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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Toronto Blue Jays

2017-08-11 · Night game · Rogers Centre · Att: 35965 · 68°F, dome, dry · 2:41

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Toronto Blue Jays 4–2. Toronto Blue Jays opened the scoring in the 2nd — Kevin Pillar out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Andrew McCutchen. Justin Smoak scores. Pittsburgh Pirates took the lead in the 3rd — Josh Harrison singles on a line drive to center fielder Kevin Pillar. Francisco Cervelli scores. Adam Frazier to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Josh Harrison singles on a line drive to center fielder Kevin Pillar. Francisco Cervelli scores. Adam Frazier to 3rd — worth 13% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Jameson Taillon L: Marcus Stroman SV: Felipe Vazquez

Umpires — HP: Mike Everitt · 1B: Jordan Baker · 2B: Bruce Dreckman · 3B: Chad Whitson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

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

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jose Bautista	4	1	1	1	0	1
Russell Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Josh Donaldson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Smoak	4	1	2	0	0	0
Steve Pearce	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ezequiel Carrera	3	0	1	0	0	1
Ryan Goins	4	0	2	0	0	0
Kevin Pillar	3	0	1	1	0	1
Rob Refsnyder	4	0	0	0	0	4
Rafael Lopez	3	0	1	0	0	1
Darwin Barney	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jameson Taillon	6.0	6	1	7
George Kontos	1.0	0	0	1
Juan Nicasio	1.0	1	0	0
Felipe Vazquez	1.0	1	0	1

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Marcus Stroman	8.0	4	1	4
Danny Barnes	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Adam Frazier: 63/G6+
Josh Harrison: 13/G15-
Andrew McCutchen: 43/G4M

Bot 1

Jose Bautista: K
Russell Martin: 53/G56
Josh Donaldson: 53/G56S-

Top 2

Josh Bell: 7/F7M
David Freese: K
Gregory Polanco: 63/G6

Bot 2

Justin Smoak: S9/L89S+
Steve Pearce: W.1-2
Ezequiel Carrera: 7/F7D+
Ryan Goins: S8/L6MD.2-3;1-2
Kevin Pillar: 8/SF/F8LM.3-H
Rob Refsnyder: K

Top 3

Jordy Mercer: 8/F89D
John Jaso: HP
Francisco Cervelli: E4/G4.1-3
Adam Frazier: FC5/G56S+.1X2(5E4);3-H(UR);B-1
Josh Harrison: S8/L89D+.2-H(UR);1-3
Andrew McCutchen: D89/L89D+.3-H(UR);1-3
Josh Bell: 8/SF/F78D.3-H(UR)
David Freese: K

Bot 3

Jose Bautista: HR/F8RXD+
Rafael Lopez: S9/F8RM
Josh Donaldson: 8/F8RXD+
Justin Smoak: 5/F6-
Steve Pearce: K

Top 4

Gregory Polanco: 43/G4
Jordy Mercer: 13/G15-
John Jaso: 43/G4

Bot 4

Ezequiel Carrera: K
Ryan Goins: 43/G4
Kevin Pillar: K

Top 5

Francisco Cervelli: 43/G4M+
Adam Frazier: 3/G3
Josh Harrison: S8/G6M+
Starling Marte: 53/G5

Bot 5

Rob Refsnyder: K
Jose Bautista: 43/G6M
Rafael Lopez: K

Top 6

Josh Bell: W
David Freese: 46(1)/FO/G4M+
Gregory Polanco: 36(1)3/GDP/G3S+

Bot 6

Josh Donaldson: 53/G56+
Justin Smoak: 43/G4
Steve Pearce: 9/F9D

Top 7

Jordy Mercer: 3/G34S-
John Jaso: K
Francisco Cervelli: K

Bot 7

Ezequiel Carrera: D7/F7D+
Ryan Goins: S8/G6M+.2-3
Kevin Pillar: 6/F78S
Rob Refsnyder: K
Jose Bautista: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 8

Adam Frazier: S8/G4M+
Josh Harrison: 6/L6D
Starling Marte: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M

Bot 8

Rafael Lopez: 43/G4+
Josh Donaldson: 4/L4MD+
Justin Smoak: S7/G56
Steve Pearce: 8/F8RD

Top 9

Josh Bell: K
David Freese: 3/L34+
Gregory Polanco: K

Bot 9

Darwin Barney: 9/F89M
Ryan Goins: 13/G15
Kevin Pillar: S7/L7S+
Rob Refsnyder: K

Notes & reviews

Russell Martin left with injured side
Blue Jays challenged call that Jaso was hit by pitch; call was upheld - hit by pitch
Andrew McCutchen left with injured knee

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