| Game |
Result |
Scoresheet |
Comments |
| Mon, 4/6 at Cardinals 4:15p |
W 4-3 |
(PDF) |
Fantastic 9th inning rally! |
| Tue, 4/7 at Cardinals 8:15p |
L 9-3 |
(PDF) |
Snell never got it started. |
| Wed, 4/8 at Cardinals 8:15p |
W 7-4 |
(PDF) |
Good outing for Duke. Sanchez, Moss, and Wilson all have nice games at the plate. |
| Thu, 4/9 at Cardinals 1:40p |
L 2-1 |
(PDF) |
Kept it close despite Chris Carpenter’s 1 hitter |
| Fri, 4/10 at Reds 7:10p |
Postponed |
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It’s raining in Cincinatti. Rescheduled for August 31. |
| Sat, 4/11 at Reds 1:10p |
W 10-2 |
(PDF) |
Another good start for Maholm. Big bats from McLouth and Doumit bring 7 RBIs. |
| Sun, 4/12 at Reds 1:10p |
L 2-0 |
(PDF) |
Pirates turn their first triple play since 1993, but Aaron Harang wins with a 2-hitter. |
| Mon, 4/13 Astros 1:35p |
W 7-0 |
(PDF) |
Game 7 – Duke does it again… this time a complete game shutout! |
| Wed, 4/15 Astros 7:05p |
L 4-1 |
(PDF) |
Slow start. Never recovered. All eyes were on the Penguins. |
| Thu, 4/16 Astros 12:35p |
L 6-3 |
(PDF) |
Karstens looked bad. Berkman hit a 3 run shot off Burnett. We’re below .500. |
| Fri, 4/17 Braves 7:05p |
W 3-0 |
(PDF) |
Strong outing by Maholm gets the Pirates back to .500. |
| Sat, 4/18 Braves 12:35p |
W 10-0 |
(PDF) |
Snell follows Maholm with his own 4 hitter. Snell gets much more run support, thanks to 6 Craig Monroe RBIs. |
| Sun, 4/19 Braves 1:35p |
L 11-1 |
(PDF) |
Duke couldn’t get it going, and the Pirates could only muster a meaningless ninth inning run. |
| Mon, 4/20 Marlins 7:05p |
W 8-0 |
(PDF) |
Pirate blank the 11-1 Marlins for their fourth shutout win. Ohlendorf’s first Pirate win. |
| Tue, 4/21 Marlins 7:05p |
W 3-2 |
(PDF) |
Jeff Karstens is effective enough to secure another series win. Jaramillo hits well in place of Doumit. |
| Wed, 4/22 Marlins 12:35p |
W 7-4 |
(PDF) |
Paul Maholm got his third win of the season, and the Bucs swept the Marlins. Adam LaRoche went 4-5. |
| Fri, 4/24 at Padres 10:05p |
L 4-3 |
(PDF) |
Former Bucco, Brian Giles hit a double in the 11th to down the Pirates. |
| Sat, 4/25 at Padres 10:05p |
W 10-1 |
(PDF) |
Total domination by the Pirates. Duke pitched 8 and 1/3 effective innings. |
| Sun, 4/26 at Padres 4:05p |
W 8-3 |
(PDF) |
Adam LaRoche homered twice, and Andy LaRoche extends his consecutive game hit streak to 10. Good start for Ohlendorf. |
| Mon, 4/27 at Brewers 8:05p |
L 10-5 |
(PDF) |
Karstens was bad. Yates and Grabow were worse. That marks 16 consecutive losses at Miller Park. |
| Tue, 4/28 at Brewers 8:05p |
L 6-5 |
(PDF) |
The score was closer than the game, and 9:1 walk ratios don’t help. Teams have combined for 6 HBP in 2 games. |
| Wed, 4/29 at Brewers 1:05p |
L 1-0 |
(PDF) |
Yovani Gallardo pitched 8 innings, allowed 2 hits, struck out 11, and hit his own game-winning homer. Bucs get swept. |
| Fri, 5/1 Reds 7:05p |
L 4-0 |
(PDF) |
Bucs shut out for 2nd game in a row. Bronson Arroyo entered the game with an ERA over 6, and he allowed just 4 hits in 8 innings. |
| Sat, 5/2 Reds 7:05p |
W 8-6 |
(PDF) |
I was there! Bucs got 4 in the top of the 1st. With a 4 run lead, Capps looked shaky, but he held on. |
| Sun, 5/3 Reds 1:35p |
L 5-0 |
(PDF) |
Ugh. No Pirate reached 2nd base in this game. Johnny Cueto allowed just 4 hits and struck out 9 in 8 innings. |
| Mon, 5/4 Brewers 7:05p |
L 7-4 |
(PDF) |
Ugh. Blown save opportunities in the 8th and 9th inning ruin Paul Maholm’s strong starting effort. Ryan Braun is not a friend of mine. |
| Tue, 5/5 Brewers 7:05p |
L 8-5 |
(PDF) |
Ian Snell left in the 6th, down 3-2. Jesse Chavez entered, and the game gets out of hand. 17 consecutive losses to the Brew Crew. |
| Wed, 5/6 at Cardinals 8:15p |
L 4-2 |
(PDF) |
Pirates struggle to get the bats going, and Pujols goes 4-4. |
| Thu, 5/7 at Cardinals 1:40p |
L 5-2 |
(PDF) |
