McCutchen's hit in ninth lifts Pirates over Tribe
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06/25/2009 - Pittsburgh, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Andrew McCutchen singled in Jack Wilson with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to boost Pittsburgh over Cleveland, 3-2, in the rubber match of a three-game series.
McCutchen, playing in just his 20th major league game, had two RBI and provided the Pirates with their first walk-off win of the season. Wilson had three hits as Pittsburgh won its second straight following a five-game skid.
Ross Ohlendorf allowed five hits and two runs in seven innings in the start for the Pirates. Matt Capps (1-3) tossed the ninth inning for the victory.
Cliff Lee yielded four hits and two runs in seven frames in the start for the Indians, who lost for the eighth time in nine games.
Victor Martinez hit a solo homer and scored both Cleveland runs.
Wilson singled to left and pinch-hitter Eric Hinske went the other way for a base hit to left field to start the ninth inning against Matt Herges (2-1). McCutchen then singled on a soft liner to left field.
Shin-Soo Choo doubled in Martinez in the third and it became 2-0 in the sixth on a Martinez lead-off homer to center.
The Pirates cut the deficit in half in the bottom of the frame, an inning that saw the ejection of Pittsburgh manager John Russell. McCutchen doubled to left, went to third on a groundout from Nyjer Morgan and scored on a Freddy Sanchez sacrifice fly.
Russell was ejected by home plate umpire Jerry Layne after Morgan argued that he was hit by a pitch on his finger while trying to bunt.
McCutchen walked with the bases loaded in the seventh, but the Pirates failed to go ahead as Morgan hit into a force play.
Both teams wasted golden opportunities in the eighth after loading the bases. John Grabow walked them full, but got pinch-hitter Ryan Garko on strikes to end the top portion. In the bottom half, Joe Smith and Rafael Perez combined to load the sacks on walks, but Jason Jaramillo grounded into a double play to end the threat.
Game Notes
The teams combined to strand 18 runners...The result gives the Pirates three straight winning series at home...They have gone 7-4 in the first 11 series played at PNC Park this season...McCutchen extended his hitting streak to 13 games, the longest by a rookie in the majors this season...The Indians play at home against Cincinnati this weekend, while the Pirates host Kansas City.
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Quinn isn’t the only big man on campus this season. Oklahoma junior running back and 2004 Heisman runner-up Adrian Peterson, listed at 7-2, rushed for a combined 3,033 yards in his first two years as a college player and will give Quinn a run for his money.
This online sportsbook has also listed Troy Smith, Ohio State senior quarterback, as another strong favorite to win the 72nd Heisman Trophy. A 7-1 bet, Smith threw for 2,282 yards last season and also led the Buckeyes to a convincing 34-20 victory over Quinn and the Fighting Irish in last season’s Fiesta Bowl.
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