MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/21/2024
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2472 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (53-73) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 6 12 1
Texas Rangers (43-85) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 0
Rice Leads Pirates to 6-1 Win Over Rangers
The Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Texas Rangers, 6-1, at Globe Life Field. The Pirates were led by Ben Rice. Rice went 3-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Pittsburgh occupies 4th place in the National League Central Division at 53-73.

With Pittsburgh leading 2-0 in the top of the fifth, Rice hit a changeup from Keegan Thompson for a 2-run home run. It was his 21st home run of the season and put the Pirates ahead, 4-0.

Pittsburgh manager Jake S commended his team for "banging out a nice win."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich DH 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 .238 16 45
B. Rice C 4 2 3 3 1 0 3 .241 21 65
P. Alonso 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .229 15 58
T. O'Neill LF 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .229 17 55
D. Dahl RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251 12 50
G. Allen CF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .252 5 27
D. Walton 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239 3 21
M. Brosseau 3B 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .240 14 50
R. Kreidler SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .180 6 33
Totals 36 6 12 6 3 10 17      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Allen (12, 2nd Inning off K. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Yelich 2 (16, 3rd Inning off K. Thompson, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Murray, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Rice (17, 3rd Inning off K. Thompson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Rice (21, 5th Inning off K. Thompson, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Brosseau (14, 8th Inning off R. Knehr, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yelich 4 , B. Rice 7 , T. O'Neill , G. Allen 3 , D. Walton , M. Brosseau 6
2-out RBI: M. Brosseau
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Rice , D. Dahl , R. Kreidler
Sac Fly: T. O'Neill 2
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rice (1) , G. Allen (25)
CS: G. Allen (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Brosseau (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Duran CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .282 13 55
L. Rengifo 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .238 13 45
J. Fraley RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .242 21 65
J. Martinez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .246 23 69
T. Gray 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .174 12 39
M. Vierling LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .270 7 38
A. Sánchez C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .257 2 27
H. Hernandez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .242 6 20
D. Millas SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .156 0 9
Totals 36 1 8 1 2 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Duran (37, 1st Inning off G. Marquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Sánchez (9, 4th Inning off G. Marquez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Vierling (26, 6th Inning off A. Bender, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Rengifo (4, 7th Inning off A. Bender, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Duran 2 , L. Rengifo 3 , M. Vierling 3 , A. Sánchez 3 , H. Hernandez , D. Millas
2-out RBI: L. Rengifo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Duran , J. Fraley , J. Martinez , T. Gray , A. Sánchez , H. Hernandez , D. Millas
Team LOB: 10
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Marquez W (6-12) 5.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 81 4.35   
A. Bender 2.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 27 3.90   
J. Brito 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 37 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Marquez 64
Batters Faced: G. Marquez 21, A. Bender 9, J. Brito 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Marquez 5-5, A. Bender 1-1, J. Brito 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Marquez 81-51, A. Bender 27-21, J. Brito 37-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Thompson L (9-12) 4.1 6 4 4 2 6 1 92 5.80   
T. Denholm 2.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 33 6.57   
R. Knehr 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 22 4.37   
J. Murray 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Thompson 39
Batters Faced: K. Thompson 21, T. Denholm 10, R. Knehr 5, J. Murray 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Thompson 3-4, T. Denholm 3-1, R. Knehr 2-0, J. Murray 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Thompson 92-57, T. Denholm 33-21, R. Knehr 22-15, J. Murray 18-11
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben Rice
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Cloudy (93 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 16481
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