MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT MONTREAL EXPOS
07/03/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 1668 - TUESDAY, JULY 3RD , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (54-35) 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 9 0
Montreal Expos (40-50) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Pirates Win at Montreal, 5-2
Matt Moore, who is tied for 9th in the NL in wins with 8, propelled his team to victory over the Montreal Expos. The final score was 5-2, Pittsburgh. The winning pitcher was Moore, now 8-7. He tossed 7.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 9. Earning the save was Robbie Erlin. He's now cashed in 5 of 5 save opportunities.

Pittsburgh won the game in part because of Brian McCann. The catcher ripped a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Pirates ahead, 5-2. For the game, McCann had 1 double and 1 home run in 3 at-bats.

"For the most part, I made good pitches when I needed to," said Moore.

Pittsburgh now has a record of 54-35 with the win.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Swanson SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .290 3 24
B. Harper CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .265 11 46
A. Rizzo 1B 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 .248 24 75
R. Devers 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .311 15 72
   b-R. Urena 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 1 5
B. McCann C 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .294 17 57
J. Votto DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .284 16 56
G. Torres 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .291 10 53
   a-E. Cabrera 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 2
K. Tucker RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .232 18 62
G. Allen LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .248 1 23
Totals 34 5 9 4 2 7 16      
a - E. Cabrera substituted for G. Torres in the 8th
b - R. Urena substituted for R. Devers in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. McCann (22, 2nd Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Harper (4, 1st Inning off I. Nova, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. McCann (17, 6th Inning off I. Nova, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Swanson 2 , B. Harper 4 , B. McCann 6 , J. Votto , G. Torres , G. Allen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Allen
GIDP: A. Rizzo , G. Torres
Sac Fly: A. Rizzo
Hit by Pitch: B. McCann
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Swanson-Torres-Rizzo, Swanson-Urena-Rizzo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Garcia DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .226 21 45
M. Franco 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .209 4 19
P. Fielder 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 .259 20 50
N. Castellanos RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .249 17 49
S. Perez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .203 12 32
G. Springer LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .241 12 25
E. Suárez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .214 13 37
B. Lawrie 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .208 3 10
B. Buxton CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .208 0 4
Totals 30 2 5 2 3 11 7      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Fielder (20, 1st Inning off M. Moore, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Franco , P. Fielder 4 , N. Castellanos 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Suárez
GIDP: S. Perez , G. Springer
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Franco (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Lawrie-Suárez-Fielder, Suárez-Lawrie-Fielder)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Moore W (8-7) 7.1 4 2 2 1 9 1 96 5.46   
J. Miller H (10) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 5.00   
R. Erlin SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 3.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Moore 70
Batters Faced: M. Moore 26, J. Miller 3, R. Erlin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Moore 6-6, J. Miller 1-0, R. Erlin 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Moore 96-65, J. Miller 13-6, R. Erlin 19-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Nova L (5-5) 5.1 7 5 5 1 4 1 79 4.59   
N. Wittgren 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.98   
J. Alvarado 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 1.32   
K. McGrath 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 6.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Nova 37
Batters Faced: I. Nova 23, N. Wittgren 4, J. Alvarado 4, K. McGrath 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Nova 5-5, N. Wittgren 0-1, J. Alvarado 1-1, K. McGrath 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: I. Nova 79-54, N. Wittgren 12-7, J. Alvarado 16-9, K. McGrath 30-17
Hit Batsmen: I. Nova
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Moore
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium 1977-2004
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 23810
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