MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
06/24/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS
GAME ID: 1773 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (40-39) 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 6 0
Washington Nationals (48-31) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 0
Pirates Top Washington, 4-3
The Washington Nationals got a superb performance from pitcher Max Scherzer. Still, it wasn't enough to beat Pittsburgh. The Pirates won the game, 4-3. Scherzer threw 5 innings of 4-hit ball. The win belongs to Edgar Santana in relief. His record improves to 4-1. Sean Doolittle took the loss for Washington. Keone Kela was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 12 of 16 save opportunities.

JT Riddle, the 28-year old shortstop , had a direct impact on the outcome. Riddle contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth inning to put Pittsburgh up, 3-2.

"We put together a nice win," Riddle said.

With the win, Pittsburgh raised its record to 40-39.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Dyson CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .277 5 29
K. Newman 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .240 2 25
J. Bell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .184 6 31
G. Polanco RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .212 11 42
B. Reynolds LF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .275 5 45
K. Hayes 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .255 3 27
J. Riddle SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .301 6 25
L. Maile C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .157 2 5
C. Stratton P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .077 0 0
   R. Erlin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-C. Moran PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253 4 15
   E. Santana P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   B. Waddell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   K. Kela P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 3 1 11 7      
a - C. Moran pinch hit for R. Erlin in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Polanco (21, 1st Inning off M. Scherzer, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Dyson (14, 3rd Inning off M. Scherzer, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Dyson (5, 8th Inning off S. Doolittle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Bell , G. Polanco 2 , K. Hayes 2 , J. Dyson 6
2-out RBI: G. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Reynolds , C. Moran
Sac Fly: J. Riddle
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Hayes (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Maile-Riddle, Maile-Hayes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Robles CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 .227 7 25
J. Soto LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .302 18 50
T. Turner SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .312 9 37
E. Thames 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .179 8 28
A. Cabrera 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .277 8 34
A. Eaton RF 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 .296 10 40
C. Kieboom 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .275 12 46
Y. Gomes C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .225 4 19
M. Scherzer P 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .067 0 0
   J. Rhame P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-R. Zimmerman PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 6 37
   S. Doolittle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-S. Castro PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .351 5 17
Totals 34 3 10 3 4 10 17      
a - R. Zimmerman pinch hit for J. Rhame in the 7th
b - S. Castro pinch hit for S. Doolittle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Eaton (15, 6th Inning off C. Stratton, 1 on, 1 out) Y. Gomes (13, 4th Inning off C. Stratton, 0 on, 2 outs) E. Thames (7, 6th Inning off C. Stratton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Turner 3 , M. Scherzer , A. Eaton 3 , Y. Gomes 2 , E. Thames 2 , J. Soto , A. Cabrera
2-out RBI: A. Eaton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Scherzer , C. Kieboom 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Turner 2 (8) , A. Eaton (1)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Stratton 5.1 9 3 3 2 8 0 92 62 4.30   
R. Erlin 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4 5.25   
E. Santana W (4-1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 14 3.18   
B. Waddell H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 5 2.55   
K. Kela SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 9 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Stratton 44
Batters Faced: C. Stratton 25, R. Erlin 1, E. Santana 6, B. Waddell 2, K. Kela 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Stratton 3-3, R. Erlin 0-0, E. Santana 1-4, B. Waddell 0-1, K. Kela 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Stratton 92-62, R. Erlin 7-4, E. Santana 22-14, B. Waddell 12-5, K. Kela 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Erlin 2-0 , B. Waddell 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Scherzer 5.2 4 3 3 1 8 0 88 54 2.94   
J. Rhame 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 12 0.00   
S. Doolittle L (5-2) 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 28 19 2.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Scherzer 56
Batters Faced: M. Scherzer 22, J. Rhame 5, S. Doolittle 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Scherzer 5-4, J. Rhame 0-3, S. Doolittle 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Scherzer 88-54, J. Rhame 19-12, S. Doolittle 28-19
WP: M. Scherzer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Max Scherzer
Ballpark: Nationals Park
Weather: Rain (76 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 32757
Special Notes: SP Max Scherzer was injured while pitching.
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