MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
07/30/2003
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1611 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH , 2003 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Padres (53-55) 1 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 8 12 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (45-62) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 0
Padres Topple Pirates, 8-3, as Kearns Shines
The San Diego Padres topped the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-3, with left fielder Austin Kearns playing a big role. Kearns was 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 times and drove in 2 for the Padres in the win. Brad Penny, who went 8 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 3 runs on 5 hits, while walking 1 and striking out 8. His record now stands at 8-9. With the win, San Diego goes to 53-55, while the Pirates fall to 45-62.

Craig Counsell had a key at-bat with two out in the top of the third for San Diego. With the bases loaded and the Padres leading 2-0, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run.

Kearns called the win "a lesson in teamwork."
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kearns LF 4 3 3 2 1 1 2 .292 18 70
S. Sosa RF 5 0 0 1 0 2 5 .232 21 60
M. Izturis SS 4 0 3 2 1 0 0 .246 2 22
J. Morneau 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .241 10 51
M. Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .227 7 46
A. Cintron 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .279 7 47
Y. Molina C 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .234 4 35
C. Counsell 2B 3 0 1 3 1 0 1 .236 1 31
B. Penny P 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .289 0 4
   D. McGowan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 8 12 8 7 7 22      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Izturis (15, 1st Inning off J. Francis, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Kearns (23, 4th Inning off J. Francis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Kearns (18, 7th Inning off J. Mesa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kearns 7 , M. Izturis 4 , A. Cintron 2 , Y. Molina , C. Counsell , B. Penny 2
2-out RBI: A. Kearns , M. Izturis , C. Counsell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sosa , M. Cameron 2 , B. Penny
GIDP: S. Sosa , J. Morneau
Sac Fly: C. Counsell
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Kearns (12)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Cintron (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Izturis-Counsell-Morneau)
PB: Y. Molina
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Wilson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .264 15 45
M. Giles 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .304 10 45
B. Bonds LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .354 38 95
A. Soriano RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .310 11 56
T. Glaus 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .211 15 51
M. Sweeney 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .220 8 58
E. Diaz C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 3 33
A. Nunez SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .249 2 23
J. Francis P 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .150 0 2
   C. Morton P 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0
   J. Mesa P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   a-P. Polanco PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 3 27
   A. Prieto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 2 1 10 12      
a - P. Polanco pinch hit for J. Mesa in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Giles (31, 3rd Inning off B. Penny, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Bonds (38, 8th Inning off B. Penny, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Giles 3 , B. Bonds 4 , T. Glaus , C. Morton
2-out RBI: B. Bonds
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Giles , T. Glaus
GIDP: M. Sweeney
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Nunez-Giles-Sweeney, Giles-Nunez-Sweeney)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Penny W (8-9) 8.0 5 3 1 1 8 1 103 4.02   
D. McGowan 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 6.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Penny 71
Batters Faced: B. Penny 31, D. McGowan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Penny 10-6, D. McGowan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Penny 103-67, D. McGowan 12-8
WP: B. Penny 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Francis L (5-6) 4.1 6 4 4 5 4 0 95 4.87   
C. Morton 1.2 3 2 2 2 0 0 35 5.97   
J. Mesa 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 23 6.04   
A. Prieto 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 8.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Francis 34
Batters Faced: J. Francis 24, C. Morton 9, J. Mesa 5, A. Prieto 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Francis 2-7, C. Morton 1-3, J. Mesa 0-1, A. Prieto 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Francis 95-53, C. Morton 35-19, J. Mesa 23-14, A. Prieto 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mesa 1-1
WP: J. Francis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Austin Kearns
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 17288
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