Bucs lose 8-5 to the Twins

Twins 8

(22-17, 8-11 away)

Pirates 5

(18-21, 9-8 home)

57°
Few Clouds

Coverage:  ROOT

7:05 PM ET, May 19, 2015

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	1
PIT	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	5	13	0

W: R. Nolasco (4-1)

L: F. Liriano (1-4)

S: G. Perkins (14)

Minnesota Twins

BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Santana SS	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.246
Dozier 2B	4	2	1	1	1	2	0	.264
Mauer 1B	4	1	1	3	0	1	0	.282
Plouffe 3B	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	.261
Hunter RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.270
Suzuki C	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	.248
Hicks CF	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	.292
Robinson LF	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.293
Nolasco P	3	0	0	0	0	3	2	.000
Pressly P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Thompson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Boyer P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
a- Nunez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.391
Perkins P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Totals	34	8	8	6	2	7	3	-

a-popped out for Boyer in 9th.

BATTING

2B: Plouffe (6, Liriano); Suzuki (5, Liz)

HR: Dozier (7, 1st inning off Liriano, 0 on, 1 out); Plouffe (6, 2nd inning off Liriano, 1 on, 2 out)

TB: Plouffe 6; Dozier 4; Suzuki 3; Hicks 2; Mauer

RBI: Mauer 3 (23); Plouffe 2 (20); Dozier (20)

Game-winning RBI: Dozier

GIDP: Robinson

Team RISP: 3-for-7

Team LOB: 3

FIELDING

Errors: Mauer (2)

DP: (Santana-Dozier-Mauer)

 

Pittsburgh Pirates

BATTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Polanco RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	5	.234
Walker 2B	5	1	2	1	0	2	0	.279
Bastardo P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
McCutchen CF	5	0	0	0	0	1	3	.225
Marte LF	4	1	1	0	1	3	0	.295
Kang SS-3B	5	1	3	1	0	0	1	.320
Alvarez 1B	5	1	2	1	0	1	3	.227
Harrison 3B-2B	4	1	3	1	0	1	2	.245
Cervelli C	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	.297
Stewart C	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.244
Liriano P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071
b- Tabata PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
Liz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
c- Hart PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.200
Worley P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
d- Rodriguez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.311
Caminero P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
Hughes P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
e- Mercer PH-SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174
Totals	40	5	13	5	2	11	10	-

b-singled for Liriano in 2nd. c-struck out for Liz in 4th. d-lined out for Worley in 6th. e-lined out for J.Hughes in 8th.

BATTING

2B: Walker (12, Nolasco); Marte (8, Nolasco); Harrison (10, Nolasco)

HR: Alvarez (7, 4th inning off Nolasco, 0 on, 1 out)

TB: Alvarez 5; Harrison 4; Walker 3; Kang 3; Marte 2; Cervelli; Tabata

RBI: Walker (14); Alvarez (17); Tabata (1); Harrison (11); Kang (10)

GIDP: Stewart

Team RISP: 4-for-17

Team LOB: 10

FIELDING

DP: (Kang-Alvarez)

Minnesota Twins

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Nolasco W (4-1)	5.2	10	4	3	1	8	1	6.00
Pressly H (1)	0.1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3.60
Thompson H (7)	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.27
Boyer H (7)	1.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.18
Perkins S (14)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.47
Totals	9.0	13	5	4	2	11	1	-

PITCHING

WP: Nolasco (1)

Pitches-Strikes: Nolasco 93-62; Pressly 10-4; Thompson 4-3; Boyer 11-9; Perkins 14-11

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Nolasco 8-6; Pressly 1-0; Thompson 1-0; Boyer 2-0; Perkins 2-0

Batters Faced: Nolasco 29; Pressly 3; Thompson 2; Boyer 4; Perkins 4

Inherited Runners-Scored: Pressly 2-0; Thompson 2-1; Boyer 2-0

 

Pittsburgh Pirates

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Liriano L (1-4)	2.0	5	7	7	2	2	2	4.15
Liz	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	3.86
Worley	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.17
Caminero	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.58
Hughes	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.26
Bastardo	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.82
Totals	9.0	8	8	8	2	7	2	-

PITCHING

WP: Liriano (1)

HBP: Suzuki (by Worley); Santana (by Liriano)

Pitches-Strikes: Liriano 55-28; Liz 20-13; Worley 27-19; Caminero 15-10; Hughes 12-9; Bastardo 15-11

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Liriano 4-3; Liz 2-1; Worley 3-0; Caminero 1-1; Hughes 2-1; Bastardo 1-2

Batters Faced: Liriano 14; Liz 7; Worley 7; Caminero 3; Hughes 4; Bastardo 3

GAME INFO

Venue: PNC Park

Attendance: 22,357

Duration: 2:53

Weather: 71 degrees, Mildly Cloudy

Wind: 15 MPH Out to Left

Umpires: HP: Alan Porter. 1B: Jeff Kellogg. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Clint Fagan.