The 2008

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Central, Central ...

season was the 127th season of the franchise; the 122nd in the

National League National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of the English football (soccer) system ...

. This was their eighth season at

PNC Park PNC Park is a baseball stadium on the North Shore (Pittsburgh), North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the fifth location to serve as the ballpark of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates. Opened during the 2001 Major League Baseb ...

. It was the first under new president Frank Coonelly, general manager Neal Huntington, and manager John Russell. Unable to improve on their 68–94, last place finish during the 2007 season, the Pirates had not had a winning record or made it to the playoffs since

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

, and finished 67–95 for their 16th straight losing season. The season was the final of play-by-play announcer

Lanny Frattare Lanny Lawrence Frattare (born March 23, 1948) is an American semi-retired sportscaster. For 33 years he was a play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates, the longest such tenure in the team's history. In 2008, he was ...

, whose 33-year tenure as Pirates' broadcaster was the longest in franchise history.

Regular season

On November 5, 2007, John Russell was introduced as the Pirates manager, replacing Jim Tracy. Team management cited three areas that the franchise hoped to improve: "refocused emphasis on fundamentals", holding players to a higher standard, and signing younger players. The Pirates won their season opener against the

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, by the score of 12–11, in 12 innings. The Pirates played their home opener against the division-rival

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on April 7, losing 10–8, also in 12 innings. The Pirates started out the season with a 7–7 record after the first half-month; however, after a five-game losing streak they began to struggle, finishing out April with an 11–16 record. The Pirates losing continued as they dropped three of four to the

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to begin May. The team fought back, winning six straight games—the most consecutive since

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, to bring their record within one victory of a .500 record. Throughout the remainder of May the team struggled, but never fell more than four games under .500. Throughout the early months of the season closer Matt Capps was perfect, getting saves in 15 consecutive opportunities. However, on June 10, Capps gave up a two-run home run to the Nationals, losing his first decision of the season. In addition, Capps would blow saves in two of his next three appearances; however, he achieved his first win of the season after an extra-inning victory over the

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. Pittsburgh went 6–9 in interleague play, including two wins against the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Am ...

who returned to Pittsburgh for the first time since the

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. On July 12, in a game against the

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, the Pirates came back to win a game that they trailed by six runs in the seventh inning. It was only the second time in the past 25 years that the Pirates won at home after scoring runs in the seventh, eighth, ninth, and extra innings. The Pirates finished out the remainder of July with a 6–9 record—50–58 overall. On the final day of July, the Pirates made a deal with the Yankees to send outfielder

Xavier Nady Xavier Clifford Nady VI (; born November 14, 1978) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and first baseman. Nady played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Ari ...

and pitcher

Dámaso Marte Dámaso Marte Saviñón (born February 14, 1975) is a Dominican former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played for the Seattle Mariners (), Pittsburgh Pirates (, –), Chicago White Sox (–), and New York Yankees (–). Professional ...

in return for

Jeff Karstens Jeffrey Wayne Karstens (born September 24, 1982) is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Karstens pitched for the New York Yankees in 2006 and 2007 and the Pittsburgh Pirates from 2008 to 2012. High schoo ...

, Daniel McCutchen,

Ross Ohlendorf Curtis Ross Ohlendorf (born August 8, 1982) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, Washington Nationals, Texas Rangers (basebal ...

and

José Tábata José Nicolas Tábata (born 12 August 1988) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder. He was an international signee of the New York Yankees in 2005, and by 2008, became the Yankees' No. 2 prospect. He played in Major League Baseba ...

. Later in the day the team became involved in a three-team deal in which the Pirates sent

Jason Bay Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978) is a Canadian-American former professional baseball left fielder who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Initially drafted by the Montreal Expos, he played for the San Diego Padres, Pitts ...

to the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Founded in as one of the Ameri ...

in return for four players from the

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. The Pirates won seven of the first 18 games in August before dropping ten consecutive games to close out the month. Pittsburgh entered the final month of the season 21 games below the .500 mark. On September 7, the Pirates lost their 82nd game of the season, tying them with the Philadelphia Phillies as the only two franchises in professional sports history to have losing records in 16 consecutive seasons. The Pirates concluded their season on September 28 with a victory against the

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. The team became the second in the Pirates' 122-year history to have no pitchers to win 10 games. The performance of the pitchers lead the team to fire pitching coach Jeff Andrews after the season.

