MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/11/2028
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2379 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (68-53) 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 7 13 0
Minnesota Twins (62-59) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Pirates Victors, 7-1, at Minnesota
The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up a win at Target Field, dropping the Minnesota Twins, 7-1. Kole Klecker, who is tied for 7th in the NL in quality starts with 14, was the difference-maker. Pittsburgh has 3 straight wins, Minnesota 3 straight losses.

Pittsburgh used the hitting of Ralphy Velazquez to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a solo home run in the top of the second inning to put the Pirates on top, 2-1. For the game, Velazquez had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Kole's stuff looked really, really crisp," said Riley Pint, the Pirates manager.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Holliday 2B 6 1 4 1 0 0 1 .373 3 9
K. Griffin CF 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 .267 8 31
T. Johnson 3B 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .285 12 53
J. Walker RF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .306 27 103
J. Chirello LF 2 1 1 1 3 1 3 .273 26 77
R. Velazquez DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 7 .325 10 17
Y. Rodriguez C 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .286 0 5
C. Gray 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .267 4 21
R. Ritter SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .227 10 33
Totals 38 7 13 7 6 8 26      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Walker (28, 3rd Inning off D. Rasmussen, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Johnson (32, 3rd Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Ritter (4, 3rd Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Velazquez (10, 2nd Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Chirello (26, 2nd Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Holliday 4 , T. Johnson 2 , J. Walker 4 , J. Chirello 4 , R. Velazquez 5 , Y. Rodriguez , R. Ritter 3
2-out RBI: J. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Holliday , R. Velazquez 2 , Y. Rodriguez , R. Ritter
Sac Fly: R. Velazquez
Hit by Pitch: J. Walker
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Holliday (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Lee SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 14 56
E. Julien 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .236 11 51
W. Jenkins CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .241 16 50
E. Rodriguez LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .257 24 72
J. Reimer 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .252 15 59
M. Wallner RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .242 16 63
M. Voit DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .455 1 1
E. Quero C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .219 9 38
K. Culpepper 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .232 9 43
Totals 33 1 6 1 2 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Jenkins (21, 1st Inning off K. Klecker, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Wallner (21, 2nd Inning off K. Klecker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Julien , W. Jenkins 3 , M. Wallner 3 , M. Voit
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reimer , M. Wallner , K. Culpepper 2
Hit by Pitch: E. Julien
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Jenkins (17)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wallner (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Quero-Lee)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Klecker W (7-6) 7.1 4 1 1 2 8 0 98 3.27   
O. Woodward 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Klecker 72
Batters Faced: K. Klecker 29, O. Woodward 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Klecker 7-7, O. Woodward 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Klecker 98-65, O. Woodward 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Woodward 1-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Klecker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rasmussen L (8-9) 4.0 8 6 6 3 3 2 82 4.51   
M. Raya 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 5.07   
C. Estevez 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 33 3.90   
J. Neely 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 27 4.50   
G. Jax 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rasmussen 22
Batters Faced: D. Rasmussen 22, M. Raya 7, C. Estevez 7, J. Neely 5, G. Jax 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rasmussen 6-2, M. Raya 2-1, C. Estevez 0-1, J. Neely 0-2, G. Jax 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rasmussen 82-44, M. Raya 31-21, C. Estevez 33-18, J. Neely 27-16, G. Jax 26-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Raya 3-1 , G. Jax 3-0
WP: G. Jax
Hit Batsmen: C. Estevez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kole Klecker
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM CT
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 38639
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