Friday, June 18th, 2021 6:05PM CST
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.
Date: Friday, June 18th, 2021
Time: 6:05PM CST
Stadium: PNC Park
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 16,965
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PIT |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
CLE |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |

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

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

Double Plays: 4 (Newman-Hayes-Moran , Hayes-Frazier-Moran , Kuhl-Frazier-Moran , Hayes-Moran)
Errors: Reynolds (2, throw)

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

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

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

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