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Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2014-08-20 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 26581 · 80°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph R to L · 2:45

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Atlanta Braves 3–2. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 8th. Mark Melancon earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	5

W: Mark Melancon L: David Carpenter SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Paul Nauert · 1B: Larry Vanover · 2B: Angel Hernandez · 3B: Vic Carapazza · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jason Heyward	3	2	1	0	1	1
Andrelton Simmons	3	0	0	0	0	1
Freddie Freeman	3	0	1	0	1	1
Justin Upton	3	0	1	1	1	0
Chris Johnson	4	0	1	1	0	1
Evan Gattis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tommy La Stella	3	0	0	0	0	0
B. J. Upton	2	0	0	0	1	0
Alex Wood	2	0	0	0	0	2
Philip Gosselin	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Josh Harrison	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jordy Mercer	4	1	1	0	0	0
Andrew McCutchen	4	0	0	0	0	1
Starling Marte	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gaby Sanchez	2	1	1	1	1	0
Travis Snider	3	1	2	0	0	0
Chris Stewart	3	0	0	1	0	0
Jayson Nix	2	0	0	0	0	0
Gerrit Cole	2	0	0	0	0	2
Neil Walker	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gregory Polanco	1	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alex Wood	7.0	4	1	4
Jordan Walden	1.0	0	1	1
David Carpenter	0.2	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gerrit Cole	7.0	5	4	6
Tony Watson	1.0	0	0	0
Mark Melancon	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jason Heyward: W
Andrelton Simmons: K
Freddie Freeman: S7/L7M+.1-2
Justin Upton: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
Chris Johnson: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 1

Josh Harrison: D8/L89D+
Jordy Mercer: PO2(16)/MREV
Jordy Mercer: 13/G15-
Andrew McCutchen: 63/G56

Top 2

Evan Gattis: D7/F78XD+
Tommy La Stella: 8/F78D
B. J. Upton: 3/P3F
Alex Wood: K

Bot 2

Starling Marte: 43/G4
Gaby Sanchez: S9/L89M
Travis Snider: 64(1)/FO/G6-
Chris Stewart: 63/G6MD-

Top 3

Jason Heyward: K
Andrelton Simmons: 43/G4
Freddie Freeman: K

Bot 3

Jayson Nix: 5!/L56+
Gerrit Cole: K
Josh Harrison: 53/G56

Top 4

Justin Upton: 63/G56
Chris Johnson: 13/G15-
Evan Gattis: 9/F9D+

Bot 4

Jordy Mercer: 63/G6+
Andrew McCutchen: K
Starling Marte: K

Top 5

Tommy La Stella: 43/G34-
B. J. Upton: 43/G4-
Alex Wood: K

Bot 5

Gaby Sanchez: 8/F8LD+
Travis Snider: S49/G34
Chris Stewart: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Top 6

Jason Heyward: D9/F9D+
Andrelton Simmons: 53/SH/BG56S.2-3
Freddie Freeman: IW
Justin Upton: WP.1-2
Justin Upton: W
Chris Johnson: S9/MREV/L89S-.3-H;2XH(92);1-2
Evan Gattis: K

Bot 6

Jayson Nix: 7/F7D+
Gerrit Cole: K
Josh Harrison: 9/F3DF-

Top 7

Tommy La Stella: 13/G15
B. J. Upton: W
Alex Wood: 34/SH.1-2
Jason Heyward: 9/F9D+

Bot 7

Jordy Mercer: 7/F7D+
Andrew McCutchen: 9/F9S
Starling Marte: 63/G6+

Top 8

Andrelton Simmons: 3/P3F
Freddie Freeman: 3/G3
Justin Upton: 9/F9S

Bot 8

Gaby Sanchez: W
Travis Snider: DGR/L9LS+.1-3
Chris Stewart: 3/G3-.3-H;2-3
Neil Walker: W+WP.3-H(NR)
Gregory Polanco: K
Josh Harrison: 53/G56

Top 9

Chris Johnson: K
Evan Gattis: 31/G34
Philip Gosselin: 43/G34

Bot 9

Jordy Mercer: S7/F78M
Andrew McCutchen: 3/F3F-
Starling Marte: E7/F8LD.1-3;B-2
Gaby Sanchez: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H(UR)

Notes & reviews

replay,1,mercj002,PIT,vanol901,PIT08,,Y,M,ATL,A $when Josh Harrison was called safe at 2B on a pickoff attempt, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,6,johnc003,ATL,vanol901,PIT08,,N, ,M,A $when Freddie Freeman was called out at HP, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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