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Dodgers downed in opener
Pirates 10, Dodgers 6
Hong-Chih Kuo struck out eight in 5 1/3 innings, but was charged with five runs. (Jeff Lewis/AP)
 Furcal's leadoff shot
The Dodgers ran out of comeback magic Tuesday night, as Marlon Anderson's three-run homer wasn't enough to rally them past the Pirates. Rafael Furcal hit a leadoff homer, but Hong-Chih Kuo struggled as L.A. fell out of first place in the NL West.
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Series at a glance:
TODAY'S WRAPS: September 19, 2006
PIT
Pittsburgh (64-87)
Won 4
Pittsburgh 10, LA Dodgers 6   LAD
LA Dodgers (79-72)
Lost 1
September 19, 2006
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Pittsburgh
0 1 0 1 0 4 0 4 0   10 11 1
LA Dodgers
1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0   6 7 1
Standings thru 9/19/06  |  Gameday  |  Pirates Stats  |  Dodgers Stats
PittsburghABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Duffy, CF5000021.244
Wilson, SS5010020.273
Sanchez, 3B5220010.342
Bay, LF5220020.285
Nady, 1B3421100.281
Paulino, C3012113.321
Bautista, RF4225012.241
Castillo, 2B4000034.257
Snell, P2000022.058
  a-Davis, PH1000010.182
  Marte, P0000000.000
  b-Doumit, PH1011000.217
  Capps, P0000000.000
  Grabow, P0000000.000
Totals381011921512 

a-Struck out for Snell in the 7th. b-Doubled for Marte in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Bay (29, Kuo), Doumit (9, Tomko).
HR: Nady (17, 4th inning off Kuo, 0 on, 1 out), Bautista (14, 6th inning off Dessens, 3 on, 2 out).
TB: Wilson; Sanchez 2; Bay 3; Nady 5; Paulino; Bautista 5; Doumit 2.
RBI: Bautista 5 (46), Nady (58), Paulino 2 (53), Doumit (15).
2-out RBI: Bautista 4; Doumit.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Snell; Duffy.
Team LOB: 3.

BASERUNNING
CS: Wilson (3, 2nd base by Kuo/Martin).
PO: Wilson (1st base by Kuo).

FIELDING
E: Castillo (18, fielding).
DP: 2 (Castillo-Wilson-Nady, Wilson-Castillo-Nady).

 
LA DodgersABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Furcal, SS5222002.298
Lofton, CF5011002.301
Garciaparra, 1B4000001.302
  Tomko, P0000000.120
  Beimel, P0000000.000
  Carrara, P0000000.000
  c-Saenz, PH1000010.286
Kent, 2B-1B2020100.292
  b-Loney, PH-1B1100000.264
Drew, RF4000045.274
Martin, C2100222.284
Anderson, LF4123014.298
Betemit, 3B2100201.265
Kuo, P1000010.000
  Dessens, P0000000.000
  a-Lugo, PH-2B2000001.282
Totals336765918 

a-Flied out for Dessens in the 7th. b-Reached on error for Kent in the 8th. c-Struck out for Carrara in the 9th.

BATTING
3B: Furcal (8, Marte).
HR: Furcal (15, 1st inning off Snell, 0 on, 0 out), Anderson (10, 8th inning off Capps, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Furcal 7; Lofton; Kent 2; Anderson 5.
RBI: Furcal 2 (62), Lofton (37), Anderson 3 (33).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Anderson 3.
S: Kuo.
GIDP: Lofton; Betemit.
Team LOB: 6.

FIELDING
E: Furcal (26, missed catch).
Pickoffs: Kuo (Wilson at 1st base).

 
PittsburghIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Snell (W, 14-10)6.05113714.67
Marte 1.01221004.00
Capps 1.01321113.99
Grabow 1.00000104.18
 
LA DodgersIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Kuo (L, 1-5)5.16552814.72
Dessens 1.21110314.24
Tomko 0.24410105.01
Beimel 0.10000103.06
Carrara 1.00000204.67

WP: Snell, Tomko.
IBB: Nady (by Kuo).
Pitches-strikes: Snell 98-62, Marte 17-11, Capps 21-12, Grabow 16-11, Kuo 96-61, Dessens 18-13, Tomko 31-21, Beimel 3-3, Carrara 16-10.
Ground outs-fly outs: Snell 8-4, Marte 1-2, Capps 1-1, Grabow 0-2, Kuo 4-3, Dessens 1-1, Tomko 1-0, Beimel 0-0, Carrara 0-1.
Batters faced: Snell 25, Marte 5, Capps 6, Grabow 3, Kuo 23, Dessens 6, Tomko 7, Beimel 1, Carrara 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Dessens 3-3, Beimel 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Paul Nauert. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Rob Drake.
Weather: 74 degrees, clear.
Wind: 2 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:00.
Att: 43,734.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner