Pirates break through late to beat Marlins 7-6
Jordy Mercer hit a tying two-run triple in the eighth and John Jaso followed with a go-ahead double, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Miami Marlins 7-6 on Saturday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Miami Marlins
6
Pittsburgh Pirates
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Jaso hit a ground-rule double to deep right, Mercer scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
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Play Result 6-6
Mercer tripled to deep center, McCutchen and Díaz scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-6
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Advancing On Force 6-5
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
Realmuto doubled to left, Ozuna scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-4
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 5-4
Osuna grounded into double play, shortstop to second to shortstop to first, Díaz scored, Mercer out at second.
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Advancing On Play 5-4
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-3
Pitch 1: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Dietrich homered to right center (400 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Realmuto homered to center (442 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
McCutchen doubled to deep left, Freese scored, Bell tagged out at home.
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Advancing On Force 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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End Inning 6-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Ozuna grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 6-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Ozuna batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Yelich struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-7
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Yelich batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Suzuki struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 6-7
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Suzuki batting
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Start Inning 6-7
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 6-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Bell lined out to shortstop.
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Line Out 6-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Bell batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Freese grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 6-7
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 6-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 6-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 6-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Freese batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Polanco flied out to left.
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Fly Out 6-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 6-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-7
Polanco batting
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Start Inning 6-7
Bottom of the 8th inning
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Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Miami Marlins
- Ronny Henriquez Out
- Anthony Bender Out
- Jakob Marsee Out
- Adam Mazur Out
- Robby Snelling Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Adam FrazierLF20
Josh Harrison2B4
Gregory PolancoRF25
David Freese3B25
Josh Bell1B56
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Elias DiazC35
Jordy MercerSS27
Trevor WilliamsP51
Substitutes
Jose OsunaPH36
Edgar SantanaP67
Jhan MarinezP82
Phil GosselinPH14
Daniel HudsonP41
John JasoPH28
Juan NicasioP40
Felipe VazquezP73
MIA
Dee Strange-Gordon2B9
Giancarlo StantonRF27
Christian YelichCF22
Marcell OzunaLF24
J.T. RealmutoC10
Derek Dietrich3B12
Tyler Moore1B28
JT RiddleSS57
Dan StrailyP53
Substitutes
Ichiro SuzukiRF51
Nick WittgrenRP64
Vance WorleyPH45
Brad ZieglerP29
David PhelpsP35
Tomas TelisPH76
Jarlin GarciaP66
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