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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Even with their biggest inning in three
years, the Pittsburgh Pirates made it relatively close.
|  | | Pittsburgh's Mike Benjamin wound up singling in the first of nine runs in the sixth inning of the Pirates' 12-8 win over Philly on Tuesday. |
Emil Brown and pinch-hitter John Wehner each hit two-run doubles
in a nine-run sixth inning Tuesday night as the Pirates beat the
Philadelphia Phillies 12-8.
"I would like it to have been a more clear-cut victory, but
we'll take it," Pirates manager Gene Lamont said.
After Kevin Sefcik's two-run single in the ninth, Mike Williams
came in and got the final out for his 21st save in 26 chances.
"We tried to make it a little bit exciting at the end," Lamont
said.
Adrian Brown and Keith Osik homered for the Pirates, who pounded
out 13 hits against five pitchers and had their highest-scoring
inning getting nine runs against Colorado on May 14, 1997.
"The conditions were bad and we didn't handle the conditions
very well," Phillies manager Terry Francona said. "When you give
out nine runs, that's no way to win a game."
After a 1-hour, 43-minute rain delay in the bottom of the fifth,
the Phillies took a 4-1 lead on Marlon Anderson's three-run double
off Matt Skrmetta (2-2).
Mike Benjamin singled in the first run off Amaury Telemaco (1-2)
in the sixth, and the Pirates loaded the bases when Kevin Young
lined a shot off Telemaco, who left with a bruised upper right arm
and was replaced by Jason Boyd.
Brown tied the score with a two-run double, and Boyd forced in
the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk to Pat Meares. Wehner hit
a two-run double off Thomas Jacquez, who also allowed an RBI single
to Benjamin, a run-scoring grounder by Jason Kendall and an RBI
single by pinch-hitter Adam Hyzdu.
Pittsburgh added two runs in the seventh on Osik's third homer
and Adrian Brown's RBI single.
Adrian Brown had led off the game with a homer off Bruce Chen,
who allowed two hits in five innings, struck out four and walked
none.
"Chen was throwing great," Francona said. "He was hitting his
spots well and had a good breaking ball, but I couldn't send him
out there after the delay."
Pirates starter Bronson Arroyo retired the first 12 batters
before walking Scott Rolen leading off the fifth. Pat Burrell then
singled for the first hit off Arroyo.
Rolen scored on a wild pitch and, after the delay, Anderson
doubled.
"It seems like a long time since Arroyo started," Lamont said
after the game. "It's a shame he didn't get the win, he pitched
very well."
Game notes
The announced crowd was 11,362, including tickets sold, but
the crowd was estimated at about 5,000. Only about 800 remained
after the delay and they were given free tickets for a game either
this season or next. ... Pittsburgh OF Brian Giles, still bothered
by a strained abdominal muscle and a pulled groin, missed his
second straight start. ... Philadelphia third-base coach John
Vukovich will accompany a team of major league All-Stars on their
postseason tour of Japan. ... An MRI on the left ankle of Kent
Bottenfield's revealed sprained anterior and lateral ligaments, but
no injury to the bone. Bottenfield will miss his next scheduled
start but probably will pitch Sept. 28 at Chicago.
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