A.J. Burnett-led Pirates upend Reds, take wild card lead
A.J. Burnett scattered four hits over seven strong innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
2
Pittsburgh Pirates
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| PIT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
P Alvarez singled to left, J Morneau scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
M Byrd hit sacrifice fly to center, A McCutchen scored, J Morneau to second.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
R Martin homered to left (405 feet), P Alvarez scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Z Cozart homered to left (393 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
R Ludwick singled to left center, B Phillips scored, J Votto to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 2-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Z Cozart grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 2-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Z Cozart batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
J Bruce grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Ludwick out at second.
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Ground Out 2-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
J Bruce batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
R Ludwick singled to left.
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Single 2-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
R Ludwick batting
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Play Result 2-4
J Grilli relieved J Wilson.
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Start Inning 2-4
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-4
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Lineup Change 2-4
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End Inning 2-4
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
P Alvarez grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 2-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
P Alvarez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
M Byrd grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 2-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
M Byrd batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Head to Head
CIN wins series 2-1
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Jose TabataLF31
Neil Walker2B12
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Justin Morneau1B44
Marlon ByrdRF6
Pedro Alvarez3B24
Russell MartinC55
Clint BarmesSS12
A.J. BurnettP34
Substitutes
Starling MarteLF0
Travis SniderPH27
Bryan MorrisP57
Justin WilsonP32
Jason GrilliP37
CIN
Derrick RobinsonCF
Brandon Phillips2B0
Joey Votto1B37
Ryan LudwickLF41
Jay BruceRF30
Zack CozartSS7
Jack Hannahan3B9
Ryan Michael HaniganC30
Homer BaileyP15
Substitutes
Zach DukeP32
J.J. HooverP40
Henry RodriguezPH
Alfredo SimonP31
Sean MarshallP45
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