Summary
12/30/2024 1:09PM PST
W: Paul Skenes (12-3, 1.96), L: Justin Verlander (5-7, 5.48)
Pirates
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
Kiner-Falefa, SS |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
Reynolds, LF |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Cruz, CF |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.500 |
McCutchen, DH |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.500 |
Bart, C |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
Gonzales, 2B |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
De La Cruz, RF |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Hayes, 3B |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
Cook, 1B |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Batting Totals |
16 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
Skenes (W) |
3.0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
6.000 |
Pitching Totals |
3.0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Astros
Batter |
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
BB |
SO |
AVG |
Altuve, 2B |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.500 |
Alvarez, DH |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
Tucker, RF |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
Bregman, 3B |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Diaz, C |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
Pena, SS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
Singleton, 1B |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
Meyers, CF |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
Heyward, LF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
Batting Totals |
11 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
Pitcher |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
ERA |
Verlander (L) |
3.0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6.000 |
Pitching Totals |
3.0 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
Game Log
Inning 1:
Pirates batting. Verlander pitching. Kiner-Falefa grounded to shortstop for a single. Reynolds doubled to left. Kiner-Falefa advances to 3rd. Cruz grounded out to Bregman (5-3). McCutchen popped out into a double play (P4-2 DP). Kiner-Falefa out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 2
Astros batting. Skenes pitching. Altuve struck out on a splitter low and in. Alvarez struck out on a 3rd strike bunt. Tucker bunted out to Hayes (L5).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Pirates batting. Bart struck out chasing a slider high and in. Gonzales was hit by a pitch. De La Cruz lined to right for a single. Gonzales advances to 2nd. Hayes lined out to Meyers (L8). Cook doubled to right. Gonzales scores. De La Cruz advances to 3rd.* Kiner-Falefa grounded out to Altuve (4-3).
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 2
Astros batting. Bregman bunted to third baseman for a single. Bregman stole 2nd. Diaz reached first on fielder's choice (FC). Bregman advances to 3rd. Pena popped out to Gonzales (P4). Singleton doubled to center. Bregman scores. Diaz advances to 3rd. Meyers hit a sacrifice fly to De La Cruz (SF9). Diaz scores. Singleton advances to 3rd.* Heyward struck out swinging early at a splitter high and in.
Runs: 2 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Pirates batting. Reynolds doubled to center. Reynolds advances to 3rd. Cruz lined to left for a single. Reynolds scores. McCutchen lined to center for a single. Cruz advances to 2nd. Bart flied out to Tucker (F9). Gonzales flied out to Tucker (F9). De La Cruz lined to right for a single. Cruz advances to 3rd. McCutchen advances to 2nd. Hayes popped out to Singleton (P3).
Runs: 1 Hits: 4 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 3
Astros batting. Altuve bunted to the catcher for a single. Alvarez flied out to De La Cruz (F9). Altuve was caught stealing. Tucker bunted out to Skenes (1-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 0
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Minute Maid Park™ (40 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Rookie.
Pitching Difficulty is Rookie.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 33,583 (82% capacity)
Weather: 71 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 7:00pm
Game Scores: 39 (Verlander), 49 (Skenes)
UMPIRES
HP: Eric Summersgill. 1B: Freddie Ferguson. 2B: Joe MacDonald. 3B: Carl Dixon.