MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
07/02/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES DODGERS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1259 - MONDAY, JULY 2ND, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Dodgers (47-36) 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 9 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (29-53) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0
Pirates Lose to Dodgers, 7-3
Los Angeles center fielder Brett Gardner was instrumental in his team's 7-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gardner went 3-3 with 1 run scored to lead the offensive attack for the Dodgers. Sonny Gray got the win, improving to 8-3. He pitched 6 innings, giving up 6 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 2. The Dodgers bumped their record to 47-36 with this latest triumph.

Josh Donaldson, who is tied for 6th in the NL with a .395 on-base percentage, aided the Los Angeles cause with a 2-run single in the top of the seventh. For the game, the third baseman went 2-5 with 2 singles. He drove in 3 runs.

"We're a talented bunch when we're playing well," said Donaldson. "I think we showed that here."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Betts RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .270 10 33
J. Peraza SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .302 0 17
J. Donaldson 3B 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 .294 28 62
R. Grichuk LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .266 14 54
J. Smoak 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .204 7 20
J. Schoop 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .271 16 51
B. Gardner CF 3 1 3 2 1 0 0 .311 12 35
E. Gattis C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250 9 28
S. Gray P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 2
   a-W. Difo PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .270 1 10
   J. Holder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-I. Suzuki PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 0 10
   J. Barnes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 7 9 7 4 6 14      
a - W. Difo pinch hit for S. Gray in the 7th
b - I. Suzuki pinch hit for J. Holder in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Betts (20, 1st Inning off S. Matz, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Difo (7, 7th Inning off J. Kelly, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Gardner 3 , M. Betts 2 , E. Gattis , R. Grichuk , J. Donaldson 2 , W. Difo 2
2-out RBI: B. Gardner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Smoak , E. Gattis , I. Suzuki
Sac Fly: R. Grichuk
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Peraza (24) , J. Donaldson (8)
CS: J. Donaldson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Donaldson (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .219 3 5
B. Dozier 2B 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .208 7 18
C. Correa SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .287 10 44
R. Zimmerman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .303 14 56
J. Bruce RF 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 .266 18 54
   J. Kelly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   T. Rogers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Pressly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Bush P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
   B. Heller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Canha PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 2 5
   A. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Lamb 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275 11 48
F. Reyes LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .200 0 1
R. Chirinos C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .202 5 15
S. Matz P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 0 0
   a-C. Gomez RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .252 7 26
Totals 32 3 6 2 2 10 14      
a - C. Gomez substituted for S. Matz in the 6th
b - M. Canha pinch hit for B. Heller in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Zimmerman (21, 3rd Inning off S. Gray, 1 on, 1 out) B. Dozier (8, 1st Inning off S. Gray, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Zimmerman 2 , F. Reyes , J. Bruce , B. Dozier 4
2-out RBI: J. Bruce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Lamb 2 , B. Buxton , J. Bruce
Sac Fly: J. Bruce
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Buxton (7) , B. Dozier (16)
CS: F. Reyes (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chirinos-Dozier)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Gray W (8-3) 6.0 6 3 3 2 5 0 94 63 3.19   
J. Holder 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 9 3.77   
J. Barnes 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 25 16 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Gray 51
Batters Faced: S. Gray 26, J. Holder 3, J. Barnes 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Gray 5-7, J. Holder 1-0, J. Barnes 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Gray 94-63, J. Holder 14-9, J. Barnes 25-16
WP: S. Gray 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Matz 5.0 5 3 3 2 1 0 88 51 3.84   
J. Kelly L (3-2) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 0 27 18 5.92   
T. Rogers 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 10 4 3.24   
R. Pressly 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 5.14   
M. Bush 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 6 4.29   
B. Heller 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1.80   
A. Reed 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 8 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Matz 44
Batters Faced: S. Matz 21, J. Kelly 6, T. Rogers 4, R. Pressly 1, M. Bush 2, B. Heller 2, A. Reed 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matz 8-5, J. Kelly 1-1, T. Rogers 1-1, R. Pressly 0-0, M. Bush 0-0, B. Heller 1-1, A. Reed 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Matz 88-51, J. Kelly 27-18, T. Rogers 10-4, R. Pressly 5-3, M. Bush 13-6, B. Heller 4-3, A. Reed 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rogers 2-1 , R. Pressly 1-0 , B. Heller 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brett Gardner
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 26029
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