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Pittsburgh Pirates @ San Diego Padres

2015-05-29 · Night game · PETCO Park · Att: 28317 · 65°F, cloudy · Wind 8 mph L to R · 3:16

San Diego Padres defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–2. Pittsburgh Pirates opened the scoring in the 3rd — Pedro Alvarez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Abraham Almonte. Neil Walker scores. Starling Marte scores. Jung Ho Kang to 2nd. San Diego Padres took the lead in the 9th — Derek Norris hits a grand slam (4) to center field. Cory Spangenberg scores. Alexi Amarista scores. Yangervis Solarte scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Derek Norris hits a grand slam (4) to center field. Cory Spangenberg scores. Alexi Amarista scores. Yangervis Solarte scores — worth 34% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Craig Kimbrel L: Rob Scahill SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Cory Blaser · 1B: John Tumpane · 2B: Jeff Nelson · 3B: Laz Diaz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gregory Polanco	5	0	1	0	0	1
Neil Walker	4	1	1	0	0	0
Andrew McCutchen	3	0	0	0	1	1
Starling Marte	4	1	1	0	0	2
Jung Ho Kang	2	0	0	0	1	0
Pedro Alvarez	4	0	2	2	0	1
Francisco Cervelli	3	0	1	0	1	2
Jordy Mercer	4	0	0	0	0	2
Francisco Liriano	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Tabata	1	0	0	0	0	0

San Diego Padres — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Yangervis Solarte	4	1	0	0	1	0
Derek Norris	5	1	1	4	0	4
Justin Upton	3	0	1	0	1	1
Matt Kemp	4	0	0	0	0	2
Will Middlebrooks	3	1	1	0	1	1
Jedd Gyorko	3	1	2	0	1	0
Abraham Almonte	3	0	1	2	0	2
Clint Barmes	2	0	1	0	0	1
James Shields	2	0	0	0	0	1
Cory Spangenberg	0	1	0	0	1	0
Will Venable	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alexi Amarista	1	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Liriano	6.0	3	1	11
Jared Hughes	0.1	2	1	0
Arquimedes Caminero	0.2	0	1	1
Tony Watson	1.0	1	0	0
Rob Scahill	0.2	1	2	0

San Diego Padres — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
James Shields	6.0	6	2	6
Frank Garces	0.2	0	0	0
Dale Thayer	0.1	0	0	0
Joaquin Benoit	1.0	0	1	2
Craig Kimbrel	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gregory Polanco: 8/F8LD
Neil Walker: 31/G34S-
Andrew McCutchen: W
Starling Marte: S5/G5L-.1-2
Jung Ho Kang: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2

Bot 1

Yangervis Solarte: 43/G6MD+
Derek Norris: K
Justin Upton: K

Top 2

Pedro Alvarez: 43/G34+
Francisco Cervelli: D8/L6D
Jordy Mercer: K
Francisco Liriano: K

Bot 2

Matt Kemp: K
Will Middlebrooks: D7/G5+
Jedd Gyorko: 53/G56
Abraham Almonte: K

Top 3

Gregory Polanco: S5/BG25
Neil Walker: S7/L78S.1-3
Andrew McCutchen: 9/F89M.1-2
Starling Marte: K/MREV.3XH(21);2-3;B-1
Jung Ho Kang: SB2
Jung Ho Kang: HP
Pedro Alvarez: S8/G6.3-H;2-H;1-2
Francisco Cervelli: SB3
Francisco Cervelli: K

Bot 3

Clint Barmes: K
James Shields: 8/F8RD
Yangervis Solarte: 53/G56S-

Top 4

Jordy Mercer: 63/G6M
Francisco Liriano: 8/L8LM
Gregory Polanco: 8/F8LM

Bot 4

Derek Norris: K
Justin Upton: W
Matt Kemp: PB.1-2
Matt Kemp: K
Will Middlebrooks: K

Top 5

Neil Walker: 8/F8LXD+
Andrew McCutchen: K
Starling Marte: K

Bot 5

Jedd Gyorko: S7/G6+
Abraham Almonte: K
Clint Barmes: S67/G56.1-3
James Shields: K
Yangervis Solarte: 53/G5L-

Top 6

Jung Ho Kang: 8/F8RD
Pedro Alvarez: S9/G4+
Francisco Cervelli: W.1-2
Jordy Mercer: 8/F89D+
Francisco Liriano: 6/F6D-

Bot 6

Derek Norris: K
Justin Upton: 9/F89S
Matt Kemp: 8/F8RXD+

Top 7

Gregory Polanco: 63/G6
Neil Walker: 53/G56
Andrew McCutchen: 9/F9M

Bot 7

Will Middlebrooks: W
Jedd Gyorko: S51/G56S-.1-2
Abraham Almonte: D8/L78D+.2-H;1-H
Cory Spangenberg: 14/SH.2-3
Will Venable: FC3/G3S.3XH(3523);B-2(TH)
Yangervis Solarte: W
Derek Norris: K

Top 8

Starling Marte: 53/G56
Jung Ho Kang: W
Pedro Alvarez: K
Francisco Cervelli: K

Bot 8

Justin Upton: S8/L8RS+
Matt Kemp: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Will Middlebrooks: 8/F8LXD+

Top 9

Jordy Mercer: K
Jose Tabata: 63/G6M
Gregory Polanco: K

Bot 9

Jedd Gyorko: W
Abraham Almonte: E1/SH/BG34S+.1-3;B-2
Cory Spangenberg: IW
Alexi Amarista: 42(3)/FO/G4S.2-3;1-2
Yangervis Solarte: 62(3)/FO/G6MS-.2-3;1-2
Derek Norris: HR/F8LXD+.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)

Notes & reviews

replay,3,marts002,PIT,nelsj901,SAN02,,N,M,PIT,A $when Gregory Polanco was called out at HP, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay; originally scored as wild pitch, but the runner was out before advancing so it was removed on 06-02-2015

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