MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
06/22/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1723 - SATURDAY, JUNE 22ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (36-41) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (38-38) 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 X 7 13 1
Loss to Pirates Extends Tampa Bay Losing Streak
Pittsburgh got a strong outing from Eric Lauer as the Pirates defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-1, at PNC Park. Lauer got the win, improving to 4-5. He gave up 3 hits and walked 1 over 6 innings. He allowed 1 run. Rony Garcia was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 2 of 3 save opportunities.

Michael Massey cracked a home run off Walker Buehler in the bottom of the fourth. His 2-run blast put the Pirates on top, 3-1. In all, Massey had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

Said losing manager Shaun Young: "The at-bats, obviously, needed to be better."

The win gives Pittsburgh a season record of 38-38.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rodriguez CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267 11 31
W. Bernabel 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .220 0 5
J. Pederson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .292 14 44
M. McLain 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .295 5 32
A. Burleson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .298 10 39
T. Stephenson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 9 31
T. Sweeney SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .231 5 20
N. Castellanos DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 5 36
H. Renfroe RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .282 16 56
Totals 33 1 5 1 1 8 11      
BATTING
Triples: N. Castellanos (2, 7th Inning off R. Garcia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rodriguez , J. Pederson , M. McLain , A. Burleson , N. Castellanos 3
2-out RBI: M. McLain
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Burleson , H. Renfroe
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Sweeney (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lee CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .318 6 34
A. Gimenez SS 5 0 3 3 0 1 0 .294 10 33
B. Reynolds LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .292 13 58
O. Cruz 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .273 13 46
W. Brennan RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .267 4 16
N. Madrigal 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 .251 0 15
J. Miranda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .258 5 26
L. Tresh C 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .310 6 25
M. Massey DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .307 8 32
Totals 38 7 13 6 1 7 20      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lee (17, 1st Inning off W. Buehler, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Gimenez (20, 4th Inning off W. Buehler, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Massey (8, 4th Inning off W. Buehler, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lee 3 , A. Gimenez 4 , B. Reynolds , O. Cruz , W. Brennan , L. Tresh 3 , M. Massey 5
2-out RBI: A. Gimenez , L. Tresh
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lee , B. Reynolds , O. Cruz , N. Madrigal 2 , J. Miranda
Hit by Pitch: W. Brennan
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Reynolds (6)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Lauer (1)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Buehler L (3-5) 4.0 9 5 5 1 5 1 92 5.47   
R. Stripling 2.0 4 2 0 0 0 0 37 3.54   
E. Pagan 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Buehler 28
Batters Faced: W. Buehler 23, R. Stripling 11, E. Pagan 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Buehler 4-3, R. Stripling 4-2, E. Pagan 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Buehler 92-55, R. Stripling 37-22, E. Pagan 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Stripling 1-1
Hit Batsmen: W. Buehler
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Lauer W (4-5) 6.0 3 1 0 1 6 0 80 4.28   
R. Garcia SV (2) 3.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 49 5.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Lauer 69
Batters Faced: E. Lauer 23, R. Garcia 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Lauer 4-8, R. Garcia 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: E. Lauer 80-53, R. Garcia 49-32
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Lauer
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 30146
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