MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
04/21/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 720 - SUNDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (3-7) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (4-5) 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 12 0
Pittsburgh Wins, Wheaton goes 3-for-4
Jesse Wheaton drove in all 5 runs for the Pittsburgh Pirates, helping them beat the Cleveland Guardians, 5-3. Pittsburgh starter Monte Acosta was credited with the win after throwing 87 pitches over 5.1 innings. His record now stands at 1-0. Willie Lopez wrapped it up, recording his 3rd save.

Wheaton contributed a big hit, a 3-run home run, for Pittsburgh in the bottom of the first. With his team trailing 2-0, Wheaton took a cutter from David Hanks and stroked the home run to left-center. His 2nd home run of the season allowed the Pirates to leap in front, 3-2.

"Jesse showed up tonight," said Pittsburgh manager Merlyn Evans.

With the win, Pittsburgh is 4-5.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Ellis 1B 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 .295 2 4
G. Franco 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 .171 0 2
D. Steinhart 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .167 2 2
J. Kirby RF 3 0 1 2 1 1 0 .286 3 8
R. Carrion DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .282 1 3
C. Pineiro C 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .423 1 4
B. Thrash LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .250 2 2
E. Roman CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .171 0 4
D. Simonds SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 4 12 22      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Ellis (2, 1st Inning off M. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Kirby (3, 1st Inning off M. Acosta, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Ellis 3 , J. Kirby 2 , R. Carrion 2 , B. Thrash 2 , E. Roman
2-out RBI: E. Roman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Steinhart , C. Pineiro , E. Roman 2 , D. Simonds
GIDP: D. Steinhart
Sac Bunt: C. Pineiro
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Ellis (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Tallman 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 0
K. Villarreal 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .273 1 4
K. Hawkins LF 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 .296 0 1
J. Wheaton DH 4 1 3 5 0 0 0 .275 2 10
R. Gonzalez RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .275 4 9
B. Keyes CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .333 0 3
R. Reiter 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .273 0 3
P. Wilson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .162 0 4
J. Pak C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .182 0 2
Totals 36 5 12 5 1 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Hawkins 2 (3, 3rd Inning off D. Hanks, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Novoa, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Keyes 2 (3, 3rd Inning off D. Hanks, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off D. Hanks, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Tallman (6, 4th Inning off D. Hanks, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Wheaton (1, 7th Inning off R. Novoa, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Wheaton (2, 1st Inning off D. Hanks, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Tallman 2 , K. Villarreal , K. Hawkins 5 , J. Wheaton 7 , R. Gonzalez , B. Keyes 4 , J. Pak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Villarreal , K. Hawkins , R. Reiter , P. Wilson 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Tallman
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reiter-Tallman-Villarreal)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Hanks L (0-2) 5.0 9 4 4 1 2 1 83 4.50   
R. Novoa 1.1 3 1 1 0 3 0 27 3.24   
G. Earle 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Hanks 34
Batters Faced: D. Hanks 25, R. Novoa 8, G. Earle 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Hanks 7-6, R. Novoa 1-0, G. Earle 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Hanks 83-52, R. Novoa 27-18, G. Earle 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Earle 2-0
WP: D. Hanks
Hit Batsmen: R. Novoa
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Acosta W (1-0) 5.1 5 3 3 2 6 0 87 2.61   
C. Healy H (1) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 21 3.60   
K. Nichols H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 17 0.00   
M. Hansen H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
W. Lopez SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Acosta 50
Batters Faced: M. Acosta 23, C. Healy 7, K. Nichols 3, M. Hansen 2, W. Lopez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Acosta 5-5, C. Healy 1-1, K. Nichols 0-0, M. Hansen 0-1, W. Lopez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Acosta 87-58, C. Healy 21-13, K. Nichols 17-9, M. Hansen 8-6, W. Lopez 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Healy 1-1 , M. Hansen 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesse Wheaton
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 38263
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