Summary
12/27/2024 10:09PM PST
W: Gerrit Cole (9-5, 3.41), L: Paul Skenes (11-4, 1.96), SV: Jonathan Loaisiga (1-0, 0.00)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Pirates batting. Cole pitching. Kiner-Falefa doubled to right. Reynolds doubled to left. Kiner-Falefa scores.* Cruz grounded out to Rizzo (3U). Reynolds advances to 3rd. McCutchen struck out chasing a slider low and away. Bart struck out swinging late at an inside fastball.
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 1
Yankees batting. Skenes pitching. Torres struck out chasing a slider low and away. Soto struck out on a low curveball. Judge grounded out to Gonzales (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 8 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Pirates batting. Gonzales popped out to Rizzo (P3). De La Cruz struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in. Hayes struck out on a changeup low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 0
Yankees batting. Rizzo struck out chasing a curveball low and in. Stanton struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in. Chisholm Jr. struck out on a fastball high and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 3:
Pirates batting. Cook grounded out to Cole (1-3). Kiner-Falefa flied out to Soto (F9). Reynolds flied out to Verdugo (F7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 8 Runners Left On: 0
Yankees batting. Volpe lined to right for a single. Wells sacrificed to Hayes (5-3 SH). Volpe advances to 2nd. Verdugo struck out swinging late at a fastball high and away. Torres struck out chasing a low changeup.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 4:
Pirates batting. Cruz flied out to Verdugo (F7). McCutchen flied out to Judge (F8). Bart grounded out to Cole (1-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 6 Runners Left On: 0
Yankees batting. Soto flied out to Reynolds (F7). Judge grounded out to Hayes (5-3). Rizzo grounded out to Kiner-Falefa (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 5:
Pirates batting. Bednar in bullpen. Falter in bullpen. Gonzales grounded out to Volpe (6-3). De La Cruz flied out to Verdugo (F7). Hayes flied out to Soto (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 6 Runners Left On: 0
Yankees batting. Stanton struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in. Chisholm Jr. grounded to center for a single. Volpe struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in. Wells homered to right (431 feet). Chisholm Jr. scores.* Verdugo grounded out to Gonzales (4-3).
Runs: 2 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 6:
Pirates batting. Cook flied out to Soto (F9). Kiner-Falefa grounded out to Chisholm Jr. (5-3). Reynolds flied out to Verdugo (F7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 5 Runners Left On: 0
Yankees batting. Torres was called out on strikes looking on a fastball low and away. Soto flied out to Reynolds (F7). Judge grounded out to Cook (3U).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 7:
Pirates batting. Cruz doubled to left. McCutchen reached second on fielder's choice (1-5-6-1 FC). Cruz out. Bart struck out chasing a curveball low and in. McCutchen advances to 3rd on a wild pitch. Gonzales walked. De La Cruz flied out to Soto (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 20 Runners Left On: 2
Yankees batting. Falter in bullpen. Falter pitching. Rizzo grounded out to Kiner-Falefa (6-3). Stanton flied out to De La Cruz (F9). Chisholm Jr. lined to center for a single. Volpe grounded to center for a single. Chisholm Jr. advances to 2nd. Wells struck out on a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 8:
Pirates batting. Hamilton in bullpen. Loaisiga in bullpen. Hayes flied out to Soto (F9). Cook flied out to Judge (F8). Kiner-Falefa lined to center for a single. Loaisiga in bullpen. Chapman in bullpen. Loaisiga pitching. Reynolds flied out to Verdugo (F7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 1
Yankees batting. Verdugo flied out to Cruz (F8). Bednar in bullpen. Bednar pitching. Torres flied out to Cruz (F8). Soto struck out chasing a high fastball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 5 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 9:
Pirates batting. Cruz lined to left for a single. Cruz stole 2nd. McCutchen struck out but reached first after it was dropped (KD2-5-6-5). Cruz out. McCutchen was caught stealing. Bart grounded out to Rizzo (3U).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Soto: 89 mph (Soto flied out to LF (F7). )
Wells: 116 mph (Wells homered to right (431 feet). 2 RBI)
Volpe: 97 mph (Volpe grounded to center for a single. )
Yankee Stadiumâ„¢ (55 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Veteran.
Pitching Difficulty is Veteran.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 40,658 (87% capacity)
Weather: 55 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 78 (Cole), 68 (Skenes)
UMPIRES
HP: Woody Keller. 1B: Ed Drummond. 2B: Clyde Washington. 3B: Earl Hendricks.