MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/01/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2624 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (67-69) 4 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 11 14 1
Cleveland Guardians (57-80) 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 10 1
Rodriguez Leads Pirates to Win
No one was more impactful than Endy Rodriguez in the 11-4 Pittsburgh win over Cleveland. Rodriguez, who is tied for 5th in the NL with a .545 slugging percentage, hit 2 home runs, while scoring 4 runs and driving in 5. Pittsburgh is third in the National League Central Division with a record of 67-69.

Jack Suwinski, the slugging center fielder , had a direct impact on the outcome. Suwinski contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put Pittsburgh up, 4-0.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Rodriguez told the Pittsburgh Chronicle. "It's as simple as that."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Hayes 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .264 9 55
C. Arroyo 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .246 10 52
O. Cruz SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .252 23 64
E. Rodriguez C 3 4 3 5 2 0 0 .323 23 77
M. Nunez 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .249 24 75
J. Suwinski CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 2 .220 19 57
   a-I. Vargas PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   b-J. Bae CF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .277 1 5
C. Julks DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .275 21 61
T. Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .234 1 16
C. Smith-Njigba RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .220 8 34
Totals 39 11 14 11 3 5 16      
a - I. Vargas pinch hit for J. Suwinski in the 7th
b - J. Bae substituted for I. Vargas in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Arroyo (28, 1st Inning off S. Bieber, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Suwinski (19, 1st Inning off S. Bieber, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Smith-Njigba (8, 2nd Inning off S. Bieber, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Rodriguez 2 (23, 5th Inning off J. Karinchak, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. Hudson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Bae (1, 9th Inning off R. Lopez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hayes 2 , C. Arroyo 2 , O. Cruz 2 , E. Rodriguez 9 , M. Nunez 2 , J. Suwinski 4 , I. Vargas , J. Bae 4 , C. Smith-Njigba 4
2-out RBI: J. Suwinski , J. Bae
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Gonzalez 2
GIDP: K. Hayes , C. Arroyo
Sac Fly: O. Cruz
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Nunez (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Montas-Arroyo-Nunez, Cruz-Arroyo-Nunez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .237 3 37
J. Ramirez 3B 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .320 35 97
K. Manzardo DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .307 29 95
A. Duvall CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .224 22 61
J. Naylor 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 19 71
T. Freeman SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .280 6 62
A. Gimenez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .269 9 44
B. Naylor C 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .263 22 55
G. Valera RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .228 4 20
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 3 14      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Gimenez (29, 2nd Inning off F. Montas, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Manzardo (42, 3rd Inning off F. Montas, 1 on, 1 out) , A. Duvall (23, 6th Inning off F. Montas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Ramirez (35, 7th Inning off Y. De Los Santos, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Kwan , J. Ramirez 7 , K. Manzardo 3 , A. Duvall 2 , A. Gimenez 2 , B. Naylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Duvall , J. Naylor , G. Valera 2
GIDP: A. Duvall , A. Gimenez
Hit by Pitch: T. Freeman
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ramirez (9)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Gimenez (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Gimenez-Freeman-Naylor, Naylor-Freeman-Naylor)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Montas W (8-7) 5.1 6 2 1 1 2 0 85 3.67   
J. García 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 20 3.99   
Y. De Los Santos 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 13 5.61   
B. Bowden 2.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 2.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Montas 51
Batters Faced: F. Montas 23, J. García 5, Y. De Los Santos 3, B. Bowden 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Montas 7-6, J. García 0-1, Y. De Los Santos 1-0, B. Bowden 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Montas 85-56, J. García 20-13, Y. De Los Santos 13-8, B. Bowden 29-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. García 1-1 , Y. De Los Santos 1-1
Hit Batsmen: F. Montas
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Bieber L (5-13) 2.1 6 5 5 1 0 2 52 5.27   
J. Karinchak 2.2 3 2 2 0 3 1 34 4.86   
D. Hudson 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 21 5.26   
J. Cantillo 2.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 33 5.27   
R. Lopez 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 8 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bieber 20
Batters Faced: S. Bieber 15, J. Karinchak 10, D. Hudson 7, J. Cantillo 9, R. Lopez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bieber 3-4, J. Karinchak 3-1, D. Hudson 2-1, J. Cantillo 2-3, R. Lopez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bieber 52-33, J. Karinchak 34-23, D. Hudson 21-12, J. Cantillo 33-19, R. Lopez 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Karinchak 2-0 , J. Cantillo 1-0 , R. Lopez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Endy Rodriguez
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 34885
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