Summary
12/25/2024 12:47PM PST
W: Hector Neris (11-5, 4.10), L: Aroldis Chapman (5-6, 3.79)
Pirates
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
Kiner-Falefa, SS |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.200 |
Reynolds, LF |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
Cruz, CF |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.500 |
McCutchen, DH |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.500 |
Bart, C |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
.250 |
Gonzales, 2B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.250 |
De La Cruz, RF |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.500 |
Hayes, 3B |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
.000 |
Cook, 1B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
Batting Totals |
36 |
8 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
Skenes |
7.0 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
10.000 |
Chapman (L) |
0.1 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
81.000 |
Pitching Totals |
7.1 |
17 |
11 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
|
Astros
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
Altuve, 2B |
5 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
.600 |
Alvarez, DH |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
.400 |
Tucker, RF |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.500 |
Bregman, 3B |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.250 |
Diaz, C |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
.250 |
Pena, SS |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.200 |
Singleton, 1B |
5 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
.800 |
Meyers, CF |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.667 |
Heyward, LF |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
.333 |
Batting Totals |
38 |
11 |
17 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
Verlander |
7.0 |
10 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
1.000 |
Neris (W) |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
Pitching Totals |
8.0 |
10 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
|
Game Log
Inning 1:
Pirates batting. Verlander pitching. Kiner-Falefa reached first on a throwing error by Pena (E6). Reynolds flied out to Meyers (F8). Cruz grounded to right for a single. Kiner-Falefa advances to 2nd. McCutchen struck out chasing a curveball low and in. Bart struck out chasing a low slider.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 2
Astros batting. Skenes pitching. Altuve struck out chasing a high slider. Alvarez struck out chasing a slider low and in. Tucker grounded out to Cook (3U).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Pirates batting. Gonzales lined to center for a single. Gonzales stole 2nd. De La Cruz reached first on fielder's choice (6U FC). Gonzales out. De La Cruz stole 2nd. Hayes struck out chasing an outside slider. Cook grounded out to Bregman (5U). De La Cruz out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Bregman grounded to third baseman for a single. Diaz struck out chasing an inside fastball. Pena reached first on fielder's choice (6-4 FC). Bregman out. Singleton grounded to left for a single. Pena advances to 2nd. Meyers grounded to shortstop for a single. Pena advances to 3rd. Singleton advances to 2nd. Heyward struck out chasing a curveball low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 3
Inning 3:
Pirates batting. Kiner-Falefa grounded out to Pena (6-3). Reynolds reached first on a throwing error by Altuve (E4). Reynolds reached 2nd on a wild pitch. Cruz tripled to left. Reynolds scores.* Cruz stole home. McCutchen lined to right for a single. McCutchen advances to 2nd. Bart struck out swinging early at a slider low and away. McCutchen stole. Gonzales reached first on a throwing error by Bregman (E5). McCutchen scores. Gonzales stole 2nd. De La Cruz doubled to center. Gonzales scores. De La Cruz stole 3rd. De La Cruz stole home. Hayes flied out to Tucker (F9).
Runs: 5 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 2 Pitches: 20 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Altuve grounded to center for a single. Alvarez grounded into a double play (4-6-3 DP). Altuve out. Tucker homered to right (450 feet). Bregman was hit by a pitch. Diaz struck out chasing an outside slider.
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 4:
Pirates batting. Cook grounded to center for a single. Kiner-Falefa scored on fielder's choice (FC). Cook scores. Reynolds reached first on a fielding error by Pena (E6). Reynolds stole. Reynolds stole 3rd. Reynolds stole home. Cruz grounded out to Altuve (4-3). McCutchen grounded out to Bregman (5-3). Bart struck out swinging late at a fastball low and in.
Runs: 3 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 5 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Pena struck out swinging late at a slider high and in. Singleton doubled to center. Singleton reached 3rd on a wild pitch. Meyers walked. Heyward hit a sacrifice fly to Reynolds (SF7). Singleton scores. Altuve doubled to center. Meyers scores. Alvarez flied out to Reynolds (F7).
Runs: 2 Hits: 2 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 5:
Pirates batting. Gonzales struck out chasing a curveball low and in. De La Cruz grounded out to Verlander (1U). Hayes grounded out to Bregman (5-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 6 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Tucker grounded out to Gonzales (4-3). Bregman homered to left (403 feet). Diaz flied out to Cruz (F8). Pena flied out to De La Cruz (F9).
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 6:
Pirates batting. Cook grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Kiner-Falefa lined to center for a single. Reynolds was called out on strikes looking on a curveball high and in. Kiner-Falefa stole 2nd. Cruz grounded out to Altuve (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 8 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Singleton doubled (ground rule double). Meyers flied out to Cruz (F8). Heyward grounded to center for a single. Singleton scores. Heyward stole 2nd. Altuve tripled to right. Heyward scores. Alvarez grounded and deflected off right fielder De La Cruz for a single. Altuve scores. Tucker was hit by a pitch. Bregman flied out to Cruz (F8). Diaz walked. Pena lined out to De La Cruz (L9).
Runs: 3 Hits: 4 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 3
Inning 7:
Pirates batting. Neris in bullpen. McCutchen lined to center for a single. Bart lined to center for a single. McCutchen advances to 2nd. Gonzales reached first on fielder's choice into a double play (5U-3 DP FC). Bart out. McCutchen out. Gonzales stole 2nd. De La Cruz grounded to left for a single (7-2). Gonzales out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 8 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Singleton flied out to Reynolds (F7). Meyers was hit by a pitch. Heyward grounded out to Gonzales (4-3). Meyers advances to 2nd. Altuve lined out to Cruz (L8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 8 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 8:
Pirates batting. Urquidy in bullpen. Neris in bullpen. Neris pitching. Hayes walked. Hayes stole 2nd. Cook flied out to Tucker (F9). Hayes advances to 3rd. Kiner-Falefa flied out into a double play (F9-2 DP). Hayes out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Alvarez homered to right (418 feet). Chapman in bullpen. Chapman in bullpen. Chapman pitching. Tucker doubled to left. Bregman grounded out to Gonzales (4-3). Tucker advances to 3rd. Diaz grounded to center for a single. Tucker scores.* Pena grounded to right for a single. Diaz advances to 3rd. Pena advances to 2nd. Singleton lined to left for a single. Diaz scores. Pena scores. Meyers doubled to center. Singleton advances to 3rd.
Runs: 4 Hits: 6 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Cruz: 104 mph (Cruz tripled to left. 1 RBI)
Tucker: 115 mph (Tucker homered to right (450 feet). 1 RBI)
Cook: 94 mph (Cook grounded to center for a single. )
Bregman: 108 mph (Bregman homered to left (403 feet). 1 RBI)
McCutchen: 109 mph (McCutchen lined to center for a single. )
Bart: 102 mph (Bart lined to center for a single. )
Heyward: 115 mph (Heyward grounded out to 2B (4-3). )
Alvarez: 111 mph (Alvarez homered to right (418 feet). 1 RBI)
Meyers: 105 mph (Meyers doubled to center. )
Kauffman Stadium™ (750 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Rookie.
Pitching Difficulty is Rookie.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 24,582 (65% capacity)
Weather: 70 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 45 (Verlander), 18 (Skenes)
UMPIRES
HP: Joe MacDonald. 1B: Carl Dixon. 2B: Eric Summersgill. 3B: Freddie Ferguson.