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Pittsburgh Pirates
2014-09-18 Β· Night game Β· PNC Park Β· Att: 36862 Β· 67Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 6 mph to RF Β· 2:53
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Red Sox 3β2. Gerrit Cole earned the win and Mark Melancon picked up the save. Starling Marte went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
W: Gerrit Cole L: Brandon Workman SV: Mark Melancon
Umpires β HP: Mike Muchlinski Β· 1B: Mark Wegner Β· 2B: Mike Winters Β· 3B: Andy Fletcher Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mookie Betts | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Xander Bogaerts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Allen Craig | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Daniel Nava | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Will Middlebrooks | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jackie Bradley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Christian Vazquez | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brandon Workman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Garin Cecchini | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Josh Harrison | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Travis Snider | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Andrew McCutchen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Neil Walker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Starling Marte | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ike Davis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Jordy Mercer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chris Stewart | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gerrit Cole | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Gaby Sanchez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandon Workman | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Alex Wilson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Junichi Tazawa | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Drake Britton | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Burke Badenhop | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerrit Cole | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
Tony Watson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mark Melancon | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mookie Betts: 8/F8LD
- Xander Bogaerts: 63/G6
- David Ortiz: 31/G3+
Bot 1
- Josh Harrison: S7/L7S+
- Travis Snider: CS2(26)
- Travis Snider: W
- Andrew McCutchen: E5/G5.1-2
- Neil Walker: K
- Starling Marte: S6/G6S-.2-3;1-2
- Ike Davis: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Jordy Mercer: K
Top 2
- Allen Craig: 53/G56+
- Daniel Nava: K
- Will Middlebrooks: 63/G6
Bot 2
- Chris Stewart: K
- Gerrit Cole: K
- Josh Harrison: S7/L78S+
- Travis Snider: K
Top 3
- Jackie Bradley: 8/F8LM
- Christian Vazquez: S9/L9LM
- Brandon Workman: 34/SH/BG23.1-2
- Mookie Betts: S8/G4M.2-H
- Xander Bogaerts: SB2
- Xander Bogaerts: 53/G5
Bot 3
- Andrew McCutchen: 43/G4
- Neil Walker: 53/G4-
- Starling Marte: 8/F8RXD+
Top 4
- David Ortiz: 7/F78D
- Allen Craig: K
- Daniel Nava: S7/G6+
- Will Middlebrooks: S9/G34.1-3
- Jackie Bradley: 8/F8LD
Bot 4
- Ike Davis: S14/G13-
- Jordy Mercer: D7/G5.1-3
- Chris Stewart: S8/L8RS.3-H;2-3
- Gerrit Cole: K
- Josh Harrison: 4/F89S
- Travis Snider: 3/G3S
Top 5
- Christian Vazquez: K
- Brandon Workman: K
- Mookie Betts: 9/L9M+
Bot 5
- Andrew McCutchen: W
- Neil Walker: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
- Starling Marte: HR/F7D+
- Ike Davis: 13/G13
Top 6
- Xander Bogaerts: 53/G56-
- David Ortiz: K
- Allen Craig: K
Bot 6
- Jordy Mercer: 4/L4+
- Chris Stewart: 9/F3D-
- Gerrit Cole: 63/G6
Top 7
- Daniel Nava: 8/F8RXD+
- Will Middlebrooks: K
- Jackie Bradley: 43/G4+
Bot 7
- Josh Harrison: 8/F89D
- Travis Snider: 43/G4
- Andrew McCutchen: K
Top 8
- Christian Vazquez: S39/G34+
- Garin Cecchini: S9/L89S.1-3
- Mookie Betts: 9/F89S
- Xander Bogaerts: 8/SF/F8LD+.3-H
- David Ortiz: K
Bot 8
- Neil Walker: 7/L78M
- Starling Marte: 9/F89M
- Gaby Sanchez: 2/F2LF-
Top 9
- Allen Craig: HP
- Daniel Nava: S8/G4+.1-3
- Will Middlebrooks: S/BR/G5S-.3XH(5);1-2;B-1
- Jackie Bradley: K
- Christian Vazquez: 43/G4

























