MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/21/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ATLANTA BRAVES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2216 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 21ST, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Atlanta Braves (45-81) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 6 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (49-77) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 4 9 0
Pirates Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Braves
The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up a win at PNC Park, knocking off the Atlanta Braves, 4-3. Starting pitcher Tyler Mahle played a key role in the triumph. Pittsburgh reliever Matt Bush was the winner. His record is now 3-3. The losing pitcher was Brian Johnson. The losses continue to mount for Atlanta, which has now dropped 8 in a row.

The Pirates got a big at-bat from pitcher Matt Bush. For the game, Bush came in in relief and pitched to 3 batters . In the bottom of the ninth, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a run-scoring single. His 3rd hit of the season gave Pittsburgh a 4-3 lead.

"There's nothing like the buzz of a walk-off win," Bush said.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Garcia 2B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .250 15 58
D. Santana LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252 19 55
   a-B. Gamel LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 5 15
M. Sano 3B 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .232 23 52
G. Bird 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .221 20 57
R. Grossman CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 1 5
   c-M. Smith CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 5 29
K. Calhoun RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .292 1 4
J. Iglesias SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 3 20
J. Alfaro C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .232 4 20
B. McCarthy P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .114 0 1
   Z. Duke P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-H. Renfroe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .191 12 27
   B. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
Totals 30 3 6 3 0 12 3      
a - B. Gamel substituted for D. Santana in the 6th
b - H. Renfroe pinch hit for Z. Duke in the 8th
c - M. Smith substituted for R. Grossman in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Sano (23, 6th Inning off T. Mahle, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Garcia (15, 6th Inning off T. Mahle, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Calhoun , M. Sano 5 , L. Garcia 5 , J. Alfaro
2-out RBI: M. Sano
Sac Bunt: B. McCarthy
Team LOB: 0

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Garcia (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Iglesias-Garcia-Bird)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .235 4 10
M. Canha 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .189 2 6
B. Miller SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .185 5 16
J. Bruce RF 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 .257 24 78
R. Zimmerman 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .287 21 90
J. Lamb 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .292 16 82
F. Reyes LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .227 2 10
Z. Collins C 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .129 0 2
   b-R. Chirinos PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .239 5 21
T. Mahle P 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
   T. Rogers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Gomez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .253 10 40
   B. Heller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Bush P 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500 0 2
Totals 33 4 9 4 2 12 12      
a - C. Gomez pinch hit for T. Rogers in the 7th
b - R. Chirinos pinch hit for Z. Collins in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. Collins (2, 5th Inning off B. McCarthy, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Lamb (27, 9th Inning off B. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out) J. Bruce (22, 6th Inning off B. McCarthy, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Chirinos (6, 9th Inning off B. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Zimmerman , M. Bush , F. Reyes 2 , Z. Collins 2 , J. Lamb 3 , J. Bruce 2 , R. Chirinos 2
2-out RBI: R. Zimmerman , M. Bush , J. Bruce , R. Chirinos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Mahle , Z. Collins
GIDP: M. Canha
Hit by Pitch: B. Buxton
Team LOB: 5
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McCarthy 6.0 5 2 2 2 7 0 83 50 4.22   
Z. Duke H (9) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 14 6.82   
B. Johnson L (4-3), BS (1) 1.2 3 2 2 0 3 0 37 25 6.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McCarthy 59
Batters Faced: B. McCarthy 24, Z. Duke 4, B. Johnson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McCarthy 4-5, Z. Duke 1-0, B. Johnson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. McCarthy 83-50, Z. Duke 20-14, B. Johnson 37-25
Hit Batsmen: B. McCarthy
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Mahle 6.0 5 3 3 0 7 2 90 59 3.50   
T. Rogers 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 10 3.24   
B. Heller 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 9 2.20   
M. Bush W (3-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 9 5.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mahle 57
Batters Faced: T. Mahle 22, T. Rogers 3, B. Heller 3, M. Bush 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mahle 4-6, T. Rogers 1-0, B. Heller 0-0, M. Bush 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mahle 90-59, T. Rogers 13-10, B. Heller 14-9, M. Bush 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tyler Mahle
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 20339
Special Notes: Domingo Santana was ejected in the 6th inning for arguing a strike call.
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