MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA HAMMERS
06/07/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA HAMMERS
GAME ID: 1546 - SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (43-23) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 8 0
Atlanta Hammers (29-37) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 1
Hammers Lose, 4-2, in 11
The Pittsburgh Pirates faced a tough opponent in Atlanta pitcher Mike Whiteford, but did just enough to pull out the victory at SunTrust Park by a final score of 4-2 in 11 innings. Whiteford went 6.2 innings and allowed 2 runs. Mike Minor, 2-0, earned the win in relief. He allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. Joe Kaiser notched his 24th save in 27 chances.

Cristo Avilés had a direct impact on the outcome. Avilés contributed a 2-run single in the top of the 11th inning to put Pittsburgh up, 4-2.

"I'm not out here to win a beauty contest," said Avilés. "Obviously."

The Pirates have now won 5 straight.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Brown CF 5 0 1 0 1 2 2 .267 0 4
J. Allen RF 6 0 1 1 0 1 5 .260 5 27
M. Rodríguez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 3 34
J. Reyes LF 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 .282 4 17
H. Correa 2B, SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .272 1 26
M. Andujar 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .308 2 7
C. Avilés C 5 0 2 3 0 0 3 .231 5 23
J. Bowen 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .251 7 24
A. Gamboa SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .251 2 21
   a-C. Riley PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .290 3 24
Totals 42 4 8 4 3 10 27      
a - C. Riley pinch hit for A. Gamboa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Reyes (10, 2nd Inning off M. Whiteford, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Allen (10, 7th Inning off J. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Riley (5, 9th Inning off D. Hicks, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Brown , J. Allen 2 , J. Reyes 2 , C. Avilés 2 , J. Bowen , A. Gamboa , C. Riley 2
2-out RBI: J. Allen , C. Avilés
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Brown , J. Allen , M. Rodríguez , J. Reyes 2 , A. Gamboa
Sac Bunt: M. Andujar
Hit by Pitch: M. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Correa-Riley-Andujar)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Herta RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .263 1 15
   a-J. Moore PH, LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .313 1 14
T. Turner 2B 4 0 1 0 2 1 4 .267 1 13
E. Vázquez LF, RF 6 0 2 1 0 1 6 .290 9 25
A. Bailey DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .300 1 3
   b-R. Edwards DH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .165 2 11
T. Hanna CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .307 5 20
C. Shelton 3B 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .211 5 20
W. Flores 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .221 6 29
W. Ramey C 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .219 0 16
E. James SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .141 0 4
Totals 41 2 10 2 6 5 27      
a - J. Moore pinch hit for L. Herta in the 9th
b - R. Edwards inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Herta (10, 2nd Inning off L. Fernández, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Moore (17, 9th Inning off M. Minor, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Herta 3 , J. Moore 2 , T. Turner , E. Vázquez 2 , A. Bailey , W. Ramey 2 , E. James
2-out RBI: E. Vázquez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Turner , E. Vázquez 2 , A. Bailey , T. Hanna , W. Flores , W. Ramey
GIDP: W. Flores
Sac Bunt: E. James
Team LOB: 15

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Ramey (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Whiteford (1)
PB: W. Ramey
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
L. Fernández 5.1 8 2 2 2 4 0 26 94 2.14   
C. Wall 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 10 6.75   
F. Lopez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2.08   
N. Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 2.51   
M. Minor W (2-0) 2.0 1 0 0 3 0 0 9 21 0.90   
J. Kaiser SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Fernández 46
Batters Faced: L. Fernández 26, C. Wall 3, F. Lopez 3, N. Ramirez 3, M. Minor 9, J. Kaiser 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Fernández 5-7, C. Wall 0-1, F. Lopez 3-0, N. Ramirez 1-2, M. Minor 3-2, J. Kaiser 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Fernández 94-56, C. Wall 10-8, F. Lopez 3-3, N. Ramirez 11-6, M. Minor 21-13, J. Kaiser 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wall 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Whiteford 6.2 4 2 2 1 8 0 28 99 3.09   
J. Nelson BS (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 25 2.42   
D. Hicks L (3-4) 2.2 3 2 1 1 1 0 12 41 5.28   
J. Snow 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Whiteford 65
Batters Faced: M. Whiteford 28, J. Nelson 5, D. Hicks 12, J. Snow 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Whiteford 7-7, J. Nelson 1-2, D. Hicks 3-4, J. Snow 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Whiteford 99-63, J. Nelson 25-16, D. Hicks 41-30, J. Snow 9-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Nelson 1-1 , J. Snow 2-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Whiteford
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Whiteford
Ballpark: SunTrust Park
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 28308
Sunday, June 7th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.2 Build 60