Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Joyce (10, Devenski)

Triples: Polanco (3, Devenski)

Home Runs: Mercer (9, 3rd inning off McHugh 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Mercer (45), Marte (42), Polanco 2 (72)

2-out Runs Batted In: Marte, Polanco 2

Sacrifice Hit: Harrison

Team Left On Base: 9

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (Rodriguez 0-1, Bell 0-1, Polanco 2-2, Joyce 0-1, Cervelli 0-1, Marte 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Rodriguez 1; Bell 1; Cervelli 1

Pirates Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Cole 15-23; Hughes 1-3; Nicasio 2-3; Rivero 4-5; Watson 3-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Cole 13-6-9-18; Hughes 3-0-5-2; Nicasio 4-4-3-1; Rivero 2-2-1-2; Watson 1-0-3-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Cole 4-7; Hughes 2-0; Nicasio 0-1; Rivero 0-2; Watson 0-3

Game Scores: G Cole 36

Pirates Fielding

Errors: Mercer (7, throw)

Astros Batting

Doubles: Hernández (2, Cole); Bregman (9, Cole)

Triples: González (3, Cole)

Home Runs: Gattis (20, 2nd inning off Cole 1 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Gattis 2 (51), González (34), Altuve (84), Correa (87)

Sacrifice Flies: Altuve; Correa

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-6 (Gattis 0-1, Reed 0-1, Gurriel 0-1, McHugh 0-2, González 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gurriel 1; McHugh 2

Astros Pitching

Intentional Walks: Hernández (By Cole)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: McHugh 19-23; Neshek 3-3; Devenski 4-7; Harris 1-4; Giles 3-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: McHugh 12-8-29-18; Neshek 2-0-2-3; Devenski 3-1-4-5; Harris 2-5-2-2; Giles 1-6-0-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: McHugh 8-3; Neshek 1-1; Devenski 1-2; Harris 0-1; Giles 0-1

Game Scores: C McHugh 44