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Red Sox
@ Pirates
PNC Park
September 17, 2014
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 17, 2014 at PNC Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 17, 2014 |
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Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 17, 2014 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clay Buchholz |
Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Liriano |
Ballpark | PNC Park |
City | Pittsburgh |
State | PA |
Attendance | 34,785 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Andy Fletcher 1B: Mike Muchlinski 2B: Mark Wegner 3B: Mike Winters |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mookie Betts | Second Baseman |
Xander Bogaerts | Shortstop |
Yoenis Cespedes | Left Fielder |
Mike Napoli | First Baseman |
Allen Craig | Right Fielder |
Will Middlebrooks | Third Baseman |
Rusney Castillo | Center Fielder |
Christian Vazquez | Catcher |
Clay Buchholz | Pitcher |
John Farrell | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Josh Harrison | Third Baseman |
Gregory Polanco | Right Fielder |
Andrew McCutchen | Center Fielder |
Neil Walker | Second Baseman |
Russell Martin | Catcher |
Starling Marte | Left Fielder |
Ike Davis | First Baseman |
Clint Barmes | Shortstop |
Francisco Liriano | Pitcher |
Clint Hurdle | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Red Sox
@ Pirates
PNC Park
September 17, 2014
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Betts vs. Liriano
Betts hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bogaerts vs. Liriano
Bogaerts strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cespedes vs. Liriano
Cespedes hits a fly ball into left field. Marte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Napoli vs. Liriano
There's a wild pitch. Betts moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
Napoli vs. Liriano
Napoli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Craig vs. Liriano
Craig takes first base on ball four. Napoli moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Middlebrooks vs. Liriano
Middlebrooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Buchholz
Harrison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Betts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Buchholz
Polanco hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Buchholz
McCutchen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Buchholz
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Middlebrooks fields it, throws to second, with Bogaerts covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Liriano
Castillo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Martin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. Liriano
Vazquez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buchholz vs. Liriano
Buchholz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Buchholz
Martin hits a line drive into left field. Cespedes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Buchholz
Marte hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Buchholz
Davis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Craig. Davis reaches second base with a double. Marte moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barmes vs. Buchholz
Barmes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cespedes. Barmes reaches second base with a double. Marte scores. Davis scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Liriano vs. Buchholz
Liriano hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Barmes moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrison vs. Buchholz
Harrison hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barmes scores. Liriano moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Polanco vs. Buchholz
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogaerts fields it and throws to second for the out. Liriano moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
McCutchen vs. Buchholz
McCutchen strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Betts vs. Liriano
Betts takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bogaerts vs. Liriano
Bogaerts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cespedes vs. Liriano
Cespedes hits a popup towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Buchholz
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Buchholz
Martin hits a popup towards first. Napoli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Buchholz
Marte hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Buchholz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Buchholz
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Napoli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Napoli vs. Liriano
Napoli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Liriano
Craig hits a line drive into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Middlebrooks vs. Liriano
Middlebrooks hits a line drive into left field. Marte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Liriano
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Napoli moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Vazquez vs. Liriano
Vazquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barmes vs. Buchholz
Barmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Buchholz
Liriano strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Buchholz
Harrison strikes out. Vazquez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Harrison out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brentz vs. Liriano
Bryce Brentz pinch hits for Clay Buchholz.
Brentz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marte. Brentz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Betts vs. Liriano
Betts hits a fly ball into right field. Polanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brentz moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Bogaerts vs. Liriano
Bogaerts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brentz scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cespedes vs. Liriano
Cespedes hits a fly ball into left field. Marte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Wright
Steven Wright now pitching.
Polanco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogaerts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Wright
McCutchen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wright
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCutchen moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Wright
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Middlebrooks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCutchen moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Marte vs. Wright
Marte hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betts fields it and throws to second for the out. McCutchen scores. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Wright
Davis hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barmes vs. Wright
Barmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Wright
Liriano hits a fly ball into center field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Napoli vs. Liriano
Napoli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Liriano
Craig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Middlebrooks vs. Liriano
Middlebrooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Barnes
Garin Cecchini now playing third base. Matt Barnes now pitching. Will Middlebrooks now playing first base. Daniel Nava now playing left field.
