Monday, May 16th, 2016 6:05PM CST
Propelled by Matt Joyce's three hits, which included a home run and three runs batted in, and Jon Niese's six effective innings, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves 8-5 on Monday.
Date: Monday, May 16th, 2016
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 16,905
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
ATL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

Triples: Harrison (2, Pérez)
Home Runs: Joyce (5, 7th inning off Ogando 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Cervelli 2 (18), Joyce 3 (15), Harrison 2 (20)
2-out Runs Batted In: Joyce 3, Harrison
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-15 (Rodriguez 1-1, Niese 0-1, Harrison 0-1, Mercer 0-1, Polanco 0-1, Freese 1-3, Joyce 2-3, Cervelli 1-3, McCutchen 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Niese 1; Mercer 1; Freese 2

Intentional Walks: Mercer (By Pérez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Niese 16-25; Feliz 3-3; Luebke 4-4; Hughes 2-3; Melancon 1-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Niese 15-13-16-17; Feliz 0-3-7-2; Luebke 2-0-1-4; Hughes 1-1-0-3; Melancon 2-1-4-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Niese 10-2; Feliz 0-2; Luebke 1-0; Hughes 0-2; Melancon 2-0
Game Scores: J Niese 58

Double Plays: 1 (Mercer-Harrison-Jaso)
Errors: Mercer (4, throw)

Stolen Bases: Polanco (5, 2nd base off Ogando/Flowers)

Doubles: Markakis (12, Niese); Freeman 2 (8, Niese, Luebke)
Triples: d'Arnaud (1, Niese)
Home Runs: Francoeur (1, 6th inning off Niese 1 on, 0 Out); K. Johnson (1, 8th inning off Luebke 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Francoeur 3 (10), K. Johnson 2 (9)
Sacrifice Hit: Inciarte
Ground Into Double Play: Flowers
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (Inciarte 0-1, d'Arnaud 0-1, Freeman 0-2, Aybar 0-2, Pérez 0-1, Francoeur 1-4, K. Johnson 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pérez 1; Aybar 1; Francoeur 2

Pitcher Notes: Ogando pitched to 1 batter in the 8th
Wild Pitches: Pérez; Ogando
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Pérez 19-29; Ogando 4-6; O'Flaherty 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Pérez 19-6-9-25; Ogando 5-5-5-3; O'Flaherty 1-3-8-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Pérez 12-4; Ogando 0-0; O'Flaherty 0-1
Game Scores: W Perez 30
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