter Chris Gomez brought home Mientkiewicz
with a sacrifice fly to push Pittsburgh in front.
"We didn't execute in the top of the inning, they do execute in the bottom,"
said Rockies manager Clint Hurdle. "We've got to stay away from that pendulum
swing."
Bay's RBI single in the seventh plated Rivas for a 6-4 lead, and Pittsburgh's
bullpen held onto the lead. John Grabow threw a scoreless seventh, Denny
Bautista and Sean Burnett combined to keep the Rockies off the board in the
eighth, and Yates was perfect in the ninth.
Game Notes
Pirates first baseman Adam LaRoche was placed on the 15-day disabled list with
a right ribcage strain on Tuesday. The club also recalled infielder Brian
Bixler from Triple-A Indianapolis...Colorado placed outfielder Scott Podsednik
on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday with a left finger injury. The team
also purchased the contract of outfielder Cory Sullivan and designated pitcher
Alberto Arias for assignment.
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