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Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2016-05-18 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 18201 · 58°F · Wind 4 mph to CF · 2:38

Atlanta Braves defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–1. Atlanta Braves opened the scoring in the 3rd — Freddie Freeman singles on a line drive to center fielder Andrew McCutchen. Daniel Castro scores. Nick Markakis to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Tyler Flowers homers (1) on a fly ball to center field — worth 13% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	10
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6

W: Julio Teheran L: Francisco Liriano SV: Arodys Vizcaino

Umpires — HP: Paul Nauert · 1B: Chris Conroy · 2B: Jerry Meals · 3B: Ron Kulpa · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ender Inciarte	5	0	2	0	0	0
Nick Markakis	4	0	1	0	1	0
Freddie Freeman	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jeff Francoeur	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Flowers	4	1	3	1	0	0
Erick Aybar	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chase d'Arnaud	2	1	1	0	2	0
Daniel Castro	3	1	1	0	0	1
Julio Teheran	2	0	0	0	0	1
Gordon Beckham	1	0	1	1	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
John Jaso	4	0	0	0	0
Andrew McCutchen	4	0	0	0	1
Gregory Polanco	4	0	1	0	2
Jung Ho Kang	3	1	1	1	0
Francisco Cervelli	4	0	0	0	0
Matt Joyce	3	0	0	0	0
Josh Harrison	3	0	1	0	0
Jordy Mercer	3	0	1	0	1
Francisco Liriano	2	0	1	0	0
David Freese	1	0	1	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Julio Teheran	7.2	5	0	3
Arodys Vizcaino	1.1	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Francisco Liriano	7.0	7	2	4
Jared Hughes	1.0	1	0	0
Arquimedes Caminero	1.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ender Inciarte: 53/G6S
Nick Markakis: S9/L34+
Freddie Freeman: 65(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 1

John Jaso: 5/F15-
Andrew McCutchen: 43/G6M
Gregory Polanco: D9/L9LS+
Jung Ho Kang: HP
Francisco Cervelli: 63/G6+

Top 2

Jeff Francoeur: 8/F78XD+
Tyler Flowers: S7/L7S+
Erick Aybar: 64(1)/FO/G6
Chase d'Arnaud: 63/G6

Bot 2

Matt Joyce: 9/F9D+
Josh Harrison: 7/L78M
Jordy Mercer: 7/F78S

Top 3

Daniel Castro: S12/G15
Julio Teheran: 24/SH.1-2
Ender Inciarte: 43/G4.2-3
Nick Markakis: W
Freddie Freeman: S8/L8LS.3-H;1-2
Jeff Francoeur: 13/G15-

Bot 3

Francisco Liriano: S46/G4
John Jaso: 16(1)3/GDP/G13
Andrew McCutchen: 3/F23F-

Top 4

Tyler Flowers: 53/G5
Erick Aybar: K
Chase d'Arnaud: S8/L8RS+
Daniel Castro: 43/G4

Bot 4

Gregory Polanco: 3/L3
Jung Ho Kang: 53/G56
Francisco Cervelli: 63/G6S-

Top 5

Julio Teheran: K
Ender Inciarte: S4/G4S-
Nick Markakis: 13.1-2
Freddie Freeman: K

Bot 5

Matt Joyce: 43/G34
Josh Harrison: S8/G6M
Jordy Mercer: K
Francisco Liriano: 8/L8RXD+

Top 6

Jeff Francoeur: 5/P5F
Tyler Flowers: HR/F8RXD+
Erick Aybar: 63/G6
Chase d'Arnaud: W
Daniel Castro: SB2
Daniel Castro: K

Bot 6

John Jaso: 8/F89D
Andrew McCutchen: K
Gregory Polanco: K

Top 7

Julio Teheran: 9/F9LM
Ender Inciarte: 13/G15
Nick Markakis: 7/F78D+

Bot 7

Jung Ho Kang: 8/F8LXD+
Francisco Cervelli: 13/G15-
Matt Joyce: HP
Josh Harrison: PO1(13)

Top 8

Freddie Freeman: 31/G34-
Jeff Francoeur: 53/G5S-
Tyler Flowers: D9/F9LM
Erick Aybar: 3/G34

Bot 8

Josh Harrison: 8/F89D
Jordy Mercer: S8/G6M
David Freese: S67/G6+.1-2
John Jaso: 46(1)/FO/G4S-.2-3
Andrew McCutchen: 8/F8RXD+

Top 9

Chase d'Arnaud: W
Daniel Castro: 24/SH/BG2L-.1-2
Gordon Beckham: D9/L9LM.2-H
Ender Inciarte: S7.2-3
Nick Markakis: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 9

Gregory Polanco: K
Jung Ho Kang: HR/F7D+
Francisco Cervelli: 53/G56S
Matt Joyce: 63/G6M

Notes & reviews

replay,5,mercj002,PIT,mealj901,PIT08,,N,M,ATL,A replay,5,mercj002,PIT,mealj901,PIT08,,N,U,,K $when Josh Harrison was called safe at 1B on a pickoff attempt, Braves interim manager Brian Snitker challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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