MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/06/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2047 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
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Arizona Diamondbacks (65-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (56-59) 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 X 5 9 2
Pirates Shut Out Diamondbacks, 5-0
The Pittsburgh Pirates stopped the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-0, at PNC Park. The Pirates got a big game from Jason Kipnis, who went 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. Steven Matz, the winning pitcher, is now 9-6. He went 5.1 innings, allowing no runs on 1 hit, while fanning 5 and walking 4. Pittsburgh, now 56-59, holds down 4th place in the National League Central Division.

Early in the game, Kipnis had a 2-run home run for Pittsburgh. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Pirates on top, 2-0.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Kipnis.
ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Laureano CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .299 20 44
R. Tapia LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 13 54
G. Torres 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .305 32 81
A. Rendon 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .251 13 44
F. Tatis Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .250 20 51
C. Walker 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .236 14 42
J. Reddick RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .261 5 22
F. Mejia C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 12 48
M. Tanaka P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   E. Stout P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   B. White P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-A. Verdugo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 14 58
   J. Wendelken P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 2 0 5 9 15      
a - A. Verdugo pinch hit for B. White in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Laureano (16, 8th Inning off B. Heller, 0 on, 2 outs) C. Walker (13, 4th Inning off S. Matz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Laureano 2 , C. Walker 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Torres , F. Mejia , R. Tapia , J. Reddick 2
GIDP: A. Rendon
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kipnis 2B 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .286 11 42
L. Wade Jr. LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 9 32
D. Gregorius SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .264 27 88
F. Reyes RF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .198 30 72
E. Thames 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .189 25 61
B. Dalbec 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .183 6 10
   B. Heller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Zimmerman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 6 13
   A. Ottavino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Buxton CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .220 9 33
J. Castro C 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .226 11 31
S. Matz P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .132 0 0
   a-R. Nunez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .245 13 35
Totals 32 5 9 5 3 7 10      
a - R. Nunez substituted for S. Matz in the 6th
b - R. Zimmerman pinch hit for B. Heller in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Reyes (17, 5th Inning off M. Tanaka, 1 on, 1 out) B. Dalbec (10, 2nd Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Castro (11, 6th Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 1 out) J. Kipnis 2 (11, 3rd Inning off M. Tanaka, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Reyes 3 , J. Castro 5 , D. Gregorius 2 , B. Dalbec 2 , J. Kipnis 8
2-out RBI: F. Reyes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Buxton , B. Dalbec
Sac Bunt: S. Matz
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: S. Matz (3) , R. Nunez (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Gregorius-Kipnis-Thames)
ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Tanaka L (4-3) 5.1 9 5 5 1 2 3 85 59 5.06   
E. Stout 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 25 14 3.08   
B. White 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 2.62   
J. Wendelken 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 10 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanaka 31
Batters Faced: M. Tanaka 26, E. Stout 5, B. White 1, J. Wendelken 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanaka 9-5, E. Stout 0-1, B. White 0-0, J. Wendelken 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanaka 85-59, E. Stout 25-14, B. White 4-3, J. Wendelken 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. White 1-0
WP: M. Tanaka
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Matz W (9-6) 5.1 1 0 0 4 5 0 88 48 3.25   
B. Heller 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 16 2.36   
A. Ottavino 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 16 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Matz 67
Batters Faced: S. Matz 21, B. Heller 8, A. Ottavino 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Matz 4-7, B. Heller 4-2, A. Ottavino 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Matz 88-48, B. Heller 21-16, A. Ottavino 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Heller 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Kipnis
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 21473
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