Saturday, April 8th, 2017 6:05PM CST
Gregory Polanco delivered a significant performance for the Pittsburgh Pirates in their 6-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, April 8, 2017. Polanco handled Atlanta starter R.A. Dickey's knuckleball effectively, collecting three of his four hits for the game off the pitcher and driving in a run to help lead the Pirates to the win.
Date: Saturday, April 8th, 2017
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 31,756
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
ATL |
0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Polanco (1, Dickey)
Runs Batted In: Mercer (2), Harrison (2), Polanco (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Mercer, Harrison, Polanco
Ground Into Double Play: McCutchen; Marte
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (Harrison 1-3, Frazier 0-1, Mercer 1-1, Kuhl 0-2, Polanco 1-1, Cervelli 0-1, Marte 0-1, Jaso 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kuhl 1; Harrison 1; Marte 2

Intentional Walks: Suzuki 2 (By Kuhl)
Hit By Pitch: Phillips (By Kuhl); Markakis (By Watson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kuhl 15/25; Nicasio 2/4; Rivero 2/3; Hudson 3/6; Watson 1/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kuhl 9-14-10-13; Nicasio 3-2-3-3; Rivero 0-1-2-3; Hudson 2-0-1-6; Watson 2-4-4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kuhl 7-2; Nicasio 2-0; Rivero 3-0; Hudson 0-3; Watson 1-1
Game Scores: C Kuhl 46

Double Plays: 4 (Frazier-Mercer, Frazier-Mercer-Jaso 2, Mercer-Jaso)
Errors: Marte (1, fly ball)

Stolen Bases: Polanco (1, 2nd base off Dickey/Suzuki)

Doubles: Swanson (1, Kuhl); Phillips (1, Hudson)
Triples: Peterson (1, Kuhl)
Runs Batted In: Dickey 2 (2), Peterson (1), Suzuki (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Peterson
Sacrifice Flies: Suzuki
Ground Into Double Play: Phillips; Peterson; Markakis
Team Left On Base: 12
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-14 (Inciarte 0-2, Swanson 0-1, Freeman 0-1, Phillips 0-2, d'Arnaud 0-1, Peterson 2-4, A. García 0-1, Dickey 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Swanson 1; d'Arnaud 1; Freeman 2; Dickey 1

Wild Pitches: Dickey
Intentional Walks: Mercer (By Dickey)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Dickey 15/30; Krol 4/4; Ramírez 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Dickey 15-10-18-22; Krol 3-1-4-2; Ramírez 1-1-2-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Dickey 10-3; Krol 1-1; Ramírez 2-1
Game Scores: R Dickey 33

Double Plays: 2 (A. García-Phillips-Freeman, Phillips-Swanson-Freeman)
Errors: A. García (2, throw); Phillips (2, ground ball)
Assists: Inciarte (Polanco at 2nd base)
Passed Balls: Suzuki 3

Stolen Bases: Phillips (1, 2nd base off Kuhl/Cervelli)
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