Standings

Game log

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(1–0) , , Reyes (1–1) , , Capps (6) , , 10,487 , , 9–12 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 22 , , April 24 , , Cardinals , , 2–6 , , Piñeiro (1–2) , , Gorzelanny (1–3) , , Isringhausen (7) , , 9,544 , , 9–13 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 23 , , April 25 , ,

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(2–0) , , Lannan (2–3) , , — , , 26,001 , , 12–17 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 30 , , May 3 , , @ Nationals , , 8–9 , , Colomé (1–1) , , Maholm (2–3) , ,

(7) , , 34,128 , , 12–18 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 31 , , May 4 , , @ Nationals , , 2–5 , , Redding (4–2) , , Snell (2–2) , , — , , 30,564 , , 12–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 32 , , May 6 , ,

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(1–0) , , Villone (1–1) , , — , , 38,800 , , 19–20 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 40 , , May 14 , , @ Cardinals , , 1–5 , , Wellemeyer (4–1) , , Maholm (2–4) , , — , , 38,720 , , 19–21 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , , May 15 , , @ Cardinals , , 11–5 , ,

(3–1) , , Isringhausen (1–5) , , — , , 41,244 , , 20–21 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 42 , , May 16 , , @ Cubs , , 4–7 , , Gallagher (1–0) , , Gorzelanny (3–4) , ,

(9) , , 40,537 , , 20–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 43 , , May 17 , , @ Cubs , , 7–6 , ,

(3–0) , , Mármol (1–1) , , Capps (10) , , 41,686 , , 21–22 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 44 , , May 18 , , @ Cubs , , 3–4 , ,

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(10) , , 41,321 , , 21–23 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 45 , , May 20 , , Brewers , , 2–7 , , Parra (2–2) , , Maholm (2–5) , , — , , 11,761 , , 21–24 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 46 , , May 21 , , Brewers , , 1–4 , , Sheets (5–1) , , Snell (2–3) , , — , , 8,805 , , 21–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 47 , , May 22 , , Brewers , , 8–4 , , Gorzelanny (4–4) , , Bush (1–5) , , — , , 12,887 , , 22–25 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 48 , , May 23 , , Cubs , , 3–12 , , Zambrano (7–1) , ,

(2–3) , , — , , 32,656 , , 22–26 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 49 , , May 24 , , Cubs , , 5–4 (14) , ,

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Johnson Johnson may refer to: People and fictional characters *Johnson (surname), a common surname in English * Johnson (given name), a list of people * List of people with surname Johnson, including fictional characters *Johnson (composer) (1953–2011) ...

(4–3) , , Capps (15) , , 10,717 , , 31–33 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 65 , , June 10 , , Nationals , , 6–7 , , Hanrahan (2–2) , , Capps (0–1) , ,

(13) , , 12,957 , , 31–34 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 66 , , June 11 , , Nationals , , 3–1 , , Snell (3–6) , , Lannan (4–7) , , Capps (16) , , 15,439 , , 32–34 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 67 , , June 12 , , Nationals , , 7–5 , , Gorzelanny (5–5) , , Bergmann (1–4) , ,

(1) , , 16,306 , , 33–34 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 68 , , June 13 , , @

Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and early ...

, , 6–9 , , Burres (5–5) , , Osoria (3–2) , , Sherrill (22) , , 47,305 , , 33–35 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 69 , , June 14 , , @

, , 7–8 , , Sherrill (2–1) , , Capps (0–2) , , — , , 32,432 , , 33–36 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , , June 15 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Capps (1–2) , , Sherrill (2–2) , , — , , 31,107 , , 34–36 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 71 , , June 17 , , @

White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. The club plays its home games at Rate Fie ...

