MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
05/15/2070
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 989 - THURSDAY, MAY 15TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (16-19) 3 0 0 5 2 2 0 1 2 15 17 0
Chicago White Sox (15-18) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 9 1
Rojas 5-for-5 for Pittsburgh
All game long, Pittsburgh's Juan Rojas was rattling the walls at Guaranteed Rate Field and banging out base hits against the Chicago White Sox. When the dust finally settled on the diamond, he had a 5-hit day and the Pirates had a 15-4 victory.

Speaking with reporters after his standout performance, the 32-year-old second baseman said, "Get 5 hits, win a ballgame, it's nice. I could get used to this."

Juan Rojas singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 4th, hit a two-run single in the 5th, walked in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off Hipolito Pena in the 9th.

This season Rojas has banged out 42 hits in 138 at-bats for a .304 average with 5 home runs. He is getting on base at a .342 pace and his totals also include 17 RBIs and 21 runs scored.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rojas 2B, 1B 5 3 5 4 1 0 0 .304 5 17
R. Youngs RF 6 0 1 0 0 0 5 .301 1 9
D. Justice CF 6 2 3 1 0 0 2 .300 10 25
D. Walton LF 5 2 2 3 0 1 4 .295 12 27
J. Hart DH 5 3 3 4 0 1 0 .213 3 14
N. Cash 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 5 23
   a-J. Briggs PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 1 4
   b-A. Gauna 1B, 2B 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 .240 4 15
L. Machuca 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 0 .287 7 18
J. Acevedo SS 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .202 3 11
A. Booth C 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .205 0 1
Totals 43 15 17 15 4 4 14      
a - J. Briggs pinch ran for N. Cash in the 1st
b - A. Gauna substituted for J. Briggs in the 1st

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Hart 2 (3, 1st Inning off O. Boyd, 2 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off H. Pena, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Walton 2 (12, 4th Inning off D. Hillbeck, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Lee, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Machuca (7, 4th Inning off D. Hillbeck, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Rojas (5, 9th Inning off H. Pena, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Rojas 8 , R. Youngs , D. Justice 3 , D. Walton 8 , J. Hart 9 , L. Machuca 5 , A. Booth
2-out RBI: J. Rojas , D. Justice , J. Hart
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Youngs , D. Justice , D. Walton
Hit by Pitch: N. Cash
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Rojas (3) , J. Briggs (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Justice-Booth, Acevedo-Rojas, Rojas-Booth-Rojas)
OF assists: 1 (Justice(Vergez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Presley RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .600 2 5
L. Gonzalez LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 3 .272 7 20
R. Odor 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .231 6 26
E. Konetchy DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .213 7 10
J. Olerud 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .327 7 16
J. Vergez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 2 3
M. Belanger SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .212 2 9
J. Landis CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .236 1 2
J. Blanchard C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .194 2 7
Totals 33 4 9 4 2 6 15      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Gonzalez (8, 1st Inning off M. Nakamura, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Vergez (1, 2nd Inning off M. Nakamura, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Olerud (7, 6th Inning off M. Nakamura, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Presley 2 , L. Gonzalez 3 , R. Odor , J. Olerud 4 , J. Vergez 2 , M. Belanger , J. Blanchard
2-out RBI: J. Olerud
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Konetchy
GIDP: L. Gonzalez , R. Odor
Hit by Pitch: J. Landis
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Vergez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Odor (2)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Nakamura W (4-2) 7.2 9 4 4 2 6 1 136 4.56   
G. Becerra 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 7.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Nakamura 49
Batters Faced: M. Nakamura 32, G. Becerra 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Nakamura 8-6, G. Becerra 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Nakamura 136-82, G. Becerra 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Becerra 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Nakamura
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Boyd L (2-2) 0.2 3 3 3 0 1 1 15 6.70   
D. Hillbeck 3.0 5 5 3 0 0 2 53 5.40   
T. Lee 2.2 7 4 4 2 2 1 65 7.59   
H. Pena 2.2 2 3 3 2 1 2 42 7.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Boyd 27
Batters Faced: O. Boyd 6, D. Hillbeck 13, T. Lee 17, H. Pena 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Boyd 0-1, D. Hillbeck 1-6, T. Lee 3-3, H. Pena 2-5
Pitches - Strikes: O. Boyd 15-9, D. Hillbeck 53-33, T. Lee 65-40, H. Pena 42-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Hillbeck 1-0 , T. Lee 1-1 , H. Pena 1-0
WP: T. Lee
Hit Batsmen: O. Boyd
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Rojas
Ballpark: Guaranteed Rate Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 22940
Special Notes: Norm Cash and Oil Can Boyd were ejected in the 1st inning for igniting a bench-clearing brawl.
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