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Regular Season Game 144: Pittsburgh Pirates @ Texas Rangers

Posted on September 12, 2013 at 09:04 PM.

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September 10, 8:05PM ET
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington - Arlington, TX
TV: ROOT SPORTS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 71�, Clear
Attendance: 23,939

Game #144: Pittsburgh Pirates at Texas Rangers
Sep 10, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh (82-62)	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
Texas (69-75)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	0
W: Francisco Liriano (9-7) L: Homer Bailey (8-11) S: Jason Grilli (49)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			PIT	TEX
PIT	2nd	Matt LaPorta lined and deflected off right Fielder Nelson Cruz for single. Pedro Alvarez scored.	1	0
PIT	2nd	Freddy Sanchez lined to center for a single. Marlon Byrd scored.	2	0
TEX	8th	Geovany Soto homered to left.	2	1

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING RBI: F. Sanchez (4), M. LaPorta (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
F. Liriano (W, 9-7)	8.0	5	1	1	0	12	2.49
J. Grilli (S, 49)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	1.21
TOTALS	9.0	5	1	1	0	13

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
BATTING HR: G. Soto (6) RBI: G. Soto (22) GIDP: N. Cruz
FIELDING E: M. Moreland (6)

Texas Rangers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
H. Bailey (L, 8-11)	3.0	4	2	2	0	4	4.51
C. Lewis	6.0	0	0	0	0	7	3.39
TOTALS	9.0	4	2	2	0	11

Offense Backs Liriano's Gem for 2-1 Win

Homer Bailey leaves in the 4th with a shoulder injury.

Matt LaPorta's single scores Pedro Alvarez to give the Pirates a 1-0 lead.

Freddy Sanchez singles home Marlon Byrd, pushing the Pirates ahead 2-0.

Francisco Liriano strikes out Adrian Beltre for his 1,000th career strikeout.

Geovany Soto hits a solo shot to bring the Rangers to within 1.

Player of the Game

After splitting the first two games of the series, the Pirates and Rangers square off in the rubber match tomorrow afternoon, as Gerrit Cole opposes Colby Lewis. First pitch, 2:05PM.

The Hunt for October - Updated: Sept. 10, 2013
NL CENTRAL	W	L	GB	RS	RA
Pittsburgh	82	62	-	474	414
Cincinnati	74	71	8.0	634	647
St. Louis	72	71	9.0	589	556
Milwaukee	59	84	22.5	526	617
Chicago	57	87	25.0	523	647