Monday, April 2nd, 2018 12:05PM CST
The Pittsburgh Pirates opened their home schedule on Monday with a 5-4 win against the Minnesota Twins, boosted by Colin Moran's first-inning grand slam in his PNC Park debut and a nine-strikeout performance from Jameson Taillon, tying his career best.
Date: Monday, April 2nd, 2018
Time: 12:05PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 30,186
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
MIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Polanco (3, Lynn)
Home Runs: Moran (1, 1st inning off Lynn 3 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Polanco (6), Moran 4 (4)
2-out Runs Batted In: Moran 4
Sacrifice Hit: Frazier
Ground Into Double Play: Dickerson
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-7 (Dickerson 0-1, Harrison 0-1, Bell 0-1, Cervelli 0-1, Marte 0-2, Moran 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Cervelli 2; Marte 3

Pitcher Notes: Smoker pitched to 1 batter in the 6th
Wild Pitches: Taillon; Santana
Balks: Feliz
Hit By Pitch: Morrison (By Neverauskas)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Taillon 11/20; Santana 1/3; Smoker 1/1; Neverauskas 3/5; Feliz 4/5; Kontos 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Taillon 18-14-18-11; Santana 1-1-2-3; Smoker 0-0-0-1; Neverauskas 2-0-6-3; Feliz 2-3-5-2; Kontos 2-1-3-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Taillon 2-5; Santana 0-1; Smoker 0-0; Neverauskas 2-2; Feliz 1-1; Kontos 1-2

Double Plays: 1 (Moran-Harrison-Bell)

Doubles: Sanó (1, Santana); Escobar (2, Santana); Kepler (2, Smoker)
Home Runs: Dozier (3, 6th inning off Taillon 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Dozier (3), Escobar (3), Kepler (2)
2-out Runs Batted In: Escobar, Kepler
Ground Into Double Play: Dozier
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-8 (Buxton 0-2, Kepler 1-1, Rosario 0-1, Mauer 0-1, Escobar 1-2, Dozier 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Buxton 2; Mauer 1; Escobar 1

Intentional Walks: Polanco (By Reed)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lynn 13/21; Rogers 2/3; Hildenberger 1/3; Duke 1/4; Reed 3/8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lynn 11-11-17-12; Rogers 2-1-2-3; Hildenberger 0-0-1-3; Duke 2-3-6-0; Reed 4-3-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lynn 6-3; Rogers 2-1; Hildenberger 1-2; Duke 0-0; Reed 2-1

Double Plays: 1 (Dozier-Escobar-Mauer)
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