PITTSBURGH 8, BOSTON 1
WHEN: 1:05
PM ET, Sunday, March 17, 2019
WHERE: LECOM Park, Bradenton, Florida
TEMPERATURE: 74°
UMPIRES: Home - Alex Tosi, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Dan Merzel
ATTENDANCE: 8346
WHERE: LECOM Park, Bradenton, Florida
TEMPERATURE: 74°
UMPIRES: Home - Alex Tosi, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Chad Fairchild, 3B - Dan Merzel
ATTENDANCE: 8346
The Pirates' Opening Day starter looked ready for the real
deal on Sunday. Making his second Grapefruit League start, Jameson
Taillon struck out six and didn't allow an earned run over five
innings in the Bucs' 8-1 win against the Red Sox at LECOM Park. He gave up four
singles, didn't walk anybody and recorded eight outs on the ground. The only
out hit in the air was a foul popup from Boston leadoff man Jackie Bradley Jr.
Taillon also added an RBI single.
It looked that way, too, as Taillon used his entire arsenal
to breeze through a Red Sox lineup that included Bradley, star outfielder
Mookie Betts and World Series MVP Steve Pearce. After finishing the fifth,
Taillon ramped up his workload by pitching an additional inning on a back
field.
Sunday was Taillon’s last full start before his Opening Day
assignment against the Reds at Great American Ball Park on March 28. He will
pitch one more time in Florida, a two- or three-inning tuneup, before the
Pirates break camp and play two exhibitions in his hometown of Houston.
The Pirates delayed Taillon's official Spring Training
debut, as they did with all of their established starters, and they had him
work through simulated games against his teammates at Pirate City. Taillon said
he appreciated that experience, because it gave him a chance to work on various
pitches and sequences. So when he started facing other teams, his work was
over. He was just ready to pitch.
AROUND THE HORN
• Center fielder Starling Marte launched a
towering three-run homer out of LECOM Park in the sixth inning, reminiscent of
the shot he hit into a parking lot on Friday night. Marte has homered in each
of his past three games.
"He's swung the bat from a strong position,"
Hurdle said. "When he's getting on, he's looking for opportunities to run,
so he's healthy. He's seeing pitches. He's heading into a good position to
start the season."
• Bullpen candidates Francisco Liriano and Brandon
Maurer each worked a scoreless inning, and right-hander Nick
Burdi threw two innings without allowing a run. Liriano hasn't given
up a run in two outings since losing control of the strike zone and walking
three in Tampa on March 10. Burdi is tied for the team lead with 12 strikeouts
this spring. It was Maurer’s second appearance since returning from a knee
injury that kept him off the mound for more than two weeks.
• Left fielder Corey Dickerson joined the
Pirates' AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh broadcast from left field top of the
third inning, chatting with play-by-play man Joe Block and color commentator
Bob Walk. Then, in the bottom of the third, Dickerson swatted his second spring
homer out to right-center field.
• Bradley robbed Josh Bell of a hit to end the first inning.
Bell smoked a line drive to center field, and Bradley initially broke in, then
slipped and fell on the grass. Bradley quickly scrambled to his feet and broke
back in time to snag the hard-hit liner, earning a long standing ovation as he
jogged off the field.
UP NEXT
The Pirates will head south to Port Charlotte on Monday to
play the Rays at 1:05 p.m. ET. Right-hander Nick Kingham, competing
for a spot on the Opening Day pitching staff, will get the start against former
Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton. Setup men Kyle Crick and Richard Rodriguez and
non-roster lefty Tyler Lyons are also scheduled to pitch for Pittsburgh. The
game will air exclusively as a webcast on MLB.com.
SCORING SUMMARY
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INNING
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BOS
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PIT
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|||
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Red Sox
|
1st
|
León singled to right, Betts scored.
|
1
|
0
|
|
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Pirates
|
2nd
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Taillon singled to center, Chisenhall scored, Kang thrown
out at home.
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
Pirates
|
3rd
|
Dickerson homered to right.
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
Pirates
|
4th
|
Kang grounded out to third, Cervelli scored.
|
1
|
3
|
|
|
Pirates
|
4th
|
González doubled to right, Chisenhall scored.
|
1
|
4
|
|
|
Pirates
|
6th
|
Marte homered to left, González scored and Frazier scored.
|
1
|
7
|
|
|
Pirates
|
8th
|
Kramer singled to shallow left, Hayes scored, Kivlehan to
second.
