Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Atlanta Braves

Friday, April 7th, 2017 12:05PM CST

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates

PIT

Home

5
vs.
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Braves

ATL

Away

4
Atlanta Braves

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Friday, April 7th, 2017

Time: 12:05PM CST

Stadium: PNC Park

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 36,484

Line Score

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Game Stats


Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

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


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

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


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Mercer-Bell, Hudson-Harrison-Mercer-Jaso)

Errors: Polanco (1, fly ball)



Atlanta Braves Batting

Braves Batting

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


Atlanta Braves Pitching

Braves Pitching

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


Atlanta Braves Fielding

Braves Fielding

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


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