MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
04/04/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 412 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (3-2) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (1-4) 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 X 6 11 0
Pirates Hope Win Turns Around Slow Start
The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up a win at PNC Park, knocking off the Minnesota Twins, 6-3. On the mound for Pittsburgh was right-hander Tyson Ross, who played a pivotal role in the win. Pittsburgh, now 1-4, is off to a slow start.

Jake Lamb contributed to the Pittsburgh win with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"There's a lot of passion in our clubhouse," said Lamb. "When we put it together we're a great ball club."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Kinsler 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .174 1 1
H. Kendrick LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .412 0 0
F. Freeman 1B 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .389 0 3
A. Garcia RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .300 3 8
M. Franco 3B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .278 2 5
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .350 1 3
C. Iannetta C 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .263 1 3
M. Rojas SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .294 0 3
R. Lopez P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Nicasio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-K. Morales PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
   M. Harvey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 8 3 0 9 13      
a - K. Morales pinch hit for J. Nicasio in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Franco (1, 4th Inning off T. Ross, 1 on, 1 out) M. Rojas (2, 5th Inning off T. Ross, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Iannetta (1, 9th Inning off A. Meyer, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Franco 3 , M. Rojas 2 , A. Garcia , F. Freeman , H. Kendrick , C. Iannetta 5
2-out RBI: C. Iannetta
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Kendrick , C. Iannetta
GIDP: A. Garcia 2 , A. Jones
Sac Fly: A. Jones
Hit by Pitch: M. Franco , M. Rojas , F. Freeman
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Franco-Kinsler-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Dozier 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .158 0 0
L. Cain CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .167 0 0
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313 0 1
J. Lamb 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .200 1 3
R. Zimmerman 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .263 1 3
J. Bruce RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .250 2 4
C. Gomez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .067 1 1
M. Pina C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .143 1 1
T. Ross P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-M. Davidson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   R. Pressly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   A. Meyer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 34 6 11 6 0 5 8      
a - M. Davidson pinch hit for T. Ross in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bruce (2, 3rd Inning off R. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lamb (1, 3rd Inning off R. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out) M. Pina (1, 2nd Inning off R. Lopez, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Bruce (2, 8th Inning off M. Harvey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Zimmerman , T. Ross , J. Lamb 5 , B. Dozier 2 , L. Cain , M. Pina 4 , J. Bruce 6 , M. Davidson
2-out RBI: J. Lamb , M. Pina , J. Bruce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Gomez
GIDP: B. Dozier
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Cain (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Lamb-Dozier-Zimmerman, Dozier-Correa-Zimmerman, Correa-Dozier-Zimmerman)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Lopez L (0-1) 5.0 8 4 4 0 3 2 68 45 7.20   
J. Nicasio 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 0.00   
M. Harvey 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 29 17 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Lopez 38
Batters Faced: R. Lopez 23, J. Nicasio 3, M. Harvey 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Lopez 5-7, J. Nicasio 2-1, M. Harvey 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Lopez 68-45, J. Nicasio 9-5, M. Harvey 29-17
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Ross W (1-0) 7.0 7 1 1 0 4 0 88 57 1.29   
R. Pressly H (1) 1.1 0 1 1 0 4 0 24 15 5.40   
A. Meyer 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 9 7 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Ross 63
Batters Faced: T. Ross 27, R. Pressly 5, A. Meyer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Ross 7-7, R. Pressly 0-0, A. Meyer 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Ross 88-57, R. Pressly 24-15, A. Meyer 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Meyer 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Ross 2 , R. Pressly
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyson Ross
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (34 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 13072
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