JAL’s What Is Love Morning Links

What Is Love Haddaway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEXWRTEbj1I

1 MLB Transactions

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

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

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

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates Minors: Marvel, Kranick, Swaggerty

https://rumbunter.com/2018/08/21/pittsburgh-pirates-minors-marvel-kranick-swaggerty/

6 Green Weenie

The Beat Goes On - Bucs Bopped By Bravos 6-1

https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/08/the-beat-goes-on-bucs-bopped-by-bravos.html

7 Pirates Breakdown

COLUMN: Baseballs' Generational Gap

https://thesportsdaily.com/2018/08/21/pittsburgh-pirates-baseballs-generational-gap-pbd11/

8 Atlanta Journal Constitution

Swanson’s first multi-homer game, Gausman’s arm clinch Braves’ series win

https://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/swanson-first-multi-homer-game-gausman-arm-clinch-braves-series-win/5uFsz76KES0uACfksXLxlJ/

9 MLB

If there were a sequel to the movie 'Moneyball,' who would play the 2018 Athletics?

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/moneyball-2-casting-for-the-2018-athletics/c-290894948

10 Baseball Essential</b>

Jung Ho Kang: Possibly the Best Deal on the Free Agent Market

http://www.baseballessential.com/news/2018/08/21/jung-ho-kang-possibly-the-best-deal-on-the-free-agent-market/

11 Five Thirty Eight

Cleveland Has Taken The Fly-Ball Revolution To The Next Level

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/cleveland-has-taken-the-fly-ball-revolution-to-the-next-level/

12 SB Nation

Baseball fights are still stupid, awful, and extremely watchable

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/8/21/17760150/baseball-fights-yasiel-puig-nick-hundley-miguel-sano-little-league-world-series-time-channel-date

13 CBS Sports

> MLB standings, playoff picture update: Cardinals, Phillies, Rockies in three-way tie for final NL wild card

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-standings-playoff-picture-update-cardinals-phillies-rockies-in-three-way-tie-for-final-nl-wild-card/

14 Fangraphs

The Physics and Timing of the Outfield Bounce Throw

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/the-physics-and-timing-of-the-outfield-bounce-throw/

15 Baseball Prospectus</b>

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Short Relief: Something’s Missing

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/42161/short-relief-20/

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?final=true&gamecode=380821123

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

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  W: J. Teheran (9-7)   L: K. Crick (2-2)   S: J. Venters (1)

7:05 PM ET, August 22, 2018 PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Attendance: 14,249

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Atlanta Braves Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG R. Acuña Jr., LF 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 .286 .354 .566 E. Inciarte, CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .249 .306 .352 F. Freeman, 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .319 .401 .527 N. Markakis, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313 .375 .482 J. Camargo, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .266 .348 .442 O. Albies, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .308 .472 T. Flowers, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 .358 .339 D. Swanson, SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .245 .300 .408 J. Teheran, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 .229 .303   A. Duvall, PH 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .201 .283 .380   B. Brach, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Venters, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 29 2 3 2 6 5 8 - - -

Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG C. Dickerson, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .335 .476 S. Marte, CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 .315 .457 G. Polanco, RF 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 .241 .333 .485 F. Cervelli, C 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .258 .391 .456 A. Frazier, 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .271 .339 .425 J. Bell, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .346 .400 C. Moran, 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .268 .332 .382 A. Hechavarria, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .314 .419 T. Williams, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .086 .059   J. Harrison, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .299 .366   K. Kela, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   K. Crick, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   E. Santana, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   D. Freese, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 .344 .459   F. Vázquez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Totals 29 1 3 1 4 2 7 - - -

2B: Pit 1, G. Polanco (30).

HR: Atl 1, R. Acuña Jr. (20).

HR Detail: Atl, R. Acuña Jr. (Inning: 1 , 0 Out, 0 on) off T. Williams.

Scoring Position: Atl - 0 for 2.Pit - 1 for 4.

SF: Atl 1, F. Freeman (1). Pit 0,

Atlanta Braves Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA J. Teheran, (W 9-7) 7.0 2 1 1 1 5 0 23 85 32 - 53 4.09 .199 B. Brach, (Hld ) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 20 8 - 12 0.87 .244 J. Venters, (S 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 15 4 - 11 0.00 .182

Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA T. Williams 6.0 2 1 1 2 4 1 22 84 25 - 59 3.44 .233 K. Kela 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 11 3 - 8 0.90 .176 K. Crick, (L 2-2) 0.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3 16 10 - 6 2.40 .211 E. Santana 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 5 0 - 5 2.67 .233 F. Vázquez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 1 - 6 2.72 .218

Stolen Bases: Atl 1, D. Swanson (6).

Wild Pitches: Pit 1, K. Crick.

Umpires: HP--Rackley, 1B--Guccione, 2B--Vanover, 3B--May.