PITTSBURGH 2,
CINCINNATI 0
WHEN: 7:05
PM ET, Friday, April 5, 2019
WHERE: PNC Park, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
TEMPERATURE: 48°
UMPIRES: Home - James Hoye, 1B -
Mark Ripperger, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Brian O'Nora
ATTENDANCE: 12497
Jung Ho Kang's seventh-inning RBI double broke up an
intense pitchers' duel Friday as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat visiting
Cincinnati 2-0, the Reds' sixth straight loss and third in a row by shutout.
Adam Frazier added an RBI double in the eighth for the
Pirates in support of starting right-hander Joe Musgrove (1-0), who topped
Cincinnati righty Sonny Gray (0-2).
The Pirates have won the first two games of the four-game
series, both by 2-0 scores. The Reds have not scored since the eighth inning on
Tuesday.
Pittsburgh's starters have been strong this season, and
Musgrove followed suit in his first start of 2019. He pitched seven three-hit
innings with eight strikeouts and one walk.
Musgrove had his scheduled first start of the season
Saturday washed out. He pitched two scoreless, hitless innings in relief the
next day to get some work. The Pirates shut the Reds out in that one, too, 5-0.
Pirates starters have given up one run over their past 30
innings.
Keone Kela pitched a perfect eighth and Felipe Vazquez
did the same in the ninth for his second save.
Gray gave up one run on three hits in 6 2/3 innings,
striking out seven and not walking a batter.
It was quite a different outing from Gray's first start
this season -- his Reds debut, which also came against Pittsburgh. Last Sunday,
he had control problems in Cincinnati's 5-0 loss to the Pirates, giving up
three runs (two earned) on five hits and four walks in 2 2/3 innings. He did
not strike out a single batter in that one.
In the seventh Friday, Starling Marte led off with a
single to left, advanced to second on a wild pitch and made it to third on
Francisco Cervelli's groundout. But he was thrown out at home on Josh Bell's
fielder's choice grounder to second.
Kang, playing on his 32nd birthday, followed with a
double to the corner in left that scored Bell from first for a 1-0 lead. That
chased Gray, and reliever Amir Garrett struck out pinch-hitter Pablo Reyes to
end the inning.
J.B. Shuck and Erik Gonzalez reached base to lead off the
Pirates' eighth with back-to-back bunts. Reliever Zach Duke replaced David
Hernandez and gave up a double to left by Frazier, scoring Shuck.
GRAY BOUNCES BACK
Gray dazzled in his second start for Cincinnati, retiring
16 straight at one point and striking out seven without a walk in 6 2/3
innings. His performance dropped the Reds' starters ERA to 2.16, a bright spot
in Cincinnati's otherwise bumpy opening week.
Gray arrived in January as part of Cincinnati's offseason
overhaul, an effort by the club to climb back into contention after four
straight last-place finishes. His initial start for the Reds was forgettable.
He lasted just 2 2/3 innings in a loss to the Pirates last Sunday, needing 71
pitches to record eight outs.
Things were far different five days later at chilly PNC
Park.
Mixing speed and location effectively, Gray allowed a
single to Francisco
Cervelli with two outs in the first but Pittsburgh didn't get
another runner on base until Starling
Marte led off the seventh with a single. His lone mistake came
on a curveball that Kang dumped into the corner of spacious left field, giving
Bell enough time to go 270 feet.
TRAINER'S ROOM
PIRATES:
RHP Kyle Crick was
placed on the 10-day injured list with tightness in his right triceps.
Pittsburgh called up OF Jason Martin to take Crick's roster spot.
UP NEXT
REDS: Tanner Roark (0-1,
6.23 ERA) makes his second start for the Reds on Saturday. Roark, acquired in
an offseason trade with Washington, allowed three runs in 4 1/3 innings in a
loss to Milwaukee last Monday.
PIRATES:
Trevor Williams (1-0, 0.00) will look to back up the six shutout innings he
tossed last Sunday against Cincinnati when he makes his second start of the
season.
TOP GAME
PERFORMANCES
STARTING PITCHERS
|
CINCINNATI
|
|
PITTSBURGH
|
|
SONNY GRAY
|
PLAYER
|
JOE MUSGROVE
|
|
LOSS
|
W/L
|
WIN
|
|
6.2
|
IP
|
7.0
|
|
7
|
Strikeouts
|
8
|
|
3
|
Hits
|
3
|
|
1.35
|
ERA
|
0.00
|
HITTING
|
CINCINNATI
|
|
PITTSBURGH
|
|
EUGENIO SUAREZ
|
PLAYER
|
JUNG HO KANG
|
|
1
|
Hits
|
1
|
|
0
|
RBI
|
1
|
|
0
|
HR
|
0
|
|
2
|
TB
|
2
|
|
.500
|
Avg
|
.333
|
TEAM STATS SUMMARY
|
TEAM
|
HITS
|
HR
|
TB
|
AVG
|
LOB
|
K
|
RBI
|
BB
|
SB
|
ERRORS
|
|
CINCINNATI
|
3
|
0
|
5
|
.107
|
7
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
PITTSBURGH
|
5
|
0
|
7
|
.172
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
SCORING SUMMARY
|
INNING
|
CIN
|
PIT
|
|||
|
Pirates
|
7th
|
Kang doubled to left, Bell scored.
