MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
09/01/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2356 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (57-79) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 8 0
Atlanta Braves (49-86) 0 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 7 11 0
Sano Hits 2 home runs in Braves Win
Atlanta third baseman Miguel Sano was a significant contributor in his team's 7-5 triumph over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was 2-3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for Atlanta. Brandon McCarthy was the winner. Over 6 innings, he allowed 1 run on 4 hits, with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. The Braves improve their record to 49-86 with the win over Pittsburgh.

Early in the game, pitcher Brandon McCarthy had a 2-run double for Atlanta. It was his 3rd double of the season and put the Braves on top, 2-1.

"I play this game for myself and my family, but of course it's always nice when we can win," said Sano.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Buxton CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .253 4 12
B. Dozier 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .246 18 54
C. Correa SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .305 17 83
J. Lamb 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .292 18 89
R. Zimmerman 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .288 23 96
J. Bruce RF 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .258 27 86
B. McKinney LF 3 1 2 4 1 1 1 .333 2 5
R. Chirinos C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .236 5 22
P. Weigel P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .038 0 0
   a-B. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 7 18
   P. Corbin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .389 0 2
   b-C. Gomez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 11 45
   R. Pressly P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Watts P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-M. Canha PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 2 7
Totals 32 5 8 5 3 7 15      
a - B. Miller pinch hit for P. Weigel in the 5th
b - C. Gomez pinch hit for P. Corbin in the 7th
c - M. Canha pinch hit for D. Watts in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. McKinney (1, 2nd Inning off B. McCarthy, 1 on, 1 out) J. Bruce (23, 7th Inning off B. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Buxton (2, 1st Inning off B. McCarthy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. McKinney (2, 9th Inning off T. Cahill, 3 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Zimmerman , B. McKinney 6 , J. Lamb , B. Buxton 4 , J. Bruce 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Weigel , J. Lamb , C. Gomez
GIDP: J. Lamb , R. Chirinos
Sac Fly: C. Correa
Hit by Pitch: R. Zimmerman
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Buxton (25)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lamb-Dozier-Zimmerman, Correa-Dozier-Zimmerman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Garcia 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 .243 15 59
B. Gamel LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .257 6 16
M. Sano 3B 3 2 2 4 2 1 2 .249 27 64
G. Bird 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .223 20 57
R. Grossman CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 .257 1 5
   c-M. Smith CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 5 29
K. Calhoun RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 6 .229 1 5
   B. Kintzler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Suzuki C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .234 4 27
   b-J. Alfaro C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 5 25
J. Iglesias SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .211 3 23
B. McCarthy P 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .125 0 3
   B. Johnson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 1
   a-D. Santana PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 20 57
   T. Cahill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-H. Renfroe RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 13 30
Totals 33 7 11 6 8 5 29      
a - D. Santana pinch hit for B. Johnson in the 7th
b - J. Alfaro substituted for K. Suzuki in the 8th
c - M. Smith substituted for R. Grossman in the 9th
d - H. Renfroe substituted for T. Cahill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. McCarthy (3, 2nd Inning off P. Weigel, 3 on, 0 outs) K. Suzuki (15, 5th Inning off P. Corbin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sano 2 (27, 2nd Inning off P. Weigel, 2 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off P. Corbin, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. McCarthy 2 , J. Iglesias , R. Grossman , K. Suzuki 3 , G. Bird , B. Gamel 2 , M. Sano 8 , D. Santana
2-out RBI: M. Sano
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Grossman , K. Calhoun 3
GIDP: R. Grossman , L. Garcia
Hit by Pitch: K. Calhoun
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Iglesias-Bird, Iglesias-Garcia-Bird)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Weigel L (5-10) 4.0 6 6 6 6 4 1 99 58 6.68   
P. Corbin 2.0 4 1 1 0 0 1 17 12 3.51   
R. Pressly 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 22 12 4.68   
D. Watts 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 10 7.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Weigel 24
Batters Faced: P. Weigel 24, P. Corbin 9, R. Pressly 6, D. Watts 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Weigel 4-3, P. Corbin 4-1, R. Pressly 1-2, D. Watts 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Weigel 99-58, P. Corbin 17-12, R. Pressly 22-12, D. Watts 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Watts 2-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Weigel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. McCarthy W (7-8) 6.0 4 1 1 2 5 0 89 53 4.00   
B. Johnson 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 12 5.93   
T. Cahill 1.0 3 4 4 0 1 1 20 13 2.10   
B. Kintzler SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 12.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McCarthy 63
Batters Faced: B. McCarthy 23, B. Johnson 4, T. Cahill 7, B. Kintzler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McCarthy 5-7, B. Johnson 2-0, T. Cahill 0-2, B. Kintzler 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. McCarthy 89-53, B. Johnson 22-12, T. Cahill 20-13, B. Kintzler 9-6
Hit Batsmen: T. Cahill
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Sano
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 31756
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