Summary
12/9/2024 8:11PM PST
W: Aroldis Chapman (6-5, 3.79), L: Justin Verlander (5-7, 5.48), SV: David Bednar (3-8, 5.77)
Astros
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
Altuve, 2B |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.200 |
Alvarez, DH |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.500 |
Tucker, RF |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
.333 |
Bregman, 3B |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.250 |
Diaz, C |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
.000 |
Pena, SS |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
.000 |
Caratini, 1B |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.000 |
Meyers, CF |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.250 |
Heyward, LF |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.000 |
a-McCormick, PH-LF |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Batting Totals |
34 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
16 |
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
Verlander (L) |
5.0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
5.000 |
Neris |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.000 |
Pitching Totals |
8.0 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
|
Pirates
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
Kiner-Falefa, SS |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.250 |
Reynolds, LF |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
.250 |
Cruz, CF |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
McCutchen, DH |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.333 |
Bart, C |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
Gonzales, 2B |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
De La Cruz, RF |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
Hayes, 3B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
Cook, 1B |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
.333 |
Batting Totals |
27 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
Skenes |
4.2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
1.000 |
Chapman (W) |
0.1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
Mlodzinski (H) |
3.1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
.000 |
Bednar (S) |
0.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
Pitching Totals |
9.0 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
16 |
|
Game Log
Inning 1:
Astros batting. Skenes pitching. Altuve struck out swinging late at a fastball high and away. Alvarez grounded to center for a single. Tucker walked. Bregman hit and deflected off right fielder De La Cruz for a single. Alvarez advances to 3rd. Tucker advances to 2nd. Diaz popped out to Cook (P3). Pena struck out chasing a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 32 Runners Left On: 3
Pirates batting. Verlander pitching. Kiner-Falefa grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Reynolds grounded out to Caratini (3U). Cruz struck out chasing a low curveball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Astros batting. Caratini struck out chasing a high fastball. Meyers flied out to De La Cruz (F9). Heyward struck out chasing a curveball low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 0
Pirates batting. McCutchen grounded to right for a single. Bart grounded out to Bregman (5-9-6 E5). McCutchen advances to 3rd. Gonzales hit a sacrifice fly to Heyward (SF7). McCutchen scores.* De La Cruz walked. Hayes struck out chasing a changeup low and in.
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 1 Pitches: 29 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Astros batting. Altuve flied out to De La Cruz (F9). Alvarez grounded to right for a single. Tucker walked. Bregman was hit by a pitch. Diaz struck out chasing a curveball low and in. Pena struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 26 Runners Left On: 3
Pirates batting. Cook grounded to left for a single. Kiner-Falefa struck out chasing a changeup low and in. Cook advances to 2nd. Reynolds homered to right (394 feet). Cook scores. Cruz grounded out to Caratini (3U). McCutchen was called out on strikes looking on an outside fastball.
Runs: 2 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 24 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Astros batting. Caratini struck out swinging late at an outside fastball. Meyers was called out on strikes looking on a fastball high and away. Heyward struck out on a fastball low and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 0
Pirates batting. Bart grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Gonzales grounded out to Bregman (5-3). De La Cruz popped out to Diaz (P2).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 5:
Astros batting. Altuve grounded to center for a single. Alvarez walked. Tucker flied out to Reynolds (F7). Chapman in bullpen. Mlodzinski in bullpen. Bregman flied out to De La Cruz (F9). Diaz walked. Chapman in bullpen. Chapman pitching. Pena reached second on a fielding error by Chapman (E1). Altuve scores. Alvarez scores. Diaz advances to 3rd. Caratini flied out to De La Cruz (F9).
Runs: 2 Hits: 1 Walks: 2 Errors: 2 Pitches: 35 Runners Left On: 2
Pirates batting. Hayes grounded out to Pena (6-3). Cook struck out swinging early at a slider low and away. Kiner-Falefa grounded and deflected off pitcher Verlander for a single. Reynolds struck out chasing a low curveball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 6:
Astros batting. Neris in bullpen. Meyers grounded to shortstop for a single. McCormick pinch hit for Heyward. McCormick lined to center for a single. Meyers advances to 2nd. Mlodzinski in bullpen. Mlodzinski pitching. Altuve struck out chasing a fastball high and in. Alvarez lined into a double play (L8-5-3 DP). McCormick out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 22 Runners Left On: 2
Pirates batting. Neris in bullpen. Neris pitching. Cruz flied out to Meyers (F8). McCutchen grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Bart grounded out to Pena (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 7:
Astros batting. Tucker struck out chasing a high fastball. Bregman struck out swinging late at a high fastball. Diaz walked. Pena struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 21 Runners Left On: 1
Pirates batting. Gonzales grounded out to Bregman (5-3). De La Cruz flied out to Meyers (F8). Hayes flied out to McCormick (F7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 8:
Astros batting. Caratini popped out to Kiner-Falefa (P6). Meyers struck out on a slider low and in. McCormick grounded to center for a single. Altuve struck out chasing a high fastball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 19 Runners Left On: 1
Pirates batting. Cook struck out chasing an outside slider. Kiner-Falefa lined out to Meyers (L8). Reynolds struck out chasing a sinker high and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 9:
Astros batting. Alvarez struck out on a slider low and in. Tucker lined to right for a single. Bednar pitching. Bregman grounded into a double play (6-4-3 DP). Tucker out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Meyers: 87 mph (Meyers flied out to RF (F9). )
PNC Park™ (730 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Hall of Fame.
Pitching Difficulty is Hall of Fame.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 26,255 (68% capacity)
Weather: 55 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 55 (Skenes), 51 (Verlander)
UMPIRES
HP: Ed Drummond. 1B: Clyde Washington. 2B: Earl Hendricks. 3B: Woody Keller.