PITTSBURGH PIRATES
2nd place | 89-73, .549 PCT | M# - | LAST 10: 7-3
R: 798 | RA: 708 | PAYROLL: $92,350,000
11/04/2009
TEAM LEADERS AVG
K. Morales .308
Y. Betancourt .280
L. Berkman .273
C. Beltran .257
2 tied with .242
TEAM LEADERS HR
C. Freeman 30
G. Hernandez 28
K. Morales 26
L. Berkman 24
C. Beltran 17
TEAM LEADERS RBI
K. Morales 115
C. Freeman 97
L. Berkman 89
G. Hernandez 75
C. Beltran 72
TEAM LEADERS W
W. Ohman 15
C. Volstad 13
D. Bustos 10
J. Niese 10
2 tied with 7
TEAM LEADERS ERA
D. Bustos 3.21
W. Ohman 3.26
J. Niese 3.71
C. Volstad 4.16
Z. Duke 5.14
TEAM LEADERS K
J. Niese 192
W. Ohman 155
C. Volstad 145
D. Bustos 106
2 tied with 87
WHO'S HOT?
WHO'S NOT?
P Zach Duke 1 SV, 8.15 Last 9 games
P Eric Meeks 3 SV, 9.00 Last 13 games
DH Gustavo Hernandez .087, 0 HR Last 6 games
3B Ryan Theriot .125, 0 HR Last 6 games
PITCHING STAFF
Role T Pitcher G GS W L SV ERA WHIP Status
Starter L Jon Niese 35 35 10 9 0 3.71 1.23 Rested
Starter L Will Ohman 34 34 15 8 0 3.26 1.30 Rested
Starter R Chris Volstad 33 33 13 9 0 4.16 1.38 Rested
Starter R Danny Bustos 35 23 10 6 0 3.21 1.18 Rested
None specified R Jon Lieber 46 3 5 3 2 4.62 1.28 Rested
None specified R Al Alburquerque 40 0 2 2 1 3.78 1.44 Rested
None specified L Humberto Garcia 48 0 7 4 3 4.75 1.63 Rested
None specified R Alfredo Caudillo 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 Rested
None specified L John Lannan 1 0 0 0 0 20.25 3.75 Rested
None specified R Jesus Castillo 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.75 Rested
Middle Relief L Zach Duke 36 17 7 8 1 5.14 1.52 Rested
Middle Relief R Derek Lowe 12 8 1 3 0 5.48 1.45 Rested
Middle Relief L Hideki Okajima 52 0 2 3 16 3.95 1.38 Rested
Middle Relief R Eric Meeks 46 0 4 3 5 3.61 1.44 Rested
Middle Relief R Josh Pearce 35 1 2 2 4 4.19 1.27 Rested
Middle Relief R Craig Kimbrel 15 0 3 0 0 3.06 1.25 Rested
Stopper R Chad Cordero 86 0 5 7 10 3.10 1.02 Rested
CATCHERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
51 R Carlos Ruiz C 66 212 47 4 37 27 17 21 .222 .279 .344 0.5
63 R Jorge Rangel C 102 333 72 5 31 33 29 78 .216 .283 .285 0.9
INFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
1 S Brian Roberts 2B 143 520 126 5 57 73 61 92 .242 .321 .348 2.2
19 S Kendrys Morales 1B 160 617 190 26 115 94 73 114 .308 .383 .512 4.5
3 R Yuniesky Betancourt SS 151 585 164 7 60 71 25 64 .280 .308 .373 2.4
5 R Jorge Fraga 3B 103 359 84 11 51 54 70 67 .234 .361 .379 1.6
78 S Eduardo Escobar 2B 9 4 2 0 0 4 0 2 .500 .500 .500 0.0
21 S Jorge Sequea 2B 92 241 63 6 30 51 58 60 .261 .411 .402 2.0
2 R Ryan Theriot 3B 124 395 119 4 45 50 36 48 .301 .359 .415 2.6
OUTFIELDERS
# B Player Pos G AB H HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG WAR
88 S Carlos Beltran RF 157 588 151 17 72 90 66 118 .257 .335 .422 3.0
43 S Lance Berkman LF 154 523 143 24 89 81 107 110 .273 .397 .472 2.2
7 R Choo Freeman CF 154 550 125 30 97 73 46 159 .227 .296 .425 1.8
