WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
05/29/2024
 
WHALEHEAD LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 912 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 29TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (20-32) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 5 10 0
Atlanta Braves (34-19) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
Pirates Knock Off Atlanta, 5-2
Pittsburgh got a strong outing from Cooper Criswell as the Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves, 5-2, at SunTrust Park. Criswell went 5 innings to notch the win. He scattered 6 hits, walked 0, and struck out 2. His record improves to 1-0. The win has Pittsburgh at 20-32.

Pittsburgh relied on the hitting of Vaughn Grissom to pick up the win. The second baseman clubbed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Pirates on top, 2-1. For the game, Grissom had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Winning is hard sometimes," said Pirates manager Greg Brown. "This one was nice to get."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Berti DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .255 1 8
V. Grissom 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .236 4 16
R. Mountcastle 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .237 6 14
I. Paredes 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .212 11 30
J. Heim C 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .204 4 14
T. Ward RF 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 .292 3 19
J. Segura SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .241 2 10
P. Leon CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 0
J. Sanchez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .179 1 5
Totals 36 5 10 5 0 7 6      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Heim (7, 4th Inning off Z. Lowther, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Berti (1, 7th Inning off B. Hughes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Mountcastle (6, 6th Inning off Z. Lowther, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Grissom (4, 6th Inning off Z. Lowther, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Heim (4, 6th Inning off Z. Lowther, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Berti 4 , V. Grissom 5 , R. Mountcastle 4 , J. Heim 6 , T. Ward , J. Segura , J. Sanchez
2-out RBI: V. Grissom , T. Ward
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Sanchez (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Tucker RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .280 12 30
L. Arraez DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .349 3 22
J. Triolo 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .247 1 8
J. Duran LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 .271 2 16
J. Ramirez 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .293 9 42
J. Chisholm Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .227 10 33
M. Pina C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 4 14
D. Fletcher 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 1 16
M. Mayer SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 6 18
Totals 34 2 7 2 1 7 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Tucker (12, 1st Inning off C. Criswell, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Ramirez (9, 9th Inning off C. Kimbrel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Tucker 4 , L. Arraez 2 , J. Triolo 2 , J. Duran , J. Ramirez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duran , J. Chisholm Jr.
Team LOB: 6
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Criswell W (1-0) 5.0 6 1 1 0 2 1 66 47 1.50   
R. Contreras H (7) 3.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 42 27 4.70   
C. Kimbrel 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 16 11 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Criswell 53
Batters Faced: C. Criswell 21, R. Contreras 10, C. Kimbrel 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Criswell 8-5, R. Contreras 5-2, C. Kimbrel 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Criswell 66-47, R. Contreras 42-27, C. Kimbrel 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Contreras 2-0
WP: R. Contreras
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Z. Lowther L (1-1) 6.0 8 4 4 0 3 3 101 61 3.65   
B. Hughes 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20 12 3.24   
H. Wood 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 22 17 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Lowther 43
Batters Faced: Z. Lowther 25, B. Hughes 5, H. Wood 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Lowther 8-6, B. Hughes 3-0, H. Wood 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Lowther 101-61, B. Hughes 20-12, H. Wood 22-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cooper Criswell
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Rain (69 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 25072
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