Todd Wellemeyer holds the Pirates to 4 hits and 2 runs. |
| Fri, 5/8 at Mets 7:10p |
L 7-3 |
(PDF) |
The Bucs were in the game until a bullpen disaster in the 8th. |
| Sat, 5/9 at Mets 1:10p |
L 10-1 |
(PDF) |
Pirate pitchers give up 17 hits. Paul Maholm’s solo home run is the Pirates’ only run. |
| Sun, 5/10 at Mets 1:10p |
L 8-4 |
(PDF) |
Nice game for McLouth. Bullpen struggles continue. Losing streak reaches 8. |
| Tue, 5/12 Cardinals 7:05p |
W 7-1 |
(PDF) |
Zach Duke is solid through 8 innings to stop the losing streak. Adam LaRoche and Brandon Moss homer. |
| Wed, 5/13 Cardinals 7:05p |
W 5-2 |
(PDF) |
Ohlendorf pitches well. Bucs pitchers allow no walks. Wilson goes 3-4. |
| Thu, 5/14 Cardinals 7:05p |
L 5-1 |
(PDF) |
The Bucs outhit the Cards, but they left 10 men on base. Too many missed opportunities. |
| Fri, 5/15 Rockies 7:05p |
L 3-1 |
(PDF) |
This loss stung, as the Pirates wasted a great start by Paul Maholm. Matt Capps is really struggling. |
| Sat, 5/16 Rockies 7:05p |
W 7-4 |
(PDF) |
A 1:37 rain delay made this a long night at the park. Timely hitting helped the Bucs walk away with a much-needed win. |
| Sun, 5/17 Rockies 1:35p |
W 11-4 |
(PDF) |
A monster 7th inning gave the Bucs a series win. |
| Mon, 5/18 at Nationals 7:05p |
W 12-7 |
(PDF) |
Jack Wilson goes 4-4. 4 Nationals’ errors and a bad bullpen outing helps the Bucs win. |
| Tue, 5/19 at Nationals 7:05p |
W 8-5 |
(PDF) |
The Bucs declined two opportunities to use Matt Capps in a save situation, but declined both. Clutch hitting in the 10th. |
| Wed, 5/20 at Nationals 7:05p |
W 2-1 |
(PDF) |
The Pirates take the lead in the 9th from a wild pitch. Matt Capps collects the save though he was inches from surrendering a game losing home run to Josh Willingham. |
| Thu, 5/21 at Nationals 7:05p |
L 5-4 |
(PDF) |
The Nationals finally found a way to hit Tom Gorzelanny and avoided a series sweep. The Pirate offense struggled in a 5 hit effort. |
| Fri, 5/22 at White Sox 8:11p |
L 2-0 |
(PDF) |
This quick game was done in 1:51. The Pirates couldn’t manufacture anything at the plate to help Zach Duke’s 8 inning complete game. |
| Sat, 5/23 at White Sox 7:05p |
L 4-0 |
(PDF) |
The Pirates got shut out for the second consecutive game. The Bucs aren’t getting any timely hits. |
| Sun, 5/24 at White Sox 2:05p |
W 4-3 |
(PDF) |
Down 1, with 2 outs in the 9th, Jack Wilson homers. |
| Mon, 5/25 at Cubs 8:05p |
W 10-8 |
(PDF) |
Freddy Sanchez goes 6-6 in a crazy, back and forth game. |
| Tue, 5/26 at Cubs 8:05p |
L 6-1 |
(PDF) |
The Cubs easily win a rain-shortened game. |
| Wed, 5/27 at Cubs 2:20p |
L 5-2 |
(PDF) |
The Pirates tied the game in the 7th, and Carlos Zambrano got ejected, but the Cubs prevailed. |
| Fri, 5/29 Astros 7:05p |
L 6-1 |
(PDF) |
Brian Moehler’s pitching and Edwin Maysonet’s hitting was enough to sink the Pirates tonight. |
| Sat, 5/30 Astros 7:05p |
W 7-4 |
(PDF) |
SkyBlast with Zac Brown Band sold out the park. Jeff Karstens looked strong in the winning effort. |
| Sun, 5/31 Astros 1:35p |
L 2-1 |
(PDF) |
Nate McLouth’s leadoff homer provides the only Bucco run. Mike Hampton shuts down the Pirate bats. |
| Mon, 6/1 Mets 7:05p |
W 8-5 |
(PDF) |
Clutch Pirate hitting makes up for a slow start by Ian Snell. |
| Tue, 6/2 Mets 7:05p |
W 3-1 |
(PDF) |
Zach Duke out-duels Johan Santana. Jaramillo hits his first career homer in the winning effort. |
| Wed, 6/3 Mets 7:05p |
Postponed |
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Rescheduled for July 2. |
| Thu, 6/4 Mets 12:35p |
W 11-6 |
(PDF) |
Andrew McCutchen scored 3 runs in his MLB debut. |
| Fri, 6/5 at Astros 8:05p |
L 9-1 |
(PDF) |
A Carlos Lee grand slam is part of a 7 run 6th inning for the Astros. |
| Sat, 6/6 at Astros 7:05p |
W 6-4 |
(PDF) |
The Pirates score 6 off Roy Oswalt and give Paul Maholm some rare run support. |
| Sun, 6/7 at Astros 2:05p |
