MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/22/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 914 - TUESDAY, APRIL 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (8-16) 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 1
Oakland Athletics (11-11) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Pirates Drop Athletics, 5-2
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Oakland Athletics, 5-2. Pittsburgh pitcher and Canton, Georgia, native Brant Hurter led the way. In 6 innings, Hurter surrendered 3 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 3. He allowed 2 runs. The loss drops Oakland to 11-11.

Pittsburgh used the stroke of Jonah Bride to get the win. The first baseman hammered a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Pirates ahead, 5-2. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.

"A confident pitcher is a dangerous thing," said Pittsburgh manager Jake S. "That's what Brant is right now."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Chapman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .233 4 10
C. Yelich LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .329 4 9
T. O'Neill RF 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .276 3 10
J. Martinez DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .212 1 3
J. Bride 1B 4 1 1 4 0 0 3 .169 2 12
A. Volpe SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .228 4 11
B. Hicklen CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .029 0 1
B. Rice C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .149 4 13
J. Westbrook 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 1 3
Totals 34 5 7 5 2 8 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bride (2, 3rd Inning off B. Garrett, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Chapman , C. Yelich , T. O'Neill , J. Martinez 2 , J. Bride 4 , A. Volpe
2-out RBI: J. Bride
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bride , A. Volpe
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Chapman (4) , C. Yelich (8)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Rice (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Westbrook-Volpe-Bride)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Espinal SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .400 0 3
K. Tucker RF, CF 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .192 4 8
R. Lewis 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .274 3 12
K. Ruiz DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .289 4 14
B. De La Cruz LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .280 0 1
   d-J. Bleday PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .358 1 11
G. Urshela 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 1 9
   a-J. Lowe PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .246 4 9
M. Massey 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .185 2 3
J. Siri CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 1
   b-C. Abrams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .149 1 4
   c-C. Keith 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .356 2 10
N. Fortes C 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 2
Totals 28 2 4 2 4 6 11      
a - J. Lowe pinch hit for G. Urshela in the 7th
b - C. Abrams pinch hit for J. Siri in the 7th
c - C. Keith substituted for C. Abrams in the 8th
d - J. Bleday pinch hit for B. De La Cruz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: K. Ruiz (6, 7th Inning off B. Hurter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Ruiz (4, 1st Inning off B. Hurter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Espinal , K. Ruiz 6 , J. Lowe
2-out RBI: K. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Abrams
GIDP: S. Espinal
Sac Fly: R. Lewis
Hit by Pitch: N. Fortes
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Tucker (7)
CS: S. Espinal (3)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hurter W (2-3) 6.0 3 2 2 3 5 1 100 2.62   
L. Roupp H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 3.21   
A. Bender H (4) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.50   
P. Johnson SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hurter 60
Batters Faced: B. Hurter 23, L. Roupp 6, A. Bender 1, P. Johnson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hurter 7-5, L. Roupp 2-1, A. Bender 0-1, P. Johnson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hurter 100-55, L. Roupp 23-11, A. Bender 6-3, P. Johnson 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Roupp 2-0 , A. Bender 1-0
Hit Batsmen: L. Roupp
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Garrett L (2-1) 7.0 5 5 5 1 6 1 96 3.23   
R. Garrett 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 1.35   
G. Cleavinger 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Garrett 52
Batters Faced: B. Garrett 27, R. Garrett 6, G. Cleavinger 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Garrett 9-6, R. Garrett 2-0, G. Cleavinger 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Garrett 96-61, R. Garrett 22-14, G. Cleavinger 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Cleavinger 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brant Hurter
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 25254
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