MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
07/09/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1687 - MONDAY, JULY 9TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (54-35) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (32-56) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 1
Pirates Turn Back Washington, 4-2
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Rick Porcello pitched a strong game against the Washington Nationals at PNC Park, leading the Pirates to a 4-2 win. The winning pitcher was Porcello, now 5-9. He tossed 6 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 3 and fanning 3. Pittsburgh now owns a record of 32-56.

The Pirates got a big at-bat from first baseman Ryan Zimmerman. For the game, Zimmerman went 1-4 with a double. In the bottom of the third, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 23rd double of the season gave Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead.

"I'm glad we can make our fans happy with a win," Zimmerman told the Pittsburgh Herald.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Panik 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .298 5 30
A. Benintendi LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .313 21 55
M. Ozuna RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .290 20 59
Y. Gurriel 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .259 17 63
Y. Alonso 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 12 41
   b-S. Pearce PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 3 20
J. Lowrie SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 0 0
A. Hicks CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .292 17 49
C. Kluber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 0 2
   A. Morgan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   Z. Burdi P 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 1
   a-A. Hanson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 1 9
   D. Robertson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
T. Murphy C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 3 15
Totals 34 2 7 2 3 6 11      
a - A. Hanson pinch hit for Z. Burdi in the 6th
b - S. Pearce pinch hit for Y. Alonso in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: Y. Gurriel , J. Panik , M. Ozuna 3 , A. Hicks 2
2-out RBI: Y. Gurriel , A. Hicks
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Murphy , Y. Alonso , S. Pearce
Sac Bunt: A. Morgan
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .198 3 6
B. Dozier 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .210 8 20
C. Correa SS 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .298 11 48
R. Zimmerman 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .292 15 59
J. Bruce RF 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .261 18 55
J. Lamb 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .278 11 50
F. Reyes LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .219 0 2
   S. Dominguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Chirinos C 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .215 5 16
R. Porcello P 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .194 0 4
   a-B. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .179 4 13
   T. Rogers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Reed P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Gomez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 7 26
Totals 31 4 7 4 3 15 11      
a - B. Miller pinch hit for R. Porcello in the 6th
b - C. Gomez substituted for A. Reed in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Zimmerman (23, 3rd Inning off Z. Burdi, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Zimmerman 2 , F. Reyes , J. Lamb 2 , C. Correa , B. Dozier , R. Chirinos
2-out RBI: J. Lamb , R. Chirinos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Porcello , J. Bruce
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: R. Porcello (2)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kluber 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 3.21   
A. Morgan L (6-3) 2.0 2 2 2 3 5 0 50 29 2.68   
Z. Burdi 2.2 5 2 2 0 4 0 40 27 6.55   
D. Robertson 3.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 44 33 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 44
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 1, A. Morgan 11, Z. Burdi 13, D. Robertson 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 0-0, A. Morgan 0-1, Z. Burdi 4-0, D. Robertson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 4-3, A. Morgan 50-29, Z. Burdi 40-27, D. Robertson 44-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Burdi 2-2
WP: A. Morgan
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Porcello W (5-9) 6.0 4 1 0 3 3 0 115 67 5.69   
T. Rogers H (7) 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 28 19 4.42   
A. Reed H (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 8 3.31   
S. Dominguez SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 1.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Porcello 62
Batters Faced: R. Porcello 26, T. Rogers 6, A. Reed 3, S. Dominguez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Porcello 8-7, T. Rogers 1-0, A. Reed 0-2, S. Dominguez 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Porcello 115-67, T. Rogers 28-19, A. Reed 14-8, S. Dominguez 10-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Porcello
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 28229
Special Notes: SP Corey Kluber was injured while pitching.
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