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
Pirates
|
8th
|
Frazier doubled to left, Shuck scored, González to third.
|
0
|
2
|
|
FINAL SCORING
SUMMARY
|
FINAL
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
CINCINNATI
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
PITTSBURGH
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
5
|
0
|
Cincinnati
|
Hitters
|
Pos
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
LOB
|
Avg
|
|
Jesse
Winker
|
CF
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
.053
|
|
Curt Casali
|
PH
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
.286
|
|
Joey Votto
|
1B
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
.200
|
|
Yasiel Puig
|
RF
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
.125
|
|
Eugenio
Suarez
|
3B
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
.227
|
|
Matt Kemp
|
LF
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
.062
|
|
Jose Peraza
|
2B
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
.227
|
|
Tucker
Barnhart
|
C
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
.316
|
|
Jose
Iglesias
|
SS
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
.312
|
|
Sonny Gray
|
SP
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
.000
|
|
Amir
Garrett
|
RP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
|
Scott
Schebler
|
PH
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.048
|
|
David
Hernandez
|
RP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
|
Zach Duke
|
RP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
|
Jared
Hughes
|
RP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
|
Totals
|
28
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
10
|
7
|
|
|
|
Batting
|
|||||||||
|
2B - Joey Votto (3), Eugenio Suarez (2)
|
|||||||||
|
TB - Joey Votto 2, Eugenio Suarez 2, Jose
Iglesias
|
|||||||||
|
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose
Peraza (4), Tucker Barnhart (1)
|
|||||||||
|
Team LOB - 3
|
|||||||||
|
Baserunning
|
|||||||||
|
CS - Jose Iglesias (1, 2nd by
Musgrove/Cervelli)
|
|||||||||
|
PO - Jose Iglesias (1st by Musgrove)
|
|||||||||
|
Pitchers
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
HR
|
ERA
|
|
Sonny Gray (L
0-2)
|
6.2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
2.89
|
|
Amir
Garrett
|
0.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
David
Hernandez
|
0.1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.71
|
|
Zach Duke
|
0.0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7.71
|
|
Jared
Hughes
|
0.2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2.70
|
|
WP - Sonny Gray, Amir Garrett
|
||||||||
|
Pitches-Strikes - Sonny Gray 83-50, Amir Garrett
4-3, David Hernandez 6-5, Zach Duke 2-2, Jared Hughes 8-6
|
||||||||
|
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Sonny Gray 7-4, Amir
Garrett 0-0, David Hernandez 1-0, Zach Duke 0-0, Jared Hughes 1-1
|
||||||||
|
Batters Faced - Sonny Gray 23, Amir Garrett 1,
David Hernandez 3, Zach Duke 1, Jared Hughes 2
|
||||||||
|
Inherited Runners-Scored - Amir Garrett 1-0,
Zach Duke 2-1, Jared Hughes 2-0
|
||||||||
Pittsburgh
|
Hitters
|
Pos
|
AB
|
R
|
H
|
RBI
|
BB
|
K
|
LOB
|
Avg
|
|
Adam
Frazier
|
2B
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
.308
|
|
Starling
Marte
|
CF
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
.227
|
|
Francisco
Cervelli
|
C
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
.217
|
|
Josh Bell
|
1B
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
.190
|
|
Jung Ho
Kang
|
3B
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.200
|
|
Colin Moran
|
LF
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
.429
|
|
Pablo Reyes
|
PH-RF
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
.000
|
|
JB Shuck
|
RF-LF
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
.231
|
|
Erik
Gonzalez
|
SS
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.158
|
|
Joe
Musgrove
|
SP
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
.000
|
|
Keone Kela
|
RP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
|
Melky
Cabrera
|
PH
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
.400
|
|
Felipe
Vazquez
|
RP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
.000
|
|
Totals
|
29
|
2
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
8
|
10
|
|
|
|
Batting
|
|||||||||
|
2B - Adam Frazier (3), Jung Ho Kang (2)
|
|||||||||
|
TB - Adam Frazier 2, Starling Marte, Francisco
Cervelli, Jung Ho Kang 2, JB Shuck
|
|||||||||
|
RBI - Adam Frazier (2), Jung Ho Kang (4)
|
|||||||||
|
2-Out RBI - Jung Ho Kang (4)
|
|||||||||
|
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Francisco
Cervelli 2 (6), Pablo Reyes (5)
|
|||||||||
|
S - Erik Gonzalez (1)
|
|||||||||
|
Team LOB - 4
|
|||||||||
|
Baserunning
|
|||||||||
|
SB - Starling Marte (2, 2nd off
Hughes/Barnhart)
|
|||||||||
|
Fielding
|
|||||||||
|
PO - Joe Musgrove (Iglesias at 1st)
|
|||||||||
|
Pitchers
|
IP
|
H
|
R
|
ER
|
BB
|
K
|
HR
|
ERA
|
|
Joe
Musgrove (W 1-0)
|
7.0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Keone Kela (H
2)
|
1.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5.40
|
|
Felipe
Vazquez (SV 2)
|
1.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
HBP - Jesse Winker (by Musgrove)
|
||||||||
|
Pitches-Strikes - Joe Musgrove 88-63, Keone
Kela 12-9, Felipe Vazquez 11-8
|
||||||||
|
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Joe Musgrove 5-3,
Keone Kela 3-0, Felipe Vazquez 1-0
|
||||||||
|
Batters Faced - Joe Musgrove 24, Keone Kela 3,
Felipe Vazquez 3
|
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