Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Pittsburgh 8,
Minnesota 7
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Pat Hoberg, 2B - David Rackley, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
Attendance: 30795
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Pat Hoberg, 2B - David Rackley, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
Attendance: 30795
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
Pittsburgh
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Gregory Polanco | RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .243 |
| Neil Walker | 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Andrew McCutchen | CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .288 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .237 |
| Jung-ho Kang | SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .289 |
| Pedro Alvarez | DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| Francisco Cervelli | C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .301 |
| Travis Ishikawa | 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Sean Rodriguez | PH-1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .201 |
| Jaff Decker | LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .111 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Gregory Polanco (22) | |||||||||
| HR - Jung-ho Kang (6) | |||||||||
| TB - Gregory Polanco 2, Neil Walker, Jung-ho Kang 5, Pedro Alvarez 2, Francisco Cervelli 3, Travis Ishikawa 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Gregory Polanco 3 (30), Neil Walker 2 (41), Jung-ho Kang (32), Travis Ishikawa (7) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Gregory Polanco 3 (13), Neil Walker (19) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Gregory Polanco (36), Aramis Ramirez (29), Pedro Alvarez (43), Sean Rodriguez (14) | |||||||||
| S - Jaff Decker (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Aramis Ramirez (6), Jung-ho Kang (9) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Charlie Morton | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4.61 |
| Jared Hughes | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.01 |
| Tony Watson | 0.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.76 |
| Mark Melancon (W 2-1) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Charlie Morton 105-64, Jared Hughes 18-11, Tony Watson 14-12, Mark Melancon 10-5 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Charlie Morton 7-2, Jared Hughes 1-1, Tony Watson 0-0, Mark Melancon 3-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Charlie Morton 25, Jared Hughes 5, Tony Watson 6, Mark Melancon 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jared Hughes 1-0, Mark Melancon 1-0 | ||||||||
Minnesota
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Brian Dozier | 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .256 |
| Torii Hunter | RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
| Joe Mauer | 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .276 |
| Miguel Sano | DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .286 |
| Eduardo Nunez | PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Trevor Plouffe | 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .257 |
| Eddie Rosario | LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .288 |
| Aaron Hicks | CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Kurt Suzuki | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .230 |
| Danny Santana | PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .219 |
| Eric Fryer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Eduardo Escobar | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Kurt Suzuki (11), Eduardo Escobar (13) | |||||||||
| 3B - Eddie Rosario (4), Aaron Hicks (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Torii Hunter 2, Joe Mauer, Miguel Sano, Trevor Plouffe 2, Eddie Rosario 4, Aaron Hicks 4, Kurt Suzuki 2, Eduardo Escobar 2 | |||||||||
| RBI - Aaron Hicks 3 (16), Kurt Suzuki 2 (30), Eduardo Escobar (30) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Aaron Hicks (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brian Dozier (27), Torii Hunter (30), Eddie Rosario (22), Kurt Suzuki (26) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Joe Mauer (14), Trevor Plouffe 2 (20) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Trevor Plouffe (6) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Torii Hunter (Alvarez at 2nd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Mike Pelfrey | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.92 |
| Ryan O'Rourke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.08 |
| Casey Fien | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.60 |
| Brian Duensing | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.54 |
| Trevor May | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.36 |
| Glen Perkins (L 0-3) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.41 |
| HBP - Jung-ho Kang (by Pelfrey) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Mike Pelfrey 87-51, Ryan O'Rourke 10-7, Casey Fien 23-16, Brian Duensing 20-11, Trevor May 2-2, Glen Perkins 20-13 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Mike Pelfrey 6-5, Ryan O'Rourke 0-1, Casey Fien 1-1, Brian Duensing 0-0, Trevor May 0-1, Glen Perkins 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Mike Pelfrey 26, Ryan O'Rourke 3, Casey Fien 5, Brian Duensing 4, Trevor May 1, Glen Perkins 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Ryan O'Rourke 2-0, Brian Duensing 2-2, Trevor May 1-0 | ||||||||