Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
Tampa Bay 8, Pittsburgh 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Where: McKechnie Field, Bradenton, Florida
Temperature: 70°
Umpires: Home - Toby Basner, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Tom Hallion, 3B - Travis Carlson
Attendance: 4266
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Ben Zobrist 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182
     Tim Beckham 2B 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .286
Desmond Jennings CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .333
     Rich Thompson CF 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 .429
Matt Joyce RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .600
     Jason Bourgeois RF 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .333
Yunel Escobar SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 .333
     Hak-Ju Lee SS 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 .143
Luke Scott DH 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286
     Stephen Vogt PH-DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222
Kelly Johnson LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .400
     Leslie Anderson LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .455
Jose Molina C 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .333
     Chris Gimenez PR-C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
James Loney 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .286
     Shelley Duncan 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Sean Rodriguez 3B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
     Mike Fontenot 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375
Totals 38 8 12 6 1 5 16  
Batting
2B - Tim Beckham (1), Luke Scott (1)
3B - Tim Beckham (1)
TB - Tim Beckham 5, Rich Thompson, Matt Joyce, Jason Bourgeois, Hak-Ju Lee, Luke Scott 3, Kelly Johnson, Jose Molina 2, Chris Gimenez
RBI - Jason Bourgeois (2), Yunel Escobar (3), Hak-Ju Lee (1), Luke Scott (1), Jose Molina (1), James Loney (1)
2-Out RBI - Luke Scott (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Stephen Vogt (1), Jose Molina (1), Mike Fontenot (1)
SF - Yunel Escobar (1)
GIDP - Shelley Duncan (1)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
SB - Desmond Jennings 2 (3, 2nd off Cole/McKenry, 3rd off Cole/McKenry)
PO - Ben Zobrist (1st by Burnett)
Fielding
E - Hak-Ju Lee (3)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jeff Niemann 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Jeremy Hellickson (W 1-0) 1.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Juan Sandoval 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86
J.D. Martin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.00
Alexander Torres 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 3.38
Felipe Rivero 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.86
Enny Romero 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Pitches-Strikes - Jeff Niemann 0-0, Jeremy Hellickson 0-0, Juan Sandoval 0-0, J.D. Martin 0-0, Alexander Torres 0-0, Felipe Rivero 0-0, Enny Romero 0-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jeff Niemann 3-0, Jeremy Hellickson 0-2, Juan Sandoval 2-0, J.D. Martin 1-0, Alexander Torres 1-2, Felipe Rivero 0-2, Enny Romero 0-2
Batters Faced - Jeff Niemann 3, Jeremy Hellickson 8, Juan Sandoval 4, J.D. Martin 3, Alexander Torres 8, Felipe Rivero 6, Enny Romero 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Juan Sandoval 1-0
Pittsburgh
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Starling Marte LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
     Jose Tabata LF 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .500
Neil Walker 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
     Ivan De Jesus 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
Andrew McCutchen CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
     Alex Presley CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333
Pedro Alvarez 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167
     Matt Hague 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Garrett Jones 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143
     Jared Goedert 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Gaby Sanchez DH 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .667
     Brandon Inge PH-DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000
Brad Hawpe RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200
     Jerry Sands RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111
Michael McKenry C 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250
     Lucas May C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Clint Barmes SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
     Josh Harrison SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 8 19  
Batting
2B - Jose Tabata 2 (2), Pedro Alvarez (1)
TB - Starling Marte, Jose Tabata 4, Alex Presley, Pedro Alvarez 2, Matt Hague, Gaby Sanchez, Michael McKenry
RBI - Alex Presley (1), Matt Hague (1)
2-Out RBI - Matt Hague (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brandon Inge (1), Michael McKenry (1)
GIDP - Clint Barmes (1)
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
E - Neil Walker (1), Brad Hawpe (1), Pedro Alvarez (1), Jason Grilli (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
A.J. Burnett (L 0-1) 2.0 3 4 1 0 1 0 4.50
Wandy Rodriguez 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.50
Gerrit Cole 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 4.50
Jason Grilli 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 9.00
Mark Melancon 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Jared Hughes 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
WP - A.J. Burnett, Gerrit Cole
HBP - Kelly Johnson (by Rodriguez)
Pitches-Strikes - A.J. Burnett 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez 0-0, Gerrit Cole 0-0, Jason Grilli 0-0, Mark Melancon 0-0, Jared Hughes 0-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - A.J. Burnett 4-0, Wandy Rodriguez 3-1, Gerrit Cole 2-3, Jason Grilli 1-1, Mark Melancon 2-0, Jared Hughes 0-0
Batters Faced - A.J. Burnett 10, Wandy Rodriguez 9, Gerrit Cole 8, Jason Grilli 6, Mark Melancon 3, Jared Hughes 5