MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/14/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2117 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (46-73) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 0
Minnesota Twins (54-66) 4 0 1 3 1 1 2 0 X 12 14 0
Freeman Helps Minnesota Cruise to 12-3 Win
A 4-RBI performance from Freddie Freeman, who is tied for 4th in the AL in extra base hits with 58, helped the Minnesota Twins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 12-3. Clayton Richard, the winner, improved to 5-14. He held the Pirates to 1 earned run on 4 hits over 5 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 2. Pittsburgh's current losing streak is now 4 games.

Avisail Garcia, who is tied for 7th in the AL in triples with 6, aided the Minnesota cause with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the right fielder hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice.

"We'll pop the top on a cold one and get back to work tomorrow," Garcia said.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gomez CF 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 .259 10 40
B. Dozier 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .241 13 38
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .304 15 74
J. Bruce RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .251 23 72
R. Zimmerman 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .286 19 82
J. Lamb 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .284 16 76
F. Reyes LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .219 1 6
R. Chirinos C 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .219 5 20
B. Miller DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .190 5 16
Totals 32 3 8 3 3 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Reyes (5, 7th Inning off A. Meyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Zimmerman , F. Reyes 2 , J. Lamb , B. Miller , B. Dozier , J. Bruce , C. Gomez 2
2-out RBI: C. Gomez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bruce
GIDP: C. Correa , B. Miller
Sac Fly: R. Zimmerman
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Dozier-Zimmerman)
PB: R. Chirinos
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Merrifield 2B 5 2 3 0 0 2 1 .302 9 42
H. Kendrick LF 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .296 10 31
F. Freeman 1B 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 .308 32 93
K. Morales DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .275 22 55
A. Garcia RF 3 2 2 3 2 0 1 .273 20 66
A. Jones CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 17 61
M. Franco 3B 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .273 22 71
C. Iannetta C 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .219 14 37
M. Rojas SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .250 6 28
Totals 37 12 14 11 6 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (22, 1st Inning off P. Weigel, 2 on, 0 outs) H. Kendrick (15, 7th Inning off D. Watts, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Iannetta (12, 7th Inning off D. Watts, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Rojas (6, 5th Inning off M. Bush, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Garcia 2 (20, 1st Inning off P. Weigel, 1 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off P. Weigel, 0 on, 2 outs) F. Freeman (32, 6th Inning off M. Bush, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Merrifield 3 , M. Rojas 4 , A. Garcia 8 , F. Freeman 7 , H. Kendrick 3 , K. Morales , A. Jones , C. Iannetta 2
2-out RBI: M. Rojas , A. Garcia , H. Kendrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Rojas , H. Kendrick , K. Morales , C. Iannetta
GIDP: A. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: H. Kendrick
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Merrifield 2 (25) , H. Kendrick (8) , A. Jones (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Franco-Merrifield-Freeman, Merrifield-Rojas-Freeman)
PB: C. Iannetta
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Weigel L (5-7) 2.2 7 5 5 2 0 2 68 36 6.09   
M. Bush 3.0 5 5 5 1 3 2 48 32 5.28   
D. Watts 2.1 2 2 2 3 3 0 45 25 11.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Weigel 18
Batters Faced: P. Weigel 17, M. Bush 15, D. Watts 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Weigel 5-3, M. Bush 4-1, D. Watts 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Weigel 68-36, M. Bush 48-32, D. Watts 45-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bush 3-0 , D. Watts 1-0
WP: P. Weigel , M. Bush
Hit Batsmen: M. Bush
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Richard W (5-14) 5.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 88 53 5.93   
A. Meyer 2.1 3 2 2 1 3 0 42 24 3.83   
V. Arano 1.2 1 0 0 0 5 0 28 21 6.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Richard 56
Batters Faced: C. Richard 19, A. Meyer 11, V. Arano 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Richard 6-4, A. Meyer 1-3, V. Arano 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Richard 88-53, A. Meyer 42-24, V. Arano 28-21
WP: C. Richard 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Freddie Freeman
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 27631
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