, , 5–16 , , Vázquez (7–5) , , Snell (3–7) , , — , , 28,012 , , 34–37 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 72 , , June 18 , , @

, , 2–8 , ,

Buehrle Mark Alan Buehrle (; born March 23, 1979) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played the majority of his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Chicago White Sox, playing twelve seasons for the team and winning the World ...

(4–6) , , Gorzelanny (5–6) , , — , , 28,570 , , 34–38 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 73 , , June 19 , , @

, , 8–13 , , Floyd (8–3) , , Dumatrait (3–4) , , — , , 26,685 , , 34–39 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 74 , , June 20 , , Blue Jays , , 1–0 (12) , , Yates (3–0) , , Carlson (1–1) , , — , , 28,962 , , 35–39 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , , June 21 , , Blue Jays , , 6–3 , , Maholm (5–5) , , Litsch (7–4) , , Capps (17) , , 27,014 , , 36–39 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 76 , , June 22 , , Blue Jays , , 5–8 , ,

McGowan McGowan is an Irish and Scottish surname. It is an anglicisation of the Irish ''Mac Gabhann'' and Scottish ''Mac Gobhann'', both of which mean 'son of (the) smith'. Belonging to the Uí Echach Cobo, located in modern-day western County Down ...

(6–5) , , Beam (0–1) , , Ryan (15) , , 22,983 , , 36–40 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 77 , , June 24 , ,

Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. They are one ...

, , 12–5 , , Gorzelanny (6–6) , , Rasner (4–5) , , , , 38,867 , , 37–40 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 78 , , June 25 , ,

, , 0–10 , , Chamberlain (2–2) , ,

(4–5) , , — , , 38,954 , , 37–41 , - style="background:#bbb;" , , – , , June 26 , ,

, , colspan=6, ''Postponed (rain)'' Rescheduled for July 10 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 79 , , June 27 , ,

Rays Ray or RAY may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), the bony or horny spine on ray-finned fish Science and mathematics * Half-line (geometry) or ray, half of a line split at an ...

, , 5–10 , , Kazmir (7–3) , , Barthmaier (0–1) , , — , , 19,970 , , 37–42 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 80 , , June 28 , ,

, , 4–3 (13) , , Van Benschoten (1–2) , , Hammel (3–3) , , — , , 17,970 , , 38–42 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 81 , , June 29 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Sonnanstine (9–3) , , Yates (3–1) , ,

Percival Perceval (, also written Percival, Parzival, Parsifal), alternatively called Peredur (), is a figure in the legend of King Arthur, often appearing as one of the Knights of the Round Table. First mentioned by the French author Chrétien de Tr ...

(19) , , 15,828 , , 38–43 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 82 , , June 30 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Cordero (3–1) , , Capps (1–3) , , — , , 20,745 , , 38–44 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 83 , , July 1 , , @

, , 6–5 (11) , , Capps (2–3) , , Weathers (2–4) , ,

(1) , , 19,345 , , 39–44 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 84 , , July 2 , , @

, , 9–5 , , Bautista (1–1) , , Thompson (0–2) , , — , , 16,890 , , 40–44 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 85 , , July 4 , , @ Brewers , , 1–9 , , Sheets (10–2) , , Gorzelanny (6–7) , , Villanueva (1) , , 41,463 , , 40–45 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 86 , , July 5 , , @ Brewers , , 1–2 , ,

Gagné Gagne and Gagné are two distinct French surnames. The name Gagné is more common in France. Gagne is also the name of three minor French rivers. People with these surnames include: Gagne *Al Gagne (1941–2020), American curler *Greg Gagne (baseba ...

