Cole, Pirates beat Giants 4-3 to take 2 of 3
Cole, Pirates beat Giants 4-3 to take 2 of 3
Major League Baseball
FINAL
San Francisco Giants
3
Pittsburgh Pirates
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PIT | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
B Belt doubled to deep right, P Sandoval and H Pence scored, B Belt thrown out at third attempting to advance on play.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
T Snider singled to right, C Stewart and G Cole scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Bunted Foul 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-2
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
S Marte doubled to deep left, A McCutchen scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
A McCutchen singled to right, T Snider scored, A McCutchen to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 3-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
B Hicks flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-4
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4
B Hicks batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
B Crawford flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4
B Crawford batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
H Sanchez flied out to right.
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Fly Out 3-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Swinging 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4
H Sanchez batting
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Play Result 3-4
G Sanchez at first base.
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Play Result 3-4
M Melancon relieved G Cole.
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Start Inning 3-4
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 3-4
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Lineup Change 3-4
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Lineup Change 3-4
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End Inning 3-4
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
G Sanchez flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-4
G Sanchez batting
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Play Result 3-4
G Sanchez hit for G Cole.
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Lineup Change 3-4
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Lineup Change 3-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
C Stewart popped out to first.
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Pop Out 3-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Showing the last 40 of 543 events.
Head to Head
PIT wins series 2-1
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
San Francisco Giants
- Harrison Bader Out
- Randy Rodriguez Out
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Travis SniderRF27
Neil Walker2B12
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Pedro Alvarez3B24
Starling MarteLF0
Ike Davis1B24
Jordy MercerSS27
Chris StewartC12
Gerrit ColeP45
Substitutes
Josh HarrisonPR4
Mark MelanconP34
Gaby Sanchez1B35
SF
Gregor BlancoCF7
Hunter PenceRF8
Brandon Belt1B13
Michael MorseLF38
Hector SanchezC63
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Brandon Hicks2B15
Joaquin Arias3B1
Tim LincecumP44
Substitutes
Pablo SandovalPH48
George KontosP30
Angel PaganPH16
Juan GutierrezP57
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