Thursday, March 30th, 2023 3:10PM CST
On Thursday, March 30, 2023, the Pittsburgh Pirates began their season by defeating the Cincinnati Reds 5-4. Oneil Cruz played a pivotal role for the Pirates, first hitting a home run not long after a pitch clock violation aided his at-bat, and later driving in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning.
Date: Thursday, March 30th, 2023
Time: 3:10PM CST
Stadium: Great American Ball Park
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 44,063
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PIT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: India (1, Bednar)
Triples: Vosler (1, Keller)
Home Runs: Steer (1, 4th inning off Keller 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Vosler 2 (2), Steer (1)
2-out Runs Batted In: Vosler 2
Ground Into Double Play: Stephenson
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Stephenson 0-2, Vosler 1-3, Friedl 0-1, Fraley 1-2, Benson 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Vosler 2; Fraley 1; Benson 2

Wild Pitches: Cruz
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Law 4/6; Farmer 0/4; Cruz 3/4; Young 5/6; Gibaut 2/3; Greene 11/18
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Law-5-2-3-5; Farmer-1-2-3-2; Cruz-2-2-5-1; Young-4-2-1-4; Gibaut-1-3-2-2; Greene-14-8-23-7
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Law 1-3; Farmer 1-1; Cruz 1-0; Young 2-2; Gibaut 1-1; Greene 1-1
Game Scores: H Greene 43

Double Plays: 1 (Myers-Barrero)

Caught Stealing: Fairchild (1, 2nd base by Holderman/Hedges)

Doubles: Bae (1, Greene)
Home Runs: Cruz (1, 3rd inning off Greene 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: McCutchen (1), Reynolds (1), Cruz 2 (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz
Sacrifice Hit: Hedges
Ground Into Double Play: Smith-Njigba
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Santana 0-3, Hayes 0-1, Smith-Njigba 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Santana 1; Hayes 1; Smith-Njigba 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Keller 11/23; Zastryzny 2/4; Bednar 2/4; Moreta 2/5; Holderman 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Keller-16-15-21-11; Zastryzny-2-4-1-2; Bednar-3-5-4-2; Moreta-8-3-0-0; Holderman-1-2-1-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Keller 5-1; Zastryzny 1-2; Bednar 1-0; Holderman 1-0
Game Scores: M Keller 42

Double Plays: 2 (Cruz-Bae-Santana , Hedges-Cruz)
Errors: Bae (1, fielding)

Stolen Bases: Bae 2 (2, 2nd base off Farmer/Stephenson, 3rd base off Greene/Stephenson)
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