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NLDS: Game 2 - Los Angeles Dodgers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on October 5, 2013 at 10:01 AM.

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October 8, 7:05PM ET
PNC Park - Pittsburgh, PA
TV: TBS RADIO: KDKA-FM 93.7

Weather: 41�, Clear
Attendance: 38,496

NLDS: Game 2 - Los Angeles Dodgers at Pittsburgh Pirates
Oct 8, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Los Angeles (1-1)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	8	0
Pittsburgh (1-1)	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	0
W: Edward Mujica (1-0) L: Glen Perkins (0-1) S: N/A

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			LAD	PIT
PIT	2nd	Garrett Jones doubled to center. Pedro Alvarez scored.	0	1
LAD	3rd	Hanley Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly to right. Andre Ethier scored.	1	1
LAD	6th	Elian Herrera lined to right for a single. Hanley Ramirez scored.	2	1
PIT	7th	Asdrubal Cabrera lined to right for a single. Pedro Alvarez scored.	2	2
LAD	9th	Yasiel Puig hit a grand slam. Gonzalez, Kemp, and Hairston Jr. scored.	6	2

Los Angeles Dodgers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Ramirez, SS	3	1	1	1	0	2	.143
Herrera, 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.250
Gonzalez, 1B	4	1	1	0	0	1	.375
Kemp, CF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.125
Ruiz, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Hairston Jr., PR-C	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
Puig, RF	4	1	1	4	0	0	.125
Ellis, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Belisario, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mujica, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Federowicz, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Jansen, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Ethier, LF	3	1	2	0	0	1	.286
Gwynn Jr., PR-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Greinke, P	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500
Punto, 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	34	6	8	6	0	11
BATTING 2B: A. Gonzalez (2) HR: Y. Puig (1) RBI: Y. Puig 4 (4), H. Ramirez (1), E. Herrera (1) SF: H. Ramirez
BASERUNNING SB: H. Ramirez (1), E. Herrera (1) CS: T. Gwynn Jr. (1)

Los Angeles Dodgers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Z Greinke	6.0	5	2	2	1	8	3.00
R. Belisario (BS, 1)	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0.00
E. Mujica (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0.00
K. Jansen	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	9	2	2	1	10

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	BI	BB	SO	AVG
Marte, LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Walker, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.000
McCutchen, CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.111
Alvarez, 3B	3	2	2	0	1	1	.625
Jones, 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	.333
Tabata, RF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.333
Byrd, PH-RF	2	0	2	0	0	0	.286
Martin, C	4	0	1	0	0	2	.444
Cabrera, SS	4	0	2	1	0	0	.500
Rodriguez, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Snider, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Perkins, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Watson, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
TOTALS	34	2	9	2	1	10
BATTING 2B: P. Alvarez (2), G. Jones (1) RBI: A. Cabrera (3), G. Jones (1)
BASERUNNING SB: A. Cabrera (1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
W. Rodriguez	7.0	4	2	2	0	8	2.57
G. Perkins (L, 0-1)	1.1	2	1	1	0	2	6.75
T. Watson	0.2	2	3	3	0	1	40.50
TOTALS	9.0	8	6	6	0	11

Puig Silences PNC Park with Grand Slam in 9th, Ties Series at 1

PITTSBURGH - The Pirates, plain and simple, stole game one from the Dodgers at PNC Park. Clayton Kershaw had run roughshot through the lineup all night, until a rocky 8th inning forced him from the game. The Pirates were then able to take advantage of the Dodgers bullpen, as Asdrubal Cabrera's two run shot tied the game and made way for Russell Martin's walk-off in the 11th. The Dodgers would be out for revenge in game two.

With another much expected pitchers dual, both Wandy Rodriguez and Zack Greinke made quick work of their opposition in the 1st inning, quickly taking the ball game into the 2nd inning unscathed. After another quick inning from Rodriguez in the top of the 2nd, Pedro Alvarez doubled off of Greinke to lead off the bottom half of the inning. Garrett Jones stepped in and worked Greinke to a full count, forcing Greinke to throw a meatball down the pipe for an RBI double, which would score Alvarez from second, giving the Pirates a 1-0 lead.

After getting out of the inning, the Dodgers started to work on Rodriguez in the 3rd, as Andre Ethier hit a one out single. Zack Greinke followed with a single of his own, putting runners on first and third with only one away. Hanley Ramirez then hit a sac fly to right field, allowing Ethier to score from third and tie the game at one.

Rodriguez would get Herrera to ground out to end the inning. The pitchers dual picked up again through the 4th and 5th innings, as neither team would get a runner into scoring position. In the top of the 6th, after a line out from Greinke, Hanley Ramirez singled and then stole second with Herrera at bat. The stolen base would prove costly, as Herrera singled to right, scoring Ramirez, and giving the Dodgers a 2-1 lead.

But the Pirates weren't about to quit, as Greinke walked Alvarez to lead off the bottom of the 7th. Garrett Jones then singled, followed by a single from Marlon Byrd to load the bases with no one out. Manager Don Mattingly would see enough, as he would come out to pull Greinke and call upon Belisario from the pen. Belisario immediately got Russell Martin to pop out on an infield fly rule for the first out. Asdrubal Cabrera would then step in a single to right, scoring Alvarez to tie the game at 2.

With the bases loaded and still only one out, Belisario would get pinch hitter Travis Snider to strike out and Starling Marte to pop out to end the Bucco's huge opportunity to take the lead. After a quick 8th inning, the Dodgers were down to their final three outs. Perkins would get Herrera to strike out to lead off the inning, but would then allow a double to Adrian Gonzalez. Clint Hurdle would call upon Tony Watson for the final two outs. Matt Kemp would hit a single, advancing Gonzalez to third. Carlos Ruiz then hit a fielder's choice to load the bases with still only one way. Rookie Yasiel Puig stepped up to the plate and on an 0-1 made the biggest impact thus far, a grand slam that was crushed out of PNC Park, giving the Dodgers a 6-2 lead.

The Pirates were unable to get anything going offensively in the bottom of the 9th and dropped game two to the Dodgers in unfortunate fashion.

With the series tied at 1, the Dodgers now have the upper hand as the series heads to Los Angeles. With a travel day tomorrow, the Pirates and Dodgers will square off for game three on Thursday, as James McDonald takes the mound to oppose Jaime Garcia. First pitch, 4:05PM.