MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NASHVILLE STARS
08/20/2069
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT NASHVILLE STARS
GAME ID: 2111 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH , 2069 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (56-73) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Nashville Stars (76-52) 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 8 13 1
Jones, Stars Beat Pirates, 8-1
The Nashville Stars thumped the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-1, at Nationals Park. Druw Jones was a big reason his team got the win. Jones was 2 for 2 with a home run, a double, and 2 walks, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Steve Rogers, the winner, improved to 10-10. He held Pittsburgh to 1 run on 5 hits over 8.2 innings, while racking up 9 strikeouts. Nashville is 76-52 and Pittsburgh, with the loss, 56-73.

Jones contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Nashville in the bottom of the second. With his team trailing 1-0, Jones took a fastball from Bob Weiland and stroked the home run to right. His 27th home run of the season allowed the Stars to leap in front, 3-1.

"It's always nice to be on the winning side," Jones told the Nashville Today. "But we take nothing for granted."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Gross C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257 13 34
D. Pratt DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .228 6 44
D. Walton LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221 19 62
D. Murphy CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .294 27 84
L. Machuca 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .272 17 62
R. Ruiz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238 21 56
C. Ritchey SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .203 2 22
E. Hernandez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .193 11 39
J. Briggs RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 2
Totals 33 1 5 1 2 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Murphy (23, 1st Inning off S. Rogers, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Pratt (34, 6th Inning off S. Rogers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Gross , D. Pratt 2 , D. Murphy 2 , R. Ruiz , E. Hernandez
2-out RBI: D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Murphy , L. Machuca , E. Hernandez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Gross (21)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hernandez-Ritchey-Ruiz, Ritchey-Hernandez-Ruiz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Gardner 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .297 11 46
J. Cronin SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .341 21 74
W. Poliskin 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .321 16 76
M. Piazza C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .320 37 108
Y. Robinson 3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 3 .284 5 39
H. Manush LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .314 16 72
D. Jones CF 2 1 2 4 2 0 0 .310 27 91
D. Kingman RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .256 33 71
J. Rollins DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 4 26
Totals 33 8 13 8 4 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: Y. Robinson 2 (31, 2nd Inning off B. Weiland, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off B. Hoeft, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Gardner (39, 4th Inning off B. Hoeft, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Jones (25, 5th Inning off B. Hoeft, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Cronin (10, 2nd Inning off B. Weiland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Jones (27, 2nd Inning off B. Weiland, 2 on, 0 outs) , L. Gardner (11, 2nd Inning off B. Weiland, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Kingman (33, 4th Inning off B. Weiland, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Gardner 6 , J. Cronin 4 , W. Poliskin 2 , M. Piazza , Y. Robinson 4 , H. Manush , D. Jones 6 , D. Kingman 4
2-out RBI: L. Gardner , J. Cronin , D. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Poliskin , D. Kingman 2
GIDP: J. Cronin , Y. Robinson
Sac Fly: H. Manush
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Robinson (19)
CS: D. Jones (18)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Robinson (6)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Weiland L (6-11) 3.1 8 5 5 2 0 3 59 5.80   
B. Hoeft 2.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 34 3.01   
A. Leonetti 1.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 30 5.48   
D. Boswell 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Weiland 20
Batters Faced: B. Weiland 17, B. Hoeft 10, A. Leonetti 8, D. Boswell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Weiland 4-3, B. Hoeft 1-4, A. Leonetti 2-3, D. Boswell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Weiland 59-35, B. Hoeft 34-24, A. Leonetti 30-15, D. Boswell 14-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Rogers W (10-10) 8.2 5 1 1 2 9 0 117 5.81   
T. Percival 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Rogers 77
Batters Faced: S. Rogers 34, T. Percival 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Rogers 9-8, T. Percival 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Rogers 117-77, T. Percival 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Percival 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Druw Jones
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 33481
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