MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/27/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 7163 - MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (67-74) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (80-60) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 6 0
With Late Score, Pirates Beat Braves
Pittsburgh pitcher Luiz Gohara had a large part in his team beating the Atlanta Braves, 4-3. The left-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Reliever Corey Kluber picked up the win. His record improves to 8-1. Jean Machi, who signed a 2-year contract worth $4,240,000 on 12/29/2017, took the loss. The first-place Pirates, at 80-60, lead the NL Central Division by 4 games.

The decisive blow was delivered by Rafael Devers in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a solo home run off former first round draft pick Jean Machi to win the game for Pittsburgh. The home crowd went nuts.

"It was a good effort all around," said Devers.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Y. Puig RF 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .260 18 45
B. Zobrist DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .234 5 26
B. Nimmo CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .319 12 65
A. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .295 27 79
J. Gyorko 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 13 64
   a-J. Winker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 14 70
   b-R. Tejada 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 0 30
M. Conforto LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .198 24 73
M. Gonzalez 2B, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 .191 14 46
E. Adrianza SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .223 4 27
K. Smith C 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .222 1 6
Totals 30 3 5 3 4 9 14      
a - J. Winker pinch hit for J. Gyorko in the 9th
b - R. Tejada substituted for J. Winker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Conforto (13, 4th Inning off L. Gohara, 1 on, 2 outs) , Y. Puig (13, 6th Inning off L. Gohara, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Puig 2 , B. Zobrist , B. Nimmo , M. Conforto 2 , E. Adrianza
2-out RBI: B. Nimmo , M. Conforto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Gonzalez 2
Sac Fly: Y. Puig
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Adrianza (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzalez-Adrianza-Gonzalez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Harper RF 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .266 23 80
G. Allen CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239 2 37
A. Rizzo 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .255 39 118
R. Devers 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .302 21 96
B. McCann C 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .281 25 83
J. Votto DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .248 23 87
G. Torres 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .288 16 72
   a-E. Cabrera 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 0 5
K. Tucker LF 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .240 21 84
D. Swanson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277 6 47
Totals 28 4 6 4 1 5 9      
a - E. Cabrera substituted for G. Torres in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. McCann (28, 7th Inning off P. Lopez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rizzo (39, 1st Inning off P. Lopez, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Devers (21, 9th Inning off J. Machi, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rizzo 4 , R. Devers 5 , B. McCann 3 , G. Torres
GIDP: B. McCann
Sac Fly: K. Tucker
Hit by Pitch: B. Harper
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Harper(Conforto at 3rd base))
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Lopez 7.0 5 3 3 1 4 1 100 3.48   
J. Thatcher 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 4.75   
J. Machi L (5-4) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Lopez 58
Batters Faced: P. Lopez 27, J. Thatcher 3, J. Machi 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Lopez 8-8, J. Thatcher 0-2, J. Machi 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Lopez 100-62, J. Thatcher 10-7, J. Machi 2-2
Hit Batsmen: P. Lopez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Gohara 5.1 3 2 2 2 5 0 82 3.58   
A. Garrett 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.36   
R. Erlin 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.26   
W. Harris BS (4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 18 2.79   
C. Kluber W (8-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Gohara 57
Batters Faced: L. Gohara 20, A. Garrett 2, R. Erlin 3, W. Harris 6, C. Kluber 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Gohara 1-9, A. Garrett 1-0, R. Erlin 1-0, W. Harris 1-2, C. Kluber 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Gohara 82-50, A. Garrett 5-5, R. Erlin 15-11, W. Harris 18-7, C. Kluber 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Garrett 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luiz Gohara
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 38174
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