L 6-4 |
(PDF) |
The Pirates lost their 3rd rubber-match game to the Houston Astros this season. Snell kept the Pirates in the game. |
| Mon, 6/8 at Braves 7:10p |
L 7-6 |
(PDF) |
The Pirates got a great effort out of their bullpen, but still lost this 15 inning marathon of a game. |
| Tue, 6/9 at Braves 7:10p |
L 4-3 |
(PDF) |
Another tough 1 run loss for the Pirates. Ohlendorf pitch well, but the lead slipped away in the late innings. |
| Wed, 6/10 at Braves 7:10p |
W 3-2 |
(PDF) |
Charlie Morton’s debut with Pittsburgh lasted only 13 pitches due to a sore hamstring. Jeff Karstens resumed and pitched well. |
| Thu, 6/11 at Braves 1:10p |
W 3-1 |
(PDF) |
Delwyn Young hits his first HR as a Bucco and ends the Pirates’ homerless drought. |
| Fri, 6/12 Tigers 7:05p |
L 3-1 |
(PDF) |
On the night that the Penguins won their 3rd Stanley Cup, the Pirate offense could only score 1 run against Rick Porcello. Porcello knocked in 2 runs himself. |
| Sat, 6/13 Tigers 7:05p |
W 9-3 |
(PDF) |
Eight runs, including a Freddy Sanchez grand slam gave Zach Duke all of the run support he needed and more. |
| Sun, 6/14 Tigers 1:35p
| W 6-3 |
(PDF) |
Today commemorated the 100 year anniversary of the Bucs’ World Series win over the Tigers. Ohlendorf pitched well in the rubber match win. |
| Tue, 6/16 at Twins 8:10p |
L 8-2 |
(PDF) |
Paul Maholm allowed 8 runs on 14 hits, and Bucco fielders struggled under the Metrodome roof. |
| Wed, 6/17 at Twins 8:10p |
W 8-2 |
(PDF) |
The Pirate bats came alive, and the LaRoche brothers each homered. Snell pitched well in the winning effort. |
| Thu, 6/18 at Twins 1:10p |
L 5-1 |
(PDF) |
Nick Blackburn was 1 out away from a complete game shutout when the Pirates finally got onto the scoreboard. |
| Fri, 6/19 at Rockies 9:10p |
L 7-3 |
(PDF) |
Ohlendorf wasn’t at his best, and the Pirate offense didn’t help. |
| Sat, 6/20 at Rockies 8:10p |
L 9-7 |
(PDF) |
The Pirates’ bullpen collapsed in a very frustrating loss to the Rockies. |
| Sun, 6/21 at Rockies 3:10p |
L 5-4 |
(PDF) |
Pirate batters couldn’t quite compensate for Paul Maholm’s “rocky” start. Colorado sweeps the Pirates. |
| Tue, 6/23 Indians 7:05p |
L 5-4 |
(PDF) |
Ian Snell struggles early, and the Bucs fall behind 5-0. A 4 run 9th is too little too late. |
| Wed, 6/24 Indians 7:05p |
W 10-6 |
(PDF) |
The Pirates ended their 5 game losing streak by abusing Carl Pavano. Every starter got a hit, and the offense protected against a 9th inning disaster. |
| Thu, 6/25 Indians 7:05p |
W 3-2 |
(PDF) |
Ohlendorf out-pitched Cliff Lee. McCutchen went 2-4 with 2 RBI and Wilson went 3-3 to lead the Pirates to an Interleague series win. |
| Fri, 6/26 Royals 7:05p |
W 5-4 |
(PDF) |
Virgil Vasquez took over for Ian Snell, and he looked good! Surprisng HRs came from Wilson, Jaramillo, and Morgan. |
| Sat, 6/27 Royals 7:05p |
W 6-2 |
(PDF) |
Maholm pitches well and gets plenty of run-support for the Bucs to record their 4th win in a row, all against the AL. |
| Sun, 6/28 Royals 1:35p |
L 3-2 |
(PDF) |
The 4 game win streak ends with Zack Greinke out-pitching Charlie Morton. Plenty of offense from the LaRoche brothers wasn’t enough. |
| Mon, 6/29 Cubs 7:05p |
L 3-1 |
(PDF) |
Despite 9 hits, the Pirates scored just 1 run. Duke pitched well, allowing 3 runs in 7 innings. |
| Tue, 6/30 Cubs 7:05p |
W 3-0 |
(PDF) |
After the Morgan/Burnett/Hinske trades, the Pirates have one of their strongest outings of the season. Ross Ohlendorf was great through 7 innings. |
| Wed, 7/1 Cubs 7:05p |
L 4-1 |
(PDF) |
Virgil Vasquez gave up 3 ER in 6 innings and the Bucs couldn’t score that many. Joel Hanrahan pitched well in his Bucco debut. |
| Thu, 7/2 Mets 12:35p |
L 9-8 |
(PDF) |
A back-and-forth game ends in heartbreaking fashion. A 2-run HR in the bottom of the ninth leads to a 10th inning loss. |
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| Fri, 7/3 at Marlins 6:10p |
