Major League Baseball
Atlanta Braves
4
Pittsburgh Pirates
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
David Freese and Francisco Cervelli hit back-to-back home runs, Ivan Nova pitched six strong innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates eased by the Atlanta Braves 5-4 in their home opener on Friday.
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/7/26 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | L 1-4 | MLB |
| 10/6/26 | vs Los Angeles Dodgers | L 1-3 | MLB |
| 10/4/26 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | W 3-2 | MLB |
| 10/3/26 | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | L 3-5 | MLB |
| 10/1/26 | vs Philadelphia Phillies | W 6-2 | MLB |
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Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Phillips singled to center, d'Arnaud and Markakis scored.
Markakis doubled to deep right, Freeman scored, d'Arnaud to third.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Marte singled to deep left, Cervelli scored, Jaso to second.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Cervelli homered to left center (391 feet).
Pitch 4: foul
Freese homered to center (409 feet).
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Inciarte doubled to deep right, Bonifacio scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Marte singled to left, Mercer scored, Marte to second advancing on throw.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Middle of the 9th
Swanson lined out to left.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Swanson batting
Inciarte grounded out to second, Peterson to third.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
Inciarte batting
Flowers grounded out to catcher, Peterson to second.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: ball 1
Flowers batting
Peterson ran for Suzuki.
Flowers hit for Vizcaíno.
Suzuki hit by pitch.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Suzuki batting
Harrison at third base.
Gosselin at second base.
Watson relieved Hudson.
Top of the 9th inning
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PIT wins series 3-0
Starling MarteCF0
Josh Bell1B56
Andrew McCutchenRF4
Gregory PolancoLF25
David Freese3B25
Francisco CervelliC29
Josh Harrison3B4
Jordy MercerSS27
Ivan NovaP43
Felipe VazquezP73
Adam FrazierPH20
Wade LeBlancP49
Daniel HudsonP41
Tony WatsonP56
Phil Gosselin2B14
John Jaso1B28
Ender InciarteCF22
Dansby SwansonSS7
Freddie Freeman1B5
Matt KempLF25
Nick MarkakisRF22
Brandon Phillips2B0
Adonis Garcia3B13
Kurt SuzukiC24
Mike FoltynewiczP20
Chase d'ArnaudLF6
Jace PetersonPR6
Eric O'FlahertyP34
Emilio BonifacioPH27
Josh CollmenterP55
Anthony ReckerPH
Chaz RoeP50
Arodys VizcainoP68
Tyler FlowersPH25
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