WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT MIAMI MARLINS
08/11/2023
 
WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT MIAMI MARLINS
GAME ID: 2243 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (46-71) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
Miami Marlins (46-72) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 1
Pirates Drop Marlins, 4-2
Behind an impressive start by David Peterson, Pittsburgh beat Miami, 4-2. Peterson got the win, improving to 5-11. He allowed 6 hits and walked 1 over 7 innings. Peterson allowed 2 runs. Sam Hentges earned his 23rd save in 26 chances.

Pittsburgh relied on the hitting of Taylor Ward to pick up the win. The right fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Pirates on top, 2-0. For the game, Ward had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We can always improve and get better, but we're feeling confident after that win," said Peterson.

Pittsburgh now has a 3-game win streak.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .174 6 23
I. Paredes 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .198 4 10
T. Ward RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .276 19 65
   a-D. Waters RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 4 19
M. Brosseau DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .201 7 18
J. Heim C 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .232 11 36
P. DeJong 3B 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .203 12 51
V. Bruján SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .192 8 28
T. Jankowski CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 0 13
R. Unroe 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .224 6 13
Totals 31 4 4 4 4 9 11      
a - D. Waters substituted for T. Ward in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Ward (19, 1st Inning off B. McKay, 1 on, 1 out) , P. DeJong (12, 1st Inning off B. McKay, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Ward 5 , P. DeJong 4 , R. Unroe
2-out RBI: P. DeJong
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Ward
GIDP: M. Brosseau
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (DeJong-Unroe-Paredes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Gimenez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .273 9 42
M. Conforto RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .232 15 52
T. Murphy C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .158 7 18
T. Story SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .261 9 27
C. Arroyo DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .292 0 5
J. Bauers 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 15 38
   c-Z. Warren PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .342 3 9
R. McKenna CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .219 4 31
D. Carlson LF 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .206 1 38
S. Espinal 3B 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .278 0 4
   a-D. Vogelbach PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 11 43
   b-G. Perdomo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 1 4
Totals 31 2 7 2 2 11 10      
a - D. Vogelbach pinch hit for S. Espinal in the 8th
b - G. Perdomo substituted for D. Vogelbach in the 9th
c - Z. Warren pinch hit for J. Bauers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Story (5, 9th Inning off S. Hentges, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Story (9, 7th Inning off D. Peterson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Gimenez , M. Conforto , T. Story 6 , C. Arroyo 2 , S. Espinal
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Murphy , Z. Warren
GIDP: R. McKenna
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Carlson (5)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bauers (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Espinal-Gimenez-Bauers)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Peterson W (5-11) 7.0 6 2 2 1 9 1 94 60 5.34   
M. White H (8) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 9 5.03   
G. Cleavinger H (10) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5.04   
S. Hentges SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Peterson 65
Batters Faced: D. Peterson 25, M. White 3, G. Cleavinger 1, S. Hentges 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Peterson 3-6, M. White 0-1, G. Cleavinger 0-1, S. Hentges 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Peterson 94-60, M. White 14-9, G. Cleavinger 2-1, S. Hentges 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Cleavinger 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McKay L (1-8) 5.0 4 4 4 3 8 2 92 57 6.14   
K. Barraclough 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 3.43   
H. Milner 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 15 2.86   
K. Gowdy 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McKay 48
Batters Faced: B. McKay 22, K. Barraclough 3, H. Milner 6, K. Gowdy 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McKay 2-4, K. Barraclough 1-2, H. Milner 2-3, K. Gowdy 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. McKay 92-57, K. Barraclough 14-9, H. Milner 24-15, K. Gowdy 14-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Peterson
Ballpark: Marlins Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 26890
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