Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
Detroit 8,
Pittsburgh 5
When: 1:05 PM ET, Saturday, March 9, 2024
Where: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Florida
Temperature: 85°
Umpires: Home - Adam Beck, 1B - Brennan Miller, 2B - Sean Barber, 3B - Jerry Layne
Attendance: 6680
Where: Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland, Florida
Temperature: 85°
Umpires: Home - Adam Beck, 1B - Brennan Miller, 2B - Sean Barber, 3B - Jerry Layne
Attendance: 6680
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 10 | 2 |
Pittsburgh
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Canaan Smith-Njigba | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .182 |
| Josiah Sightler | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Liover Peguero | 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Termarr Johnson | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .438 |
| Henry Davis | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Grant Koch | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Jake Lamb | 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .381 |
| Tsung-Che Cheng | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Gilberto Celestino | CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .435 |
| Jack Brannigan | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .067 |
| Alika Williams | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 |
| Shalin Polanco | RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Joe Perez | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .091 |
| Luke Brown | LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Sergio Alcántara | 3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| Jase Bowen | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Abrahan Gutierrez | DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .308 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Shalin Polanco (1), Sergio Alcántara (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Canaan Smith-Njigba (3), Henry Davis (4), Jake Lamb (1), Abrahan Gutierrez (2) | |||||||||
| TB - Canaan Smith-Njigba 4, Henry Davis 4, Jake Lamb 4, Shalin Polanco 2, Sergio Alcántara 3, Abrahan Gutierrez 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Canaan Smith-Njigba (5), Henry Davis (9), Jake Lamb 2 (5), Abrahan Gutierrez (4) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jake Lamb 2 (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Canaan Smith-Njigba 2 (5), Jase Bowen (2), Abrahan Gutierrez (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 7 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Joe Perez (1, 2nd by Wentz/Kelly) | |||||||||
| PO - Joe Perez (1st by Wentz) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Luis Ortiz | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3.38 |
| Colin Holderman (L 0-1) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16.88 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Ryan Borucki | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Wily Peralta | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Justin Meis | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.86 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Luis Ortiz 59-35, Colin Holderman 25-18, Aroldis Chapman 13-7, Ryan Borucki 18-15, Wily Peralta 14-10, Justin Meis 11-10 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Luis Ortiz 2-0, Colin Holderman 0-0, Aroldis Chapman 1-0, Ryan Borucki 1-0, Wily Peralta 0-0, Justin Meis 2-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Luis Ortiz 14, Colin Holderman 6, Aroldis Chapman 3, Ryan Borucki 4, Wily Peralta 4, Justin Meis 5 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Colin Holderman 1-1 | ||||||||
Detroit
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Matt Vierling | DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .105 |
| Bligh Madris | PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| Gio Urshela | 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 |
| Ryan Vilade | 3B-1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 |
| Kerry Carpenter | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .125 |
| TJ Hopkins | PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Javier Baez | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .056 |
| Peyton Graham | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Colt Keith | 2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Andy Ibanez | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .364 |
| Andrew Navigato | 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Carson Kelly | C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .438 |
| Anthony Bemboom | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .231 |
| Zach McKinstry | LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .462 |
| Justice Bigbie | LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| Keston Hiura | 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| Hao Yu Lee | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Akil Baddoo | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .188 |
| Wenceel Perez | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 8 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Ryan Vilade (1), Justice Bigbie (1) | |||||||||
| 3B - Matt Vierling (1) | |||||||||
| HR - Andrew Navigato (1), Keston Hiura (1) | |||||||||
| TB - Matt Vierling 3, Gio Urshela, Ryan Vilade 2, TJ Hopkins, Andrew Navigato 4, Carson Kelly 2, Zach McKinstry, Justice Bigbie 2, Keston Hiura 4 | |||||||||
| RBI - Gio Urshela (2), TJ Hopkins (2), Andrew Navigato (4), Carson Kelly (3), Zach McKinstry (5), Keston Hiura 3 (5) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - TJ Hopkins (1), Carson Kelly (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Zach McKinstry (1), Wenceel Perez (2) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 4 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Keston Hiura (1, 2nd by Ortiz/Davis) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Matt Manning (1), Carson Kelly (2, Catcher interference) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Matt Manning | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5.62 |
| Joey Wentz (W 2-1) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 |
| Will Vest (H 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.91 |
| Tyler Holton (H 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Mason Englert (SV 2) | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.70 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Matt Manning 69-44, Joey Wentz 30-18, Will Vest 27-14, Tyler Holton 16-10, Mason Englert 23-18 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Matt Manning 0-4, Joey Wentz 3-1, Will Vest 0-0, Tyler Holton 1-0, Mason Englert 1-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Matt Manning 14, Joey Wentz 8, Will Vest 6, Tyler Holton 3, Mason Englert 8 | ||||||||