Pirates Gameday: 7/7/12: San Francisco Giants(46-38) @ Pittsburgh Pirates(46-37)

[Witlon]

Battle of first place squads this afternoon in Pittsburgh.

San Francisco
RF G. Blanco
2B R. Theriot
LF M. Cabrera
CA B. Posey
3B P. Sandoval
CF A. Pagan
1B B. Belt
SS B. Crawford
SP R. Vogelsong

Pittsburgh
LF D. Sutton
2B N. Walker
CF A. McCutchen
RF G. Jones
1B C. McGehee
3B P. Alvarez
CA M. McHenry
SS C. Barmes
SP J. McDonald

Should be a great pitching matchup today. More on that in a moment.

[Witlon]

SF: Ryan Vogelsong 7-3, 2.26 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 72 K in 103.2 IP.
PIT: James McDonald 8-3, 2.45 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 90 K in 103 IP.

Two first half Cy Young canidates. And only one of them is an All Star. What's wrong with this pitcture?

[realmofotalk]

What's wrong with this picture?

Ryan Vogelsong should have been putting up those numbers with the Pirates.

[Witlon]

Top 1- Giants batting, facing James McDonald
G. Blanco struck out swinging. (First strikeout by J. McDonald), 1 out
R. Theriot popped out to short. (C. Barmes), 2 outs
M. Cabrera lined to left. (D. Sutton), 3 outs.

Due up for Pittsburgh
1. D. Sutton
2. N. Walker
3. A. McCutchen

Notes
First pitch: 4:07 PM, Temperature: 97 degrees.
The last time the Pirates played in a home game with the starting temp over 95 degrees since 1999.

[Witlon]

Bottom 1- Pirates batting, facing Ryan Vogelsong
D. Sutton flied to center. (A. Pagan), 1 out
N. Walker hit a ground rule double to left.
A. McCutchen grounded to short, Walker to third. (B. Crawford - B. Belt), 2 outs
G. Jones struck out swinging. (First strikeout by R. Vogelsong.), 3 outs.

Due up for San Francisco
4. B. Posey
5. P. Sandoval
6. A. Pagan

[Witlon]

Top 2- Giants batting, facing James McDonald
B. Posey struck out swinging. (Second strikeout by J. McDonald), 1 out
P. Sandoval struck out swinging. (Third strikeout by J. McDonald), (M. McHenry - C. McGehee), 2 outs
A. Pagan flied to deep center. (A. McCutchen), 3 outs.

Due up for Pittsburgh
5. C. McGehee
6. P. Alvarez
7. M. McHenry

Notes
- Neil Walker extended his hitting streak to 11 games with his ground rule double in the first.

[Witlon]

Bottom 2- Pirates batting, facing Ryan Vogelsong
C. McGehee grounded to short. (B. Crawford - B. Belt), 1 out
P. Alvarez struck out swinging. (Second strikeout by R. Vogelsong), 2 outs
M. McHenry doubled to center.
C. Barmes grounded to first. (B. Belt), 3 outs.

Due up for San Francisco
7. B. Belt
8. B. Crawford
9. R. Vogelsong

Notes
- J. McDonald, PIT: 32 pitches, 24 strikes through 2 innings.

[Witlon]

Top 3- Giants batting, facing James McDonald
B. Belt struck out swinging. (Fourth strikeout by J. McDonald), (M. McHenry - C. McGehee), 1 out
B. Crawford singled to short. Ball bobbled by SS C. Barmes.
R. Vogelsong sacrificed to first, Crawford to second. (C. McGehee - N. Walker), 2 outs
G. Blanco struck out swinging. (Fifth strikeout by J. McDonald), 3 outs.

Due up for Pittsburgh
9. J. McDonald
1. D. Sutton(0-1)
2. N. Walker(1-1, 2B)

Notes
- R. Vogelsong, SF: 27 pitches, 18 strikes through 2 IP
- The last time Pirates pitcher James McDonald faced the Giants, he had the only hit in an 1-hit, no walk shutout by Matt Cain.

[Witlon]

Neil Walker RBI double, 1-0 Pirates.

[Witlon]

Bottom 3- Pirates batting, facing Ryan Vogelsong
J. McDonald walked. (First walk by R. Vogelsong) And the 2-2, and 3-2 pitches were both strikes, called balls by the home plate umpire.
D. Sutton flied to center. (A. Pagan), 1 out.
N. Walker doubled to left, J. McDonald scored. Pirates 1, Giants 0
A. McCutchen lined to right. (G. Blanco), 2 outs.
G. Jones...0-2 count...

Rain Delay in Pittsburgh.

27 minutes later...

G. Jones flied to right. (G. Blanco), 3 outs.


Due up for San Francisco
2 R. Theriot(0-1)
3 M. Cabrera(0-1)
4 B. Posey(0-1)

[Witlon]

Back to baseball in Pittsburgh, end of the 3rd, 1-0 Buccos.

[Witlon]

Top 4- Giants batting, facing James McDonald
R. Theriot singled to center.
M. Cabrera grounded into a double play to short. (C. Barmes - N. Walker - C. McGehee), 2 outs
B. Posey grounded to third. (P. Alvarez - C. McGehee), 3 outs.

Due up for Pittsburgh
5. C. McGehee(0-1)
6. P. Alvarez(0-1)
7. M. McHenry(1-1, 2B)

[Witlon]

Michael 'The Fort' McHenry solo shot, 2-0 Buccos.

Or as Steve Blass called him..."Michael, Michael, motorcycle.)

Huh?

[Witlon]

Bottom 4- Pirates batting, facing Ryan Vogelsong
C. McGehee struck out looking. (Third strikeout by R. Vogelsong), 1 out.
P. Alvarez struck out looking. (Fourth strikeout by R. Vogelsong), 2 outs.
M. McHenry homered to left. Pirates 2, Giants 0
C. Barmes grounded to third. (P. Sandoval - B. Belt), 3 outs.

Due up for San Francisco
5. P. Sandoval(0-1)
6. A. Pagan(0-1)
7. B. Belt(0-1)

[Witlon]

Top 5- Giants batting, facing James McDonald
P. Sandoval grounded to the pitcher. (J. McDonald - C. McGehee), 1 out
A. Pagan grounded to short. (C. Barmes - C. McGehee), 2 outs
B. Belt struck out looking. (Sixth strikeout by J. McDonald), 3 outs

Due up for Pittsburgh
9. J. McDonald(0-0, BB, R)
1. D. Sutton(0-2)
2. N. Walker(2-2, 2 2B, RBI)

Notes
- Ryan Vogelsong, SF: 60 pitches, 39 strikes through 4 innings.
- James McDonald, PIT: 56 pitches, 42 strikes through 4 innings.