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What About the Moonlight Cher

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1 MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Baseball Reference

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4 Retrosheet

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5 Rumbunter

Kevin Newman Should Be Playing Every Day For The Pittsburgh Pirates

https://rumbunter.com/2018/08/17/kevin-newman-playing-every-day-pittsburgh-pirates/

6 Green Weenie

Cubs Get Mandatory Solo Shot, But Bucs Finally Score To Take 3-1 Win

https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/08/cubs-get-mandatory-solo-shot-but-bucs.html

7 Pirates Breakdown

What can the Pirates expect from Kevin Newman?

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/08/18/pittsburgh-pirates-expect-kevin-newman-pbd11/

8 Chicago Sun Times

That escalated quickly: Tyler Chatwood gets quick hook in Cubs’ 3-1 loss to Bucs

https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/tyler-chatwood-quick-hook-cubs-3-1-loss-pirates/

9 Call to the Pen

Best all time general managers: No. 15, Pittsburgh Pirates Barney Dreyfuss

https://calltothepen.com/2018/08/18/best-time-general-managers-no-15-pittsburgh-pirates-barney-dreyfuss/

10 Deadspin</b>

MLB Network Falls For Joke Report That Trevor Bauer Is Treating Himself For "CIA Nanites"

https://deadspin.com/mlb-network-falls-for-joke-report-that-trevor-bauer-is-1828439637

11 San Francisco Chronicle

Time for MLB to get tougher on pitchers who target hitters

https://www.sfchronicle.com/giants/shea/article/Time-for-MLB-to-get-tougher-on-pitchers-who-13166067.php

12 SB Nation

Jose Ramirez leads the American League in both home runs and stolen bases

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/8/18/17730462/jose-ramirez-home-runs-stolen-bases-indians-underrated-superstar

13 CBS Sports

> MLB scores, highlights, live team updates, news: Dominant A's catch Astros in AL West

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-dominant-as-catch-astros-in-al-west/

14 Fangraphs

Introducing the Best Ways to Lose a Baseball Game

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/introducing-the-best-ways-to-lose-a-baseball-game/

15 Baseball Prospectus</b>

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Long Relief: Dissecting the Bat Flip

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/42084/short-relief-dissecting-the-bat-flip/

16 Blog Predictions

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-pbc-asylum-blog-prediction-contest.html’

17 Previous Game Box Score

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/boxscore.asp?gamecode=380818123&meta=true

18 Two Question Foo Survey

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Final-11 3 4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11 R H E Chi Cubs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 2 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 1

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  W: R. Rodríguez (3-2)   L: B. Kintzler (1-3)

1:35 PM ET, August 19, 2018 PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Attendance: 24,283

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Chicago Cubs Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG T. La Stella, 2B-3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .279 .355 .316 B. Zobrist, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .306 .389 .463 J. Báez, SS-2B 5 0 2 0 3 0 0 .289 .320 .562 A. Rizzo, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .265 .363 .440 I. Happ, CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .239 .359 .417   C. Edwards Jr., P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Wilson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   V. Caratini, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .311 .294   S. Cishek, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .167   A. Russell, SS 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .259 .326 .359 K. Schwarber, LF 4 1 1 1 4 1 2 .244 .361 .470 W. Contreras, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269 .359 .423 J. Quintana, P 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .050 .050 .050   J. Heyward, CF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .281 .345 .408 D. Bote, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .376 .462   P. Strop, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   A. Almora Jr., PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .337 .408   B. Kintzler, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 38 1 8 1 14 7 15 - - -

Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG C. Dickerson, LF 5 1 2 0 2 0 2 .308 .340 .485   R. Rodríguez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 S. Marte, CF 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 .275 .319 .464 G. Polanco, RF 5 0 2 1 4 0 0 .240 .330 .478 D. Freese, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .292 .348 .465 E. Díaz, C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 .342 .461 J. Bell, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 .346 .405 J. Harrison, 2B 5 0 1 0 2 0 1 .257 .298 .365 A. Hechavarria, SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .286 .360 .476 J. Taillon, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .070 .091 .093   E. Santana, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   C. Moran, PH 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .269 .334 .387   K. Newman, PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   K. Kela, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   F. Vázquez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   A. Frazier, PH-LF 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 .284 .352 .447 Totals 38 2 8 2 15 5 7 - - -

2B: ChC 3, J. Báez (33), A. Russell (21), J. Heyward (21). Pit 4, S. Marte (21), G. Polanco 2 (28), J. Harrison (10).

HR: ChC 1, K. Schwarber (22). Pit 1, A. Frazier (5).

HR Detail: ChC, K. Schwarber (Inning: 2 , 0 Out, 0 on) off J. Taillon. Pit, A. Frazier (Inning: 11 , 2 Out, 0 on) off B. Kintzler.

Scoring Position: ChC - 0 for 4.Pit - 1 for 11.

Chicago Cubs Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA J. Quintana 5.0 4 1 1 2 4 0 21 93 38 - 55 4.36 .246 C. Edwards Jr. 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 23 9 - 14 2.41 .192 J. Wilson 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 1 - 4 3.15 .201 S. Cishek 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 13 6 - 7 1.75 .181 P. Strop 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 27 11 - 16 2.47 .188 B. Kintzler, (L 1-3) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 3 12 6 - 6 3.70 .258

Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA J. Taillon 6.0 5 1 1 3 8 1 24 95 35 - 60 3.58 .252 E. Santana 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 - 5 2.77 .237 K. Kela 1.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 5 17 5 - 12 1.13 .179 F. Vázquez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 17 6 - 11 2.77 .221 R. Rodríguez, (W 3-2) 2.0 1 0 0 3 2 0 9 37 16 - 21 3.06 .235

Errors: ChC 2, J. Báez (11), J. Quintana (1). Pit 1, A. Hechavarria (1).

Double Plays: ChC 1, (J.Báez to Zobrist to Rizzo). Pit 2, (Harrison to Hechavarria to Bell; Hechavarria to Harrison to Bell).

Stolen Bases: ChC 1, J. Báez (20).

Caught Stealing: Pit 1, E. Díaz (1).

Wild Pitches: Pit 1, R. Rodríguez.

Hit by Pitch: Pit, A. Frazier by P. Strop, D. Freese by P. Strop.

Umpires: HP--Fairchild, 1B--Barry, 2B--Torres, 3B--Nauert.

Time: 3:41

Attendance - 24,283