Pittsburgh Pirates vs Arizona Diamondbacks
August 18, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 2004 at Bank One Ballpark. The Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 6

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Kendall c 4 0 3 2
Wilson J. ss 4 0 1 0
Bay lf 4 1 1 1
Wilson C. 1b 3 0 0 0
Wigginton 3b 4 0 0 0
Redman cf 4 0 0 0
Bautista rf 3 0 2 0
  Hill ph 1 0 0 0
Castillo 2b 2 1 0 0
  Mackowiak ph 1 0 0 0
Van Benschoten p 1 1 0 0
  Nunez ph 1 0 0 0
  Corey p 0 0 0 0
  Ward ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Arizona Diamondbacks ab   r   h rbi
McCracken lf 4 1 2 2
Cintron ss 4 1 1 0
Bautista rf 4 0 0 0
Hillenbrand 1b 2 1 2 3
Tracy 3b 4 0 1 0
Terrero cf 4 0 0 0
Hairston 2b 3 1 1 1
Brito c 3 2 1 0
Fossum p 0 0 0 0
  Green ph 1 0 0 0
  Koplove p 0 0 0 0
  Aquino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 8 6
Pittsburgh 021 000 000370
Arizona 001 050 00x680
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Van Benschoten  L (0-1) 6.0 7 6 6 1 4
  Corey   2.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
8.0
8
6
6
2
6
  Arizona Diamondbacks IP H R ER BB SO
Fossum  W (3-12) 7.0 7 3 3 2 5
  Koplove   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Aquino  SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
2
5

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 1.  2B–Pittsburgh Kendall (22,off Fossum), Arizona Brito (5,off Van Benschoten); McCracken (8,off Van Benschoten).  HR–Pittsburgh Bay (17,3rd inning off Fossum 0 on, 0 out), Arizona Hairston (11,5th inning off Van Benschoten 0 on, 0 out); Hillenbrand (13,5th inning off Van Benschoten 2 on, 2 out).  SH–Van Benschoten (1,off Fossum); Fossum 2 (3,off Van Benschoten 2).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Hillenbrand (11,by Van Benschoten).  Team–4.  WP–Corey (3).  HBP–Van Benschoten (1,Hillenbrand).  U-HP–Marvin Hudson, 1B–Dana DeMuth, 2B–Jim Joyce, 3B–Kerwin Danley.  T–2:21.  A–28,066.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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