Monday, September 9th, 2013 7:05PM CST
On Monday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates secured their first winning season since 1992 with a 1-0 victory over the Texas Rangers. Rookie right-hander Gerrit Cole delivered a standout performance for the Pirates, pitching seven innings and recording a career-high nine strikeouts. He successfully outpitched Yu Darvish to lead Pittsburgh to the narrow win.
Date: Monday, September 9th, 2013
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 33,243
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PIT |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-2 (A Beltre 0-1, J Adduci 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Beltre 2; J Adduci 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Y Darvish 14-25; T Scheppers 2-3; N Cotts 3-3; J Soria 0-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Y Darvish 14-12-11-17; T Scheppers 1-2-1-3; N Cotts 3-0-0-3; J Soria 0-2-1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Y Darvish 8-6; T Scheppers 2-1; N Cotts 2-0; J Soria 0-0
Game Scores: Y Darvish 70

Double Plays: 2 (M Moreland-E Andrus-M Moreland, E Andrus-M Moreland)

Stolen Bases: E Andrus 2 (39, 3rd base off G Cole/R Martin, 2nd base off G Cole/R Martin); A Rios (35, 2nd base off G Cole/R Martin)

Doubles: M Byrd (32, Y Darvish); P Alvarez (19, Y Darvish)
Triples: A McCutchen (5, N Cotts)
Runs Batted In: P Alvarez (88)
2-out Runs Batted In: P Alvarez
Ground Into Double Play: P Alvarez; J Tabata
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (R Martin 0-1, J Morneau 0-1, P Alvarez 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: R Martin 1

Wild Pitches: G Cole
Hit By Pitch: M Byrd (By Y Darvish)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: G Cole 21-25; T Watson 1-3; M Melancon 3-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: G Cole 23-15-12-14; T Watson 3-1-3-3; M Melancon 1-0-0-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Cole 7-4; T Watson 1-2; M Melancon 3-0
Game Scores: G Cole 78

Assists: M Byrd (A Pierzynski at 2nd base)

Caught Stealing: J Tabata (1, 2nd base by Y Darvish/G Soto)
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