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Milwaukee Brewers @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2016-07-20 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 36717 · 83°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph to CF · 3:43

Milwaukee Brewers defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 9–5. Milwaukee Brewers opened the scoring in the 2nd — Chase Anderson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Gregory Polanco. Chris Carter scores. Will Middlebrooks to 2nd. Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead in the 2nd — Jordy Mercer singles on a line drive to center fielder Ramon Flores. Jung Ho Kang scores. Josh Harrison scores. Jordy Mercer to 2nd. Milwaukee Brewers took the lead in the 3rd — Scooter Gennett hits a ground-rule double (14) on a ground ball down the right-field line, on fan interference. Ryan Braun scores. Jonathan Lucroy scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Scooter Gennett hits a ground-rule double (14) on a ground ball down the right-field line, on fan interference. Ryan Braun scores. Jonathan Lucroy scores — worth 14% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Clint Hurdle (M): Fair/foul call.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ML4	0	2	2	1	0	3	0	1	0	9	12
PIT	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	11

W: Carlos Torres L: Jeff Locke SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Sam Holbrook · 1B: Gerry Davis · 2B: Carlos Torres · 3B: Rob Drake · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Milwaukee Brewers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jonathan Villar	3	1	2	1	2	0
Hernan Perez	4	1	2	0	1	2
Ryan Braun	4	3	2	0	1	0
Jonathan Lucroy	3	1	1	3	1	2
Chris Carter	2	1	1	2	2	1
Scooter Gennett	5	0	1	2	0	2
Will Middlebrooks	4	1	0	0	1	3
Ramon Flores	5	0	1	0	0	1
Chase Anderson	1	1	1	1	1	0
Andy Wilkins	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Elmore	1	0	1	0	0	0
Kirk Nieuwenhuis	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gregory Polanco	5	0	1	1	0	1
Starling Marte	4	1	2	0	1	0
Andrew McCutchen	5	0	0	0	0	2
David Freese	4	0	2	1	0	1
Francisco Cervelli	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jung Ho Kang	3	1	1	0	0	1
Josh Harrison	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jordy Mercer	4	0	2	2	0	1
Jeff Locke	0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Joyce	0	0	0	0	1	0
Adam Frazier	1	1	1	0	0	0
John Jaso	1	0	0	0	0	1
Sean Rodriguez	1	0	0	0	0	1

Milwaukee Brewers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chase Anderson	4.0	6	2	2
Carlos Torres	1.0	2	0	1
Jacob Barnes	1.0	2	0	1
Tyler Thornburg	1.0	1	0	2
Will Smith	1.0	0	0	1
Jeremy Jeffress	1.0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jeff Locke	3.0	7	5	5
Jared Hughes	1.0	0	1	1
A. J. Schugel	1.0	3	2	1
Arquimedes Caminero	2.0	1	0	1
Juan Nicasio	2.0	1	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jonathan Villar: W
Hernan Perez: S7/L56+.1-2
Ryan Braun: 54(1)3/GDP/G56+.2-3
Jonathan Lucroy: K

Bot 1

Gregory Polanco: 6/F5F-
Starling Marte: D8/L8RXD+
Andrew McCutchen: K
David Freese: WP.2-3
David Freese: K

Top 2

Chris Carter: D7/F7D+
Scooter Gennett: K
Will Middlebrooks: WP.2-3
Will Middlebrooks: W
Ramon Flores: K
Chase Anderson: S9/G34.3-H;1-2
Jonathan Villar: S7/L78D+.2-H;1-2
Hernan Perez: K

Bot 2

Francisco Cervelli: D9/F9D+
Jung Ho Kang: S6/G56.2-3
Josh Harrison: D7/L7LM+.3-H;1-3
Jordy Mercer: S8/L8RM.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Jeff Locke: 24/SH/BG2L.2-3
Gregory Polanco: 43/G4S+
Starling Marte: W
Andrew McCutchen: CS2(24)

Top 3

Ryan Braun: S8/L8LS
Jonathan Lucroy: W.1-2
Chris Carter: SB3;SB2
Chris Carter: K
Scooter Gennett: DGR/L3D+/FINT.3-H;2-H
Will Middlebrooks: 3/G34.2-3
Ramon Flores: 4/F34D-

Bot 3

Andrew McCutchen: 63/G6S-
David Freese: 13/G13-
Francisco Cervelli: 8/L8RM

Top 4

Chase Anderson: W
Jonathan Villar: S5/BG25.1-2
Hernan Perez: W.2-3;1-2
Ryan Braun: 6/F6D-
Jonathan Lucroy: K
Chris Carter: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Scooter Gennett: 13/G13-

Bot 4

Jung Ho Kang: 53/G5+
Josh Harrison: 7/F7D+
Jordy Mercer: D9/F9LD
Matt Joyce: W
Gregory Polanco: 31/G34

Top 5

Will Middlebrooks: K
Ramon Flores: S7/G6+
Andy Wilkins: 46(1)3/GDP/G34

Bot 5

Starling Marte: S9/L34
Andrew McCutchen: 4/L4MD+
David Freese: SB2
David Freese: D8/L8LD+.2-H
Francisco Cervelli: 63/G6.2-3
Jung Ho Kang: K

Top 6

Jonathan Villar: W
Hernan Perez: S7/G56.1-2
Ryan Braun: SB3;SB2
Ryan Braun: W
Jonathan Lucroy: S7/L7LS.3-H;2-H;1-3
Chris Carter: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
Scooter Gennett: 56(1)3/GDP/G6S

Bot 6

Josh Harrison: 3/G34
Jordy Mercer: K
Adam Frazier: S1/G25-.B-2(E1/TH1)
Gregory Polanco: S7.2-H(UR)
Starling Marte: 4/F3D-

Top 7

Will Middlebrooks: K
Ramon Flores: 8/F8LD+
Jake Elmore: S5/BG56S+
Jonathan Villar: SB2
Jonathan Villar: 43/G4

Bot 7

Andrew McCutchen: K
David Freese: D9/F9D+
Francisco Cervelli: 53/G5-
John Jaso: K

Top 8

Hernan Perez: K
Ryan Braun: T9/F9LD
Jonathan Lucroy: 7/SF/F7LM.3-H
Chris Carter: W
Scooter Gennett: K

Bot 8

Josh Harrison: 9/F89XD+
Jordy Mercer: 53/G5-
Sean Rodriguez: K

Top 9

Will Middlebrooks: K
Ramon Flores: 3/G34
Kirk Nieuwenhuis: K

Bot 9

Gregory Polanco: K
Starling Marte: 8/F8LM
Andrew McCutchen: 43/G6+

Notes & reviews

Pirates Manager Clint Hurdle ejected by HP umpire Sam Holbrook after Ryan Braun was struck by a batted ball near HP; Holbrook ruled that the ball was in foul territory
a fan reached over the fence down the RF line and grabbed the ball for interference

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