MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
07/13/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1968 - THURSDAY, JULY 13TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (49-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 5 1
Pittsburgh Pirates (53-41) 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 X 6 13 1
Astros Tagged with 6-3 Loss
Pittsburgh and Houston duked it out and the Pirates came out victorious.

Pittsburgh Pirates starter Nate Karns pitched a strong game against the Houston Astros at PNC Park, leading the Pirates to victory, 6-3. With the win, Pittsburgh raised its record to 53-41.

The Pirates picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

"Winning the game is always the first objective," Karns said.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Erickson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 8 31
S. Jones DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .215 10 38
C. Spears CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 6 45
J. Jacobson RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .321 16 49
   a-A. Ríos PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 6 25
A. Morrison C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .240 7 19
C. Correa SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .285 10 38
S. Gennett 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .294 1 38
M. Andujar 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .270 17 43
J. Lowery 1B 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 .256 4 31
Totals 31 3 5 3 3 5 10      
a - A. Ríos pinch hit for J. Jacobson in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Correa (13, 2nd Inning off N. Karns, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Morrison (5, 7th Inning off N. Karns, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Jones (10, 8th Inning off R. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Jones 4 , A. Morrison 2 , C. Correa 2 , S. Gennett 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Erickson , M. Andujar
Sac Fly: J. Lowery
Hit by Pitch: J. Jacobson
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: C. Spears (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Harris SS, 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .268 3 16
A. McCutchen LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .264 5 19
D. Jones CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .223 15 47
C. Moody RF 5 0 4 1 0 1 0 .259 2 16
J. Rivas C 3 0 1 1 0 1 5 .191 3 14
J. Lamb 3B 4 0 0 1 0 4 5 .327 12 49
E. Dennis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 5 27
   a-B. Martin SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 0 1
J. Schoop 2B 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .232 1 10
L. Jean DH 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 .237 0 7
Totals 35 6 13 6 2 10 24      
a - B. Martin substituted for E. Dennis in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Harris (15, 1st Inning off V. McSweeney, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Moody (15, 6th Inning off E. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Schoop (1, 5th Inning off E. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Harris 3 , A. McCutchen 3 , D. Jones , C. Moody 5 , J. Rivas , B. Martin , J. Schoop 4
2-out RBI: C. Moody , J. Schoop
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. McCutchen , D. Jones , J. Rivas , J. Lamb 2 , E. Dennis
Sac Fly: J. Rivas , J. Lamb
Hit by Pitch: J. Rivas , L. Jean 2
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: D. Jones (4)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. McSweeney L (8-5) 3.2 9 5 5 1 2 0 76 3.82   
E. Smith 2.0 2 1 1 1 6 1 42 2.62   
D. Allen 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 32 2.62   
L. Madden 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 5.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. McSweeney 22
Batters Faced: V. McSweeney 22, E. Smith 9, D. Allen 7, L. Madden 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. McSweeney 5-4, E. Smith 0-0, D. Allen 3-0, L. Madden 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: V. McSweeney 76-46, E. Smith 42-29, D. Allen 32-19, L. Madden 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Smith 2-0 , D. Allen 1-0
WP: V. McSweeney , L. Madden
Hit Batsmen: V. McSweeney , D. Allen 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Karns W (4-8) 6.0 3 2 0 2 3 0 80 2.83   
C. Bassitt 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.74   
R. Rodriguez 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 26 3.13   
A. Kavanagh H (21) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.47   
D. Crawford SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Karns 63
Batters Faced: N. Karns 24, C. Bassitt 3, R. Rodriguez 5, A. Kavanagh 1, D. Crawford 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Karns 8-7, C. Bassitt 0-1, R. Rodriguez 0-2, A. Kavanagh 1-0, D. Crawford 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Karns 80-50, C. Bassitt 7-6, R. Rodriguez 26-14, A. Kavanagh 3-2, D. Crawford 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bassitt 2-2 , R. Rodriguez 1-0 , A. Kavanagh 1-0
Hit Batsmen: N. Karns
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Karns
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 12:20 PM ET
Time: 3:30
Attendance: 31409
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