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CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
07/18/2023
 
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1996 - TUESDAY, JULY 18TH , 2023
GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (41-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (35-60) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Guardians Get Past Pittsburgh for 1-0 Win
Pittsburgh got a terrific performance from pitcher Gunnar Graham, but it wasn't enough to beat the Cleveland Guardians. Cleveland won the PNC Park contest, 1-0. Graham threw 7.0 innings of shutout ball for the losing team. Cleveland, now 41-54, holds down 4th place in the American League Central.

Cleveland used the timely hitting of Evan Waxman to seize the win. The first baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Guardians on top, 1-0. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"It's always a heck of a lot easier to get to sleep after a win," Waxman told the Cleveland Times. "I know I'll rest easy tonight."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORES PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORES
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Chisholm SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .219 9 39
A. Thomas CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .283 5 35
E. Waxman 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .227 4 14
J. Justice RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .247 4 14
C. Betts C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .251 11 40
M. Jenkins 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .271 2 14
J. Ayala LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .255 18 51
J. Eierman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .189 11 38
N. Brandon DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .161 6 22
Totals 33 1 6 1 2 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Jenkins (7, 7th Inning off G. Graham, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Chisholm (5, 8th Inning off S. Neubauer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Chisholm 3 , A. Thomas , E. Waxman , C. Betts , M. Jenkins 3
2-out RBI: E. Waxman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Betts , J. Eierman 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Eierman (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Eierman-Chisholm-Waxman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Abrams 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .282 3 26
D. Fletcher CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .273 18 44
Y. Alvarez 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .266 15 38
R. Hinds SS 5 0 0 0 0 4 7 .231 7 20
D. Taylor DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260 3 16
B. Mack RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .252 14 55
J. Groshans 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .211 11 26
L. Berryhill C 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .178 0 6
G. Matthews III LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .191 1 3
Totals 31 0 4 0 8 10 26      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Fletcher (17, 8th Inning off S. Montés, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Abrams , D. Fletcher 3 , Y. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hinds , B. Mack , J. Groshans 2
GIDP: D. Fletcher
Hit by Pitch: D. Taylor
Team LOB: 13
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORES PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORES
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
J. Rosado 5.1 3 0 0 3 5 0 80 48 4.52
Y. Alvarez W (1-1) 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 14 2.33
S. Montés H (10) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 14 9 4.91
M. Favre H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 3.27
M. McCain SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 27 17 3.93
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rosado 64
Batters Faced: J. Rosado 21, Y. Alvarez 7, S. Montés 3, M. Favre 3, M. McCain 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rosado 6-4, Y. Alvarez 0-4, S. Montés 0-0, M. Favre 1-0, M. McCain 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rosado 80-48, Y. Alvarez 26-14, S. Montés 14-9, M. Favre 11-8, M. McCain 27-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Alvarez 1-0 , M. Favre 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Favre
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA
G. Graham 7.0 3 0 0 2 7 0 97 64 5.00
S. Neubauer L (2-4) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 29 20 3.78
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Graham 76
Batters Faced: G. Graham 26, S. Neubauer 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Graham 7-7, S. Neubauer 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Graham 97-64, S. Neubauer 29-20
WP: S. Neubauer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gunnar Graham
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 25979
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