MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/07/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WASHINGTON NATIONALS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2705 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Nationals (52-90) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (59-83) 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 X 5 11 1
Nationals Suffer 5-1 Road Loss
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Nick Pivetta was in top form, leading his team past the Washington Nationals, 5-1. In 6.1 innings, Pivetta surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 8 and walking 1. He allowed 1 run. The losing streak for Washington has now reached 5 games.

The Pirates got a big at-bat from catcher Ben Rice. For the game, Rice went 1-5 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 23rd home run of the season gave Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead.

"We did a lot of things right," said Rice.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Abreu LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 23 82
J. Aranda 1B 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .239 10 50
M. Conforto DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .236 13 72
S. Brown RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .233 26 79
A. Rosario SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .270 6 51
M. Tauchman CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .245 11 51
R. UrĂ­as 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .302 14 44
M. Thaiss C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .218 8 42
M. Mastrobuoni 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 5 34
Totals 32 1 6 1 2 12 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Conforto (25, 4th Inning off N. Pivetta, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Aranda , M. Conforto 2 , A. Rosario , M. Tauchman , M. Thaiss , M. Mastrobuoni
2-out RBI: A. Rosario
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rosario
GIDP: W. Abreu
Hit by Pitch: J. Aranda
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bowlan (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Mastrobuoni-Rosario-Aranda, Mastrobuoni-Rosario-Aranda)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Yelich DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .236 16 50
B. Rice C 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .237 23 70
P. Alonso 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .236 16 65
T. O'Neill LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .227 17 58
D. Dahl RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .258 13 55
T. Story SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .217 10 35
G. Allen CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .243 6 30
J. Davis 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 .208 11 45
D. Walton 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .236 3 23
Totals 33 5 11 5 5 4 23      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Dahl (30, 3rd Inning off J. Bowlan, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Alonso (28, 5th Inning off J. Bowlan, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Story (21, 5th Inning off J. Bowlan, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Rice (23, 1st Inning off J. Bowlan, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yelich , B. Rice 4 , P. Alonso 3 , D. Dahl 3 , T. Story 2 , G. Allen , J. Davis , D. Walton 2
2-out RBI: D. Dahl , T. Story
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Yelich , B. Rice , T. Story , J. Davis , D. Walton
GIDP: T. Story , D. Walton
Sac Fly: P. Alonso
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Allen (28)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rice (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Walton-Story-Alonso)
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bowlan L (7-6) 4.2 9 4 4 2 1 1 86 5.33   
N. Pearson 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 33 6.95   
C. Brogdon 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.62   
B. Honeywell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.92   
G. Jax 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bowlan 29
Batters Faced: J. Bowlan 24, N. Pearson 7, C. Brogdon 4, B. Honeywell 3, G. Jax 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bowlan 3-8, N. Pearson 1-2, C. Brogdon 0-1, B. Honeywell 2-0, G. Jax 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bowlan 86-54, N. Pearson 33-17, C. Brogdon 17-8, B. Honeywell 12-9, G. Jax 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Pearson 1-0 , B. Honeywell 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Pivetta W (7-8) 6.1 5 1 1 1 8 0 85 4.18   
A. Bender 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 3.76   
J. Brito 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 10 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Pivetta 66
Batters Faced: N. Pivetta 25, A. Bender 7, J. Brito 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Pivetta 4-6, A. Bender 3-1, J. Brito 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Pivetta 85-58, A. Bender 30-17, J. Brito 10-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bender 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Pivetta
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Pivetta
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 24109
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