MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
06/21/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1675 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21ST , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (40-34) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 9 0
Tampa Bay Rays (29-46) 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 2 X 9 11 0
Rays Roll Over Pirates, 9-4
The Tampa Bay Rays powered past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-4, at Tropicana Field. Justin Williams went 3-4 with a home run and a triple, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2, to lead the charge. The win puts Tampa Bay at 29-46.

Tampa Bay designated hitter Eric Cox had a key at-bat for the Rays in the bottom of the fourth inning. Facing right-hander Nate Karns, Cox hit a 3-run home run. It put Tampa Bay in front, 3-1. For the day, Cox went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"We'll hit the hot tub in good spirits tonight," said Cox.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Harris 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .274 1 11
   a-L. Jean PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242 0 6
D. Jones 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .211 11 34
E. Dennis DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .220 4 20
J. Allen RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 9 24
T. Norton C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .298 11 36
C. Moody LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .245 2 13
J. Lamb 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .330 10 39
J. García SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .226 3 14
O. Cameron CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .199 2 21
Totals 35 4 9 2 1 6 11      
a - L. Jean pinch hit for N. Harris in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. García (10, 7th Inning off D. Gardner, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Lamb (2, 7th Inning off D. Gardner, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Moody (1, 9th Inning off J. Carver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Jean , D. Jones 2 , J. Allen , T. Norton , C. Moody 3 , J. Lamb 4 , J. García 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Allen , T. Norton
GIDP: J. García
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Jones (17) , T. Norton (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Cardenas CF 5 1 2 4 0 0 1 .274 7 34
J. Engram 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .241 0 14
N. Castellanos 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .246 4 22
E. Cox DH 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .191 12 35
I. Ramírez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272 7 26
N. Ciuffo C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .220 1 18
J. Bowen LF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .291 1 5
J. Williams RF 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .219 8 27
A. Rondon SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .234 2 20
Totals 35 9 11 9 2 4 9      
BATTING
Triples: J. Williams (1, 3rd Inning off N. Karns, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Cox (12, 4th Inning off N. Karns, 2 on, 0 outs) , L. Cardenas (7, 5th Inning off N. Karns, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Williams (8, 8th Inning off J. Paxton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Cardenas 5 , J. Engram , E. Cox 4 , I. Ramírez , J. Bowen 2 , J. Williams 8 , A. Rondon
2-out RBI: L. Cardenas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Cardenas , J. Engram
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Ramírez (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castellanos-Ramírez-Engram)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Karns L (2-7) 4.0 6 5 5 1 2 2 63 3.24   
C. Bassitt 2.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 27 4.13   
J. Paxton 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 33 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Karns 31
Batters Faced: N. Karns 19, C. Bassitt 10, J. Paxton 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Karns 5-5, C. Bassitt 2-3, J. Paxton 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: N. Karns 63-41, C. Bassitt 27-18, J. Paxton 33-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gardner W (4-8) 6.1 7 3 3 0 6 0 86 5.38   
C. Sanchez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.43   
J. Carver 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15 3.71   
J. Pacheco 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gardner 53
Batters Faced: D. Gardner 26, C. Sanchez 3, J. Carver 4, J. Pacheco 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gardner 10-3, C. Sanchez 1-1, J. Carver 0-3, J. Pacheco 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gardner 86-54, C. Sanchez 12-6, J. Carver 15-11, J. Pacheco 12-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sanchez 1-1 , J. Pacheco 1-1
WP: C. Sanchez , J. Pacheco
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Williams
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 21983
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