(2–2) , , Yates (3–2) , , — , , 39,176 , , 40–46 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 87 , , July 6 , , @ Brewers , , 6–11 , , Stetter (2–1) , , Bautista (1–2) , , — , , 42,163 , , 40–47 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 88 , , July 7 , ,

, , 10–7 , , Bautista (2–2) , ,

Hernández Hernández is a widespread Spanish patronymic surname that became common around the 15th century. It means son of Hernán, Hernando, or Fernando, the Spanish version of the Germanic Ferdinand. Fernández is also a common variant of the name. Hern ...

(0–3) , ,

(2) , , 13,323 , , 41–47 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 89 , , July 8 , ,

, , 4–3 , ,

(5–2) , , Brocail (4–4) , ,

(3) , , 17,867 , , 42–47 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 90 , , July 9 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Moehler (5–4) , , Burnett (0–1) , , Valverde (23) , , 13,884 , , 42–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 91 , , July 10 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Maholm (6–1) , , Veras (2–1) , ,

(4) , , 39,081 , , 43–48 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 92 , , July 11 , , Cardinals , , 0–6 , , Lohse (11–2) , ,

(4–6) , , — , , 37,113 , , 43–49 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 93 , , July 12 , , Cardinals , , 12–11 (10) , , Bautista (3–2) , , Perez (2–1) , , — , , 29,387 , , 44–49 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 94 , , July 13 , , Cardinals , , 6–11 , ,

Springer Springer or springers may refer to: Publishers * Springer Science+Business Media, aka Springer International Publishing, a worldwide publishing group founded in 1842 in Germany formerly known as Springer-Verlag. ** Springer Nature, a multinationa ...

(2–0) , , Osoria (3–3) , , — , , 21,052 , , 44–50 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 95 , , July 17 , , @

Rockies The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of Western Canada, to New Mexico in ...

, , 3–5 , , Jiménez (5–9) , , Maholm (6–6) , , Fuentes (15) , , 30,584 , , 44–51 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 96 , , July 18 , , @

, , 2–5 , ,

Rusch Rusch is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adolf Rusch (1435–1489), notable German printer and publisher *Arthur Rusch, American politician *Bob Rusch (born 1943), American jazz critic and record producer *Frank Rusch (born 192 ...

(3–3) , , Snell (3–8) , , Fuentes (16) , , 37,114 , , 44–52 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 97 , , July 19 , , @

, , 1–7 , ,

de la Rosa De la Rosa is a Spanish surname, which means "of the rose". The name De la Rosa (or variants of the name) may refer to: People with the name De la Rosa *Dane De La Rosa (born 1983), American baseball player * Domingo Vega de la Rosa (born 1953), ...

(4–5) , , Herrera (0–1) , , — , , 44,565 , , 44–53 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 98 , , July 20 , , @

, , 3–11 , ,

Cook Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (profession), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * C ...

(12–6) , ,

(4–7) , , — , , 30,488 , , 44–54 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 99 , , July 21 , , @

, , 9–3 , , Yates (4–2) , , Valverde (4–3) , , — , , 34,624 , , 45–54 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 100 , , July 22 , , @

, , 8–2 , , Maholm (7–6) , , Cassel (1–1) , , — , , 33,996 , , 46–54 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 101 , , July 23 , , @

, , 8–7 , , Osoria (4–3) , , Geary (2–2) , ,

(5) , , 36,091 , , 47–54 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 102 , , July 24 , ,

Padres {{About, the Roman Catholic priests' organization, other uses, Padres (disambiguation) ''Padres Asociados para Derechos Religiosos, Educativos, y Sociales'' ( Spanish for "Priests Associated for Religious, Education, and Social Rights") is a Chica ...

, , 9–1 , , Herrera (1–1) , , Hensley (1–1) , , — , , 17,916 , , 48–54 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 103 , , July 25 , ,

, , 5–6 , ,

Baek Baek (), also often spelled Paek, Baik, Paik, or Back is a Korean family name. In the year 2000, there were 351,275 people with this surname in South Korea. The word means the color white. Baek (白) "白" has a Cantonese origin from the Yuan dy ...

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Hoffman Hoffman is a surname of German origin. The original meaning in medieval times was "steward", i.e. one who manages the property of another. In English and other European languages, including Yiddish and Dutch, the name can also be spelled Hoffma ...

