Sunday, October 4th, 2015 2:05PM CST
The Pittsburgh Pirates secured home field advantage for the National League wild card game by defeating the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. This crucial win was propelled by a stellar pitching performance from J.A. Happ and a long home run delivered by Pedro Alvarez.
Date: Sunday, October 4th, 2015
Time: 2:05PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 35,362
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
CIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Harrison 2 (29, LeCure, Smith); Cervelli (17, Contreras); Mercer (21, Contreras); Polanco (35, LeCure)
Home Runs: Álvarez (27, 4th inning off Smith 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Walker (71), Álvarez (77), Mercer (34), Harrison (28)
2-out Runs Batted In: Walker, Mercer
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Walker 1-2, Mercer 1-1, Snider 0-1, Morse 0-1, McCutchen 0-2, Harrison 1-1, Marte 0-1, Álvarez 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Snider 1; Morse 1; Marte 1; Álvarez 1

Wild Pitches: Happ
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Happ 12-22; Soria 3-4; Watson 5-5; Melancon 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Happ 20-13-21-12; Soria 4-4-1-2; Watson 2-2-2-5; Melancon 2-2-2-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Happ 4-5; Soria 0-1; Watson 1-2; Melancon 0-2
Game Scores: J Happ 70

Assists: Marte (Phillips at 2nd base)

Caught Stealing: Walker (1, 2nd base by Díaz/Peña)

Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-3 (Bruce 0-1, Phillips 0-1, Duvall 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bruce 1; Phillips 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Smith 11-19; Díaz 2-3; Contreras 4-5; LeCure 4-6; Mattheus 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Smith 20-7-13-15; Díaz 3-3-2-1; Contreras 4-1-5-4; LeCure 4-0-2-5; Mattheus 1-0-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Smith 5-3; Díaz 0-0; Contreras 1-1; LeCure 2-1; Mattheus 0-3
Game Scores: J Smith 44

Caught Stealing: Frazier (8, 3rd base by Happ/Cervelli)
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