MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
06/12/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1582 - TUESDAY, JUNE 12TH , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (28-45) 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 15 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (44-28) 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 6 0
Atlanta Beats Pittsburgh, 8-5
Atlanta and Pittsburgh duked it out and the Braves came out victorious.

The Atlanta Braves withstood a fine game by Pittsburgh first baseman Anthony Rizzo at PNC Park, to upend the Pirates, 8-5. Rizzo went 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Atlanta reliever Joey Devine picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Steven Brault was saddled with the loss.

Atlanta center fielder Brandon Nimmo contributed a timely at-bat in the top of the second. With two down, he hit a splitter to left field for a 2-run single. It was his 59th hit of the season and put the Braves ahead, 4-1.

"I felt good up there," said Nimmo. "I saw the ball well."

The Braves sport a record of 28-45.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Puig RF 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 .237 11 19
B. Nimmo CF 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 .309 5 30
M. Conforto LF 5 0 0 0 0 4 6 .152 13 39
A. Gonzalez 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 2 .276 9 28
J. Gyorko DH 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .228 6 25
A. Wynns C 5 1 2 2 0 2 1 .188 3 18
M. Gonzalez 2B 5 0 1 0 0 3 5 .192 6 16
R. Tejada SS 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 .243 0 18
E. Adrianza 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 .375 0 0
Totals 41 8 15 8 4 18 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Gyorko (10, 3rd Inning off C. Sale, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Adrianza (2, 7th Inning off S. Brault, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Puig 2 , B. Nimmo , A. Gonzalez 2 , J. Gyorko 4 , A. Wynns 2 , M. Gonzalez , R. Tejada 2 , E. Adrianza 3
2-out RBI: B. Nimmo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Conforto , J. Gyorko , M. Gonzalez , R. Tejada , E. Adrianza
Hit by Pitch: Y. Puig
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Puig (7) , M. Gonzalez (4)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Tejada (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Swanson SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .287 2 19
B. Harper CF 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 .278 10 39
R. Devers 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .305 13 63
A. Rizzo 1B 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 .246 19 59
G. Torres 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .291 8 35
J. Votto DH 2 0 0 0 3 2 4 .296 16 48
B. McCann C 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 .295 14 50
K. Tucker RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .251 17 56
G. Allen LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .243 1 17
Totals 33 5 6 4 8 14 27      
BATTING
Doubles: B. McCann (17, 2nd Inning off T. Skaggs, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Rizzo (15, 9th Inning off C. Leroux, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Rizzo (19, 3rd Inning off T. Skaggs, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Swanson 2 , A. Rizzo 6 , G. Torres , B. McCann 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Swanson 2 , G. Torres , J. Votto , B. McCann , K. Tucker
Sac Fly: B. McCann
Hit by Pitch: B. Harper
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Allen(Tejada at home))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Skaggs 4.1 4 4 3 4 7 1 91 6.13   
J. Devine W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 31 1.23   
K. Jepsen 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 2.72   
T. Rosenthal 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 21 4.95   
C. Leroux 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 21 5.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Skaggs 44
Batters Faced: T. Skaggs 23, J. Devine 6, K. Jepsen 3, T. Rosenthal 5, C. Leroux 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Skaggs 5-1, J. Devine 0-3, K. Jepsen 0-1, T. Rosenthal 0-1, C. Leroux 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Skaggs 91-47, J. Devine 31-17, K. Jepsen 12-9, T. Rosenthal 21-9, C. Leroux 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Devine 2-1
WP: T. Skaggs
Hit Batsmen: T. Skaggs
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sale 5.2 7 4 4 1 13 0 110 5.10   
S. Brault L (2-2) 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 0 25 5.01   
A. Garrett 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 18 1.69   
W. Harris 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 24 1.88   
J. Miller 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3.72   
R. Erlin 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sale 51
Batters Faced: C. Sale 25, S. Brault 6, A. Garrett 5, W. Harris 4, J. Miller 1, R. Erlin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sale 1-3, S. Brault 1-0, A. Garrett 1-0, W. Harris 0-1, J. Miller 0-0, R. Erlin 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sale 110-71, S. Brault 25-12, A. Garrett 18-12, W. Harris 24-12, J. Miller 3-3, R. Erlin 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Brault 1-0 , A. Garrett 1-1 , J. Miller 2-0
Hit Batsmen: W. Harris
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Anthony Rizzo
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 4:14
Attendance: 37981
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