Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
5
Cincinnati Reds
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| CIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pedro Alvarez drove in all of Pittsburgh's runs with a solo homer, bases-loaded double and a single Thursday, leading the Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and a split of their high-profile NL Central series.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
J Hannahan grounded out to second, Z Cozart scored.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
P Alvarez doubled to deep right, B Morris, S Marte and A McCutchen scored.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
P Alvarez homered to right (421 feet).
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
J Bruce homered to center (430 feet).
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
P Alvarez singled to deep right center, A McCutchen scored, G Jones to third.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
End of the 9th
R Hanigan struck out swinging.
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 5: ball 2
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
R Hanigan batting
Z Cozart grounded out to third.
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Z Cozart batting
D Lutz grounded out to second.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
D Lutz batting
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
A McCutchen struck out swinging.
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
A McCutchen batting
J Mercer lined out to right.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Shin-Soo ChooCF17
Xavier PaulLF28
Joey Votto1B37
Brandon Phillips2B0
Jay BruceRF30
Todd Frazier3B99
Zack CozartSS7
Ryan Michael HaniganC30
Homer BaileyP15
J.J. HooverP40
Tony CingraniP54
Donald LutzLF
Alfredo SimonP31
Jack Hannahan3B9
Starling MarteLF0
Jordy MercerSS27
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Garrett JonesRF33
Pedro Alvarez3B24
Gaby Sanchez1B35
Neil Walker2B12
Michael McKenryC
Brandon CumptonP47
Travis SniderRF27
Bryan MorrisP57
Brandon IngePH2
Tony WatsonP56
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