BALCO-92
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY GIANTS
09/15/2016
 
BALCO-92
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY GIANTS
GAME ID: 2907 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH , 2016 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (76-70) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 0
Tampa Bay Giants (100-47) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Pirates Bridle Giants, 4-2
Pittsburgh pitcher Tim Gustafson had a large part in his team beating the Tampa Bay Giants, 4-2. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Gustafson picked up the win for Pittsburgh, going 6 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 5 hits. He now sports a record of 8-5. Emerson Bello locked down his 12th save.

Bryce Harper, who finished 2nd in the NL in batting average with .338 in 2013, had a direct impact on the outcome. Harper contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the ninth inning to put Pittsburgh up, 4-2.

Said losing manager Alex Fernandez: "Obviously, we wished for a better outcome."

The Pirates lead the NL Central Division by a game.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Dent 2B 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .222 9 43
B. Anderson 3B 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .268 0 12
   a-L. Chisenhall 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 12 47
B. Harper RF 3 1 1 3 2 1 2 .328 33 97
M. Trout LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 .284 29 87
M. Palomino DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .245 33 110
D. Navarro C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 15 62
D. Wright 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .259 10 65
P. DeJong SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .182 0 2
A. Gose CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .239 1 5
Totals 30 4 5 4 10 7 19      
a - L. Chisenhall substituted for B. Anderson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (33, 3rd Inning off I. Almada, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Gose (4, 9th Inning off K. Butler, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Harper 2 , M. Trout , D. Navarro , D. Wright , A. Gose 2
2-out RBI: B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trout , P. DeJong
GIDP: M. Palomino
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Harper (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Eaton CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 .266 7 46
J. Martinez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 37 106
K. Kang RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 39 109
J. Votto 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .294 27 80
S. Gonzalez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .280 30 95
T. Tulowitzki SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .302 8 28
M. Muncy DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 7 32
B. Lebron 3B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .268 0 5
M. Fernandez C 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .301 19 65
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Tulowitzki (11, 4th Inning off T. Gustafson, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Lebron (2, 9th Inning off E. Bello, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Lebron (2, 7th Inning off E. Duran, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Fernandez (19, 5th Inning off T. Gustafson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Eaton , T. Tulowitzki 2 , B. Lebron 6 , M. Fernandez 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Eaton , M. Muncy , M. Fernandez
Sac Fly: A. Eaton
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Lebron (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lebron-Gonzalez-Votto)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Gustafson W (8-5) 6.0 5 2 2 1 3 1 91 3.64   
E. Duran H (22) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 2.85   
S. Romo H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 4.27   
E. Bello SV (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Gustafson 56
Batters Faced: T. Gustafson 24, E. Duran 4, S. Romo 4, E. Bello 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Gustafson 10-5, E. Duran 0-0, S. Romo 1-1, E. Bello 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Gustafson 91-62, E. Duran 22-15, S. Romo 12-6, E. Bello 11-7
WP: T. Gustafson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Almada L (14-3) 4.0 3 3 3 6 5 0 98 3.18   
L. Lynn 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 4.16   
J. Barajas 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.82   
R. Wooten 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.13   
K. Butler 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 19 3.06   
M. Lollis 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Almada 43
Batters Faced: I. Almada 20, L. Lynn 7, J. Barajas 3, R. Wooten 3, K. Butler 5, M. Lollis 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Almada 4-2, L. Lynn 3-1, J. Barajas 2-0, R. Wooten 3-0, K. Butler 1-1, M. Lollis 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: I. Almada 98-52, L. Lynn 29-17, J. Barajas 9-6, R. Wooten 14-8, K. Butler 19-7, M. Lollis 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Lollis 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Gustafson
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 39007
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