(19) , , 25,727 , , 48–55 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 104 , , July 26 , ,

, , 6–9 , ,

Banks A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. As banks ...

(3–4) , , Van Benschoten (1–3) , ,

(20) , , 27,794 , , 48–56 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 105 , , July 27 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Peavy (8–6) , ,

(5–3) , ,

(21) , , 21,721 , , 48–57 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 106 , , July 28 , ,

, , 8–4 , , Snell (4–8) , , Grilli (2–2) , , — , , 15,303 , , 49–57 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 107 , , July 29 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Davis (1–0) , , Herges (3–4) , , Yates (1) , , 17,507 , , 50–57 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 108 , , July 30 , ,

, , 4–7 , ,

(14–6) , ,

(4–9) , , Fuentes (18) , , 16,587 , , 50–58 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 109 , , August 1 , , @ Cubs , , 3–0 , , Karstens (1–0) , ,

(6–7) , ,

(1) , , 41,340 , , 51–58 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 110 , , August 2 , , @ Cubs , , 1–5 , , Lilly (11–6) , , Maholm (7–7) , , , , 41,426 , , 51–59 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 111 , , August 3 , , @ Cubs , , 5–8 , , Gaudin (8–4) , , Hansen (1–4) , , Mármol (6) , , 41,200 , , 51–60 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 112 , , August 4 , , @ D-backs , , 7–13 , , Haren (12–5) , , Davis (1–1) , , — , , 21,826 , , 51–61 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 113 , , August 5 , , @ D-backs , , 1–3 , ,

(16–4) , ,

(4–10) , , — , , 25,109 , , 51–62 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 114 , , August 6 , , @ D-backs , , 2–0 , , Karstens (2–0) , ,

(9–8) , , — , , 28,556 , , 52–62 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 115 , , August 8 , , @

, , 2–0 (12) , , Beam (1–1) , , Walrond (0–1) , , Hansen (3) , , 43,891 , , 53–62 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 116 , , August 9 , , @

, , 2–4 , ,

(5–9) , , Snell (4–9) , , Durbin (1) , , 45,060 , , 53–63 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 117 , , August 10 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Eyre (3–0) , , Yates (4–3) , , Madson (1) , , 45,262 , , 53–64 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 118 , , August 11 , , @

, , 7–5 , , Bautista (4–2) , , Heilman (2–7) , ,

(2) , , 53,534 , , 54–64 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 119 , , August 12 , ,

, , 1–5 , , Vólquez (14–5) , , Karstens (2–1) , , — , , 23,686 , , 54–65 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 120 , , August 13 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Maholm (8–7) , , Fogg (2–5) , ,

(3) , , 15,787 , , 55–65 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 121 , , August 14 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Cueto (8–11) , , Snell (4–10) , , Cordero (23) , , 35,439 , , 55–66 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 122 , , August 15 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Pelfrey (11–8) , , Davis (1–2) , , Heilman (3) , , 36,418 , , 55–67 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 123 , , August 16 , ,

, , 4–7 , , Martínez (4–3) , ,

(4–11) , , Feliciano (2) , , 37,506 , , 55–68 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 124 , , August 17 , ,

, , 0–4 , ,

Santana Santana may refer to: Transportation * Volkswagen Santana, an automobile * Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles * Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer * Sailboat designs by W. D. Schock Corp ** Santana 20 ** Santan ...

