MAJOR LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
10/02/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 2382 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (88-71) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 2
Atlanta Braves (91-68) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
Pirates Top Braves, 5-2
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Doug Drabek pitched his team past the Atlanta Braves, 5-2. The winning pitcher was Drabek, now 17-6. He tossed 7.1 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 2. Stan Belinda earned the save, his 3rd, for the Pirates.

In the top of the first, Andrew McCutchen delivered a clutch hit. With two gone and the bases loaded, the Pittsburgh center fielder hit a 2-run single, putting the Pirates in front, 5-2.

"Doug was exceptional and he pitched with a purpose," said Pittsburgh manager .

Pittsburgh, at 88-71, sits in second place in the National League Central Division.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Wagner 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 6 58
P. Waner RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .276 3 65
A. Vaughan SS 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .301 7 79
R. Clemente DH 4 1 0 0 0 1 6 .250 11 77
D. Parker LF 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .273 25 72
A. McCutchen CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .228 14 69
G. Grantham 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .208 9 42
   a-P. Garner 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 0 22
P. Traynor 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .257 0 17
T. Pena C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .213 0 7
Totals 31 5 5 5 2 6 12      
a - P. Garner substituted for G. Grantham in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Grantham (9, 1st Inning off P. Niekro, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Vaughan 2 , A. McCutchen , G. Grantham 4 , T. Pena
2-out RBI: A. McCutchen , G. Grantham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Parker
GIDP: R. Clemente
Hit by Pitch: H. Wagner , D. Parker
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: A. McCutchen (6)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Wagner (19) , G. Grantham (11)
Double Plays: 1 (Wagner-Grantham-Traynor)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Duffy CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284 3 45
H. Aaron RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265 23 90
R. Acuna Jr. DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .302 20 93
F. Freeman 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .284 19 85
E. Mathews 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .236 6 19
R. Carty LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195 2 7
M. Giles 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 10 57
   a-C. Jones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 23 82
J. Lopez C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .248 9 39
J. Logan SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 0 3
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 3 13      
a - C. Jones pinch hit for M. Giles in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Aaron (30, 8th Inning off D. Drabek, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Duffy , H. Aaron 2 , R. Acuna Jr. , F. Freeman 2 , J. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Freeman , E. Mathews 2
GIDP: M. Giles
Sac Fly: E. Mathews
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Duffy (51) , R. Acuna Jr. 2 (41)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Giles (21)
Double Plays: 2 (Mathews-Giles-Freeman, Lopez-Logan)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Drabek W (17-6) 7.1 5 2 1 1 2 0 106 3.27   
S. Belinda SV (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 3.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Drabek 63
Batters Faced: D. Drabek 29, S. Belinda 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Drabek 6-13, S. Belinda 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Drabek 106-68, S. Belinda 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Belinda 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Niekro L (16-9) 3.0 3 5 5 1 1 1 58 2.92   
C. Upshaw 4.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 38 5.68   
J. Venters 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 0.00   
J. Smoltz 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 4.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Niekro 31
Batters Faced: P. Niekro 14, C. Upshaw 12, J. Venters 7, J. Smoltz 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Niekro 3-5, C. Upshaw 5-4, J. Venters 1-1, J. Smoltz 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Niekro 58-38, C. Upshaw 38-26, J. Venters 22-11, J. Smoltz 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Smoltz 1-0
WP: J. Venters
Hit Batsmen: P. Niekro , J. Venters
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Doug Drabek
Ballpark: Turner Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 38531
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