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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2015-06-23 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 26949 · 78°F, cloudy · Wind 9 mph to CF · 3:37

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–6. Cincinnati Reds opened the scoring in the 1st — Jay Bruce singles on a ground ball to right fielder Gregory Polanco. Brandon Phillips scores. Joey Votto to 3rd. Todd Frazier to 2nd. Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead in the 4th — Starling Marte reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Eugenio Suarez. Gregory Polanco scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Francisco Cervelli homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Josh Harrison scores. Pedro Alvarez scores — worth 18% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	6	14
PIT	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0		7	7

W: Rob Scahill L: Pedro Villarreal SV: Mark Melancon

Umpires — HP: Scott Barry · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Chris Conroy · 3B: Angel Hernandez · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brandon Phillips	5	1	2	0	0	0
Joey Votto	4	0	2	0	1	1
Todd Frazier	4	1	1	0	1	0
Jay Bruce	5	2	2	3	0	1
Marlon Byrd	4	0	0	0	1	1
Eugenio Suarez	5	0	2	1	0	1
Tucker Barnhart	5	1	1	0	0	2
Josh Smith	2	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Hamilton	4	1	2	1	0	1
Chris Dominguez	1	0	1	0	0	0
Kristopher Negron	1	0	0	0	0	1
Skip Schumaker	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gregory Polanco	3	1	1	0	2	1
Starling Marte	3	1	0	0	1	1
Andrew McCutchen	3	1	2	2	1	0
Neil Walker	2	1	0	0	2	0
Josh Harrison	4	1	2	0	0	0
Pedro Alvarez	3	1	1	1	1	1
Francisco Cervelli	4	1	1	3	0	0
Jordy Mercer	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jeff Locke	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jose Tabata	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jung Ho Kang	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sean Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Josh Smith	3.0	3	6	3
Pedro Villarreal	1.0	2	0	0
Carlos Contreras	1.0	1	1	1
Nathan Adcock	2.0	1	1	0
Ryan Mattheus	1.0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Locke	4.0	9	2	0
Rob Scahill	0.2	2	1	0
Jared Hughes	0.1	0	0	0
Arquimedes Caminero	2.0	3	0	3
Tony Watson	1.0	0	0	3
Mark Melancon	1.0	0	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Brandon Phillips: S7/G56
Joey Votto: S1.1-2
Todd Frazier: S7/L6D+.2-3;1-2
Jay Bruce: S9/G34.3-H;2-3;1-2
Marlon Byrd: 52(3)/FO/MREV/G5S-.2-3;1-2
Eugenio Suarez: 36(1)/FO/G34S-.3-H;2-H(UR)(NR);B-2(E6)
Tucker Barnhart: 3/G3-

Bot 1

Gregory Polanco: K
Starling Marte: W
Andrew McCutchen: SB2
Andrew McCutchen: W
Neil Walker: W.2-3;1-2
Josh Harrison: 54(1)3/GDP/G56S

Top 2

Josh Smith: S8/L89M
Billy Hamilton: 8/F8RD
Brandon Phillips: S7/L8LM.1-2
Joey Votto: S8/L8LS.2-3;1-2
Todd Frazier: 6/F6MD-
Jay Bruce: 3/G3

Bot 2

Pedro Alvarez: K
Francisco Cervelli: 53/G6S-
Jordy Mercer: W
Jeff Locke: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 3

Marlon Byrd: 8/F8RD
Eugenio Suarez: S8/G6M+
Tucker Barnhart: 4/L4M-
Josh Smith: 7/L78M

Bot 3

Gregory Polanco: W
Starling Marte: CS2(24)/MREV
Starling Marte: K
Andrew McCutchen: 53/G56

Top 4

Billy Hamilton: S1/BG13+
Brandon Phillips: SB2
Brandon Phillips: 53/G56
Joey Votto: E3/L34.2-3
Todd Frazier: W.1-2
Jay Bruce: 3/G34S-.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Marlon Byrd: IW
Eugenio Suarez: 63/G6

Bot 4

Neil Walker: W
Josh Harrison: S7/L56.1-2
Pedro Alvarez: D8/F8RXD+.2-H;1-3
Francisco Cervelli: HR/F8LXD+.3-H;2-H
Jordy Mercer: 63/G6
Jose Tabata: 9/F9M
Gregory Polanco: T8/F8LXD+
Starling Marte: E6/G6.3-H(UR)(NR)
Andrew McCutchen: HR/F78D+.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Neil Walker: 7/L78M

Top 5

Tucker Barnhart: D7/F8LXD+
Chris Dominguez: S6/G56.2-3
Billy Hamilton: 7/SF/L78S.3-H
Brandon Phillips: 8/F8LXD+
Joey Votto: W.1-2
Todd Frazier: 54(1)/FO/G56

Bot 5

Josh Harrison: D7/L7M+
Pedro Alvarez: W
Francisco Cervelli: 8/F8LS
Jordy Mercer: 9/F89M-
Jung Ho Kang: K

Top 6

Jay Bruce: HR/F8RXD+
Marlon Byrd: 53/G5L-
Eugenio Suarez: S9/L34D
Tucker Barnhart: K
Kristopher Negron: WP.1-2
Kristopher Negron: K

Bot 6

Gregory Polanco: W
Starling Marte: CS2(24)/MREV
Starling Marte: 9/F9D
Andrew McCutchen: D7/L8LS
Neil Walker: 63/G6

Top 7

Billy Hamilton: S8/L8LS
Brandon Phillips: 23/G2R-.1-2
Joey Votto: SB3
Joey Votto: K
Todd Frazier: 7/L78M

Bot 7

Josh Harrison: 63/G6
Pedro Alvarez: 63/G4-
Francisco Cervelli: 53/G56

Top 8

Jay Bruce: K
Marlon Byrd: K
Eugenio Suarez: K

Bot 8

Jordy Mercer: 43/G4+
Sean Rodriguez: K
Gregory Polanco: 43/G4

Top 9

Tucker Barnhart: K
Skip Schumaker: K
Billy Hamilton: K

Notes & reviews

replay,1,byrdm001,CIN,barrt901,PIT08,,Y,M,PIT,C $when Joey Votto was called safe at HP, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,3,marts002,PIT,barrt901,PIT08,,Y,M,CIN,A $when Gregory Polanco was called safe at 2B, Reds manager Bryan Price challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,6,marts002,PIT,barrt901,PIT08,,Y,M,CIN,A $when Gregory Polanco was called safe at 2B, Reds manager Bryan Price challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay

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