MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CAROLINA AVIATORS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/16/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CAROLINA AVIATORS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2892 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Carolina Aviators (76-70) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (69-76) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 12 0
Alvarez Delivers Walk-Off Win for Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates did just enough to sneak past the Carolina Aviators, 4-3, at PNC Park. Pittsburgh pitcher Chase Dollander, in particular, had a standout performance. With the win, the Pirates have a record of 69-76.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the 11th inning, when Pittsburgh catcher Francisco Alvarez, facing Art Warren, had a run-scoring sacrifice fly. It gave the Pirates the 4-3 win.

"We came out on the wrong end of this one," said Carolina skipper Michael Brewer.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hedlund CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .269 4 44
B. Nimmo LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .255 11 58
I. Pacheco 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .296 22 91
W. Smith C 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .248 18 70
C. Seager 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .309 15 73
B. Ramos 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .218 12 56
N. Schanuel DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .275 19 67
J. Reed RF 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .275 9 67
G. Goss SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .210 2 20
   a-J. Feltner PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .192 5 25
   b-R. Castro SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .217 7 24
Totals 39 3 6 3 4 12 17      
a - J. Feltner pinch hit for G. Goss in the 10th
b - R. Castro substituted for J. Feltner in the 10th

BATTING
Triples: I. Pacheco (1, 4th Inning off C. Dollander, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Pacheco 4 , N. Schanuel 2 , J. Reed 2
2-out RBI: I. Pacheco , N. Schanuel , J. Reed
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hedlund , W. Smith , G. Goss
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Feltner (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ramos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dominguez CF 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 .293 25 78
   d-H. Haskin PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 0 2
B. Wisely DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 10 49
   a-W. Contreras DH 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .320 5 17
F. Alvarez C 3 0 2 1 2 0 2 .231 13 49
B. Baty 1B, 3B 4 0 1 1 0 3 4 .275 30 96
K. Stowers RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 .275 13 58
B. Rodgers 2B 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .240 10 40
O. Albies LF, 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .248 9 48
R. Lewis SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .242 7 48
K. Padlo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 10 37
   b-R. Moore PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .243 3 13
   c-C. Smith-Njigba 3B, LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .214 4 17
Totals 41 4 12 4 5 12 23      
a - W. Contreras inserted as DH in the 8th
b - R. Moore pinch hit for K. Padlo in the 9th
c - C. Smith-Njigba substituted for R. Moore in the 10th
d - H. Haskin pinch ran for J. Dominguez in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Dominguez (28, 11th Inning off A. Warren, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Stowers (13, 10th Inning off S. Dominguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Dominguez 3 , W. Contreras 2 , F. Alvarez 2 , B. Baty , K. Stowers 5 , O. Albies , R. Lewis , C. Smith-Njigba
2-out RBI: O. Albies
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Rodgers 2 , R. Lewis
Sac Fly: F. Alvarez , B. Baty
Team LOB: 12
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wright 5.2 5 0 0 1 6 0 101 3.91   
L. Sims H (4) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 28 3.23   
J. Castillo BS (2) 0.2 2 2 2 3 0 0 27 2.75   
M. Wisler 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 4.19   
S. Dominguez L (3-8), BS (8) 1.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 24 4.14   
A. Warren 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wright 64
Batters Faced: K. Wright 23, L. Sims 4, J. Castillo 7, M. Wisler 5, S. Dominguez 6, A. Warren 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wright 4-7, L. Sims 0-1, J. Castillo 0-2, M. Wisler 0-2, S. Dominguez 0-1, A. Warren 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wright 101-69, L. Sims 28-21, J. Castillo 27-12, M. Wisler 22-12, S. Dominguez 24-17, A. Warren 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Sims 2-0 , M. Wisler 3-0 , A. Warren 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Dollander 6.2 4 2 2 3 7 0 109 3.96   
C. Poche 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 2.80   
D. Bednar 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 5.21   
J. Edwards 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 25 1.80   
J. Curtiss W (2-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Dollander 62
Batters Faced: C. Dollander 27, C. Poche 4, D. Bednar 3, J. Edwards 6, J. Curtiss 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Dollander 7-6, C. Poche 2-1, D. Bednar 0-0, J. Edwards 0-2, J. Curtiss 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Dollander 109-63, C. Poche 25-14, D. Bednar 16-11, J. Edwards 25-16, J. Curtiss 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Poche 1-0 , J. Edwards 1-0
WP: C. Poche
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chase Dollander
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:37
Attendance: 32534
Special Notes: CF Jasson Dominguez was injured while running the bases.
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