MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/05/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2699 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
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Atlanta Braves (88-54) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (69-73) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 1
Braves Slap 3-1 Loss on Pirates
Atlanta rode a fine outing from starter Cole Hamels to victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The final score was 3-1. Hamels went 6 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5. His record improves to 5-5. Sean Newcomb got the save, his 1st in 2 chances.

It could have been a different outcome for Atlanta, had it not been for Freddie Freeman, the 30-year old first baseman . Freeman contributed a run-scoring walk in the top of the fifth inning to put Atlanta up, 3-1.

"It feels good, just a great win all around," Freeman said after the game.

The first-place Braves have won 4 in a row.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Acuna Jr. CF 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .307 36 99
O. Albies 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .310 24 78
F. Freeman 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .294 33 118
M. Ozuna LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .276 25 80
E. Rosario RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .291 2 13
J. Camargo 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .297 12 64
T. Flowers C 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .196 6 36
A. Hechavarria SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .238 5 37
   M. Melancon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   S. Newcomb P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 0 1
C. Hamels P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .095 0 0
   a-A. Riley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 7 33
   C. Martin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 2
   b-D. Swanson SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 7 30
Totals 30 3 8 3 4 7 11      
a - A. Riley pinch hit for C. Hamels in the 7th
b - D. Swanson substituted for C. Martin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Camargo (22, 2nd Inning off J. Brubaker, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Ozuna (25, 4th Inning off J. Brubaker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Acuna Jr. 2 , O. Albies , J. Camargo 2 , E. Rosario , A. Hechavarria , M. Ozuna 4 , T. Flowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Albies , A. Hechavarria , F. Freeman
GIDP: A. Hechavarria , M. Ozuna
Sac Bunt: C. Hamels
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Acuna Jr. 2 (36)
CS: J. Camargo (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Albies-Hechavarria-Freeman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Newman SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .306 7 35
A. Frazier 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .335 3 49
B. Reynolds LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .295 24 86
G. Polanco RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 23 95
D. Varsho C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .385 0 0
W. Craig 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .229 7 34
K. Hayes 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 5 29
J. Martin CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .297 5 32
J. Brubaker P 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .136 0 1
   K. Crick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   R. Erlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 0 0
   a-J. Osuna PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 3 25
   R. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   N. Burdi P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-C. Moran PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .353 5 42
Totals 34 1 8 1 2 5 14      
a - J. Osuna pinch hit for R. Erlin in the 7th
b - C. Moran pinch hit for N. Burdi in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Varsho (1, 9th Inning off M. Melancon, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Newman (38, 5th Inning off C. Hamels, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Varsho (2, 4th Inning off C. Hamels, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Reynolds (24, 4th Inning off C. Hamels, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Brubaker , D. Varsho 5 , J. Martin , A. Frazier , B. Reynolds 4 , K. Hayes , K. Newman 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Craig , A. Frazier , K. Newman
GIDP: K. Newman
Hit by Pitch: D. Varsho
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: D. Varsho (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Hayes-Varsho-Craig, Varsho-Frazier, Newman-Frazier-Craig)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hamels W (5-5) 6.0 5 1 1 1 5 1 93 59 4.10   
C. Martin H (20) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 14 2.96   
M. Melancon H (4) 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 29 17 8.23   
S. Newcomb SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hamels 62
Batters Faced: C. Hamels 24, C. Martin 7, M. Melancon 5, S. Newcomb 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hamels 8-4, C. Martin 2-4, M. Melancon 2-0, S. Newcomb 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hamels 93-59, C. Martin 22-14, M. Melancon 29-17, S. Newcomb 3-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Newcomb 3-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Hamels
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Brubaker L (8-10) 5.1 6 3 3 3 5 1 99 59 4.15   
K. Crick 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 11 3.36   
R. Erlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4.23   
R. Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 5 6.40   
N. Burdi 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 4.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brubaker 46
Batters Faced: J. Brubaker 24, K. Crick 4, R. Erlin 1, R. Rodriguez 3, N. Burdi 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brubaker 7-3, K. Crick 0-1, R. Erlin 0-1, R. Rodriguez 0-2, N. Burdi 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brubaker 99-59, K. Crick 17-11, R. Erlin 5-4, R. Rodriguez 11-5, N. Burdi 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Crick 1-0 , R. Erlin 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cole Hamels
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 24340
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