Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
Minnesota 2,
Pittsburgh 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Friday, March 4, 2016
Where: McKechnie Field, Bradenton, Florida
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Will Little, 3B - Chad Whitson
Attendance: 5744
Where: McKechnie Field, Bradenton, Florida
Temperature: 76°
Umpires: Home - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Paul Emmel, 2B - Will Little, 3B - Chad Whitson
Attendance: 5744
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Danny Santana | 3B-2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 |
| Eduardo Nunez | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Wilfredo Tovar | SS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Kennys Vargas | 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Darin Mastroianni | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Carlos Quentin | DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 |
| Ryan Sweeney | RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Joe Benson | PR-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| JR Murphy | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Hicks | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Carlos Paulino | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Oswaldo Arcia | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Reynaldo Rodriguez | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Max Kepler | CF-1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Jorge Polanco | 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .429 |
| Buck Britton | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Ryan Sweeney (1) | |||||||||
| 3B - Eduardo Nunez (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Eduardo Nunez 3, Wilfredo Tovar, Kennys Vargas, Carlos Quentin, Ryan Sweeney 2, John Hicks, Oswaldo Arcia, Max Kepler, Jorge Polanco | |||||||||
| RBI - Kennys Vargas (1), Carlos Quentin (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Reynaldo Rodriguez (1) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Eduardo Nunez (1), Carlos Quentin (1), Max Kepler (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Wilfredo Tovar (1, 2nd off Rondon/Easley) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Reynaldo Rodriguez (1) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Tommy Milone | 2.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fernando Abad | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Brandon Kintzler | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Alex Meyer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Pat Dean | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ryan O'Rourke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mason Melotakis (BS 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| IBB - Danny Ortiz (by Melotakis) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Tommy Milone 0-0, Ryan Pressly 0-0, Fernando Abad 0-0, Brandon Kintzler 0-0, Alex Meyer 0-0, Pat Dean 0-0, Ryan O'Rourke 0-0, Mason Melotakis 0-0 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Tommy Milone 0-2, Ryan Pressly 0-2, Fernando Abad 0-2, Brandon Kintzler 3-0, Alex Meyer 0-0, Pat Dean 2-0, Ryan O'Rourke 0-0, Mason Melotakis 2-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Tommy Milone 9, Ryan Pressly 4, Fernando Abad 5, Brandon Kintzler 4, Alex Meyer 3, Pat Dean 5, Ryan O'Rourke 4, Mason Melotakis 7 | ||||||||
Pittsburgh
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Josh Harrison | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Alen Hanson | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| Gregory Polanco | RF | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Adam Frazier | RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .429 |
| Andrew McCutchen | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| Danny Ortiz | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .125 |
| Starling Marte | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| Reese McGuire | PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Francisco Cervelli | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Ed Easley | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Jordy Mercer | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 |
| Gift Ngoepe | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| John Jaso | 1B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Daniel Gamache | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Sean Rodriguez | 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Juan Diaz | 3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Cole Figueroa | LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 |
| Harold Ramirez | LF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 24 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 3B - Starling Marte (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Josh Harrison, Gregory Polanco 3, Adam Frazier, Starling Marte 3, John Jaso 2, Sean Rodriguez, Juan Diaz, Harold Ramirez 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Starling Marte (1) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Starling Marte (1) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Danny Ortiz (6), Francisco Cervelli (1), Ed Easley 2 (2), Cole Figueroa (1) | |||||||||
| S - Alen Hanson (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 12 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Gregory Polanco (1, 2nd by Milone/Murphy), Ed Easley (1, 2nd by Meyer/Hicks), Daniel Gamache (1, 2nd by Meyer/Hicks) | |||||||||
| SB - Josh Harrison (1, 2nd off Milone/Murphy), Gregory Polanco (1, 2nd off Kintzler/Murphy) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Francisco Liriano | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mark Melancon (H 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Neftali Feliz (BS 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Rob Scahill | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Trey Haley | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Curtis Partch | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| AJ Schugel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jorge Rondon | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Francisco Liriano 0-0, Mark Melancon 0-0, Neftali Feliz 0-0, Rob Scahill 0-0, Trey Haley 0-0, Curtis Partch 0-0, AJ Schugel 0-0, Jorge Rondon 0-0 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Francisco Liriano 1-0, Mark Melancon 1-0, Neftali Feliz 1-0, Rob Scahill 1-1, Trey Haley 1-1, Curtis Partch 2-1, AJ Schugel 1-0, Jorge Rondon 1-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Francisco Liriano 6, Mark Melancon 4, Neftali Feliz 4, Rob Scahill 3, Trey Haley 3, Curtis Partch 5, AJ Schugel 3, Jorge Rondon 5 | ||||||||