Marte's homer in 12th inning lifts Pirates over Reds 6-4
Starling Marte's two-run homer in the bottom of the 12th inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a 6-4 victory over Cincinnati on Friday night, extending the Reds' losing streak to 13 games.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
4
Pittsburgh Pirates
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | P12 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Marte homered to right (344 feet), Polanco scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-6
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 4-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Mercer singled to right center, Ramírez scored, Álvarez to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-4
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Álvarez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, McCutchen scored, Morse out at second, Ramírez to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 4-3
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Morse walked, Marte scored, McCutchen to third, Ramírez to second.
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 3 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 4-6
End of the 12th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Marte homered to right (344 feet), Polanco scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-6
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Home Run 4-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4
Marte batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Polanco walked.
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 4-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4
Polanco batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Harrison lined out to shortstop.
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Line Out 4-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Looking 4-4
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4
Harrison batting
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Start Inning 4-4
Bottom of the 12th inning
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End Inning 4-4
Middle of the 12th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Suárez grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 4-4
Pitch 6: in play
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Strike Looking 4-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 4-4
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4
Suárez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Bruce lined out to left.
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Line Out 4-4
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-4
Bruce batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
De Jesús grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 4-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Head to Head
PIT 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
Gregory PolancoRF25
Starling MarteLF0
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Aramis Ramirez3B17
Neil Walker2B12
Pedro Alvarez1B24
Francisco CervelliC29
Jordy MercerSS27
Francisco LirianoP45
Substitutes
Michael Morse1B38
Sean Rodriguez1B13
Joakim SoriaP28
Tony WatsonP56
Jaff Kyle DeckerPH70
Mark MelanconP34
Antonio BastardoP58
Travis IshikawaPH64
Keon BroxtonPR16
Arquimedes CamineroP48
Travis SniderPH27
Jared HughesP35
Josh Harrison2B4
CIN
Tyler HoltCF40
Joey Votto1B37
Todd Frazier3B99
Brandon Phillips2B0
Jay BruceRF30
Eugenio SuarezSS28
Adam DuvallLF14
Ramon Salvador CabreraC37
Keyvius SampsonP68
Substitutes
Ivan De Jesus Jr.2B11
Tucker BarnhartC18
Tony CingraniP54
Jumbo Rafael DiazP17
Ryan MattheusP41
Jason BourgeoisPH4
Carlos ContrerasP53
Aroldis ChapmanP44
Sam LeCureP63- Skip SchumakerPH55
Collin BalesterP51
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