PIT 7, BOS 5 | Mar 20, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Monday, March 20, 2023•JetBlue Park•68°F, Partly Cloudy

PIT

Pirates

BOS

Red Sox

Final

WIN

Luis Ortiz

LOSS

Kenley Jansen

The Pirates defeated the Red Sox 7-5.

★Canaan Smith-Njigba3-for-4, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Daniel Palka singles on a ground ball to center fielder Chavez Young. Nick Sogard scores. Marcus Wilson to 2nd.

Weather: 68°F, Partly CloudyWind: 10 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 5:05 PM UTCT: 2:47Att: 7,845Venue: JetBlue Park

Win Probability

BOS WinPIT Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	7	11	1
BOS	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1

Game 719033 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Connor ScottLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Andrés AlvarezSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188/.235/.313
Chavez YoungCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.143/.182/.333
Aaron Shackelford1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Abrahan GutierrezDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Drew Maggi3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.391/.440/.870
Maikol Escotto2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333/.333/.333
Carter BinsC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.462/.563/.615
Matt FraizerRF	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400/.400/.400
Bench
Jihwan BaeCF	5	1	2	0	0	0	.219/.286/.250
Rodolfo CastroSS	4	2	1	0	1	0	.214/.233/.310
Jack SuwinskiLF
Totals	40	7	11	5	3	8	-

HR:Andujar (6th off Brasier, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Plawecki

3B:Suwinski

TB:17

RBI:Smith-Njigba 2; Andujar 2; Swaggerty

SB:Smith-Njigba; Castro; Swaggerty; Mathias

Team LOB:10

Boston Red Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Nick Sogard2B	1	1	0	1	1	0	.208/.345/.208
Niko Goodrum3B	1	0

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Luis OrtizW	3.0	3	2	2	2	2	26-17	10.50
Duane Underwood Jr.H	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	5-5	2.08
Colin HoldermanH	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	4.05
Rob Zastryzny	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	5-5	0.00
Jose E. Hernandez	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	7-7	6.48
Angel Perdomo	1.0	1	1	1	2	1	14-6	8.22
Cody Bolton	1.0	2	2	2	2	1	15-7	5.14
Totals	9.0	7	5	5	6	7	73-48	-

Inherited runners-scored:Holderman 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Ortiz 26-17; Jr. 5-5; Holderman 1-1; Zastryzny 5-5; Hernandez 7-7; Perdomo 14-6; Bolton 15-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Ortiz 3-4; Jr. 0-4; Holderman 1-0; Zastryzny 1-1; Hernandez 1-0; Perdomo 1-1; Bolton 2-0

Boston Red Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Garrett Whitlock	3.0	3	2	0	1	3	0	25-20	0.00
Kenley Jansen

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • PIT

2-0

Canaan Smith-Njigba singles on a ground ball to left fielder Raimel Tapia. Rodolfo Castro scores. Jack Suwinski to 3rd.

1-0

Jack Suwinski reaches on a fielding error by center fielder Adam Duvall. Ji Hwan Bae scores. Rodolfo Castro to 3rd. Jack Suwinski to 2nd.

Bot 1 • BOS

2-1

Triston Casas out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jack Suwinski. Rafael Devers scores.

Bot 3 • BOS

2-2

Adam Duvall doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Jack Suwinski. Justin Turner scores.

Top 4 • PIT

3-2

Kevin Plawecki reaches on a fielding error by left fielder Raimel Tapia. Mark Mathias scores. Kevin Plawecki to 2nd.

Top 5 • PIT

5-2

Travis Swaggerty singles on a fly ball to left fielder Raimel Tapia. Canaan Smith-Njigba scores. Mark Mathias to 3rd.

4-2

Canaan Smith-Njigba singles on a ground ball to left fielder Raimel Tapia. Rodolfo Castro scores.

Top 6 • PIT

7-2

Miguel Andujar homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Jack Suwinski scores.

Bot 8 • BOS

7-3

Daniel Palka singles on a ground ball to center fielder Chavez Young. Nick Sogard scores. Marcus Wilson to 2nd.

Bot 9 • BOS

7-4

Nick Sogard grounds out, second baseman Maikol Escotto to first baseman Aaron Shackelford. Narciso Crook scores. Caleb Hamilton to 2nd.

7-5

Marcus Wilson singles on a line drive to left fielder Connor Scott. Caleb Hamilton scores. Niko Goodrum to 2nd.

WP:Brasier

HBP:Mathias (by Schreiber)

Inherited runners-scored:Scroggins 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Whitlock 25-20; Jansen 11-6; Schreiber 9-7; Scroggins 5-1; Brasier 11-9; Kelly 5-5; Sherriff 5-5; Nail 5-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Whitlock 3-4; Jansen 1-2; Schreiber 0-1; Scroggins 1-0; Brasier 0-2; Kelly 3-0; Sherriff 0-2; Nail 0-2

Bench
Christian Arroyo2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.311/.311/.511
Rafael Devers3B	3	1	1	0	0	1	.350/.409/.450
Justin TurnerDH	2	1	1	0	1	0	.286/.444/.286
Triston Casas1B	2	0	0	1	0	1	.341/.391/.561
Adam DuvallCF	3	0	1	1	0	1	.242/.366/.545
Raimel TapiaLF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.382/.432/.706
Rob RefsnyderRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.094/.293/.219
Reese McGuireC	2	0	0	0	0	0	.214/.273/.357
Enrique HernándezSS	3	0	0	0	0	1	.063/.167/.063
Garrett WhitlockP							.000/.000/.000
Kenley JansenP							.000/.000/.000
John SchreiberP							.000/.000/.000
Cody ScrogginsP							.000/.000/.000
Ryan BrasierP							.000/.000/.000
Zack KellyP							.000/.000/.000
Ryan SherriffP							.000/.000/.000
Brendan NailP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Boston Red Sox

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Boston Red Sox

Game Notes