(11–7) , , Karstens (2–2) , , — , , 36,483 , , 55–69 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 125 , , August 18 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Burnett (1–1) , , Feliciano (2–3) , ,

(4) , , 19,066 , , 56–69 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 126 , , August 19 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–1 , , Snell (5–10) , ,

(11–10) , , Beam (1) , , 39,502 , , 57–69 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 127 , , August 20 , , @ Cardinals , , 2–11 , , Wellemeyer (11–4) , , Davis (1–3) , , — , , 37,269 , , 57–70 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 128 , , August 22 , , @ Brewers , , 4–10 , , Bush (8–9) , ,

(4–12) , , — , , 41,637 , , 57–71 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 129 , , August 23 , , @ Brewers , , 3–6 , , Suppan (9–7) , , Gorzelanny (6–8) , ,

Torres Torres may refer to: People *Torres (surname), a Spanish and Portuguese surname * Torres (musician), singer-songwriter Mackenzie Scott ** ''Torres'' (album), 2013 self-titled album by Torres Places Americas * Torres, Colorado, an unincorporated ...

(25) , , 43,293 , , 57–72 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 130 , , August 24 , , @ Brewers , , 3–4 (12) , , Mota (4–5) , , Davis (1–4) , , — , , 45,163 , , 57–73 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 131 , , August 25 , , Cubs , , 3–12 , , Lilly (13–7) , , Karstens (2–3) , , — , , 14,454 , , 57–74 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 132 , , August 26 , , Cubs , , 9–14 , ,

(3–3) , , Hansen (1–5) , , — , , 17,929 , , 57–75 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 133 , , August 27 , , Cubs , , 0–2 , ,

(9–7) , ,

(4–13) , ,

(27) , , 15,260 , , 57–76 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 134 , , August 29 , , Brewers , , 1–3 , , Bush (9–9) , , Gorzelanny (6–9) , ,

(26) , , 18,086 , , 57–77 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 135 , , August 30 , , Brewers , , 3–11 , , Suppan (9–7) , , Maholm (8–8) , , — , , 21,931 , , 57–78 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 136 , , August 31 , , Brewers , , 0–7 , , Sabathia (15–8) , , Karstens (2–4) , , — , , 21,293 , , 57–79 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 137 , , September 2 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Snell (6–10) , , Harang (4–15) , , Capps (18) , , 18,024 , , 58–79 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 138 , , September 3 , , @

, , 6–5 , , Yates (5–3) , , Affeldt (1–1) , , Capps (19) , , 18,561 , , 59–79 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 139 , , September 4 , , @

, , 6–8 , ,

Masset Masset (; formerly Massett) is a village in the Haida Gwaii archipelago in British Columbia, Canada. It is located on Masset Sound on the northern coast of Graham Island, the largest island in the archipelago, and is approximately west of mainl ...

(1–0) , , Hansen (0–3) , , Cordero (27) , , 20,626 , , 59–80 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 140 , , September 5 , , @

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Correia Correia ( Portuguese "leather strap") is a surname of Portuguese and Galician origin, also spelled correia variant became Correia. Origin: Latin ''corrigia'' (leather belt, gird, harness). Correia and Correa and Correya are found throughout all of P ...

(3–8) , , — , , 31,133 , , 60–80 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 141 , , September 6 , , @

, , 6–7 , , Espineli (2–0) , , Bautista (4–2) , , Wilson (37) , , 38,094 , , 60–81 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 142 , , September 7 , , @

, , 6–11 , , Matos (1–2) , , Karstens (2–5) , , — , , 34,122 , , 60–82 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 143 , , September 8 , , @

, , 2–3 , ,

Arias In music, an aria (, ; : , ; ''arias'' in common usage; diminutive form: arietta, ; : ariette; in English simply air) is a self-contained piece for one voice, with or without instrumental or orchestral accompaniment, normally part of a larger ...

(1–0) , , Snell (6–11) , , Valverde (41) , , 26,526 , , 60–83 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 144 , , September 9 , , @

, , 3–9 , ,

Wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the grey wolf or gray wolf, is a Canis, canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of Canis lupus, subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, includin ...

(10–11) , , Ohlendorf (1–2) , , , , 30,034 , , 60–84 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 145 , , September 10 , , @

, , 4–7 , , Moehler (11–6) , , Bautista (4–4) , , Valverde (42) , , 26,859 , , 60–85 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 146 , , September 11 , , @

, , 0–6 , ,

(15–9) , ,

Zach Duke Zachary Thomas Duke (born April 19, 1983) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, Washington Nationals, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, St. Lo ...

