Sunday, March 23, 2014

Final: Pirates 7 Orioles 7





















1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
1 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 7 9 1
1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 7 12 1





Pittsburgh Batting
Batters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Marte, S, LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .282
  Garcia, W, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Snider, RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .316
  Tabata, RF-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .114
McCutchen, CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .529
  Jackson, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Mann, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alvarez, P, 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .295
   1- Harrison, J, PR-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323
Walker, 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .222
  Oliver, A, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Morris, B, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
   a- Martinez, M, PH-CF-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .382
Ishikawa, 1B 4 1 1 0 1 3 5 .333
Sanchez, T, C 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .270
  Ashley, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mercer, SS 5 0 1 3 0 2 3 .194
  Vasquez, CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Cole, P 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000
  Andino, 2B-SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .156
Totals 38 7 9 7 5 13 22
a-Grounded out for Morris, B in the 9th.
1-Ran for Alvarez, P in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: McCutchen (3, Gausman), Mercer (2, Johnson, S).
HR: Marte, S (1, 1st inning off Gausman, 0 on, 0 out), McCutchen (5, 9th inning off Drake, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Mercer 2; Ishikawa; Alvarez, P 2; Sanchez, T; McCutchen 6; Marte, S 5.
RBI: Marte, S (3), Sanchez, T (8), Mercer 3 (4), Cole (1), McCutchen (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ishikawa 2; Marte, S 2; Mercer; Tabata.
SF: Cole.
Team RISP: 2-for-12.
Team LOB: 8.

BASERUNNING
SB: Ishikawa (1, 2nd base off Gausman/Wieters).
CS: Marte, S (1, 2nd base by Hunter, T/Wieters).

FIELDING
E: Mercer (2, fielding).

Baltimore Batting
Batters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Markakis, RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .361
   a- Schoop, PH-2B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .400
Lough, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290
   b- Reimold, PH-LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .257
Jones, Ad, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179
   c- Pearce, PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267
Davis, C, 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .433
   d- Young, D, PH-RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289
Cruz, N, DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .294
   e- Urrutia, PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Wieters, C 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .360
  Gonzalez, Al, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .429
Hardy, SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .313
  Casilla, A, SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188
Flaherty, 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .310
  Joseph, C 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .188
Weeks, J, 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .143
  Berry, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
Totals 43 7 12 7 1 7 14
a-Grounded out for Markakis in the 7th. b-Singled for Lough in the 7th. c-Struck out for Jones, Ad in the 7th. d-Singled for Davis, C in the 7th. e-Flied out for Cruz, N in the 10th.

BATTING
2B: Flaherty (5, Cole).
HR: Markakis (1, 1st inning off Cole, 0 on, 0 out), Davis, C (4, 3rd inning off Cole, 0 on, 2 out), Flaherty (2, 6th inning off Cole, 1 on, 2 out), Schoop (2, 9th inning off Jackson, J, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Davis, C 4; Schoop 4; Young, D; Markakis 4; Joseph; Weeks, J; Reimold; Flaherty 6; Wieters 2; Casilla, A.
RBI: Markakis (5), Weeks, J (6), Davis, C (12), Flaherty 2 (6), Young, D (3), Schoop (7).
2-out RBI: Davis, C; Flaherty 2; Young, D.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cruz, N; Markakis 2.
Team RISP: 1-for-8.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Lough (4, 2nd base off Cole/Sanchez, T), Reimold (2, 2nd base off Cole/Sanchez, T).

FIELDING
E: Schoop (2, fielding).

Pittsburgh Pitching
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Cole 6.2 8 6 6 1 5 3 6.17
Oliver, A 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.15
Morris, B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.24
Jackson, J 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.70
Mann 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.93

Baltimore Pitching
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gausman 4.0 3 1 1 2 8 1 2.45
Hunter, T 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.00
Johnson, S 1.0 3 4 4 1 1 0 6.00
Patton 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9.00
Britton 0.2 0 1 0 2 1 0 0.93
Drake 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6.75
Jones, C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
 
WP: Gausman.
HBP: McCutchen (by Johnson, S).
Groundouts-flyouts: Cole 11-4, Oliver, A 0-0, Morris, B 1-1, Jackson, J 1-1, Mann 1-2, Gausman 2-0, Hunter, T 0-0, Johnson, S 0-1, Patton 1-0, Britton 2-0, Drake 3-0, Jones, C 2-0.
Batters faced: Cole 30, Oliver, A 2, Morris, B 4, Jackson, J 4, Mann 4, Gausman 17, Hunter, T 3, Johnson, S 8, Patton 4, Britton 5, Drake 5, Jones, C 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Oliver, A 1-1, Drake 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Seth Buckminster. 1B: John Hirschbeck. 2B: Paul Emmel. 3B: Bill Welke.
Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 9 mph, Out to LF.
Venue: Ed Smith Stadium.
March 23, 2014


Home Runs flying out as the Pirates and Orioles played 10 inning to a 7-7 tie.  Pirates were 1 out from the win when Jackson gave up the tying home run.  Pirate starter Gerrit Cole gave up 3 home runs and 6 runs in 6.2 iunnings


Pirates at Orioles





PIRATES
1. Starling Marte LF
2. Travis Snider (L) RF
3. Andrew McCutchen CF
4. Pedro Alvarez (L) 3B
5. Neil Walker (S) 2B
6. Travis Ishikawa (L) 1B
7. Tony Sanchez C
8. Jordy Mercer SS
9. Gerrit Cole RHP
Also listed as possible pitchers: Andy Oliver (L), Daniel Schlereth (L), Bryan Morris, Jay Jackson
ORIOLES

1. Nick Markakis (L) RF
2. David Lough (L) CF
3. Adam Jones CF
4. Chris Davis (L) 1B
5. Nelson Cruz DH
6. Matt Wieters (S) C
7. J.J. Hardy SS
8. Ryan Flaherty (L) 3B
9. Jemile Weeks (S) 2B
Kevin Gausman RHP

4th and final meeting with Orioles.  Pirate lost the previous 3 meetings 9-2, 7-6, and 4-2

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