Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Post-Game: Reds 9, Pirates 2

Cincinnati 9 At Pittsburgh 2
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Cincinnati0000404109150
Pittsburgh00000020 271

Cincinnati
 ABH2B3BHRRRBIBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGLOBE
B. Hamilton CF51000110100.306.316.38910
J. Peraza 2B53100120010.297.316.35100
J. Votto 1B41000111000.171.237.40000
A. Duvall LF41000101100.353.421.67630
    R. Stephenson P00000000000.000.000.00000
E. Suarez 3B43100130000.429.529.75010
    P. Kivlehan PH-3B11000000000.200.200.20000
S. Schebler RF51100010000.179.303.46440
Z. Cozart SS 41100101100.417.464.66720
T. Barnhart C53100210000.333.385.41720
A. Garrett P30000100100.000.000.00010
    B. Wood P00000000000.000.000.00000
    A. Alcantara PH-LF10000000100.000.000.00010
Game Totals4115500993510   150
Pittsburgh
 ABH2B3BHRRRBIBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGLOBE
J. Mercer SS41100000000.200.273.23300
S. Marte CF40000000300.294.324.38210
A. McCutchen RF42100100000.250.314.28110
D. Freese 3B32001120100.350.480.65011
    A. Hanson PH10000000100.333.333.33300
F. Cervelli C41100000100.192.323.38510
J. Bell 1B40000000100.160.250.24020
J. Harrison 2B21000001000.304.385.34800
A. Frazier LF40000000300.240.345.28040
I. Nova P10000000000.000.000.00000
    P. Gosselin PH10000000000.000.000.00000
    A. Bastardo P00000000000.000.000.00000
    F. Rivero P00000000000.000.000.00000
    D. Hudson P00000000000.000.000.00000
    J. Jaso PH10000000000.000.000.00000
    T. Watson P00000000000.000.000.00000
Game Totals3373012211000   101
Cincinnati
 IPHRERBBK2B3BHRBSPITGB/FBWHIPERABABIP
A. Garrett6.25220510132649611/50.711.42.244
B. Wood0.1000010000550/01.071.93.000
R. Stephenson2.0200142001019291/13.007.36.556
Game Totals 722110301428813012/6   
Pittsburgh
 IPHRERBBK2B3BHRBSPITGB/FBWHIPERABABIP
I. Nova6.08430130031518211/71.172.25.336
A. Bastardo0.2244211001316291/03.2520.251.282
F. Rivero0.1100011003470/10.941.693.571
D. Hudson1.031102000922311/11.933.86.789
T. Watson1.01001000055101/11.500.00.263
Game Totals 159835500619815914/10 

Thread One: Reds vs. Pirates

Live MLB Scoreboard can be found here.



Amir Garrett - LHP (1-0, 0.00) vs. Ivan Nova - RHP (1-0, 0.00)


Reds Lineup:
1. Billy Hamilton (S) CF
2. Jose Peraza (R) 2B
3. Joey Votto (L) 1B
4. Adam Duvall (R) LF
5. Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B
6. Scott Schebler (L) RF
7. Zack Cozart (R) SS
8. Tucker Barnhart (S) C
9. Amir Garrett (R) P


Pirates Lineup:
1. Jordy Mercer (R) SS
2. Starling Marte (R) CF
3. Andrew McCutchen (R) RF
4. David Freese (R) 3B
5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C
6. Josh Bell (S) 1B
7. Josh Harrison (R) 2B
8. Adam Frazier (L) LF

9. Ivan Nova (R) P

Pre-Game: Reds vs. Pirates


Game: Cincinnati Reds (6-2) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (3-4)
Time: 7:05 PM
Location: PNC Park - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game-Time Weather: Mostly Sunny, 62
TV/Radio: KDKA-FM 93.7


Tonight's Starting Pitcher's:

Amir Garrett - LHP (1-0, 0.00) vs. Ivan Nova - RHP (1-0, 0.00)


Reds Lineup:
1. Billy Hamilton (S) CF
2. Jose Peraza (R) 2B
3. Joey Votto (L) 1B
4. Adam Duvall (R) LF
5. Eugenio Suarez (R) 3B
6. Scott Schebler (L) RF
7. Zack Cozart (R) SS
8. Tucker Barnhart (S) C
9. Amir Garrett (R) P


Pirates Lineup:
1. Jordy Mercer (R) SS
2. Starling Marte (R) CF
3. Andrew McCutchen (R) RF
4. David Freese (R) 3B
5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C
6. Josh Bell (S) 1B
7. Josh Harrison (R) 2B
8. Adam Frazier (L) LF

9. Ivan Nova (R) P



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15 The Buffalo News

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16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

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