Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016 6:05PM CST

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates

PIT

Home

7
vs.
Final

Astros

HOU

Away

1
Houston Astros

Game Recap

On Tuesday, the Pirates defeated the Astros 7-1 as pitcher Ivan Nova tossed a six-hitter after taking his shutout bid into the ninth inning, while Gregory Polanco provided significant offense with two home runs.

Game Details

Date: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2016

Time: 6:05PM CST

Stadium: PNC Park

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 28,760

Line Score

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Game Stats


Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Joyce (9, Musgrove); McCutchen (19, Musgrove); Mercer (17, Musgrove)

Home Runs: Polanco 2 (19, 3rd inning off Musgrove 0 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off Sipp 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Joyce (41), McCutchen (52), Polanco 3 (70), Bell (6)

2-out Runs Batted In: Polanco

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-12 (Rodriguez 0-1, Frazier 0-2, Bell 1-1, Mercer 0-1, Polanco 1-2, Nova 0-2, Freese 0-1, Cervelli 0-1, McCutchen 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rodriguez 1; Frazier 2; Mercer 1


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Nova 25-33

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Nova 15-14-14-26

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Nova 16-5

Game Scores: I Nova 76


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (Freese-Frazier-Rodriguez)



Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Doubles: Bregman (8, Nova); Altuve (37, Nova)

Runs Batted In: Altuve (83)

Sacrifice Hit: Musgrove

Ground Into Double Play: Springer

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Altuve 1-1, Springer 0-1, Reed 0-1, González 0-1, Castro 0-1, Kemp 0-1, Marisnick 0-1, Bregman 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: González 1; Kemp 1; Bregman 1


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Musgrove 12-19; Sipp 2-4; Peacock 6-10; Feliz 3-4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Musgrove 13-5-12-17; Sipp 5-4-6-1; Peacock 8-3-3-6; Feliz 2-5-7-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Musgrove 7-2; Sipp 0-0; Peacock 2-2; Feliz 0-1

Game Scores: J Musgrove 28


Houston Astros Fielding

Astros Fielding

Errors: Bregman (3, throw)

Assists: González (Bell at 2nd base)


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