W 7-4 |
(PDF) |
Charlie Morton pitched a great game, and he got HR support from Brandon Moss and Ramon Vazquez. |
| Sat, 7/4 at Marlins 6:10p |
L 5-3 |
(PDF) |
The Pirates’ first loss to the Marlins this season was a tough one. Duke’s bases loaded wild-pitch to the pitcher was a key difference. |
| Sun, 7/5 at Marlins 1:10p |
L 5-0 |
(PDF) |
Not much to cheer about. The Pirates got 3 hits, 2 from McCutchen. |
| Mon, 7/6 at Astros 8:05p |
L 4-1 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Tue, 7/7 at Astros 8:05p |
W 6-3 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Wed, 7/8 at Astros 2:05p |
L 5-0 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Fri, 7/10 at Phillies 7:05p |
L 3-2 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Sat, 7/11 at Phillies 7:05p |
L 8-7 |
(PDF) |
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| Sun, 7/12 at Phillies 1:35p |
L 5-2 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Fri, 7/17 Giants 7:05p |
W 2-1 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Sat, 7/18 Giants 7:05p |
W 2-0 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Sun, 7/19 Giants 1:35p |
L 4-3 |
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| Mon, 7/20 Brewers 7:05p |
W 8-5 |
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| Tue, 7/21 Brewers 7:05p |
L 2-0 |
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Comments. |
| Wed, 7/22 Brewers 12:35p |
W 8-7 |
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| Thu, 7/23 at Diamondbacks 9:40p |
L 11-4 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Fri, 7/24 at Diamondbacks 9:40p |
W 10-3 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Sat, 7/25 at Diamondbacks 8:10p |
L 7-0 |
(PDF) |
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| Sun, 7/26 at Diamondbacks 4:10p |
L 9-0 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Mon, 7/27 at Giants 10:15p |
L 4-2 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Tue, 7/28 at Giants 10:15p |
L 3-2 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Wed, 7/29 at Giants 3:45p |
L 1-0 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Fri, 7/31 Nationals 7:05p |
W 5-4 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Sat, 8/1 Nationals 7:05p |
W 11-6 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Sun, 8/2 Nationals 1:35p |
L 5-3 |
(PDF) |
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| Mon, 8/3 Nationals 7:05p |
L 8-4 |
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| Tue, 8/4 Diamondbacks 7:05p |
L 6-0 |
(PDF) |
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| Wed, 8/5 Diamondbacks 7:05p |
L 4-3 |
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Comments. |
| Thu, 8/6 Diamondbacks 7:05p |
L 11-6 |
(PDF) |
Comments. |
| Fri, 8/7 Cardinals 7:05p |
L 6-4 |
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| Sat, 8/8 Cardinals 7:05p |
L 5-3 |
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| Sun, 8/9 Cardinals 1:35p |
L 7-3 |
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| Tue, 8/11 at Rockies 8:40p |
W 7-3 |
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| Wed, 8/12 at Rockies 8:40p |
L 8-0 |
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| Thu, 8/13 at Rockies 3:10p |
L 10-1 |
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| Fri, 8/14 at Cubs 2:20p |
L 17-2 |
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| Sat, 8/15 at Cubs 1:05p |
L 3-1 |
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| Sun, 8/16 at Cubs 2:20p |
Postponed |
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Rescheduled for September 30. |
| Mon, 8/17 Brewers 7:05p |
W 9-5 |
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| Tue, 8/18 Brewers 7:05p |
W 5-2 |
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| Wed, 8/19 Brewers 7:05p |
W 3-1 |
