Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cleveland Indians

Friday, June 18th, 2021 6:05PM CST

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates

PIT

Home

11
vs.
Final

Guardians

CLE

Away

10
Cleveland Guardians

Game Recap

On the evening of June 18, 2021, the Pittsburgh Pirates edged out the Cleveland Indians in a high-scoring contest, winning by a score of eleven to ten. Pittsburgh jumped out to a significant early advantage, highlighted by a five-run outburst in the very first inning that featured a two-run home run hit by Gregory Polanco. The Pirates extended their lead to ten runs at one point before Cleveland staged a furious rally in the late innings, dramatically narrowing the margin. Despite the Indians' strong comeback effort, Pittsburgh held on to secure the victory, successfully putting an end to their ten-game losing streak.

Game Details

Date: Friday, June 18th, 2021

Time: 6:05PM CST

Stadium: PNC Park

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 16,965

Line Score

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Game Stats


Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Doubles: Stallings (13, Mejia); Hayes (4, Nelson)

Home Runs: Polanco (7, 1st inning off Mejia 1 on, 1 Out); Reynolds (11, 3rd inning off Mejia 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Evans (10), Polanco 2 (21), Moran (21), Frazier (25), Stallings 2 (28), Hayes 3 (10), Reynolds (33)

2-out Runs Batted In: Evans, Frazier, Hayes 3

Ground Into Double Play: Polanco; Hayes

Team Left On Base: 2

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-7 (Polanco 1-1, Moran 0-1, Stallings 1-1, Hayes 1-1, Newman 0-1, Reynolds 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Newman 1; Reynolds 1


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

Hit By Pitch: J. Ramírez (by Crick); Zimmer 2 (by Kuhl, Crick)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Crick 1/5; Holmes 2/2; Kuhl 13/20; Rodríguez 2/5; Howard 6/8; Bednar 0/1

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Crick-4-3-1-2; Holmes-1-2-1-1; Kuhl-13-8-13-14; Rodríguez-1-3-4-3; Howard-5-5-3-5; Bednar-1-1-0-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Crick 0-1; Kuhl 6-4; Rodríguez 0-1; Howard 0-1; Bednar 1-0

Game Scores: C Kuhl 63


Pittsburgh Pirates Fielding

Pirates Fielding

Double Plays: 4 (Newman-Hayes-Moran , Hayes-Frazier-Moran , Kuhl-Frazier-Moran , Hayes-Moran)

Errors: Reynolds (2, throw)


Pittsburgh Pirates Baserunning

Pirates Baserunning

Stolen Bases: Polanco (7, 2nd base off Maton/Rivera)



Cleveland Guardians Batting

Guardians Batting

Home Runs: C. Hernández (11, 7th inning off Howard 3 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: Rivera 3 (7), C. Hernández 5 (28), Naylor (17)

2-out Runs Batted In: Rivera 2, C. Hernández 5

Ground Into Double Play: Rivera; A. Rosario; Bradley

Team Left On Base: 4

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 5-13 (Rivera 2-2, Lavarnway 0-1, C. Hernández 2-2, E. Rosario 0-1, H. Ramírez 0-1, Zimmer 0-1, Bradley 0-2, Chang 0-1, Naylor 1-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Lavarnway 1; Bradley 2


Cleveland Guardians Pitching

Guardians Pitching

Hit By Pitch: Frazier (by Nelson)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Parker 1/1; Wittgren 1/3; Maton 2/4; Mejia 9/21; Nelson 5/8

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Parker-0-1-0-1; Wittgren-3-0-5-2; Maton-5-1-1-2; Mejia-14-7-10-18; Nelson-8-2-3-3

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Parker 1-0; Wittgren 2-0; Maton 0-2; Mejia 6-5; Nelson 0-1

Game Scores: J Mejia 32


Cleveland Guardians Fielding

Guardians Fielding

Double Plays: 2 (Bradley-J. Ramírez , A. Rosario-Hernandez-Bradley)


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