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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Cincinnati Reds

2015-08-02 · Day game · Great American Ballpark · Att: 39596 · 84°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph R to L · 2:49

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–0. Pittsburgh Pirates opened the scoring in the 3rd — Starling Marte doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Marlon Byrd. Sean Rodriguez scores. Gregory Polanco scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Starling Marte doubles (19) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Marlon Byrd. Sean Rodriguez scores. Gregory Polanco scores — worth 21% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Sean Rodriguez (P): Fighting.

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Line score

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

W: Charlie Morton L: Keyvius Sampson SV: Joakim Soria

Umpires — HP: D.J. Reyburn · 1B: Joe West · 2B: Kerwin Danley · 3B: Rob Drake · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gregory Polanco	3	1	0	0	1	1
Starling Marte	4	0	1	2	0	0
Andrew McCutchen	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jung Ho Kang	4	0	0	0	0	0
Neil Walker	4	1	1	1	0	1
Francisco Cervelli	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pedro Alvarez	3	0	0	0	0	2
Sean Rodriguez	3	1	1	0	0	1
Charlie Morton	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jaff Decker	0	0	0	0	1	0
Pedro Florimon	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Brandon Phillips	3	1	0
Skip Schumaker	4	1	0
Todd Frazier	4	0	0
Jay Bruce	4	1	2
Marlon Byrd	3	0	1
Tucker Barnhart	3	0	1
Eugenio Suarez	4	1	0
Ivan De Jesus	4	2	1
Keyvius Sampson	1	0	1
Kyle Waldrop	1	0	1
Jason Bourgeois	1	0	0
Billy Hamilton	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Charlie Morton	7.0	5	7
Tony Watson	1.0	0	0
Mark Melancon	0.1	1	0
Joakim Soria	0.2	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Keyvius Sampson	5.0	3	1	6
Pedro Villarreal	3.0	0	1	2
Jumbo Diaz	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gregory Polanco: K
Starling Marte: 7/F7LMF
Andrew McCutchen: K

Bot 1

Brandon Phillips: 43/G4M
Skip Schumaker: 13/G25-
Todd Frazier: 7/F78D+

Top 2

Jung Ho Kang: 5/F25F-
Neil Walker: K
Francisco Cervelli: 7/F78D

Bot 2

Jay Bruce: K
Marlon Byrd: K23
Tucker Barnhart: K

Top 3

Pedro Alvarez: K
Sean Rodriguez: D7/G5
Charlie Morton: K
Gregory Polanco: W
Starling Marte: D8/L78S+.2-H;1-H
Andrew McCutchen: E6/G6
Jung Ho Kang: 64(1)/FO/G6+

Bot 3

Eugenio Suarez: 3/F34D-
Ivan De Jesus: S9/L4
Keyvius Sampson: K
Brandon Phillips: S9/L4D.1-2
Skip Schumaker: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 4

Neil Walker: HR/F89XD+/UREV
Francisco Cervelli: 53/G56
Pedro Alvarez: K
Sean Rodriguez: 8/F8LD+

Bot 4

Todd Frazier: 8/F8RM
Jay Bruce: K
Marlon Byrd: 53/G5

Top 5

Charlie Morton: 9/F9LS
Gregory Polanco: 9/F89S
Starling Marte: 7/L78D+

Bot 5

Tucker Barnhart: 9/F89D+
Eugenio Suarez: 53/G56
Ivan De Jesus: S9/L34D+
Kyle Waldrop: K

Top 6

Andrew McCutchen: K
Jung Ho Kang: 9/F9M
Neil Walker: 6/F6-

Bot 6

Brandon Phillips: 43/G4+
Skip Schumaker: S9/G34+
Todd Frazier: 8/F8LD+
Jay Bruce: 43/G34-

Top 7

Francisco Cervelli: 31/G4S-
Pedro Alvarez: 3/G3-
Sean Rodriguez: K

Bot 7

Marlon Byrd: 43/G6MD+
Tucker Barnhart: 63/G6M
Eugenio Suarez: D9/L89D+
Ivan De Jesus: K

Top 8

Jaff Decker: W
Gregory Polanco: 2/F13S-
Starling Marte: 13/G13S-.1-2
Andrew McCutchen: HP
Jung Ho Kang: 4/F4D

Bot 8

Jason Bourgeois: 3/L34-
Brandon Phillips: HP
Skip Schumaker: 4/F4M-
Todd Frazier: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 9

Neil Walker: 3/G3-
Francisco Cervelli: K
Pedro Florimon: K

Bot 9

Jay Bruce: D7/L7LS+
Billy Hamilton: 13/G-
Tucker Barnhart: HP
Eugenio Suarez: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
Ivan De Jesus: 43/G4

Notes & reviews

replay,4,walkn001,PIT,westj901,CIN09,O,Y,U,,H $Neil Walker's fly to right-center caromed off the railing above the fence back onto the field; a fan tried to catch the ball but missed; the ball was ruled in play and Walker reached 3B; crew chief Joe West requested a review, which overturned the call to a home run
both benches cleared; after a few minutes, Sean Rodriguez tried to escalate the situation; Rodriguez, Joey Votto and Marlon Byrd ejected by crew chief Joe West
Pirates pitcher Mark Melancon and manager Clint Hurdle ejected by HP umpire D. J. Reyburn

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