PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/09/2070
 
PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2290 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (65-43) 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 6 8 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (59-49) 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 X 7 7 0
Pirates Clip Twins, 7-6
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Minnesota Twins obliged fans hoping for an exciting game.

Juan Baca was a major factor in the 7-6 Pittsburgh win over Minnesota. The Pirates second baseman went 1-3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 4. Reliever Brian Giarratan picked up the win. His record improves to 6-2. Manuel Ramírez took the loss. Curt Williams earned the save, his 27th.

Baca contributed a big hit, a grand slam home run, for Pittsburgh in the bottom of the eighth. With his team trailing 6-3, Baca took a fastball from Manuel Ramírez and stroked the home run to right. His 8th home run of the season allowed the Pirates to leap in front, 7-6.

"Some of the guys in here work hard, some of the guys just kind of fall out of bed and get it done. Whatever works I guess, we won this one," Baca told the Pittsburgh Daily.

Pittsburgh is 59-49 and Minnesota, with the loss, 65-43.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cervantes 2B 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 .305 29 91
L. Vargo LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 31 76
G. Foster 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .313 36 103
R. Rodríguez DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .255 21 64
M. Crouss RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .215 11 34
I. Chávez CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .273 19 56
B. Clark 3B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .172 1 8
   a-W. Vaughn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 2 8
R. Livingston C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .290 0 31
R. Lorenzo SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .269 3 26
Totals 32 6 8 6 5 7 14      
a - W. Vaughn pinch hit for B. Clark in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Chávez (24, 4th Inning off J. Strahler, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: G. Foster (36, 1st Inning off J. Strahler, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Cervantes (29, 5th Inning off J. Strahler, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cervantes 4 , L. Vargo , G. Foster 4 , M. Crouss , I. Chávez 3 , R. Livingston , R. Lorenzo
2-out RBI: R. Livingston
GIDP: R. Rodríguez , R. Livingston 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Crouss (24)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clark-Cervantes-Foster)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Simpson SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .296 0 43
   a-L. Sutton SS, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .280 4 20
S. Knight LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .317 8 43
Z. Yue DH 1 2 0 0 2 1 1 .277 40 97
G. Alexander 3B, SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .252 19 52
J. Fulton RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .261 12 35
J. Gates CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .274 9 54
J. Baca 2B 3 2 1 4 1 1 2 .225 8 46
L. Cervantes 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .238 4 38
P. Cortéz C 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .178 2 10
Totals 29 7 7 7 7 8 18      
a - L. Sutton substituted for J. Simpson in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Gates (32, 2nd Inning off R. Sarmie, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Simpson (27, 5th Inning off V. Jenkins, 0 on, 2 outs) , L. Cervantes (27, 8th Inning off M. Ramírez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Baca (8, 8th Inning off M. Ramírez, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Simpson 2 , S. Knight , J. Gates 2 , J. Baca 4 , L. Cervantes 3 , P. Cortéz
2-out RBI: S. Knight
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Sutton , Z. Yue , J. Baca , L. Cervantes
GIDP: P. Cortéz
Hit by Pitch: Z. Yue
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Simpson-Baca-Cervantes, Baca-Simpson-Cervantes, Baca-Simpson-Cervantes)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Sarmie 4.2 1 1 1 3 2 0 73 5.38   
V. Jenkins 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 0 35 3.10   
D. House H (7) 1.0 1 3 3 3 1 0 30 2.73   
M. Ramírez L (2-2), BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 1 19 2.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Sarmie 57
Batters Faced: R. Sarmie 18, V. Jenkins 8, D. House 6, M. Ramírez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Sarmie 6-5, V. Jenkins 1-1, D. House 1-0, M. Ramírez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Sarmie 73-41, V. Jenkins 35-20, D. House 30-14, M. Ramírez 19-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. House 2-1 , M. Ramírez 3-3
Hit Batsmen: R. Sarmie
Balk: V. Jenkins
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Strahler 4.0 4 5 5 5 1 2 84 5.59   
I. Ruíz 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 39 5.60   
B. Giarratan W (6-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.23   
C. Williams SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 21 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Strahler 30
Batters Faced: J. Strahler 19, I. Ruíz 11, B. Giarratan 3, C. Williams 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Strahler 5-4, I. Ruíz 2-4, B. Giarratan 1-1, C. Williams 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Strahler 84-46, I. Ruíz 39-27, B. Giarratan 20-12, C. Williams 21-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Baca
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 38262
Special Notes: 3B John Simpson was injured while running the bases.
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