WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT BOSTON RED SOX
05/01/2024
 
WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 625 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 1ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (10-19) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 6 1
Boston Red Sox (24-7) 0 6 0 1 0 2 1 0 X 10 10 0
Soto Rips 2 Home Runs in 10-5 Red Sox Triumph
Juan Soto impressed in the 10-5 Boston win over Pittsburgh. Soto, who is tied for 3rd in the AL in RBI with 30, was 3-5 with 2 home runs and a double. He drove in 7 runs and scored twice. Cole Ragans, the winner, goes to 2-0. He allowed 3 runs on 3 hits, with 6 walks and 3 strikeouts over 6.1 innings. The Pirates fall to 10-19 and continue to sputter in the early going.

Ceddanne Rafaela, who is rated as the 90th best prospect by BNN, aided the Boston cause with a run-scoring ground out in the bottom of the second. For the game, the third baseman drew 1 walk.

"Nice to keep our winning streak intact," said Soto.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Grissom 2B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .220 3 11
M. Dubon CF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .248 0 9
R. Mountcastle DH 3 2 1 2 2 1 4 .286 4 10
I. Paredes LF 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 .200 5 16
J. Berti 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 8 .241 0 3
J. Heim C 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .202 1 7
J. India 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 3 5
   a-M. Muncy PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .170 4 12
Y. Daza RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .194 0 3
J. Segura SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .269 1 6
Totals 31 5 6 4 10 7 26      
a - M. Muncy pinch hit for J. India in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Dubon (8, 3rd Inning off C. Ragans, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Mountcastle (4, 3rd Inning off C. Ragans, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Dubon 3 , R. Mountcastle 4 , I. Paredes , J. Segura 2
2-out RBI: R. Mountcastle , I. Paredes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Dubon , J. Berti 2 , M. Muncy
GIDP: V. Grissom , R. Mountcastle
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: V. Grissom (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Acuna Jr. RF 5 3 2 0 0 0 3 .397 13 35
J. Soto DH 5 2 3 7 0 2 1 .209 9 30
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 4 10
J. Rodriguez CF 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .271 9 21
C. Walker 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .320 6 21
S. Murphy C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .262 4 15
S. Torkelson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .267 1 3
Z. Gelof 2B 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .300 0 3
C. Rafaela 3B 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .169 2 6
Totals 35 10 10 10 3 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Soto (4, 4th Inning off G. Soto, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Soto 2 (9, 2nd Inning off D. Roach, 3 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off S. Coonrod, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Rodriguez (9, 7th Inning off S. Coonrod, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Acuna Jr. 2 , J. Soto 10 , B. Witt Jr. , J. Rodriguez 5 , C. Walker 2
2-out RBI: , J. Soto 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Acuna Jr. , J. Soto , J. Rodriguez 2
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Acuna Jr. (4) , B. Witt Jr. (5) , C. Rafaela (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rafaela-Gelof-Walker, Rafaela-Gelof-Walker)
PB: S. Murphy
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Roach L (0-2) 1.2 4 6 2 2 1 1 44 23 7.40   
M. Yajure 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 27 18 9.00   
G. Soto 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 33 21 3.20   
S. Coonrod 1.2 3 3 3 0 0 2 26 16 6.75   
S. Gipson-Long 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 12 7 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Roach 24
Batters Faced: D. Roach 12, M. Yajure 7, G. Soto 7, S. Coonrod 8, S. Gipson-Long 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Roach 1-3, M. Yajure 0-3, G. Soto 1-2, S. Coonrod 3-2, S. Gipson-Long 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Roach 44-23, M. Yajure 27-18, G. Soto 33-21, S. Coonrod 26-16, S. Gipson-Long 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Yajure 1-0 , G. Soto 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Ragans W (2-0) 6.1 3 3 3 6 3 1 103 55 4.01   
G. Kirby 2.0 2 2 1 3 2 0 38 22 4.37   
D. Hall 0.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ragans 52
Batters Faced: C. Ragans 26, G. Kirby 11, D. Hall 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ragans 6-8, G. Kirby 0-4, D. Hall 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ragans 103-55, G. Kirby 38-22, D. Hall 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Kirby 2-1 , D. Hall 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Soto
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 14 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 24973
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 9th inning.
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