PIT 6, ATL 6 | Mar 8, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Friday, March 8, 2024•CoolToday Park•84°F, Partly Cloudy

PIT

Pirates

ATL

Braves

Final: Tied

The Pirates defeated the Braves 6-6.

★Billy McKinney3 RBI

★Luis Liberato3 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Luis Liberato homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Andrew Velazquez scores. Luke Williams scores.

Weather: 84°F, Partly CloudyWind: 9 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 6:05 PM UTCT: 2:49Att: 5,741Venue: CoolToday Park

Win Probability

ATL WinPIT Win

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

Game 748064 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Joe PerezRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.111/.385/.111
Grant KochC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.167/.333
Seth Beer1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.200/.200/.200
Jack Brannigan3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.071/.188/.071
Eddy RodriguezLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Shawn RossSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Canaan Smith-NjigbaDH	3	1	1	2	0	0	.167/.304/.500
Termarr Johnson2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.500/.533/1.000
Matt GorskiCF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.071/.133/.286
Bench
Jared TrioloSS	4	0	1	0	0	3	.333/.360/.500
Connor JoeCF	3	1	0	0	1	0	.167/.318/.333
Edward OlivaresRF
Totals	35	6	11	6	5	10	-

HR:Smith-Njigba (3rd off Fried, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:McKinney

TB:15

RBI:Smith-Njigba 2; McKinney 3; Celestino

CS:Celestino

SF:Smith-Njigba

GIDP:Joe

Team LOB:8

Atlanta Braves

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Cody MilliganCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Andrew Velazquez2B	2	1

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Marco Gonzales	3.1	6	3	2	1	1	0	23-19	9.00
Hunter StrattonH	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	0	6-1	0.00
Josh FlemingH	2.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	13-9	6.35
Colin SelbyBS	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	1	11-7	15.00
Michael Plassmeyer	1.2	2	0	0	1	2	0	14-10	0.00
Isaac Mattson	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3-3	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	6	5	5	6	1	70-49	-

HBP:II (by Stratton)

Inherited runners-scored:Stratton 2-1; Selby 1-1; Mattson 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Gonzales 23-19; Stratton 6-1; Fleming 13-9; Selby 11-7; Plassmeyer 14-10; Mattson 3-3

Groundouts-flyouts:Gonzales 6-4; Stratton 1-0; Fleming 2-3; Selby 1-1; Plassmeyer 1-1; Mattson 0-0

Atlanta Braves

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Max Fried	3.0	5	4	4	2	2	1	28-16	7.20
Brooks Wilson

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • ATL

0-1

Jarred Kelenic grounds out, second baseman Sergio Alcántara to first baseman Billy McKinney. Ozzie Albies scores. Sean Murphy to 3rd. Marcell Ozuna to 2nd.

Top 3 • PIT

1-1

Canaan Smith-Njigba homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.

Top 4 • PIT

4-1

Canaan Smith-Njigba out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jarred Kelenic. Gilberto Celestino scores.

3-1

Billy McKinney doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Forrest Wall. Edward Olivares scores. Ali Sánchez scores. Gilberto Celestino to 3rd.

Bot 4 • ATL

4-2

David Fletcher reaches on a fielding error by third baseman Alika Williams. Orlando Arcia scores.

4-3

Ozzie Albies walks. Eli White scores. David Fletcher to 3rd. Michael Harris II to 2nd.

Top 5 • PIT

6-3

Billy McKinney singles on a soft line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. Edward Olivares scores. Gilberto Celestino to 2nd.

5-3

Gilberto Celestino singles on a line drive to right fielder Forrest Wall. Connor Joe scores. Edward Olivares to 3rd.

Bot 7 • ATL

6-6

Luis Liberato homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Andrew Velazquez scores. Luke Williams scores.

Inherited runners-scored:Wilson 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Fried 28-16; Wilson 4-4; Iglesias 14-10; Minter 7-7; Waldrep 23-15; Lee 4-4

Groundouts-flyouts:Fried 3-2; Wilson 1-2; Iglesias 1-0; Minter 0-1; Waldrep 2-2; Lee 0-1

Bench
Michael Harris IICF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.400/.478/.900
Ozzie Albies2B	2	1	1	1	1	0	.125/.222/.125
Sean MurphyC	3	0	2	0	0	0	.444/.444/.444
Marcell Ozuna1B	3	0	2	0	0	1	.429/.478/.619
Jarred KelenicLF	3	0	0	1	0	0	.042/.148/.042
Orlando ArciaSS	2	1	0	0	1	0	.200/.294/.400
Eli WhiteDH	3	1	1	0	0	0	.412/.524/.529
Forrest WallRF	2	0	0	0	1	0	.389/.476/.889
David Fletcher3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.409/.417/.455
Max FriedP							.000/.000/.000
Brooks WilsonP							.000/.000/.000
Raisel IglesiasP							.000/.000/.000
A.J. MinterP							.000/.000/.000
Hurston WaldrepP							.000/.000/.000
Dylan LeeP							.000/.000/.000