The Phillies had tied the game earlier in the inning on Greg Dobbs double and Utley then finished the comeback off the struggling Yates,who dropped to 4-3 on the season.
The Phillies would add an insurance run in the eighth off Craig Hansen to finish the scoring.
The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the second on a Doug Mienkiewicz single that scored Brandon Moss.
The Phis would take the lead for the first time with two unearned runs off Jason Davis.
They were unearned as Jamie Moyer reached first base off Davis' throwing error and that means it's time for my pet peeve of pitchers being assigned unearned runs when they
make an error.I dislike that.
Davis pitched very well,I thought,in allowed no earned runs and just four hits in six strong innings.
Davis struck out three,but walked a high four batters.
A very encouraging outing for Davis in his first start.
Jason Michaels drilled a two run double into the gap in the sixth that regained the Pittsburgh lead and set the stage for Yates meltdown or Utley's heroics,whichever you prefer.
The Pirates travel to New York today for a one game makeup contest in what will be the final Pirate game in Shea Stadium (and gee isn't that too bad) before finally returning home for a homestand that will feature visits from the Reds and Mets.
Pitching Matchup
Pittsburgh:Zach Duke (4-10 5.13 ERA) at New York:Pedro Martinez (3-3 5.79 ERA) 1:35
Bullpen Notes
Pirate play by play man Lanny Frattare announced his 5,000th Pirates game in the defeat.
Lanny started with the team in 1976 after the axing of Pittsburgh icon Bob Prince.
I hate the Phillies blue hats almost as much as the Pirates red jerseys.
Only almost because I like seeing the Phillies look awful.
Adam LaRoche will be making a rehab assignment in Hickory tonight and tomorrow with the Crawdads.
He could return to the Pirate lineup by Wednesday,if all goes according to plan.
The Pirates also shipped reliever Franklyn German to the White Sox for the PTNBL.
German was pitching for AAA Indianapolis.
Nice job by nitwit Braylon Edwards for cutting his foot on Donte Stallworth's cleats yesterday and receiving stitches that will sideline him for up to two weeks.
Edwards injured the foot while running an after practice race with Stallworth WITHOUT shoes on and clipped his foot on Stallworth's spike.
Smart guy that Edwards.
Of course that is the kind of smarts one expects from a michigan player.
The Browns signed two safeties in former OSU safety Brandon Mitchell and Travis Key,a rookie from Michigan State.
Mitchell spent last season on the Houston practice squad.
Ohio State suspended two possible starters in the secondary in Donald Washington and
Jamario O'Neal for the first two games of the season for breaking unspecified team rules.
This had been rumored for a few months,but was finally verified.
I don't know what they did,but guys don't get suspended for nothing,now do they???
Could be back later with either a post on Harrisburg (If I get pictures) and/or some thoughts on the John Edwards affair and how the media covered/covering the story.
Photo Credits
Davis:H.Rumph Jr-AP Photo
Frattare-MLB.Com
Edwards:John Kurtz-Cleveland Plain Dealer
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