PIT 6, CWS 5 | May 9, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, May 9, 2018•Guaranteed Rate Field•77°F, Cloudy

PIT

Pirates

CWS

White Sox

Final

WIN

Richard Rodríguez

LOSS

Nate Jones

SAVE

Felipe Vázquez

The Pirates edged the White Sox 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Daniel Palka3-for-3, 2 RBI

⚾Reynaldo López7.1 IP, 2 ER, 6 K

Key Moment

Bot 8: Welington Castillo doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Gregory Polanco. José Rondon scores.

Weather: 77°F, CloudyWind: 21 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 2:46Att: 12,476Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field

Ump Audit

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92.4%B

10 missed calls

+6.3% CWS

+0.21 runs CWS

Win Probability

CWS WinPIT Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	6	7	0
CWS	0	2	0	2	0	0	0

Game 529958 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Max Moroff2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208/.240/.375	-	-	-
Gregory PolancoRF	4	1	2	1	0	1	.225/.333/.457	102.5	.440	.699
Starling MarteCF	4	1	1	0	0	2	.290/.354/.469	104.6	.192	.200
Josh Bell1B	2	1	1	0	2	1	.250/.335/.368	112.8	.787	.920
Corey DickersonDH	4	0	0	0	0	0	.323/.361/.534	93.2	.060	.069
Elias DíazC	4	1	1	2	0	0	.372/.413/.535	105.9	.589	.680
Colin Moran3B	4	1	1	2	0	0	.283/.369/.434	103.1	.353	.538
Sean RodríguezLF	4	0	0	0	0	3	.145/.266/.309	102.6	.304	.274
Jordy MercerSS	4	1	1	1	0	1	.238/.278/.369	103.3	.322	.461
Bench
Adam FrazierLF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.242/.292/.323	94	.240	.230
José OsunaPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.300/.300/.600	-
Totals	34	6	7	6	2	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Mercer (6th off López, 0 on, 0 out); Polanco (6th off López, 0 on, 1 out); Moran (9th off Jones, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Díaz

TB:17

RBI:Moran 2; Polanco; Mercer; Díaz 2

Team LOB:3

Chicago White Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Trayce ThompsonLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118/.151/.314	82.9	.007

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Trevor Williams	5.0	7	4	4	2	3	2	92-64	89	3.13
Steven Brault	2.0	1	0	0	0	4	0	24-17	92.1	4.32
Richard RodríguezW	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	20-13	89.3	1.46
Felipe VázquezS	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-10	90.8	3.00
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	3	8	2	150-104	-	-

IBB:Rodríguez

Pitches-strikes:Williams 92-64; Brault 24-17; Rodríguez 20-13; Vázquez 14-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Williams 6-4; Brault 2-0; Rodríguez 0-2; Vázquez 1-2

Chicago White Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Reynaldo López	7.1	3	2	2	2	6	2	100-63	89.9	2.44

Scoring Plays

Bot 2 • CWS

0-2

Tim Anderson homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. Daniel Palka scores.

EV: 100.3 mph💣 378 ftLA: 29°

Bot 4 • CWS

0-4

Daniel Palka homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Welington Castillo scores.

EV: 106.0 mph💣 416 ftLA: 26°

Top 6 • PIT

2-4

Gregory Polanco homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 102.5 mph💣 404 ftLA: 28°

1-4

Jordy Mercer homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 103.3 mph💣 384 ftLA: 35°

Bot 8 • CWS

2-5

Welington Castillo doubles (4) on a line drive to right fielder Gregory Polanco. José Rondon scores.

EV: 98.7 mph354 ftLA: 24°

Top 9 • PIT

6-5

Colin Moran homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Elias Díaz scores.

EV: 103.1 mph💣 416 ftLA: 26°

4-5

Elias Díaz hits a ground-rule double (1) on a fly ball . Starling Marte scores. Josh Bell scores.

EV: 87.1 mph307 ftLA: 28°

Bench
Leury GarcíaLF	4	0	0	0	0	0	.256/.299/.354	100.3	.207	.188
Nicky DelmonicoLF	2	0	1	0	0	0	.240/.348/.313	82.7	.226	.203
Reynaldo LópezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jace FryP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Nate JonesP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-