Harrison hits a fly ball into left field. Nava settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polanco vs. Barnes
Polanco hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Nava settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Barnes
McCutchen hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Craig. McCutchen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Barnes
Walker hits a popup towards short. Bogaerts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Wilson
Justin Wilson now pitching. Starling Marte now playing center field. Travis Snider now playing left field.
Castillo hits a fly ball into center field. Marte settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. Wilson
Vazquez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Nava vs. Wilson
Nava hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Vazquez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Betts vs. Wilson
Betts strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bogaerts vs. Wilson
There's a wild pitch. Vazquez moves to third. Nava moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Bogaerts vs. Wilson
Bogaerts hits a fly ball into right field. Polanco settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Barnes
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bogaerts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Marte vs. Barnes
Marte hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cecchini fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Barnes
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Betts fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cecchini vs. Axford
Josh Harrison now playing second base. Chris Stewart now catching. Brent Morel now playing third base. John Axford now pitching.
Cecchini is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lavarnway vs. Axford
Ryan Lavarnway pinch hits for Matt Barnes.
Lavarnway strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Craig vs. Axford
Craig strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Middlebrooks vs. Axford
Middlebrooks hits a line drive into left field. Snider settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barmes vs. Hembree
Heath Hembree now pitching.
Barmes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snider vs. Hembree
Snider hits a popup towards short. Bogaerts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrison vs. Hembree
Harrison hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Craig. Harrison reaches second base with a double. Barmes moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Polanco vs. Hembree
Polanco strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Stewart vs. Hembree
Stewart hits a popup towards short. Bogaerts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Gomez
Jeanmar Gomez now pitching.
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vazquez vs. Gomez
Vazquez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Davis scoops it up and throws to first, with Gomez covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Pirates, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Nava vs. Gomez
Nava strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/17/2014 -- Boston at Pittsburgh (N) Boston AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Betts M, 2b 3 0 1 0 Harrison J, 3b-2b 5 0 2 1 Bogaerts X, ss 4 0 0 1 Polanco G, rf 5 1 1 1 Cespedes Y, lf 3 0 0 0 McCutchen A, cf 3 1 2 0 Cecchini G, 3b 0 0 0 0 Wilson J, p 0 0 0 0 Napoli M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Stewart C, c 1 0 0 0 Barnes M, p 0 0 0 0 Walker N, 2b 4 2 2 1 Lavarnway R, ph 1 0 0 0 Morel B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Hembree H, p 0 0 0 0 Martin R, c 4 0 1 0 Craig A, rf 3 0 0 0 Axford J, p 0 0 0 0 Middlebrooks , 3b-1b 4 0 0 0 Gomez J, p 0 0 0 0 Castillo R, cf 4 0 1 0 Marte S, lf-cf 4 2 1 1 Vazquez C, c 4 0 1 0 Davis I, 1b 4 2 2 3 Buchholz C, p 1 0 0 0 Barmes C, ss 4 1 3 2 Brentz B, ph 1 1 1 0 Liriano F, p 3 0 1 0 Wright S, p 0 0 0 0 Snider T, lf 1 0 0 0 Nava D, lf 2 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 5 1 38 9 15 9 Boston 000 010 000 -- 1 Pittsburgh 131 040 00x -- 9 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Buchholz C (L) 4.0 6 5 4 1 3 Wright S 1.0 5 4 4 0 0 Barnes M 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 Hembree H 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Liriano F (W) 6.0 3 1 1 5 2 Wilson J 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Axford J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Gomez J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 E -- Martin R, Napoli M DP -- Boston 2, Pittsburgh 2 LOB -- Boston 8, Pittsburgh 6 2B -- Davis I, Barmes C, Brentz B, McCutchen A, Harrison J HR -- Polanco G, Walker N, Davis I HBP -- by Axford J (Cecchini G) WP -- Liriano F, Wilson J T -- 3:04 A -- 34785
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