Friday, April 7th, 2017 12:05PM CST
Pittsburgh marked their home opener on Friday by defeating the Atlanta Braves by a score of 5-4. Key contributions for the Pirates included six strong innings pitched by Ivan Nova and back-to-back home runs hit by David Freese and Francisco Cervelli.
Date: Friday, April 7th, 2017
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 36,484
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
ATL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

Doubles: Harrison (1, Foltynewicz)
Home Runs: Freese (1, 5th inning off Collmenter 0 on, 0 Out); Cervelli (1, 5th inning off Collmenter 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: McCutchen (1), Marte 2 (3), Freese (1), Cervelli (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Marte 2
Sacrifice Hit: Nova 2
Team Left On Base: 13
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-14 (Frazier 0-1, Mercer 0-2, Gosselin 0-1, Polanco 0-2, Freese 0-1, Cervelli 0-2, Marte 2-3, Jaso 0-1, McCutchen 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Frazier 1; Mercer 1; Polanco 2; Freese 1; Cervelli 3; Marte 1

Hit By Pitch: Markakis (By Nova); Suzuki (By Watson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Nova 16/25; Rivero 2/3; LeBlanc 2/4; Hudson 2/2; Watson 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Nova 16-4-17-19; Rivero 3-2-6-1; LeBlanc 3-1-2-4; Hudson 1-0-0-2; Watson 3-0-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Nova 7-7; Rivero 1-0; LeBlanc 1-0; Hudson 2-0; Watson 2-1
Game Scores: I Nova 62

Double Plays: 2 (Mercer-Bell, Hudson-Harrison-Mercer-Jaso)
Errors: Polanco (1, fly ball)

Doubles: Inciarte (1, Nova); Markakis 2 (2, Nova, LeBlanc)
Runs Batted In: Inciarte (1), Markakis (1), Phillips 2 (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Inciarte
Ground Into Double Play: Phillips; A. García
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Inciarte 1-2, Swanson 0-2, Phillips 1-3, Markakis 1-1, A. García 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Swanson 2; A. García 2

Wild Pitches: Vizcaíno
Hit By Pitch: Marte (By Foltynewicz)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Foltynewicz 14/21; O'Flaherty 0/1; Collmenter 5/10; Roe 3/6; Vizcaíno 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Foltynewicz 14-5-21-16; O'Flaherty 0-2-2-1; Collmenter 9-2-7-9; Roe 4-2-6-5; Vizcaíno 1-0-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Foltynewicz 3-7; O'Flaherty 0-1; Collmenter 3-2; Roe 1-2; Vizcaíno 2-1
Game Scores: M Foltynewicz 39

Errors: A. García (1, ground ball); Phillips (1, ground ball)
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