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Cleveland Guardians @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2020-08-20 · Night game · PNC Park · 83°F, sunny · Wind 4 mph R to L · 3:24

Cleveland Indians defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 2–0. Cleveland Indians opened the scoring in the 2nd — Beau Taylor singles on a line drive to center fielder Jarrod Dyson. Franmil Reyes scores. Tyler Naquin to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 6th: Josh Bell singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Bradley Zimmer. Kevin Newman to 3rd — worth 14% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Colin Moran (P): Check swing.

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Line score

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

W: Shane Bieber L: Trevor Williams SV: Brad Hand

Umpires — HP: Ben May · 1B: Dan Iassogna · 2B: Andy Fletcher · 3B: Tripp Gibson · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cesar Hernandez	5	0	0	0	0	3
Jose Ramirez	5	0	0	0	0	1
Francisco Lindor	5	0	1	0	0	1
Carlos Santana	5	0	1	0	0	1
Franmil Reyes	4	2	1	0	1	2
Tyler Naquin	4	0	3	0	0	0
Domingo Santana	1	0	0	0	3	0
Beau Taylor	2	0	1	1	1	0
Bradley Zimmer	3	0	0	0	1	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Erik Gonzalez	4	1	0	1
Kevin Newman	3	2	1	0
Josh Bell	4	1	0	2
Colin Moran	2	0	0	1
Jose Osuna	4	0	0	3
JT Riddle	3	1	0	0
Cole Tucker	4	0	0	2
Jarrod Dyson	3	0	0	2
Jacob Stallings	3	2	0	1
Adam Frazier	2	0	0	2
Bryan Reynolds	1	0	0	1
J. R. Murphy	1	0	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Shane Bieber	6.0	6	0	11
Oliver Perez	0.2	1	0	1
Nick Wittgren	0.1	0	0	0
James Karinchak	1.0	0	1	2
Brad Hand	1.0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Trevor Williams	4.0	6	2	5
Sam Howard	1.0	0	0	1
Brandon Waddell	2.0	0	2	0
Chris Stratton	1.0	1	2	1
Nik Turley	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cesar Hernandez: K
Jose Ramirez: 6/L4MD
Francisco Lindor: K

Bot 1

Erik Gonzalez: K
Kevin Newman: E1/TH/G15.B-2
Josh Bell: K
Colin Moran: 43/G34D+

Top 2

Carlos Santana: 13/G4MS
Franmil Reyes: S5/G5S
Tyler Naquin: S7/L78D.1-2
Domingo Santana: 9/L9D+
Beau Taylor: S8/L89D.2-H;1-3
Bradley Zimmer: 3/G34S

Bot 2

Jose Osuna: 9/F9
JT Riddle: S8/L78
Cole Tucker: 7/L7D
Jarrod Dyson: K

Top 3

Cesar Hernandez: 3/G3
Jose Ramirez: K
Francisco Lindor: S7/L7
Carlos Santana: S9/L89S.1-2
Franmil Reyes: K

Bot 3

Jacob Stallings: K
Erik Gonzalez: S8/G4M+
Kevin Newman: S5/G15-.1-2
Josh Bell: CS3(25)
Josh Bell: K.BX1(23)

Top 4

Tyler Naquin: S9/G34
Domingo Santana: W.1-2
Beau Taylor: 23/SH/BG1S.2-3;1-2
Bradley Zimmer: W
Cesar Hernandez: K
Jose Ramirez: 7/F7S

Bot 4

Colin Moran: K
Jose Osuna: K
JT Riddle: 7/F7

Top 5

Francisco Lindor: 5/P56
Carlos Santana: 8/F8XD+
Franmil Reyes: K

Bot 5

Cole Tucker: K
Jarrod Dyson: K
Jacob Stallings: S8/L8S+
Erik Gonzalez: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1

Top 6

Tyler Naquin: 6/P8S
Domingo Santana: W
Beau Taylor: W.1-2
Bradley Zimmer: 43/G34.2-3;1-2
Cesar Hernandez: 23/G2-

Bot 6

Kevin Newman: S5/G1S-
Josh Bell: S8/G6M+.1-3
Adam Frazier: K
Jose Osuna: K
JT Riddle: 9/F9

Top 7

Jose Ramirez: 4/P89S
Francisco Lindor: 9/L9D
Carlos Santana: 63/G6

Bot 7

Cole Tucker: K
Jarrod Dyson: 63/G4M
Jacob Stallings: S9/L3D
Erik Gonzalez: 43/G4

Top 8

Franmil Reyes: W
Tyler Naquin: S7/L78D.1-2
Domingo Santana: W.2-3;1-2
Beau Taylor: FC3/G3.3-H(E3/TH)(NR)(UR);2-3;1-2;B-1
Bradley Zimmer: 62(3)/FO/G6MS.2-3;1-2;B-1
Cesar Hernandez: K
Jose Ramirez: 63/G4S

Bot 8

Kevin Newman: W
Josh Bell: 8/F8
Adam Frazier: K
Jose Osuna: K

Top 9

Francisco Lindor: 9/F9S
Carlos Santana: K
Franmil Reyes: 53/G5

Bot 9

Bryan Reynolds: K
Cole Tucker: 9/F9LS
J. R. Murphy: K

Notes & reviews

Moran ejected by 3B umpire Gibson for arguing check swing
Pirates challenged call that catcher came off plate before throw from 1bman arrived; call upheld - safe on fielder's choice

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