MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
10/02/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
GAME ID: 7787 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
San Francisco Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Pirates Advance to Divisional Series
Rafael Devers sparked his Pittsburgh Pirates past the pesky San Francisco Giants in a closely-contested Wild Card Series.

Pittsburgh topped San Francisco 1-0 at Oracle Park to decide the series, 4-1

For his efforts, Devers was rewarded with the series MVP trophy for his .474 batting average, 4 RBIs and 6 runs scored.

"You never want to leave anything on the field," Devers said. "You never want to miss a play of defense you could have made, or give up an extra base you could have gotten, because in a series this tight you never know what you'll need to win."

The Pittsburgh Pirates will play against the Milwaukee Brewers in the next round. Milwaukee had a bye in the Wild Card Series. The Divisional Series schedule will be announced after the Wild Card Series finishes.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   a-G. Allen PR, CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Swanson SS 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .211 1 2
R. Devers 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .474 1 4
B. Harper RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .278 1 4
G. Torres 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .412 2 8
A. Rizzo 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .158 1 4
D. Jansen C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
A. Pollock LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .067 0 1
A. Frazier DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3
Totals 29 1 3 1 3 8 8      
a - G. Allen pinch ran for K. Tucker in the 1st

BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker (2, 1st Inning off I. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tucker 2 , R. Devers , A. Rizzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Torres
GIDP: D. Jansen
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Swanson-Torres-Rizzo)
OF assists: 1 (Allen(Grisham at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Zimmer LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .176 1 4
W. Merrifield DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
I. Happ SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 .250 1 3
R. Hoskins 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .111 0 2
D. LeMahieu 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 0 2
E. Rivera 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .150 0 0
T. Grisham CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .312 1 2
C. Frazier RF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .421 0 2
M. Zunino C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .071 1 1
   a-B. Rooker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 7 0 3 7 19      
a - B. Rooker pinch hit for M. Zunino in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 2 , E. Rivera 2 , T. Grisham 2 , C. Frazier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , I. Happ 2 , E. Rivera
GIDP: M. Zunino
Hit by Pitch: W. Merrifield , D. LeMahieu , T. Grisham
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rivera-LeMahieu-Hoskins)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Wheeler W (2-0) 6.0 5 0 0 2 3 0 89 0.79   
A. Vasquez H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 0.00   
J. Peavy H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 1.69   
J. Jurrjens SV (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Wheeler 63
Batters Faced: Z. Wheeler 25, A. Vasquez 5, J. Peavy 3, J. Jurrjens 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Wheeler 5-7, A. Vasquez 0-1, J. Peavy 1-1, J. Jurrjens 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Wheeler 89-56, A. Vasquez 21-14, J. Peavy 7-5, J. Jurrjens 10-8
Hit Batsmen: Z. Wheeler 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
I. Anderson L (0-2) 6.0 3 1 1 3 8 0 86 6.52   
D. VerHagen 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: I. Anderson 67
Batters Faced: I. Anderson 24, D. VerHagen 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: I. Anderson 6-4, D. VerHagen 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: I. Anderson 86-52, D. VerHagen 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. VerHagen 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zack Wheeler
Ballpark: Oracle Park
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM PT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 41926
Special Notes: CF Kyle Tucker was injured while running the bases.
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