Pirates @ Twins - Sat, Aug 19

Game Status: Final - Score: 7-4 Pirates

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• Current conditions at Target Field: 90°F - Clear - Wind 8 mph, Out To CF
• TV: Pirates: ATT SportsNet-PIT, Twins: Bally Sports North
• Radio: Pirates: KDKA-FM 93.7, Twins: Audacy, The Wolf 102.9 FM, WCCO 830, TIBN
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	Pirates Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Bae - 2B	3	2	1	1	2	1	0	.244	.313	.321
2	Reynolds, B - LF	5	0	0	0	0	3	7	.266	.330	.465
3	McCutchen - DH	5	1	2	5	0	2	0	.253	.377	.390
4	Hayes - 3B	5	0	2	1	0	1	0	.260	.298	.417
5	Palacios - RF	4	0	0	0	1	1	3	.214	.253	.366
6	Joe - 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.241	.333	.422
	Rivas - 1B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.185	.308	.389
7	Suwinski - CF	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	.205	.334	.447
8	Peguero - SS	5	2	1	0	0	0	7	.244	.289	.462
9	Delay - C	3	2	2	0	1	0	0	.278	.343	.397
	Totals	35	7	8	7	9	9	17

Pirates
BATTING: 2B: Bae (11, Floro); Delay (10, Balazovic). HR: McCutchen (11, 9th inning off Balazovic, 2 on, 1 out). TB: Bae 2; Delay 3; Hayes 2; McCutchen 5; Peguero. RBI: Bae (20); Hayes (45); McCutchen 5 (36). 2-out RBI: Hayes; Bae; McCutchen 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Peguero 4; Palacios 2; Reynolds, B 2. Team RISP: 5-for-11. Team LOB: 10.
FIELDING: DP: 2 (Joe-Peguero-Keller, M; Peguero-Bae-Rivas).

	Twins Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Julien - 2B	4	0	1	0	1	2	1	.289	.386	.478
2	Polanco - 3B	3	1	2	2	1	1	0	.249	.321	.439
3	Correa - SS	4	0	1	0	1	1	3	.230	.310	.405
4	Kepler - RF	5	0	2	1	0	1	3	.241	.303	.472
5	Lewis - DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	4	.327	.368	.473
6	Solano - 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.281	.373	.399
7	Gallo - LF	3	0	0	0	1	2	4	.183	.306	.452
8	Vázquez - C	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	.231	.289	.311
9	Taylor, M - CF	4	1	2	1	0	2	1	.220	.270	.423
	Totals	35	4	11	4	4	15	20

Twins
BATTING: 2B: Kepler (14, Keller, M); Vázquez 2 (11, Keller, M, Holderman). TB: Correa; Julien; Kepler 3; Polanco 2; Solano; Taylor, M 2; Vázquez 4. RBI: Kepler (48); Polanco 2 (29); Taylor, M (39). 2-out RBI: Taylor, M; Kepler. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lewis; Gallo 2; Kepler 2. SF: Polanco. GIDP: Correa; Gallo. Team RISP: 5-for-14. Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING: E: Polanco (5, throw).

Pirates Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Keller, M (W, 10-8)	6.0	7	2	2	1	12	0	98-68	4.22
Holderman (H, 20)	0.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	25-12	3.38
Hatch (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	18-10	3.55
Bednar (S, 26)	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	0	15-9	2.12
Totals	9.0	11	4	4	4	15	0

Twins Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Gray, So (L, 6-6)	6.2	4	4	4	3	7	0	93-60	3.15
Floro	1.0	1	0	0	2	2	0	27-14	4.21
Balazovic	1.0	3	3	3	3	0	1	36-16	4.44
Sands	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	8-4	4.40
Totals	9.0	8	7	7	9	9	1

Game Info
WP: Holderman.
Pitches-strikes: Keller, M 98-68; Holderman 25-12; Hatch 18-10; Bednar 15-9; Gray, So 93-60; Floro 27-14; Balazovic 36-16; Sands 8-4.
Groundouts-flyouts: Keller, M 3-1; Holderman 0-1; Hatch 0-1; Bednar 2-0; Gray, So 5-6; Floro 1-0; Balazovic 1-1; Sands 1-0.
Batters faced: Keller, M 25; Holderman 5; Hatch 4; Bednar 6; Gray, So 27; Floro 6; Balazovic 9; Sands 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Hatch 2-0; Bednar 1-0; Floro 2-1; Balazovic 2-0; Sands 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Erich Bacchus. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: Mike Estabrook. 3B: Andy Fletcher.
Weather: 90 degrees, Clear.
Wind: 8 mph, Out To CF.
First pitch: 6:11 PM.
T: 3:05.
Att: 23,822.
Venue: Target Field.
August 19, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 1	Max Kepler doubles (14) on a ground ball to right fielder Joshua Palacios, deflected by pitcher Mitch Keller. Jorge Polanco scores.	1-0 MIN
Bottom 5	Michael A. Taylor singles on a line drive to center fielder Jack Suwinski. Christian Vazquez scores.	2-0 MIN
Top 6	Andrew McCutchen singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael A. Taylor. Liover Peguero scores. Jason Delay scores. Ji Hwan Bae to 2nd.	2-2
Top 6	Ke’Bryan Hayes singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joey Gallo. Ji Hwan Bae scores. Andrew McCutchen to 3rd. Ke’Bryan Hayes to 2nd.	3-2 PIT
Top 7	Ji Hwan Bae doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Joey Gallo. Liover Peguero scores. Jason Delay to 3rd.	4-2 PIT
Bottom 7	Jorge Polanco out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Jack Suwinski. Christian Vazquez scores.	4-3 PIT
Top 9	Andrew McCutchen homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. Jason Delay scores. Ji Hwan Bae scores.	7-3 PIT
Bottom 9	Jorge Polanco singles on a line drive to right fielder Joshua Palacios. Michael A. Taylor scores. Edouard Julien to 2nd.	7-4 PIT

Team	Highlight
MIN	Max Kepler’s RBI double (00:00:32)
MIN	Michael A. Taylor’s RBI single (00:00:24)
PIT	Andrew McCutchen’s two-run single (00:00:29)
PIT	Ke’Bryan Hayes’ RBI single (00:00:29)
PIT	Ji Hwan Bae’s RBI double (00:00:35)
MIN	Jorge Polanco’s sacrifice fly (00:00:23)
PIT	McCutchen’s three-run homer (11) (00:00:29)
MIN	Jorge Polanco’s RBI single (00:00:24)
PIT	Andrew McCutchen’s five RBIs (00:01:00)
PIT	Data Viz: McCutchen homers in 9th (00:00:30)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	3		7	8	0	10
Twins	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1		4	11	1	9

Decisions

• Winner: Mitch Keller (10-8, 4.22)
• Loser: Sonny Gray (6-6, 3.15)
• Save: David Bednar (26, 2.12)

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Last Updated: 08/19/2023 10:17:18 PM CDT