Friday, May 27th, 2016 7:05PM CST
In a game played on May 28, 2016, Pittsburgh earned a 9-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. Jonathon Niese delivered a strong performance from the mound for the Pirates, throwing six effective innings to outshine Texas left-hander Cole Hamels. Niese's outing was key in securing the win, a result that also ended Hamels' impressive career-best winning streak, which had reached twelve games.
Date: Friday, May 27th, 2016
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 37,645
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PIT |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: Fielder (10, Niese)
Home Runs: Beltré (8, 6th inning off Niese 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Beltré (32)
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-7 (Desmond 0-1, Andrus 0-1, Fielder 0-1, Hoying 0-1, Beltré 0-1, Moreland 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Fielder 1; Andrus 1; Beltré 1; Moreland 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hamels 12-27; Jackson 5-10; Claudio 5-8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hamels 14-12-11-18; Jackson 6-3-9-9; Claudio 6-8-5-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hamels 5-4; Jackson 2-4; Claudio 2-1
Game Scores: C Hamels 29

Double Plays: 1 (Andrus-Moreland)
Errors: Moreland (1, throw)

Stolen Bases: Rua (4, 2nd base off Niese/Cervelli)

Home Runs: Marte (4, 2nd inning off Hamels 0 on, 1 Out); Kang (6, 5th inning off Hamels 2 on, 0 Out); McCutchen (9, 6th inning off Jackson 0 on, 0 Out); Polanco (7, 9th inning off Claudio 1 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Marte (19), McCutchen 2 (22), Freese (15), Kang 3 (17), Polanco 2 (31)
2-out Runs Batted In: Polanco 2
Ground Into Double Play: Cervelli
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-11 (Kang 1-1, Mercer 0-2, Harrison 0-1, Polanco 1-3, Freese 1-1, Cervelli 0-1, Marte 0-1, McCutchen 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Mercer 3; Polanco 1; Marte 1

Wild Pitches: Niese
Hit By Pitch: Harrison (By Hamels); Marte (By Hamels)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Niese 15-26; Boscán 4-8; Scahill 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Niese 16-3-20-23; Boscán 6-0-12-7; Scahill 3-2-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Niese 10-6; Boscán 2-3; Scahill 1-1
Game Scores: J Niese 55

Stolen Bases: Marte (15, 2nd base off Hamels/Wilson)
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