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Cincinnati Reds @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2015-10-04 · Day game · PNC Park · Att: 35362 · 61°F · Wind 10 mph from LF · 3:03

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–0. Pittsburgh Pirates opened the scoring in the 1st — Neil Walker singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jay Bruce. Josh Harrison scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Pedro Alvarez homers (27) on a fly ball to right center field — worth 10% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
PIT	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0		4	13

W: J.A. Happ L: Josh Smith SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tim Welke · 1B: Todd Tichenor · 2B: Tim Timmons · 3B: Mike Everitt · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jason Bourgeois	4	1	0	1
Eugenio Suarez	4	0	0	3
Joey Votto	3	1	1	1
Brandon Phillips	4	1	0	0
Todd Frazier	3	2	1	0
Jay Bruce	2	1	0	1
Adam Duvall	4	0	0	2
Brayan Pena	2	0	1	1
Josh Smith	1	0	0	0
Ryan LaMarre	1	0	0	0
Tyler Holt	1	0	0	1
Ivan De Jesus	1	0	0	0
Skip Schumaker	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gregory Polanco	5	1	1	0	0	1
Josh Harrison	4	1	3	1	0	1
Andrew McCutchen	4	0	0	0	0	2
Neil Walker	4	0	2	1	0	0
Starling Marte	3	0	1	0	1	0
Pedro Alvarez	3	1	1	1	0	1
Francisco Cervelli	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jordy Mercer	4	0	2	1	0	0
J. A. Happ	2	0	1	0	0	1
Travis Snider	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Morse	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sean Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Josh Smith	4.0	7	0	4
Jumbo Diaz	1.0	1	0	2
Carlos Contreras	1.0	2	0	1
Sam LeCure	1.0	2	1	0
Ryan Mattheus	1.0	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
J. A. Happ	6.0	3	3	7
Joakim Soria	1.0	1	0	2
Tony Watson	1.0	2	0	0
Mark Melancon	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jason Bourgeois: 9/F9D
Eugenio Suarez: K
Joey Votto: K

Bot 1

Gregory Polanco: 8/F8LD
Josh Harrison: D7/G5
Andrew McCutchen: 53/G56S-
Neil Walker: S9/G34.2-H
Starling Marte: S8/L8LM.1-2
Pedro Alvarez: 53/G6S

Top 2

Brandon Phillips: 13/G13S-
Todd Frazier: S7/L56D+
Jay Bruce: S9/L89S-.1-2
Adam Duvall: K
Brayan Pena: CS3(25)

Bot 2

Francisco Cervelli: K
Jordy Mercer: 8/F78D
J. A. Happ: S9/L34D+
Gregory Polanco: 43/G4+

Top 3

Brayan Pena: W
Josh Smith: 36(1)/FO/BG23+
Jason Bourgeois: 16(1)/FO/G13
Eugenio Suarez: K

Bot 3

Josh Harrison: S7/L78S
Andrew McCutchen: K
Neil Walker: 43/G4S-.1-2
Starling Marte: 53/G56S-

Top 4

Joey Votto: 8/F8RD+
Brandon Phillips: 8/F8LD
Todd Frazier: W
Jay Bruce: WP.1-2
Jay Bruce: K

Bot 4

Pedro Alvarez: HR/F89D+
Francisco Cervelli: 8/F8LXD+
Jordy Mercer: S7/G56+
J. A. Happ: K
Gregory Polanco: K

Top 5

Adam Duvall: 8/F8LM
Brayan Pena: 43/G4
Ryan LaMarre: 8/F8RXD+

Bot 5

Josh Harrison: K
Andrew McCutchen: K
Neil Walker: S7/L6D
Starling Marte: CS2(24)

Top 6

Jason Bourgeois: K
Eugenio Suarez: K
Joey Votto: W
Brandon Phillips: S7/MREV/G56+.1-3;BX2(74)

Bot 6

Starling Marte: 7/L7D+
Pedro Alvarez: K
Francisco Cervelli: D7/L7S+
Jordy Mercer: D7/L7LM.2-H
Travis Snider: 31/G34

Top 7

Todd Frazier: S7
Tyler Holt: K
Adam Duvall: 5/L56
Brayan Pena: K

Bot 7

Gregory Polanco: D9/F9D+
Josh Harrison: D9/F89D+.2-H
Andrew McCutchen: 63/G6+
Neil Walker: 8/F8RM
Starling Marte: W
Mike Morse: 63/G6S-

Top 8

Ivan De Jesus: 8/F8LD
Jason Bourgeois: S8/G6M
Eugenio Suarez: 7/F78XD+
Joey Votto: S8/G4.1-2
Brandon Phillips: 13/G15-

Bot 8

Francisco Cervelli: S9/L34D-
Jordy Mercer: 9/F89M
Sean Rodriguez: 7/F78D+
Gregory Polanco: 8/F8LM

Top 9

Todd Frazier: 8/F8RXD+
Skip Schumaker: 9/L89M
Adam Duvall: K

Notes & reviews

replay,6,philb001,CIN,welkt901,PIT08,,N,M,CIN,A $when Brandon Phillips was called out at 2B, Reds manager Bryan Price challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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