MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CAROLINA AVIATORS
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CAROLINA AVIATORS
GAME ID: 1941 - TUESDAY, JULY 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (40-46) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 10 0
Carolina Aviators (45-42) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Pirates Nip Aviators, 4-3
Carolina right fielder Nolan Schanuel was sensational. He was 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once, but it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Pittsburgh beat the Aviators, 4-3. John Curtiss got credit for the win, improving to 1-2. He allowed no runs on no hits in 2 innings. Pittsburgh now sits in 7th place in the National League East Division at 40-46.

Canaan Smith-Njigba, the 27-year old right fielder , had a direct impact on the outcome. Smith-Njigba contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the ninth inning to put Pittsburgh up, 4-3.

"Good pitching stops good hitting," said Smith-Njigba. "And vice-versa."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dominguez CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .298 12 40
B. Wisely DH 4 0 2 1 0 2 3 .227 7 31
F. Alvarez C 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .237 4 26
B. Baty 1B, 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .264 18 53
K. Stowers RF 5 0 2 1 0 1 5 .290 8 39
B. Rodgers 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .235 7 22
R. Lewis SS 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 .277 4 28
K. Padlo 3B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .209 5 24
   a-C. Smith-Njigba PH, LF 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 .250 3 12
H. Haskin LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 .161 0 1
   b-O. Albies PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .229 4 21
Totals 35 4 10 3 7 8 22      
a - C. Smith-Njigba pinch hit for K. Padlo in the 8th
b - O. Albies pinch hit for H. Haskin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Lewis (23, 2nd Inning off J. Fitts, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dominguez , B. Wisely 2 , F. Alvarez , K. Stowers 2 , B. Rodgers , R. Lewis 3 , K. Padlo
2-out RBI: K. Stowers , C. Smith-Njigba
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Wisely , K. Stowers 2 , B. Rodgers , H. Haskin , O. Albies
GIDP: H. Haskin
Sac Fly: B. Wisely
Hit by Pitch: B. Baty , H. Haskin
Team LOB: 14
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hedlund CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269 1 23
J. Reed RF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .273 6 42
   a-B. Nimmo PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 7 40
B. Ramos 1B 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .221 5 36
   b-C. Seager PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 10 51
   c-J. Groshans 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 1 7
W. Smith C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 13 48
N. Schanuel LF, RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .277 10 39
J. Feltner DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .189 1 12
I. Pacheco 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .301 17 51
J. Corniel SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .304 0 4
R. Castro 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 4 13
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 6 10      
a - B. Nimmo pinch hit for J. Reed in the 7th
b - C. Seager pinch hit for B. Ramos in the 8th
c - J. Groshans substituted for C. Seager in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Schanuel (10, 1st Inning off C. Dollander, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hedlund , N. Schanuel 5 , J. Feltner , I. Pacheco 2
2-out RBI: N. Schanuel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reed , J. Corniel
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Hedlund (53)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Hedlund (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Corniel-Castro-Ramos)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Dollander 6.0 5 3 3 3 5 1 107 4.47   
J. Curtiss W (1-2) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 4.30   
D. Bednar SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Dollander 52
Batters Faced: C. Dollander 26, J. Curtiss 6, D. Bednar 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Dollander 8-5, J. Curtiss 4-2, D. Bednar 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Dollander 107-63, J. Curtiss 21-15, D. Bednar 13-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fitts 6.0 6 1 1 3 2 0 101 4.13   
M. Wisler BS (1) 1.0 3 2 1 0 2 0 26 3.54   
C. Vargas 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 30 2.67   
S. Dominguez L (1-5) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 23 4.50   
B. Baker 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fitts 55
Batters Faced: J. Fitts 27, M. Wisler 6, C. Vargas 5, S. Dominguez 5, B. Baker 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fitts 6-9, M. Wisler 0-1, C. Vargas 0-0, S. Dominguez 0-1, B. Baker 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fitts 101-58, M. Wisler 26-17, C. Vargas 30-16, S. Dominguez 23-12, B. Baker 5-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Wisler 1-1 , B. Baker 3-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Fitts , S. Dominguez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nolan Schanuel
Ballpark: American Airlines Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 50489
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