Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Detroit 1,
Pittsburgh 0
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Jerry Layne, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - David Rackley
Attendance: 19509
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 64°
Umpires: Home - Jerry Layne, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - David Rackley
Attendance: 19509
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Rajai Davis | CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .342 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .432 |
| J.D. Martinez | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .282 |
| Yoenis Cespedes | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .308 |
| Nick Castellanos | 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Andrew Romine | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| James McCann | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .182 |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .481 |
| Alfredo Simon | SP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Joakim Soria | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| HR - Rajai Davis (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Rajai Davis 4, J.D. Martinez, Nick Castellanos 2, Jose Iglesias | |||||||||
| RBI - Rajai Davis (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ian Kinsler (5), James McCann (2) | |||||||||
| GIDP - Yoenis Cespedes (1) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Nick Castellanos (1, 2nd by Liriano/Cervelli) | |||||||||
| SB - J.D. Martinez (1, 2nd off Liriano/Cervelli), Jose Iglesias (4, 2nd off Liriano/Cervelli) | |||||||||
| PO - Nick Castellanos (1st by Liriano) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Alfredo Simon (W 2-0) | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.02 |
| Joakim Soria (SV 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 |
| HBP - Andrew McCutchen (by Simon) | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Alfredo Simon 108-67, Joakim Soria 10-6 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Alfredo Simon 10-6, Joakim Soria 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Alfredo Simon 26, Joakim Soria 3 | ||||||||
Pittsburgh
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Josh Harrison | 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .194 |
| Gregory Polanco | RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Andrew McCutchen | CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| Neil Walker | 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Starling Marte | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .103 |
| Pedro Alvarez | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Francisco Cervelli | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Jordy Mercer | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| Francisco Liriano | SP | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Andrew Lambo | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jared Hughes | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Tony Watson | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark Melancon | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Corey Hart | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| TB - Andrew McCutchen, Neil Walker | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Starling Marte (6) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 2 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Andrew McCutchen (1, 2nd by Simon/McCann) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| PO - Francisco Liriano (Castellanos at 1st) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Francisco Liriano (L 0-1) | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2.08 |
| Jared Hughes | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Tony Watson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Mark Melancon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Francisco Liriano 85-56, Jared Hughes 21-14, Tony Watson 14-10, Mark Melancon 16-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Francisco Liriano 5-2, Jared Hughes 0-0, Tony Watson 2-0, Mark Melancon 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Francisco Liriano 22, Jared Hughes 4, Tony Watson 3, Mark Melancon 3 | ||||||||