Pirates earn split with 3-0 win over Reds
Charlie Morton pitched five-hit ball for seven innings, Neil Walker hit a review-aided home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 Sunday in a testy game in which benches cle
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Pittsburgh Pirates
3
Cincinnati Reds
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Walker homered to right (390 feet).
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Bunted Foul 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 3 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Marte doubled to center, Rodriguez and Polanco scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 3-0
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
De Jesús grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 3-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0
De Jesús batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Suárez lined out to center, Bruce to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Line Out 3-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Swinging 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0
Suárez batting
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Play Result 3-0
Soria relieved Melancon.
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Barnhart hit by pitch.
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Hit By Pitch 3-0
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0
Barnhart batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Hamilton grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 3-0
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0
Hamilton batting
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Play Result 3-0
Hamilton hit for Díaz.
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Bruce doubled to deep left.
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Double 3-0
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0
Bruce batting
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Play Result 3-0
Melancon relieved Watson.
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Start Inning 3-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-0
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Florimón struck out swinging.
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Head to Head
Injuries
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCIN
Brandon Phillips2B0- Skip SchumakerLF55
Todd Frazier3B99
Jay BruceRF30
Marlon ByrdCF6
Tucker BarnhartC18
Eugenio SuarezSS28
Ivan De Jesus Jr.1B11
Keyvius SampsonP68
Substitutes
Jumbo Rafael DiazP17
Billy HamiltonPH0
Kyle WaldropPH30
Pedro VillarrealP62
Jason BourgeoisCF4
PIT
Gregory PolancoRF25
Starling MarteLF0
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Jung Ho Kang3B16
Neil Walker2B12
Francisco CervelliC29
Pedro Alvarez1B24
Sean Rodriguez1B13
Charlie MortonP50
Substitutes
Pedro FlorimonSS18
Travis Ishikawa1B64
Jaff Kyle DeckerPH70
Tony WatsonP56
Mark MelanconP34
Joakim SoriaP28
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