16 L Gustavo Hernandez DH 129 476 115 28 75 77 52 141 .242 .316 .468 1.6
15 L Ryan Sweeney RF 85 155 37 0 12 16 10 39 .239 .283 .271 -0.2
LINEUP VS RHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 S Carlos Beltran RF .257 17 72 14
2 R Ryan Theriot 3B .301 4 45 14
3 S Kendrys Morales 1B .308 26 115 8
4 L Gustavo Hernandez DH .242 28 75 0
5 S Lance Berkman LF .273 24 89 1
6 R Choo Freeman CF .227 30 97 13
7 S Brian Roberts 2B .242 5 57 23
8 R Yuniesky Betancourt SS .280 7 60 23
9 R Jorge Rangel C .216 5 31 0
LINEUP VS LHP+DH
# B Name Pos AVG HR RBI SB
1 S Jorge Sequea 1B .261 6 30 6
2 R Jorge Fraga 3B .234 11 51 2
3 S Kendrys Morales DH .308 26 115 8
4 S Lance Berkman LF .273 24 89 1
5 S Carlos Beltran RF .257 17 72 14
6 R Choo Freeman CF .227 30 97 13
7 R Yuniesky Betancourt SS .280 7 60 23
8 R Ryan Theriot 2B .301 4 45 14
9 R Jorge Rangel C .216 5 31 0
INJURIES
Player Injury Out for... Disabled List Status
P Chris R. Young torn elbow ligament 5-6 months On IL, eligible for return
UPCOMING GAMES
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NEWS
STANDINGS
Central Division W L PCT GB
Houston Astros 95 67 .586 -
Pittsburgh Pirates 89 73 .549 6.0
Cincinnati Reds 84 78 .519 11.0
Chicago Cubs 76 86 .469 19.0
Milwaukee Brewers 70 92 .432 25.0
St. Louis Cardinals 66 96 .407 29.0
TEAM INFORMATION
Record overall 89-73, .549 PCT
Position in Division 2nd, 6 GB
Record at home 53-28, .654 PCT
Record on the road 36-45, .444 PCT
Record in X-inning games 7-10, .412 PCT
Record in one-run games 19-19, .500 PCT
Record versus LHP 26-24, .520 PCT
Record versus RHP 63-49, .563 PCT
Record last 10 games 7-3, .700 PCT
Record in April 8-10, .444 PCT
Record in May 14-15, .483 PCT
Record in June 11-15, .423 PCT
Record in July 16-10, .615 PCT
Record in August 20-9, .690 PCT
Record in September 15-12, .556 PCT
Record in October 5-2, .714 PCT
BATTING STATS & RANKINGS
Batting Average .259 - 9th in NL
On-Base Percentage .338 - 3rd in NL
Slugging Percentage .408 - 8th in NL
On-Base + Slugging .747 - 5th in NL
Runs Scored 798 - 2nd in NL
Hits 1450 - 9th in NL
Extra-Base Hits 477 - tied for 7th in NL
Home Runs 167 - 5th in NL
Bases On Balls 656 - 1st in NL
Strikeouts 1126 - 6th in NL
Stolen Bases 113 - 6th in NL
PITCHING STATS & RANKINGS
Earned Run Average 3.99 - 5th in NL
Starters' ERA 4.01 - 5th in NL
Bullpen ERA 3.97 - 6th in NL
Runs allowed 708 - 6th in NL
Hits allowed 1449 - 9th in NL
Opponents AVG .258 - 9th in NL
BABIP .299 - 10th in NL
Home Runs allowed 139 - 4th in NL
Bases On Balls 489 - 5th in NL
Strikeouts 1162 - 8th in NL
MINOR LEAGUE SYSTEM
Indianapolis Indians (AAA)
79-65, .549 PCT, 5 GB
Altoona Curve (AA)
81-62, .566 PCT, 2 GB
Hickory Crawdads (A)
83-57, .593 PCT, 7½ GB
Lynchburg Hillcats (A)
73-67, .521 PCT, 25 GB
Williamsport Crosscutters (BC)
35-43, .449 PCT, 10 GB
GCL Pirates (DE)
15-45, .250 PCT, 22 GB
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