Summary
5/2/2024 5:09PM PDT
W: Mitch Keller (14-9, 4.21), L: Justin Verlander (13-9, 3.22)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Pirates batting. Verlander pitching. McCutchen struck out chasing a low slider. Reynolds doubled to center. Hayes flied out into a double play (F9-6 DP). Reynolds out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Keller pitching. Altuve struck out chasing a low curveball. Alvarez grounded to center for a single. Bregman struck out chasing a curveball low and away. Tucker struck out chasing a curveball low and in (KD2-6). Alvarez out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 2:
Pirates batting. Suwinski struck out chasing a fastball high and in. Davis grounded out to Pena (6-3). Cruz struck out chasing a high fastball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Diaz lined to left for a single. Pena was hit by a pitch. McCormick hit to center for a single. Diaz advances to 3rd. Pena advances to 2nd. Abreu struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in. Meyers doubled to right. Diaz scores. Pena scores. McCormick advances to 3rd.* Altuve struck out but reached first after it was dropped (E2). McCormick scores. Meyers scores. Alvarez struck out on a fastball high and in. Bregman lined to left for a single, out while advancing extra bases (7-6-4).
Runs: 5 Hits: 4 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 26 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 3:
Pirates batting. Tellez flied out to Tucker (F9). Taylor grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Triolo doubled to right. McCutchen struck out chasing a changeup high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Tucker lined out to Taylor (L8). Diaz doubled to left. Pena struck out on a fastball high and away.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 7 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 4:
Pirates batting. Reynolds grounded to right for a single. Hayes flied out to Meyers (F8). Suwinski struck out on a fastball down the middle. Davis flied out to Meyers (F8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. McCormick flied out to Suwinski (F9). Abreu grounded to center for a single. Abreu was picked off. Keller throws wild at first. Meyers popped out to Tellez (P3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 1 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 5:
Pirates batting. Cruz homered to right (439 feet). Tellez grounded to left for a single. Taylor popped out to Diaz (P2). Triolo was called out on strikes looking on an inside curveball. McCutchen doubled to center. Tellez advances to 3rd. Reynolds homered to right (355 feet). Tellez scores. McCutchen scores. Hayes lined out to Pena (L6).
Runs: 4 Hits: 4 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Contreras in bullpen. Chapman in bullpen. Altuve popped out to Triolo (P4). Alvarez grounded out to Triolo (4-3). Bregman flied out to Taylor (F8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 6 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 6:
Pirates batting. Abreu in bullpen. Abreu in bullpen. Abreu in bullpen. Abreu pitching. Suwinski homered to left (370 feet). Davis struck out swinging late at a high fastball. Cruz popped out to Bregman (P5). Tellez lined to right for a single. Joe pinch hit for Taylor. Williams pinch hit for Joe. Williams struck out chasing a fastball low and away.
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Olivares substituted for Williams. Tucker grounded and deflected off second baseman Triolo for a single. Diaz lined to center for a single. Tucker advances to 2nd. Chapman in bullpen. Chapman pitching. Pena doubled to center. Tucker scores. Diaz advances to 3rd.* McCormick struck out chasing a high fastball. Abreu struck out bunting. Meyers struck out chasing a slider low and in.
Runs: 1 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 7:
Pirates batting. Triolo flied out to Tucker (F9). McCutchen popped out to Altuve (P4). Reynolds grounded out to Pena (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 5 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Altuve struck out on an outside slider. Alvarez struck out swinging late at an outside fastball. Bregman was hit by a pitch. Tucker grounded out to Cruz (6-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 9 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 8:
Pirates batting. Bednar in bullpen. Hayes popped out to Abreu (P3). Suwinski struck out swinging late at a fastball down the middle. Bart pinch hit for Davis. Bart lined to center for a single. Cruz struck out on a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Diaz struck out chasing a fastball high and in. Pena struck out chasing a splitter low and in. McCormick struck out chasing a fastball high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 9:
Pirates batting. Tellez lined out to Altuve (L4). Olivares grounded to left for a single. Triolo doubled to left. Olivares scores.
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 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)
Reynolds: 109 mph (Reynolds doubled to center. )
Diaz: 101 mph (Diaz lined to left for a single. )
Bregman: 100 mph (Bregman lined to left for a single, but out advancing (7-6-4). 1 RBI)
Triolo: 101 mph (Triolo doubled to right. )
Tucker: 97 mph (Tucker lined out to CF (L8). )
Diaz: 90 mph (Diaz doubled to left. )
Cruz: 117 mph (Cruz homered to right (439 feet). 1 RBI)
Diaz: 87 mph (Diaz lined to center for a single. )
Reynolds: 103 mph (Reynolds grounded out to SS (6-3). )
Minute Maid Park™ (40 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is All-Star.
Pitching Difficulty is All-Star.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 36,035 (88% capacity)
Weather: 72 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 38 (Verlander), 41 (Keller)
UMPIRES
HP: Eric Summersgill. 1B: Freddie Ferguson. 2B: Joe MacDonald. 3B: Carl Dixon.