(5–14) , , , , 31,101 , , 60–86 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 147 , , September 12 , , Cardinals , , 10–2 , , Maholm (9–8) , , Piñeiro (6–6) , , , , 14,903 , , 61–86 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 148 , , September 13 , , Cardinals , , 7–6 (12) , , Hansen (2–6) , , Perez (3–3) , , , , 17,132 , , 62–86 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 149 , , September 14 , , Cardinals , , 7–2 , , Beam (2–1) , , Brad Thompson, Thompson (5–3) , , , , 18,994 , , 63–86 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 150 , , September 15 , ,

, , 2–8 , , Hiroki Kuroda, Kuroda (9–10) , , Ohlendorf (1–3) , , , , 13,147 , , 63–87 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 151 , , September 16 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Derek Lowe, Lowe (14–11) , , Karstens (2–6) , , , , 12,741 , , 63–88 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 152 , , September 17 , ,

, , 15–8 , ,

(6–3) , , Scott Elbert, Elbert (0–1) , , , , 11,883 , , 64–88 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 153 , , September 18 , ,

, , 3–4 (12) , , Scott Proctor, Proctor (2–0) , , Hansen (2–7) , , Jonathan Broxton, Broxton (14) , , 12,709 , , 64–89 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 154 , , September 19 , ,

, , 1–5 , ,

(11–12) , , Snell (6–12) , , , , 26,301 , , 64–90 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 155 , , September 20 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Davis (2–4) , , Moehler (11–8) , , Capps (20) , , 36,621 , , 65–90 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 156 , , September 21 , ,

, , 2–6 , ,

(16–10) , , Ohlendorf (1–4) , , , , 20,311 , , 65–91 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 157 , , September 23 , , @ Brewers , , 5–7 , ,

(7–5) , , Beam (2–2) , , , , 36,612 , , 65–92 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 158 , , September 24 , , @ Brewers , , 2–4 , , Sabathia (16–10) , , Maholm (9–9) , ,

(28) , , 31,164 , , 65–93 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 159 , , September 25 , , @ Brewers , , 1–5 (10) , , Stetter (3–1) , , Jesse Chavez, Chavez (0–1) , , , , 40,102 , , 65–94 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 160 , , September 26 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Snell (7–12) , , Mike Ekstrom, Ekstrom (0–2) , , Capps (21) , , 27,227 , , 66–94 , - style="background:#fcc;" , 161 , , September 27 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Chris Young (pitcher), Young (7–6) , , Barthmaier (0–2) , ,

(30) , , 29,825 , , 66–95 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 162 , , September 28 , , @

, , 6–1 , , Yates (6–3) , , Wade LeBlanc, LeBlanc (1–3) , , , , 29,191 , , 67–95 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member''

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Roster

Opening Day lineup

Statistics

;Hitting ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ;Pitching ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

named ''National League Player of the Week'' for the opening week of the 2008 regular season. *Ryan Doumit was named the co-''National League Player of the Week'', along with Ricky Nolasco, for the week of June 9. *Nate McLouth was elected to the 2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, 2008 National League all-star team. He batted 1–4, and threw a runner out at home plate from center field in the 11th inning, stopping the game-winning run. *

was selected as the winner of the Chuck Tanner Award for "professionalism, cooperation and availability to and with Major League writers best assists them in carrying out daily responsibilities." *Nate McLouth received the Roberto Clemente as "the Pirates player who best exemplifies the standard of excellence achieved by Clemente."

