MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CAROLINA AVIATORS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/17/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CAROLINA AVIATORS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2908 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Carolina Aviators (76-71) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 10 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (70-76) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 5 2
Aviators Lose to Pirates in Walk Off
Carolina got a big-time effort from pitcher Tarik Skubal, but it wasn't enough to keep the Pittsburgh Pirates from winning the game, 4-2. Skubal threw 8.0 innings of 4-hit ball for the losing team. Pittsburgh reliever Josiah Gray picked up the win, raising his record to 1-1. Carlos Vargas was tagged with the loss. The Pirates improve their record to 70-76 with the win over Carolina.

Brett Baty was the walk-off hero for Pittsburgh. With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Pirates first baseman hit a dramatic 2-run home run to send the teams home.

"Put a star next to this win," Baty said.
CAROLINA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hedlund CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .268 4 44
B. Nimmo LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .257 11 58
W. Smith C 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 .245 18 71
C. Seager 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .310 15 73
B. Ramos 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 7 .218 12 56
I. Pacheco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293 22 91
J. Reed RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 9 67
N. Schanuel DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .277 19 67
G. Goss SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 .215 2 20
   a-R. Castro PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .221 7 25
   b-J. Groshans SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 1 13
Totals 37 2 10 2 2 8 23      
a - R. Castro pinch hit for G. Goss in the 8th
b - J. Groshans substituted for R. Castro in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Hedlund (32, 7th Inning off C. Gau, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Castro (5, 8th Inning off H. Greene, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hedlund 2 , B. Nimmo 2 , C. Seager , B. Ramos , N. Schanuel 2 , G. Goss 2 , R. Castro 2
2-out RBI: R. Castro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Hedlund 2 , B. Ramos 2 , I. Pacheco
GIDP: B. Ramos
Sac Fly: W. Smith
Hit by Pitch: C. Seager
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Schanuel (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Skubal-Goss-Ramos)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wisely DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .228 10 49
B. Rodgers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .238 10 40
F. Alvarez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 13 49
J. Dominguez CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .294 26 79
B. Baty 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .276 31 98
O. Albies LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .247 9 48
K. Stowers RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 13 58
   a-W. Contreras PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .325 5 17
   b-H. Haskin RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 0 2
R. Lewis SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .243 7 49
K. Padlo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .193 10 37
Totals 30 4 5 4 2 7 6      
a - W. Contreras pinch hit for K. Stowers in the 8th
b - H. Haskin substituted for W. Contreras in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Dominguez (26, 2nd Inning off T. Skubal, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Baty (31, 9th Inning off C. Vargas, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Dominguez 4 , B. Baty 5 , W. Contreras , R. Lewis
2-out RBI: B. Baty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Wisely
GIDP: K. Stowers
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: B. Baty (11) , R. Lewis (12)
Double Plays: 1 (Lewis-Rodgers-Baty)
CAROLINA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Skubal 8.0 4 2 2 1 7 1 101 3.88   
C. Vargas L (3-4) 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 1 15 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Skubal 72
Batters Faced: T. Skubal 28, C. Vargas 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Skubal 8-8, C. Vargas 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Skubal 101-63, C. Vargas 15-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Detmers 5.0 4 0 0 1 5 0 92 4.14   
C. Gau BS (2) 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 24 6.33   
H. Greene 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 30 5.21   
J. Gray W (1-1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 22 5.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Detmers 63
Batters Faced: R. Detmers 23, C. Gau 7, H. Greene 6, J. Gray 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Detmers 3-7, C. Gau 1-2, H. Greene 1-2, J. Gray 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Detmers 92-56, C. Gau 24-13, H. Greene 30-17, J. Gray 22-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Greene 2-0 , J. Gray 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Detmers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tarik Skubal
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 37252
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