Tuesday, May 17th, 2016 6:05PM CST
The Pittsburgh Pirates earned a 12-9 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night, a game in which Gregory Polanco doubled three times. The result marked a losing debut for Brian Snitker as the Braves' interim manager.
Date: Tuesday, May 17th, 2016
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 19,400
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
ATL |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Polanco 3 (15, Blair 2, Cervenka); Jaso (8, Blair); Cervelli (4, Blair)
Triples: McCutchen (1, Grilli)
Runs Batted In: Kang (9), Cervelli 2 (20), Harrison (21), Nicasio (1), Jaso 2 (14), McCutchen 2 (18), Mercer (15), Polanco (20)
2-out Runs Batted In: Harrison, Nicasio, Jaso 2, McCutchen, Mercer
Ground Into Double Play: Cervelli
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 9-21 (Kang 0-4, Harrison 1-2, Mercer 2-3, Polanco 0-1, Figueroa 0-1, Freese 0-1, Cervelli 2-2, Joyce 0-2, Nicasio 1-2, McCutchen 2-2, Jaso 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kang 2; Mercer 1; Freese 1; Nicasio 1

Pitcher Notes: Caminero pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Intentional Walks: Mercer (By Blair)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Nicasio 14-24; Vogelsong 6-11; Caminero 1-1; Feliz 1-1; Watson 1-3; Melancon 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Nicasio 16-9-17-15; Vogelsong 7-2-6-8; Caminero 1-1-0-1; Feliz 0-1-2-0; Watson 0-4-3-1; Melancon 2-0-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Nicasio 5-4; Vogelsong 4-0; Caminero 0-0; Feliz 0-1; Watson 1-1; Melancon 1-2
Game Scores: J Nicasio 39

Double Plays: 3 (Nicasio-Cervelli-Jaso, Harrison-Mercer-Jaso, Mercer-Harrison-Rodriguez)
Errors: Jaso (1, throw)

Caught Stealing: Jaso (1, 2nd base by Norris/Pierzynski)
Stolen Bases: Cervelli (2, 2nd base off Cervenka/Pierzynski)

Doubles: Beckham 2 (6, Vogelsong, Nicasio); Brignac (2, Vogelsong)
Triples: Norris (1, Nicasio)
Home Runs: Smith 2 (3, 3rd inning off Nicasio 1 on, 0 Out; 7th inning off Caminero 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Smith 4 (14), Beckham (7), Markakis (22), Brignac (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Brignac, Smith 2
Ground Into Double Play: K. Johnson; Pierzynski; Castro
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-14 (Pierzynski 0-3, Castro 0-1, Freeman 0-2, Brignac 1-1, Markakis 1-1, K. Johnson 0-2, Smith 2-3, Beckham 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Pierzynski 2; K. Johnson 1

Wild Pitches: Cervenka
Hit By Pitch: Aybar (By Vogelsong)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Blair 10-14; Norris 7-13; Krol 6-7; Ogando 0-1; Grilli 1-3; Cervenka 4-7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Blair 4-3-8-12; Norris 9-9-10-9; Krol 8-2-5-4; Ogando 1-0-2-0; Grilli 1-0-1-3; Cervenka 3-4-7-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Blair 1-1; Norris 4-0; Krol 1-0; Ogando 0-0; Grilli 0-2; Cervenka 1-1

Double Plays: 2 (Pierzynski-K. Johnson, Beckham-K. Johnson-Freeman)
Errors: Pierzynski (3, catch); Smith (1, bobble); Krol (1, throw)
Assists: Inciarte (Jaso at Home); Smith (Harrison at 2nd base)
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