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| Fri, 8/21 Reds 7:05p |
W 5-2 |
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| Sat, 8/22 Reds 7:05p |
W 12-2 |
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| Sun, 8/23 Reds 1:35p |
L 4-1 |
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| Tue, 8/25 Phillies 7:05p |
W 6-4 |
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| Wed, 8/26 Phillies 7:05p |
L 4-1 |
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| Thu, 8/27 Phillies 7:05p |
W 3-2 |
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| Fri, 8/28 at Brewers 8:05p |
L 8-6 |
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| Sat, 8/29 at Brewers 7:05p |
L 7-3 |
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| Sun, 8/30 at Brewers 2:05p |
L 4-1 |
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| Mon, 8/31 at Reds 1:10p |
L 4-3 |
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| Mon, 8/31 at Reds 7:10p |
L 6-3 |
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| Tue, 9/1 at Reds 7:10p |
L 11-5 |
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| Wed, 9/2 at Reds 12:35p |
L 5-3 |
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| Fri, 9/4 Cardinals 7:05p |
L 14-7 |
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| Sat, 9/5 Cardinals 7:05p |
L 2-1 |
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| Sun, 9/6 Cardinals 1:35p |
W 6-5 |
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| Mon, 9/7 Cubs 12:35p |
L 4-2 |
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| Tue, 9/8 Cubs 7:05p |
L 9-4 |
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| Wed, 9/9 Cubs 12:35p |
L 8-5 |
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| Fri, 9/11 at Astros 8:05p |
L 9-1 |
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| Sat, 9/12 at Astros 7:05p |
L 4-2 |
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| Sun, 9/13 at Astros 2:05p |
W 2-1 |
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| Mon, 9/14 at Dodgers 10:10p |
L 6-2 |
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| Tue, 9/15 at Dodgers 10:10p |
L 5-4 |
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| Wed, 9/16 at Dodgers TBD |
L 3-1 |
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| Fri, 9/18 Padres 7:05p |
W 5-1 |
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| Sat, 9/19 Padres 12:35p |
L 2-1 |
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| Sun, 9/20 Padres 1:35p |
L 4-0 |
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| Mon, 9/21 Padres 7:05p |
L 11-6 |
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| Tue, 9/22 Reds 7:05p |
L 10-4 |
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| Wed, 9/23 Reds 7:05p |
L 12-2 |
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| Thu, 9/24 Reds 12:35p |
L 4-1 |
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| Fri, 9/25 Dodgers 7:05p |
W 3-1 |
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| Sat, 9/26 Dodgers 7:05p |
L 8-4 |
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| Sun, 9/27 Dodgers 1:35p |
W 6-5 |
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| Mon, 9/28 Dodgers 12:35p |
W 11-1 |
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| Tue, 9/29 at Cubs 8:05p |
L 6-0 |
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| Wed, 9/30 at Cubs 2:05p |
W 4-0 |
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| Wed, 9/30 at Cubs 8:05p |
W 8-2 |
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| Thu, 10/1 at Cubs 8:05p |
Cancelled |
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| Fri, 10/2 at Reds 7:10p |
W 3-1 |
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| Sat, 10/3 at Reds 7:10p |
L 8-4 |
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| Sun, 10/4 at Reds 1:10p |
L 6-0 |
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