Summary
1/30/2025 7:38PM PST
W: Max Scherzer (1-0, 5.14), L: Justin Verlander (0-1, 9.00)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Pirates batting. Verlander pitching. Wagner homered to left (408 feet).* Cruz homered to center (418 feet). Gibson struck out on an outside slider. Leonard flied out to Springer (F8). Bay struck out chasing a slider low and away.
Runs: 2 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Scherzer pitching. Biggio grounded to center for a single. Garcia flied out to Marte (F8). Guerrero struck out swinging early at an outside fastball. Biggio stole 2nd. Alvarez homered to right (442 feet). Biggio scores. Bregman was called out on strikes looking on a fastball high and away.
Runs: 2 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 21 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 2:
Pirates batting. Stargell doubled to center. Marte grounded and deflected off first baseman Gurriel for a single. Stargell advances to 3rd. Reynolds grounded and deflected off pitcher Verlander for a single. Stargell scores. Marte advances to 2nd.* Mazeroski flied out into a double play (F8-6-4 DP). Reynolds out. Marte advances to 3rd. Wagner walked. Cruz grounded out to Garcia (5-3).
Runs: 1 Hits: 3 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 2
Astros batting. Tucker grounded to center for a single. Springer grounded out to Stargell (3-1). Tucker advances to 2nd. Gurriel struck out chasing a changeup low and in. Altuve grounded out to Wagner (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Pirates batting. Gibson grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Leonard struck out chasing a high fastball. Bay flied out to Bregman (F6).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Biggio bunted out to Gibson (P2). Garcia struck out chasing an inside slider. Guerrero struck out chasing an outside changeup.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Pirates batting. Stargell homered to right (384 feet). Marte lined out to Springer (L8). Reynolds grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Mazeroski grounded out to Garcia (5-3).
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Alvarez homered to left (417 feet). Bregman popped out to Stargell (P3). Tucker flied out to Marte (F8). Springer grounded out to Mazeroski (4-3).
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 13 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 5:
Pirates batting. Valdez in bullpen. Brown in bullpen. Wagner doubled to center. Cruz struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in. Gibson struck out chasing a fastball high and away. Leonard struck out on a fastball low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Gurriel struck out swinging late at an outside slider. Altuve doubled to center. Biggio grounded to center for a single. Altuve scores. Garcia struck out chasing a low changeup. Guerrero grounded and deflected off third baseman Cruz for a single. Biggio advances to 2nd. Alvarez grounded out to Stargell (3U).
Runs: 1 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 6:
Pirates batting. Bay lined to left for a single. Valdez in bullpen. Valdez pitching. Stargell doubled to center. Bay scores.* Marte flied out to Guerrero (F9). Reynolds walked. Hader in bullpen. Brown in bullpen. Brown pitching. Mazeroski flied out to Tucker (F7). Wagner tripled to center. Stargell scores. Reynolds scores. Cruz grounded out to Altuve (4-3).
Runs: 3 Hits: 3 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Bregman grounded out to Cruz (5-3). Tucker doubled to left. Springer struck out swinging early at an outside fastball. Gurriel struck out chasing an outside changeup.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 7:
Pirates batting. Gibson flied out to Springer (F8). Leonard homered to center (418 feet). Bay grounded to left for a single. Bay was caught stealing. Stargell lined to right for a single. Abreu in bullpen. Marte popped out to Biggio (P2).
Runs: 1 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Altuve grounded out to Wagner (6-3). Biggio flied out to Bay (F9). Garcia flied out to Marte (F8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 8:
Pirates batting. Reynolds homered to center (413 feet). Mazeroski lined out to Guerrero (L9). Wagner doubled (ground rule double). Cruz grounded out to Bregman (6-3). Gibson grounded to center for a single. Wagner advances to 3rd. Hader in bullpen. Hader pitching. Bednar in bullpen. Borucki in bullpen. Leonard struck out chasing a changeup low and in.
Runs: 1 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 21 Runners Left On: 2
Astros batting. Guerrero grounded to left for a single. Borucki pitching. Guerrero reached 2nd on a wild pitch. Alvarez grounded out to Wagner (6-3). Bregman flied out to Marte (F8). Guerrero advances to 3rd. Pena pinch hit for Tucker. Pena struck out chasing a changeup low and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 9:
Pirates batting. Diaz substituted for Pena. Bay grounded to center for a single. Stargell flied out to Springer (F8). Marte doubled to right. Bay advances to 3rd. Neris in bullpen. Abreu in bullpen. Abreu pitching. Bay scored on a wild pitch. Marte reached 3rd on a wild pitch. Reynolds grounded out to Gurriel (3U). Marte scores. Mazeroski lined to center for a single. Wagner grounded out to Altuve (4-3).
Runs: 2 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Bednar pitching. Springer homered to right (351 feet). Gurriel flied out to Bay (F9). Altuve grounded out to Cruz (5-3). Biggio homered to right (354 feet). Chapman in bullpen. Nicolas in bullpen. Garcia grounded out to Stargell (3U).
Runs: 2 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Wagner: 105 mph (Wagner homered to left (408 feet). 1 RBI)
Alvarez: 115 mph (Alvarez homered to right (442 feet). 2 RBI)
Stargell: 108 mph (Stargell doubled to center. )
Bay: 114 mph (Bay flied out to SS (F6). )
Alvarez: 107 mph (Alvarez homered to left (417 feet). 1 RBI)
Wagner: 107 mph (Wagner doubled to center. )
Wagner: 105 mph (Wagner tripled to center. 2 RBI)
Minute Maid Park™ (40 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Hall of Fame.
Pitching Difficulty is Hall of Fame.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 40,980 (100% capacity)
Weather: 74 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 7:00pm
Game Scores: 25 (Verlander), 49 (Scherzer)
UMPIRES
HP: Freddie Ferguson. 1B: Joe MacDonald. 2B: Carl Dixon. 3B: Eric Summersgill.