PIT 8, BAL 9 | Feb 29, 2024 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, February 29, 2024•Ed Smith Stadium•81°F, Cloudy

PIT

Pirates

BAL

Orioles

Final

WIN

Tucker Davidson

LOSS

Connor Sadzeck

The Orioles edged the Pirates 9-8 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Henry Davis3 RBI

★Jorge Mateo2 HR, 3 RBI

★Tyler Nevin3-for-3, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Termarr Johnson singles on a line drive to right fielder Carter Young. Gilberto Celestino scores. Jack Brannigan to 3rd.

Weather: 81°F, CloudyWind: 3 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 6:05 PM UTCT: 2:39Att: 4,952Venue: Ed Smith Stadium

Win Probability

BAL WinPIT Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	8	12	0
BAL	0	2	0	0	0	3	0

Game 748179 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Tsung-Che ChengSS	2	1	1	0	0	0	.333/.333/.667
Billy McKinney1B	1	1	1	0	1	0	.400/.625/.400
Gilberto CelestinoCF	2	1	1	1	0	0	.455/.455/.455
Jack Brannigan3B	2	0	1	1	0	1	.111/.273/.111
Termarr Johnson2B	2	0	1	1	0	0	.444/.500/1.222
Joe PerezRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.375/.000
Jake LambDH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.375/.375/.500
Matt GorskiLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.125/.000
Grant KochC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Bench
Oneil CruzSS	3	1	2	1	0	1	.333/.500/.333
Jack SuwinskiCF	3	0	0	0	0	3	.167/.286/.333
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B
Totals	38	8	12	8	3	10	-

HR:Davis (1st off Burnes, 2 on, 2 out); Hayes (3rd off Kimbrel, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Gonzales

TB:19

RBI:Brannigan; Cruz; Hayes; Johnson; Celestino; Davis 3

SB:Cruz; Celestino

Team LOB:6

Baltimore Orioles

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Adam Retzbach1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
David BañuelosC	1	1

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Paul Skenes	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	0.00
Bailey FalterH	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	2	16-13	9.00
Ryan BoruckiH	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	9-9	0.00
Carmen MlodzinskiH	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4-4	0.00
Colin SelbyBS	1.0	3	3	3	1	1	1	15-10	13.50
Thomas HarringtonH	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9-5	0.00
Anthony SolometoH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-5	0.00
Connor SadzeckLBS	0.1	4	4	4	1	0	0	10-6	27.00
Totals	8.1	14	9	9	3	6	3	71-55	-

Pitches-strikes:Skenes 3-3; Falter 16-13; Borucki 9-9; Mlodzinski 4-4; Selby 15-10; Harrington 9-5; Solometo 5-5; Sadzeck 10-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Skenes 1-2; Falter 3-2; Borucki 1-0; Mlodzinski 1-2; Selby 2-0; Harrington 1-1; Solometo 1-1; Sadzeck 1-0

Baltimore Orioles

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Corbin Burnes	1.2	3	3	3	1	3	1	22-16	10.13
Morgan McSweeney

Top 1 • PIT

3-0

Henry Davis homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Oneil Cruz scores. Rowdy Tellez scores.

Bot 2 • BAL

3-1

Kyle Stowers homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.

3-2

Jorge Mateo homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

Top 3 • PIT

4-2

Ke'Bryan Hayes homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

Top 4 • PIT

5-2

Oneil Cruz singles on a line drive to left fielder Kyle Stowers. Nick Gonzales scores. Oneil Cruz out at 1st on the throw, left fielder Kyle Stowers to catcher Adley Rutschman to first baseman Tyler Nevin.

Bot 6 • BAL

5-4

Jorge Mateo homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Daniel Johnson scores.

5-5

Jackson Holliday triples (1) on a line drive to right fielder Joe Perez. Enrique Bradfield Jr. scores.

Top 7 • PIT

7-5

Termarr Johnson singles on a line drive to right fielder Carter Young. Gilberto Celestino scores. Jack Brannigan to 3rd.

6-5

Jack Brannigan singles on a ground ball to center fielder Enrique Bradfield Jr. Billy McKinney scores. Gilberto Celestino to 2nd.

Top 9 • PIT

8-5

Gilberto Celestino grounds into a force out, fielded by second baseman Diego Castillo. Tsung-Che Cheng scores. Billy McKinney out at 2nd. Gilberto Celestino to 1st.

Bot 9 • BAL

8-7

Silas Ardoin triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Gilberto Celestino. David Bañuelos scores. Diego Castillo scores.

8-8

Errol Robinson singles on a soft ground ball to center fielder Gilberto Celestino. Silas Ardoin scores.

8-9

Daniel Johnson singles on a fly ball to left fielder Matt Gorski. Errol Robinson scores.

HR:Stowers (2nd off Falter, 0 on, 2 out); Mateo (2nd off Falter, 0 on, 2 out); Mateo (6th off Selby, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Nevin

3B:Ardoin; Holliday

TB:28

RBI:Mateo 3; Stowers; Ardoin 2; Robinson; Johnson; Holliday

SB:Robinson

Team LOB:8

Inherited runners-scored:McSweeney 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Burnes 22-16; McSweeney 3-3; Kimbrel 8-7; Coulombe 4-4; Pérez 5-5; Akin 11-7; Webb 10-6; Davidson 13-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Burnes 2-0; McSweeney 0-0; Kimbrel 1-1; Coulombe 1-1; Pérez 2-0; Akin 1-0; Webb 1-2; Davidson 2-2

Bench
Jackson Holliday2B	4	0	2	1	0	0	.273/.333/.455
Adley RutschmanC	3	0	0	0	0	0	.143/.250/.571
Heston KjerstadRF	3	0	1	0	0	0	.143/.143/.143
James McCannDH	3	0	0	0	0	1	.111/.111/.222
Coby Mayo3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.417/.563/.667
Kyle StowersLF	2	1	2	1	1	0	.250/.308/.750
Jorge MateoSS	3	2	2	3	0	1	.400/.455/1.100
Tyler Nevin1B	3	0	3	0	0	0	.583/.583/.917
Ryan McKennaCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.091/.000
Corbin BurnesP							.000/.000/.000
Morgan McSweeneyP							.000/.000/.000
Craig KimbrelP							.000/.000/.000
Danny CoulombeP							.000/.000/.000
Cionel PérezP							.000/.000/.000
Keegan AkinP							.000/.000/.000
Jacob WebbP							.000/.000/.000
Tucker DavidsonP							.000/.000/.000