Summary
12/20/2024 11:41PM PST
W: Carmen Mlodzinski (6-5, 3.38), L: Clayton Kershaw (2-3, 4.50)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Dodgers batting. Skenes pitching. Edman struck out swinging early at a slider low and away. Betts struck out chasing a low curveball. Freeman struck out chasing a slider low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Pirates batting. Kershaw pitching. Kiner-Falefa was called out on strikes looking on a low curveball. Reynolds grounded out to Edman (6-3). Cruz flied out to Hernandez (F8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Dodgers batting. Hernandez struck out chasing a fastball high and in. Muncy grounded out to Gonzales (4-3). Smith struck out chasing a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Pirates batting. Mlodzinski in bullpen. McCutchen struck out chasing a curveball low and in. Bart grounded to second baseman for a single. Gonzales tripled to left. Bart scores.* De La Cruz reached first on fielder's choice (5-2 FC). Gonzales out. Hayes doubled to shortstop. De La Cruz scores. Hayes advances to 3rd. Cook flied out to Hernandez (F8).
Runs: 2 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Dodgers batting. Pages reached first on a fielding error by Kiner-Falefa on a deflected hit (E6). Hernandez walked. Mlodzinski in bullpen. Brasier in bullpen. Phillips in bullpen. Mlodzinski pitching. Lux reached first on fielder's choice (4-6 FC). Hernandez out. Pages advances to 3rd. Edman popped out to Kiner-Falefa (P6). Betts popped out to Cook (P3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 1 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 2
Pirates batting. Kiner-Falefa popped out to Lux (P4). Reynolds grounded out to Edman (6-3). Cruz struck out chasing a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Dodgers batting. Freeman doubled to left. Hernandez homered to left (404 feet). Freeman scores. Muncy popped out to Hayes (P5). Smith struck out chasing a slider low and away. Falter in bullpen. Pages flied out to De La Cruz (F9).
Runs: 2 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 20 Runners Left On: 0
Pirates batting. McCutchen walked. Bart flied out to Betts (F9). McCutchen advances to 2nd. Gonzales reached first on fielder's choice (FC). McCutchen advances to 3rd. De La Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to Betts (SF9). McCutchen scores. Gonzales advances to 2nd.* Hayes struck out swinging early at a slider low and away.
Runs: 1 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 24 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 5:
Dodgers batting. Hernandez popped out to Cook (P3). Lux struck out swinging late at an inside fastball. Holderman in bullpen. Edman flied out to De La Cruz (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Pirates batting. Cook was called out on strikes looking on a low fastball. Kiner-Falefa lined out to Edman (L6). Phillips in bullpen. Phillips pitching. Reynolds walked. Cruz flied out to Betts (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 6:
Dodgers batting. Betts grounded to left for a single. Freeman homered to right (384 feet). Betts scores.* Hernandez struck out chasing a low slider. Muncy doubled to left. Smith grounded to left for a single. Pages popped out to Cook (P3). Hernandez was hit by a pitch. Lux flied out to Cruz (F8).
Runs: 2 Hits: 4 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 21 Runners Left On: 3
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Hernandez: 108 mph (Hernandez homered to left (404 feet). 2 RBI)
PNC Park™ (730 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Rookie.
Pitching Difficulty is Rookie.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 26,372 (68% capacity)
Weather: 57 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 55 (Skenes), 56 (Kershaw)
UMPIRES
HP: Clyde Washington. 1B: Earl Hendricks. 2B: Woody Keller. 3B: Ed Drummond.