MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
05/19/2049
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1207 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 19TH , 2049 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (13-29) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (23-19) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 3 10 0
Twins Fall Short, 3-2, at Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh designated hitter Xavier Pittman played a vital role in his team's 3-2 triumph over Minnesota. He was 2-4 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 for Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh reliever Josh Ambrose picked up the win, upping his record to 1-3. Brad Harth absorbed the loss. The Pirates move to 23-19 with the win, while the Twins drop to 13-29.

Pittman had a timely hit for Pittsburgh in the bottom of the seventh. With Minnesota trailing 2-1, he turned a 1-2 slider into a 2-run home run. It was his 3rd home run of the season, making it 3-2, Pittsburgh.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Minnesota manager Jorge G Twins said following the tough loss.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Harman 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .254 3 6
P. Meulengracht RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 2 .231 0 3
M. Gonzalez 2B 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .208 3 15
W. Leslie 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .252 4 21
H. Vink LF 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .176 3 16
R. Flynn Jr. CF 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .222 5 12
R. Batista DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .237 4 12
   a-A. Sandoval DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 2 5
M. Dunn SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .245 5 17
J. Creel C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .242 2 9
Totals 31 2 5 2 7 9 24      
a - A. Sandoval inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Meulengracht (4, 1st Inning off J. Markham, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Gonzalez (6, 4th Inning off J. Markham, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Batista (5, 9th Inning off J. Kennie, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Meulengracht 2 , M. Gonzalez 2 , R. Batista 3 , J. Creel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Meulengracht , W. Leslie , M. Dunn
GIDP: G. Harman
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Meulengracht (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. de Jesus 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .237 0 9
C. Palstermans SS 3 0 0 0 2 0 4 .272 4 16
B. Pepin RF 5 0 0 0 0 4 7 .229 6 23
N. Rooney 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .268 10 25
D. Contreras 3B 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 .266 5 12
   b-T. Weareorwear 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 1 4
M. Boshnjaku CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .269 2 16
X. Pittman DH 4 2 2 2 0 1 3 .219 3 11
J. Moss LF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 5 19
   a-C. Salim PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 2 2
B. Day C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .196 1 11
Totals 33 3 10 3 5 9 22      
a - C. Salim pinch hit for J. Moss in the 6th
b - T. Weareorwear substituted for D. Contreras in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: X. Pittman (8, 2nd Inning off C. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: X. Pittman (3, 7th Inning off B. Harth, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. de Jesus 2 , N. Rooney 2 , X. Pittman 6 , J. Moss 2 , B. Day 2
2-out RBI: X. Pittman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Pepin 2 , D. Contreras , X. Pittman 2
Hit by Pitch: J. de Jesus
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Day (5)
CS: J. Moss (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Palstermans-de Jesus-Rooney)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Jones 5.1 8 1 1 3 8 0 108 3.78   
T. Ramirez H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 4.82   
B. Harth L (1-3), BS (1) 2.0 1 2 2 2 0 1 36 5.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Jones 53
Batters Faced: C. Jones 26, T. Ramirez 4, B. Harth 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Jones 3-4, T. Ramirez 1-0, B. Harth 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Jones 108-68, T. Ramirez 22-10, B. Harth 36-22
WP: C. Jones
Hit Batsmen: T. Ramirez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Markham 5.1 4 2 2 5 3 0 95 3.40   
J. Ambrose W (1-3) 2.2 0 0 0 1 5 0 37 1.89   
J. Kennie SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Markham 50
Batters Faced: J. Markham 24, J. Ambrose 9, J. Kennie 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Markham 8-4, J. Ambrose 2-1, J. Kennie 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Markham 95-53, J. Ambrose 37-23, J. Kennie 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ambrose 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Xavier Pittman
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:35 PM ET
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 27556
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