PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/28/2070
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PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2571 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (69-56) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 0
Texas Rangers (86-39) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 X 5 5 1
5-1 Win Takes Rangers to 86-39
The Texas Rangers got a stellar effort from pitcher Joe Wheeler, helping Texas score a win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-1. Wheeler went 5.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 7. His record improves to 13-4. The American League Southern Division-leading Rangers have a record of 86-39.

The Rangers got a big hit from left fielder Cary Mench. In the bottom of the sixth, Mench pounded a solo home run to center. His 17th home run of the season put the Rangers ahead, 2-0.

"Whenever we hold the other team to one run," said Rangers manager Danny Sheehan, "I like our chances."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Naretha DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 4 23
J. Simpson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295 0 47
S. Knight LF 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .320 13 52
Z. Yue 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .277 48 114
G. Alexander 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .246 21 58
J. Gates RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .260 10 58
J. Bayer CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .236 2 14
J. Baca 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .221 9 48
P. Cortéz C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .168 2 12
   a-J. Fulton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 16 44
Totals 34 1 7 1 2 13 20      
a - J. Fulton pinch hit for P. Cortéz in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Knight (13, 8th Inning off D. Suharto, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Naretha , S. Knight 5 , Z. Yue , G. Alexander 2 , J. Bayer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Simpson , J. Baca 2
GIDP: J. Simpson
Hit by Pitch: K. Naretha
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Acosta 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .241 5 27
C. Mench LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .275 17 50
N. Oike 1B 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .239 30 72
M. Gutiérrez DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 39 106
B. Smith RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239 17 43
A. Venktesh 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .331 12 53
R. Kinney C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .277 16 49
G. Weaver CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .230 2 11
C. Valenzuela SS 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .275 10 48
Totals 29 5 5 5 1 5 1      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Smith (17, 5th Inning off S. Morris, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Mench (17, 6th Inning off S. Morris, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Valenzuela (10, 8th Inning off B. Giarratan, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Kinney (16, 8th Inning off B. Giarratan, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Mench 4 , B. Smith 4 , R. Kinney 4 , G. Weaver , C. Valenzuela 4
2-out RBI: C. Mench
Team LOB: 1

FIELDING
Errors: J. Acosta (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Acosta-Oike)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Morris L (9-7) 6.0 2 2 2 1 3 2 88 3.42   
B. Giarratan 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 19 3.46   
B. Woodward 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Morris 62
Batters Faced: S. Morris 21, B. Giarratan 6, B. Woodward 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Morris 8-7, B. Giarratan 1-2, B. Woodward 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Morris 88-60, B. Giarratan 19-14, B. Woodward 12-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Wheeler W (13-4) 5.1 5 0 0 2 7 0 82 3.18   
D. Suharto H (6) 2.1 2 1 1 0 5 1 36 5.82   
R. Frazier SV (2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 7.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Wheeler 63
Batters Faced: J. Wheeler 24, D. Suharto 9, R. Frazier 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Wheeler 6-2, D. Suharto 1-1, R. Frazier 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Wheeler 82-53, D. Suharto 36-22, R. Frazier 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Suharto 2-0 , R. Frazier 1-0
WP: J. Wheeler
Hit Batsmen: J. Wheeler
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Wheeler
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 42712
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