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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Milwaukee Brewers

2016-09-21 · Night game · Miller Park · Att: 25482 · 75°F, dome, dry · 2:51

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Milwaukee Brewers 4–1. Pittsburgh Pirates opened the scoring in the 1st — Andrew McCutchen homers (24) on a fly ball to left field. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Sean Rodriguez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Hernan Perez. Gregory Polanco scores. David Freese scores. Francisco Cervelli to 2nd — worth 14% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Craig Counsell (M): Fair/foul call.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	9
ML4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7

W: Chad Kuhl L: Jimmy Nelson SV: Tony Watson

Umpires — HP: Jerry Layne · 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt · 2B: Toby Basner · 3B: Tripp Gibson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Adam Frazier	5	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Bell	4	0	0	0	0	3
Andrew McCutchen	4	1	2	1	0	0
Gregory Polanco	4	1	2	0	0	0
David Freese	4	1	1	0	0	2
Francisco Cervelli	3	0	0	0	1	1
Sean Rodriguez	4	1	2	3	0	0
Jordy Mercer	4	0	2	0	0	0
Chad Kuhl	2	0	0	0	1	1
Starling Marte	1	0	0	0	0	1
Pedro Florimon	1	0	0	0	0	0

Milwaukee Brewers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jonathan Villar	4	0	1	1	0	0
Scooter Gennett	4	0	1	0	0	1
Chris Carter	4	0	0	0	0	2
Domingo Santana	3	0	1	0	1	1
Hernan Perez	4	0	1	0	0	1
Manny Pina	4	0	1	0	0	0
Orlando Arcia	4	0	1	0	0	0
Michael Reed	3	1	0	0	0	2
Jimmy Nelson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Andrew Susac	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jake Elmore	1	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chad Kuhl	6.0	5	1	6
Juan Nicasio	1.0	0	0	1
Felipe Vazquez	1.0	1	0	1
Tony Watson	1.0	1	0	1

Milwaukee Brewers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmy Nelson	5.0	6	2	5
Blaine Boyer	1.0	1	0	0
Jacob Barnes	2.0	1	0	2
Brent Suter	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Adam Frazier: 3/G3+
Josh Bell: K
Andrew McCutchen: HR/F7LD+
Gregory Polanco: S9/G34
David Freese: S6/G6MD.1-2
Francisco Cervelli: W.2-3;1-2
Sean Rodriguez: S9/L34D+.3-H;2-H;1-2
Jordy Mercer: 9/F89D

Bot 1

Jonathan Villar: 7/F7M
Scooter Gennett: D9/L89D+
Chris Carter: K
Domingo Santana: W
Hernan Perez: K

Top 2

Chad Kuhl: W
Adam Frazier: WP.1-2
Adam Frazier: 53/G56
Josh Bell: K
Andrew McCutchen: 9/F89D+

Bot 2

Manny Pina: S8/F8LM
Orlando Arcia: 3/F3DF-
Michael Reed: K
Jimmy Nelson: K

Top 3

Gregory Polanco: 9/F9D+
David Freese: 8/L8RM
Francisco Cervelli: 4/L4D-

Bot 3

Jonathan Villar: 7/F7D+
Scooter Gennett: 4/L34+
Chris Carter: K

Top 4

Sean Rodriguez: HR/F78D+
Jordy Mercer: 13/G15+
Chad Kuhl: K
Adam Frazier: 9/F89D

Bot 4

Domingo Santana: 9/F9LM
Hernan Perez: 53/G5
Manny Pina: 5/L56

Top 5

Josh Bell: K
Andrew McCutchen: 9/F9D+
Gregory Polanco: S7/F78S
David Freese: SB2.1-3(E4)
David Freese: K

Bot 5

Orlando Arcia: S7/G56+
Michael Reed: 54(1)/FO/G
Andrew Susac: SB2
Andrew Susac: K
Jonathan Villar: S7/G6.2-H
Scooter Gennett: CS2(26)

Top 6

Francisco Cervelli: 13/G15-
Sean Rodriguez: 7/L7M+
Jordy Mercer: S9/L89S
Chad Kuhl: 63/G4M

Bot 6

Scooter Gennett: 8/L8LXD+
Chris Carter: 63/G56
Domingo Santana: S9/G34-
Hernan Perez: 7/F78M

Top 7

Adam Frazier: 8/F8RXD+
Josh Bell: 13/G13-
Andrew McCutchen: S4/G6-
Gregory Polanco: 5/F25F-

Bot 7

Manny Pina: 4/F4MD
Orlando Arcia: 63/G6-
Michael Reed: K

Top 8

David Freese: K
Francisco Cervelli: K
Sean Rodriguez: 6/F6-

Bot 8

Jake Elmore: S9/G34+
Jonathan Villar: 9/F89S
Scooter Gennett: K
Chris Carter: 8/F8LD

Top 9

Jordy Mercer: S7/L78M
Starling Marte: K
Adam Frazier: 8/F8LXD+
Pedro Florimon: 63/G56

Bot 9

Domingo Santana: K
Hernan Perez: S4/G6M
Manny Pina: 8/F8LM
Orlando Arcia: 9/F89M

Notes & reviews

Brewers manager Counsell ejected by HP umpire Layne for arguing that ball ruled foul hit by Frazier did not hit batter and should have been ground ball out

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