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Atlanta Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2017-04-08 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 31756 · 57°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph R to L · 3:00

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Atlanta Braves 6–4. Atlanta Braves opened the scoring in the 2nd — R.A. Dickey singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. Nick Markakis scores. Brandon Phillips scores. Kurt Suzuki to 3rd. Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead in the 3rd — Josh Harrison singles on a ground ball to left fielder Jace Peterson. John Jaso scores. Josh Harrison to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 2nd: R.A. Dickey singles on a soft line drive to right fielder Andrew McCutchen. Nick Markakis scores. Brandon Phillips scores. Kurt Suzuki to 3rd — worth 15% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATL	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	11
PIT	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	0		6	10

W: Chad Kuhl L: R.A. Dickey SV: Tony Watson

Umpires — HP: Tom Hallion · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: Vic Carapazza · 3B: Mark Ripperger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ender Inciarte	5	0	1	0	0	2
Dansby Swanson	4	0	1	0	1	1
Freddie Freeman	4	0	1	0	1	2
Adonis Garcia	5	1	1	0	0	0
Nick Markakis	2	1	1	0	2	0
Brandon Phillips	4	2	2	0	0	0
Jace Peterson	4	0	2	1	0	1
Kurt Suzuki	1	0	0	1	2	0
R. A. Dickey	3	0	1	2	0	0
Tyler Flowers	1	0	1	0	0	0
Chase d'Arnaud	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Adam Frazier	4	0	1	0	1	0
Starling Marte	3	1	1	0	1	0
Andrew McCutchen	3	0	0	0	1	2
Gregory Polanco	4	2	4	1	0	0
John Jaso	4	1	0	0	0	1
Francisco Cervelli	4	1	1	0	0	1
Josh Harrison	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jordy Mercer	3	0	1	1	1	1
Chad Kuhl	2	0	0	0	0	0
Alen Hanson	1	1	1	0	0	0
Josh Bell	1	0	0	0	0	0

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
R. A. Dickey	5.2	9	4	4
Ian Krol	1.1	1	0	1
Jose Ramirez	1.0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chad Kuhl	5.0	5	6	5
Juan Nicasio	1.0	1	0	1
Felipe Vazquez	1.0	1	0	0
Daniel Hudson	1.0	3	0	0
Tony Watson	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ender Inciarte: K
Dansby Swanson: DGR7/F7LD
Freddie Freeman: W
Adonis Garcia: 4(B)6(2)/LDP

Bot 1

Adam Frazier: 63/G6-
Starling Marte: S6/G6S-
Andrew McCutchen: 54(1)3/GDP/G5+

Top 2

Nick Markakis: S8/F8LS
Brandon Phillips: S9/L9S+.1-3
Jace Peterson: SB2
Jace Peterson: K
Kurt Suzuki: IW
R. A. Dickey: S9/L34.3-H;2-H;1-3
Ender Inciarte: K
Dansby Swanson: W.1-2
Freddie Freeman: K

Bot 2

Gregory Polanco: S7/G56
John Jaso: 7/F7D+
Francisco Cervelli: S7/L56D+.1-2
Josh Harrison: 9/F9D.2-3
Jordy Mercer: S9/G34.3-H;1-3
Chad Kuhl: E5/G6S-.3-H(UR)(NR);1-2
Adam Frazier: W.2-3;1-2
Starling Marte: 64(1)/FO/G56+

Top 3

Adonis Garcia: E8/F8LD+.B-2
Nick Markakis: W
Brandon Phillips: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+.2-3
Jace Peterson: T9/F8RD+.3-H(UR)
Kurt Suzuki: IW
R. A. Dickey: 43/G4

Bot 3

Andrew McCutchen: K
Gregory Polanco: D8/L8LXD+
John Jaso: PB.2-3
John Jaso: E4/G4S.3-H(UR)(NR)
Francisco Cervelli: 53/G56.1-2
Josh Harrison: S7/G56+.2-H(UR);B-2
Jordy Mercer: IW
Chad Kuhl: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 4

Ender Inciarte: 7/F7LM
Dansby Swanson: 43/G4
Freddie Freeman: K

Bot 4

Adam Frazier: S7/L6D
Starling Marte: 46(1)3/GDP/MREV/G4
Andrew McCutchen: K

Top 5

Adonis Garcia: 43/G4+
Nick Markakis: W
Brandon Phillips: HP.1-2
Jace Peterson: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 5

Gregory Polanco: S8/L6MD+
John Jaso: K+SB2
Francisco Cervelli: 13/L15S+.2-3
Josh Harrison: 5/F56-

Top 6

Kurt Suzuki: 13/G13
R. A. Dickey: 13/G13
Ender Inciarte: S7/G5
Dansby Swanson: K

Bot 6

Jordy Mercer: K
Alen Hanson: S15/G15+
Adam Frazier: WP.1-2
Adam Frazier: 13/G15
Starling Marte: PB.2-3
Starling Marte: W
Andrew McCutchen: PB.3-H(NR);1-2
Andrew McCutchen: W
Gregory Polanco: S8/MREV/G4+.2-H;1-3;BX2(86)

Top 7

Freddie Freeman: 13/G13-
Adonis Garcia: S9/G3+
Nick Markakis: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 7

John Jaso: 5/F5F-
Francisco Cervelli: K
Josh Harrison: 53/G56+

Top 8

Brandon Phillips: D8/F8RXD+
Jace Peterson: S5/BG56S.2-3
Kurt Suzuki: 8/SF/F8RD.3-H
Tyler Flowers: S7/L78S.1-2
Ender Inciarte: 7/F7D+
Dansby Swanson: 9/F9M

Bot 8

Jordy Mercer: 13/G15-
Josh Bell: 7/F7D+
Adam Frazier: 63/G6+

Top 9

Freddie Freeman: S6/G56
Adonis Garcia: 43/G4S-.1-2
Nick Markakis: HP/UREV
Brandon Phillips: 3/F3D-
Chase d'Arnaud: K

Notes & reviews

replay,4,marts002,PIT,hallt901,PIT08,,Y,M,ATL,C $when Starling Marte was called safe at 1B, Braves manager Brian Snitker challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,6,polag001,PIT,hallt901,PIT08,,N,M,PIT,A $when Gregory Polanco was called out at 2B, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay
replay,9,markn001,ATL,hallt901,PIT08,,N,U,,I $Nick Markakis was struck on the arm by the pitch on a checked swing; crew chief Tom Hallion requested a review; the call was upheld by replay

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