|
1
|
8
|
|
FINAL SCORING
SUMMARY
|
FINAL
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
|
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
8
|
9
|
1
|
Boston
|
Hitters
|
Pos
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
LOB
|
Avg
|
|
CF
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
.286
|
|
|
CF
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.226
|
|
|
RF
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
.267
|
|
|
RF
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.429
|
|
|
1B
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
.176
|
|
|
1B
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
.000
|
|
|
C
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
.231
|
|
|
C
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.250
|
|
|
LF
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
.231
|
|
|
LF
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
|
|
3B
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
.200
|
|
|
3B
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.333
|
|
|
DH
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
.172
|
|
|
2B
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
.345
|
|
|
2B
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
|
|
SS
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
.241
|
|
|
SS
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.125
|
|
|
Totals
|
31
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
11
|
|
|
|
Batting
|
|||||||||
|
2B - Jackie Bradley Jr. (3)
|
|||||||||
|
TB - Jackie Bradley Jr. 2, Jarren Duran, Sandy
Leon 2, Sam Travis, Chad De La Guerra
|
|||||||||
|
RBI - Sandy Leon (4)
|
|||||||||
|
2-Out RBI - Sandy Leon (2)
|
|||||||||
|
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Sandy
Leon (4)
|
|||||||||
|
GIDP - Pedro Castellanos (1), Bobby Dalbec
(2), C.J. Chatham (3)
|
|||||||||
|
Team LOB - 3
|
|||||||||
|
Fielding
|
|||||||||
|
E - Bobby Dalbec (2)
|
|||||||||
|
Outfield Assists - Jackie Bradley Jr. (Kang at
Home)
|
|||||||||
|
Pitchers
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
HR
|
ERA
|
|
Marcus
Walden (L 2-1)
|
2.2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1.69
|
|
0.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
2.0
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
0
|
7.45
|
|
|
2.0
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
5.19
|
|
|
1.0
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
9.00
|
|
|
HBP - Patrick Kivlehan (by Martinez)
|
||||||||
|
Pitches-Strikes - Marcus Walden 9-9, Daniel
McGrath 0-0, Josh A. Smith 8-8, Domingo Tapia 7-7, Joan Martinez 0-0
|
||||||||
|
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Marcus Walden 4-1,
Daniel McGrath 0-1, Josh A. Smith 3-0, Domingo Tapia 2-1, Joan Martinez 1-2
|
||||||||
|
Batters Faced - Marcus Walden 12, Daniel
McGrath 1, Josh A. Smith 11, Domingo Tapia 9, Joan Martinez 6
|
||||||||
Pittsburgh
|
Hitters
|
Pos
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
LOB
|
Avg
|
|
2B
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
.333
|
|
|
2B
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.200
|
|
|
CF
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
.273
|
|
|
CF
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
.367
|
|
|
LF
|
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
.476
|
|
|
RP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
|
|
PH
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
.333
|
|
|
RP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
|
|
1B
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
.162
|
|
|
1B
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.292
|
|
|
C
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
.219
|
|
|
PR-C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.250
|
|
|
RF
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
.227
|
|
|
RF
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.179
|
|
|
3B
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
.179
|
|
|
3B
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.346
|
|
|
SS
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
.233
|
|
|
SS
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
.250
|
|
|
SP
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
.333
|
|
|
RP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
|
|
PH
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
.071
|
|
|
LF
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.294
|
|
|
Totals
|
32
|
8
|
9
|
8
|
6
|
6
|
19
|
|
|
|
Batting
|
|||||||||
|
2B - Lonnie Chisenhall (2), Erik Gonzalez (1)
|
|||||||||
|
HR - Starling Marte (3), Corey Dickerson (2)
|
|||||||||
|
TB - Kevin Kramer, Starling Marte 4, Corey
Dickerson 5, Francisco Cervelli, Lonnie Chisenhall 2, Ke'Bryan Hayes, Erik
Gonzalez 2, Jameson Taillon
|
|||||||||
|
RBI - Kevin Kramer (6), Starling Marte 3 (8),
Corey Dickerson (5), Jung Ho Kang (6), Erik Gonzalez (3), Jameson Taillon (1)
|
|||||||||
|
2-Out RBI - Starling Marte 3 (4), Corey
Dickerson (3), Jameson Taillon (1)
|
|||||||||
|
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Starling
Marte 2 (5), Daniel Amaral 2 (3), Josh Bell (8)
|
|||||||||
|
GIDP - Lonnie Chisenhall (1)
|
|||||||||
|
Team LOB - 7
|
|||||||||
|
Baserunning
|
|||||||||
|
SB - Adam Frazier (1, 2nd off Smith/Leon),
Starling Marte (3, 2nd off Walden/Leon), Erik Gonzalez 2 (3, 2nd off
Tapia/Hernandez, 3rd off Tapia/Hernandez)
|
|||||||||
|
Fielding
|
|||||||||
|
E - Jung Ho Kang (2)
|
|||||||||
|
Pitchers
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
HR
|
ERA
|
|
Jameson
Taillon (W 1-0)
|
5.0
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
3.00
|
|
Francisco
Liriano (H 3)
|
1.0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
5.14
|
|
2.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
2.16
|
|
|
1.0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4.91
|
|
|
Pitches-Strikes - Jameson Taillon 16-16,
Francisco Liriano 5-5, Nick Burdi 8-8, Brandon Maurer 0-0
|
||||||||
|
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jameson Taillon 7-0,
Francisco Liriano 0-0, Nick Burdi 2-2, Brandon Maurer 1-1
|
||||||||
|
Batters Faced - Jameson Taillon 18, Francisco
Liriano 4, Nick Burdi 6, Brandon Maurer 3
|
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