Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 4:05PM CST

Atlanta Braves

Braves

ATL

Home

5
vs.
Final

Pirates

PIT

Away

1
Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Recap

On Sunday, the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves overcame the Pittsburgh Pirates with a final score of 5 to 1. The Braves secured their victory by scoring four runs in the eighth inning to break a tie. Earlier in the contest, Ronald Acuna Jr. hit his seventh leadoff home run of the season, and he went on to score the tiebreaking run during Atlanta's crucial rally in the eighth.

Game Details

Date: Sunday, September 2nd, 2018

Time: 4:05PM CST

Stadium: Truist Park

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 37,475

Line Score

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Game Stats


Atlanta Braves Batting

Braves Batting

Doubles: Acuña Jr. (22, Kingham)

Home Runs: Acuña Jr. (23, 1st inning off Kingham 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Acuña Jr. (50), Albies (63), Swanson (55)

2-out Runs Batted In: Swanson

Sacrifice Hit: Inciarte; Teherán

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Swanson 1-1, Acuña Jr. 0-1, Inciarte 0-1, Duvall 0-1, F. Freeman 0-2, Albies 1-1, Camargo 1-1, Duda 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Acuña Jr. 1; Duvall 2; F. Freeman 1


Atlanta Braves Pitching

Braves Pitching

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Teherán 15/25; Winkler 3/3; Venters 0/2; Brach 2/3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Teherán 22-8-10-18; Winkler 1-1-2-3; Venters 1-2-0-2; Brach 2-0-0-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Teherán 11-5; Winkler 0-2; Venters 0-1; Brach 0-3

Game Scores: J Teheran 68


Atlanta Braves Fielding

Braves Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Albies-Swanson-F. Freeman 2)

Errors: Swanson (10, ground ball)


Atlanta Braves Baserunning

Braves Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Albies (13, 2nd base off Neverauskas/Stallings)



Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Runs Batted In: Moran (49)

2-out Runs Batted In: Moran

Ground Into Double Play: Newman; Mercer

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (Mercer 0-1, Polanco 0-1, Moran 1-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Mercer 1; Polanco 1


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

Wild Pitches: Neverauskas 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kingham 7/19; Brault 10/14; Neverauskas 1/2

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kingham 6-13-13-15; Brault 6-9-11-11; Neverauskas 0-4-0-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kingham 4-7; Brault 3-2; Neverauskas 0-0

Game Scores: N Kingham 59


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

Errors: Mercer (10, ground ball); Newman (1, ground ball)


Pittsburgh Pirates Baserunning

Pirates Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Polanco (11, 2nd base off Teherán/Flowers)


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