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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Colorado Rockies
2015-09-24 · Day game · Coors Field · Att: 25164 · 79°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph to CF · 2:58
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Colorado Rockies 5–4. Pittsburgh Pirates opened the scoring in the 1st — Starling Marte singles on a ground ball to left fielder Rafael Ynoa. Jaff Decker scores. Andrew McCutchen to 2nd. Colorado Rockies took the lead in the 3rd — Nolan Arenado doubles (38) on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Starling Marte. Chad Bettis scores. Cristhian Adames scores. Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead in the 8th — Pedro Alvarez homers (26) on a line drive to right center field. Starling Marte scores. Neil Walker scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Pedro Alvarez homers (26) on a line drive to right center field. Starling Marte scores. Neil Walker scores — worth 57% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| COL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Joe Blanton L: Jairo Diaz SV: Mark Melancon
Umpires — HP: Ron Kulpa · 1B: Larry Vanover · 2B: Brian Knight · 3B: Vic Carapazza · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Josh Harrison | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jaff Decker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Andrew McCutchen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Starling Marte | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Neil Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jordy Mercer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Pedro Alvarez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Chris Stewart | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Locke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Travis Snider | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Morse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Colorado Rockies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Corey Dickerson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cristhian Adames | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Nolan Arenado | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Wilin Rosario | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 DJ LeMahieu | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Ynoa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyle Parker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Dustin Garneau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chad Bettis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ben Paulsen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Gonzalez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Justin Morneau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Locke | 5.2 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
 Bobby LaFromboise | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Blanton | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Antonio Bastardo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Melancon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Colorado Rockies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Bettis | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
 Scott Oberg | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jairo Diaz | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 John Axford | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Josh Harrison: K
- Jaff Decker: W
- Andrew McCutchen: S5/G56S-.1-2
- Starling Marte: S7/L56+.2-H;1-2
- Neil Walker: 9/L9M
- Jordy Mercer: K
Bot 1
- Corey Dickerson: 4/L4-
- Cristhian Adames: 8/F8LXD+
- Nolan Arenado: D9/G4+
- Wilin Rosario: 63/G6
Top 2
- Pedro Alvarez: K23
- Chris Stewart: S7/L7S
- Jeff Locke: 24/SH/BG15S.1-2
- Josh Harrison: 63/G6
Bot 2
- DJ LeMahieu: 8/L8RD
- Rafael Ynoa: K
- Kyle Parker: K
Top 3
- Jaff Decker: 31/MREV/G3
- Andrew McCutchen: 63/G6
- Starling Marte: S8/L8RS+
- Neil Walker: K
Bot 3
- Dustin Garneau: 63/G56
- Chad Bettis: W
- Corey Dickerson: S8/G4M.1-2
- Cristhian Adames: 64(1)/FO/G6-.2-3
- Nolan Arenado: D7/G6+.3-H;1-H
- Wilin Rosario: K
Top 4
- Jordy Mercer: 8/F8LXD+
- Pedro Alvarez: W
- Chris Stewart: K
- Jeff Locke: K
Bot 4
- DJ LeMahieu: 7/F78XD+
- Rafael Ynoa: S7/L7M
- Kyle Parker: K
- Dustin Garneau: 63/G6
Top 5
- Josh Harrison: D7/L7LS
- Jaff Decker: S18/G13+.2-H
- Andrew McCutchen: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Starling Marte: S7/MREV/L7S.BX2(74)
Bot 5
- Chad Bettis: 9/F89M
- Corey Dickerson: 1E3/G34S-
- Cristhian Adames: T8/F8LD.1-H(UR)
- Nolan Arenado: IW
- Wilin Rosario: K
- DJ LeMahieu: 43/G4-
Top 6
- Neil Walker: 8/F8LXD+
- Jordy Mercer: 5/F6MS-
- Pedro Alvarez: 3/G34-
Bot 6
- Rafael Ynoa: 8/F8RD+
- Kyle Parker: S8/G6M
- Dustin Garneau: 9/F9M
- Ben Paulsen: SB2
- Ben Paulsen: S3/G34.2-H
- Corey Dickerson: SB2
- Corey Dickerson: K
Top 7
- Chris Stewart: 53/G56S-
- Travis Snider: 53/G56S-
- Josh Harrison: D7/L5D+
- Jaff Decker: K
Bot 7
- Cristhian Adames: 3E1/G4S-
- Nolan Arenado: CS2(24)
- Nolan Arenado: 4/F34D
- Carlos Gonzalez: S9/L9S+.B-2(E9)
- Justin Morneau: IW
- Rafael Ynoa: 5/F5DF-
Top 8
- Andrew McCutchen: 43/G4M+
- Starling Marte: S8/G6M
- Neil Walker: S7/G6+.1-2
- Jordy Mercer: K
- Pedro Alvarez: HR/L89XD+.2-H;1-H
- Chris Stewart: 63/G6
Bot 8
- Kyle Parker: K
- Dustin Garneau: 6/F4MS-
- Ben Paulsen: 3/F3S-
Top 9
- Mike Morse: K
- Josh Harrison: K
- Jaff Decker: S7/L7S-
- Andrew McCutchen: W.1-2
- Starling Marte: 43/G4
Bot 9
- Corey Dickerson: 5/F5S-
- Cristhian Adames: K
- Nolan Arenado: K
Notes & reviews
- replay,3,deckj001,PIT,vanol901,DEN02,,Y,M,COL,C $when Jaff Decker was called safe at 1B, Rockies manager Walt Weiss challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
- replay,5,marts002,PIT,vanol901,DEN02,,N,M,PIT,A $when Starling Marte was called out at 2B, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay
- originally scored as single, changed to dropped catch error on 09-30-2015, making run unearned