Transactions

Pre-season

''(October 29, 2007 – March 24, 2008)'' *On November 5, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired John Russell as manager. *On November 7, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates promoted Bryan Minniti to director of baseball operations, hired Greg Smith as director of scouting and hired Kyle Stark as director of player development. *On November 9, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates named Chuck Tanner as a senior advisor to the baseball operations department. *On November 16, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates declined contract option for César Izturis. *On November 20, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Tony Beasley as third-base coach, Gary Varsho as bench coach and Luis Dorante as bullpen coach. *On November 21, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Jeff Andrews as pitching coach. *On November 27, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Don Long as hitting coach. *On November 28, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost Shane Youman off of waivers to the Philadelphia Phillies. *On December 3, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Josh Wilson (baseball), Josh Wilson from the Tampa Bay Rays and Ty Taubenheim from the Toronto Blue Jays off of waivers. *On December 6, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Evan Meek from the Texas Rangers (baseball), Texas Rangers due to the Rule 5 draft. *On December 7, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Salomón Torres to the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Marino Salas and Kevin Roberts. *On December 12, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Chris Gomez to a 1-year contract. *On December 21, 2007, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jorge Velandia, Michel Hernandez, Miguel Pérez (baseball), Miguel Perez and Mike Thompson (2000s pitcher), Mike Thompson to Minor League contracts. *On January 7, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Adam Bernero and Elmer Dessens to Minor League contracts. *On January 11, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed T. J. Beam, Raul Chavez and José Macías to Minor League contracts. *On January 14, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Adam LaRoche to a 1-year/$5 million contract. *On January 17, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed José Bautista to a 1-year/$1.8 million contract. *On January 18, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed

to a 1-year/$3.35 million contract and John Grabow to a 1-year/$1.135 million contract. *On January 23, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Jaret Wright to a Minor League contract. *On January 24, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Hector Carrasco and Casey Fossum to Minor League contracts. *On February 1, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Ray Olmedo off of waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays. *On February 5, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Freddy Sanchez to a 2-year/$11 million contract. *On February 11, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed

free agent Doug Mientkiewicz to a Minor League contract. *On February 24, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Byung-hyun Kim to a 1-year/$850K contract. *On February 26, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost Ray Olmedo to the Philadelphia Phillies off of waivers. *On March 16, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates resigned Ian Snell to a 3-year contract.

In-season

''(March 25, 2008 – October 29, 2008)'' *On March 26, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced the retirement of Masumi Kuwata, released Byung-hyun Kim, Hector Carrasco and Juan Pérez (pitcher), Juan Perez and acquired Tyler Yates from the

in exchange for Todd Redmond. *On March 31, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Jason Davis (baseball), Jason Davis and Matt Kata to Minor League contracts and released Josh Sharpless. *On April 4, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Matt Capps to a 2-year/$3.05 million contract. *On May 1, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates released Olivo Astacio. *On May 8, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Jason Michaels from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player to be named. *On June 4, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Franklyn Germán to a Minor League contract. *On June 25, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Denny Bautista from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Kyle Pearson and released Kevin Thompson (baseball), Kevin Thompson. *On July 10, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Craig Wilson (first baseman), Craig Wilson to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for a player to be named, acquired Dan Reichert and Ryan Mulhern from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash considerations and lost Bryan Bullington to the Cleveland Indians off of waivers. *On July 26, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired

and Daniel McCutchen from the

in exchange for

and

. *On July 31, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded

to the

in exchange for Brandon Moss and Craig Hansen from the

as well as Andy LaRoche and Bryan Morris from the

. *On August 21, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded José Bautista to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for a player to be named. (Robinzon Diaz converted on August 25, 2008) *On August 27, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Elmer Dessens to the

. *On September 2, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates released Ty Taubenheim. *On September 24, 2008, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed Pedro Alvarez (baseball), Pedro Alvarez to a Major League contract.

Draft picks

;Note *''Age at time of draft.''

Farm system

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References

*Game Logs: :1st Half
Pittsburgh Pirates Game Log
on ESPN.com :2nd Half
Pittsburgh Pirates Game Log
on ESPN.com *Batting Statistics:''
Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Stats
on ESPN.com *Pitching Statistics:''
Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Stats
on ESPN.com
2008 Pittsburgh Pirates season at Baseball Reference2008 Pittsburgh Pirates season at MLB.com

Notes

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