Sunday, March 16, 2014

Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 0














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


Pittsburgh Batting
Batters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Marte, S, LF 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .290
   a- Martinez, M, PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .400
Walker, 2B 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .269
  Schwind, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
McCutchen, CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .560
   b- Harrison, J, PH-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364
Ishikawa, 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .308
   c- McGuiness, PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240
Morel, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167
   d- Andino, PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .185
Lambo, DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .065
Sanchez, T, C 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .296
  d'Arnaud, C, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Decker, RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .172
  Latimore, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mercer, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .190
  Santos, O, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222
Totals 35 5 9 5 0 7 9
a-Struck out for Marte, S in the 7th. b-Hit by pitch for McCutchen in the 7th. c-Struck out for Ishikawa in the 7th. d-Flied out for Morel in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Marte, S (2, O'Sullivan).
HR: Walker (1, 7th inning off Bastardo, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Decker; Walker 5; Ishikawa 2; Sanchez, T; McCutchen 2; Marte, S 2.
RBI: Sanchez, T (6), McCutchen (5), Walker 2 (3), Ishikawa (4).
2-out RBI: Sanchez, T; McCutchen; Walker; Ishikawa.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ishikawa; Morel.
Team RISP: 4-for-7.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Marte, S (3, 2nd base off Papelbon/Ruiz).
CS: Sanchez, T (1, 2nd base by O'Sullivan/Ruiz).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Morel-Walker-Ishikawa, Morris, B-Mercer-Ishikawa).

Philadelphia Batting
Batters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gwynn, CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .273
Galvis, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .118
Utley, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .188
  Brignac, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .300
Ruiz, C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .280
  Rupp, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
Howard, 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .243
  Thomas, C, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Ruf, LF-1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .222
Asche, DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138
Franco, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206
Mayberry, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308
Totals 31 0 6 0 0 4 14


BATTING
2B: Gwynn (2, Eppley).
TB: Howard 2; Ruiz; Gwynn 3; Franco.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ruiz; Brignac.
GIDP: Ruf, Gwynn.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gwynn (2, 2nd base off Wilk/Sanchez, T).

Pittsburgh Pitching
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wilk (W, 1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.90
Morris, B (H, 3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.26
Irwin 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Eppley 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.38
Thornton 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.29

Philadelphia Pitching
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
O'Sullivan (L, 1-2) 4.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 6.17
Papelbon 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.50
Bastardo 1.2 2 1 1 0 4 1 2.57
Nesseth 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Simon 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
 
HBP: Walker (by O'Sullivan), Marte, S (by Papelbon), Harrison, J (by Bastardo), Mayberry (by Wilk), Asche (by Morris, B).
Groundouts-flyouts: Wilk 3-2, Morris, B 4-0, Irwin 3-2, Eppley 2-0, Thornton 1-1, O'Sullivan 9-1, Papelbon 0-2, Bastardo 0-0, Nesseth 3-1, Simon 1-0.
Batters faced: Wilk 11, Morris, B 8, Irwin 7, Eppley 4, Thornton 3, O'Sullivan 16, Papelbon 7, Bastardo 8, Nesseth 4, Simon 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Nesseth 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Tom Hallion. 1B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Vic Carapazza.
Weather: 79 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 24 mph, R to L.
T: 2:40.
Att: 10,544.
Venue: Bright House Field


Bucs beat the Phils for the 3rd time this spring.  

The Good:  5 Pirate pitchers combined for a 6 hit shutout,  2 hits each for Walker, McCutchen, and Ishikawa.  Walker home run from the right side.

The bad:  Lambo and Mercer both hitless.  

Pirates vs Phils









Bright House Field




Pirates
  1. Starling Marte LF
  2. Neil Walker 2B
  3. Andrew McCutchen CF
  4. Travis Ishikawa 1B
  5. Brent Morel 3B
  6. Andrew Lambo DH
  7. Tony Sanchez C
  8. Jaff Decker RF
  9. Jordy Mercer SS
LHP Adam Wilk
Phillies
  1. Tony Gwynn Jr. CF
  2. Freddy Galvis SS
  3. Chase Utley 2B
  4. Carlos Ruiz C
  5. Ryan Howard 1B
  6. Darin Ruf LF
  7. Cody Asche DH
  8. Maikel Franco 3B
  9. John Mayberry Jr. RF

RHP Sean O'Sullivan

Pirates and Phils meeting for the 3rd of what will 6 spring games.  Pirates won the first two 4-1 and 6-5.  Neither team starting one their rotation pitchers today.

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