Friday, August 31st, 2018 6:35PM CST
On Friday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves with a score of 3-2. The Pirates had initially held a two-run advantage, but saw that lead disappear before ultimately securing the win. The decisive run came in the eighth inning when Gregory Polanco hit a single, driving in Adam Frazier for the tiebreaker.
Date: Friday, August 31st, 2018
Time: 6:35PM CST
Stadium: Truist Park
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 36,650
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATL |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
PIT |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Inciarte (22, Taillon)
Home Runs: Acuña Jr. (22, 6th inning off Taillon 0 on, 0 Out); Camargo (15, 7th inning off Taillon 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Acuña Jr. (48), Camargo (64)
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Swanson 0-1, F. Freeman 0-1, Albies 0-1, Markakis 0-1, Camargo 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Swanson 1; Camargo 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Sánchez 15/22; S. Freeman 1/1; Jackson 1/3; Brach 2/5; Biddle 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Sánchez 16-15-17-14; S. Freeman 1-1-0-1; Jackson 1-1-3-3; Brach 3-2-3-4; Biddle 2-4-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Sánchez 3-6; S. Freeman 0-1; Jackson 2-0; Brach 1-1; Biddle 2-0
Game Scores: A Sanchez 57

Double Plays: 1 (Albies-F. Freeman)
Errors: F. Freeman (6, throw); Albies (10, ground ball)

Caught Stealing: Inciarte (11, 2nd base by Taillon/Díaz)

Doubles: Dickerson (27, Sánchez)
Runs Batted In: Díaz (30), Freese (42), Polanco (75)
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-11 (Dickerson 0-2, Bell 0-1, Harrison 0-1, Polanco 1-2, Díaz 1-1, Freese 1-2, Taillon 0-1, Newman 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Dickerson 2; Taillon 1

Hit By Pitch: Camargo (By Taillon)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Taillon 19/27; Kela 2/3; Vázquez 2/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Taillon 12-15-31-17; Kela 3-4-1-1; Vázquez 3-3-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Taillon 2-11; Kela 0-1; Vázquez 1-1
Game Scores: J Taillon 65

Double Plays: 1 (Díaz-Newman)

Caught Stealing: Marte (12, 2nd base by Sánchez/Suzuki); Newman (1, 2nd base by Jackson/Suzuki)
Stolen Bases: Marte (30, 3rd base off Brach/Suzuki); Polanco (10, 2nd base off Brach/Suzuki)
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