Pirates 4, Brewers 0
Jeff Karstens led the Pirates to a much-needed win Saturday night before leaving after seven shutout innings. The Pirates couldn't get much going in the first several innings, and Pedro Alvarez...
| Final - 8.25.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norichika Aoki, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 |
| Rickie Weeks, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 |
| Ryan Braun, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 |
| Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Corey Hart, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Martin Maldonado, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| Carlos Gomez, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Livan Hernandez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jonathan Lucroy, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .324 |
| Jeff Bianchi, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .118 |
| Shaun Marcum, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .080 |
| Travis Ishikawa, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| Jose Veras, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nyjer Morgan, CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| Totals | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Ramirez
Grounded into DP - Hart
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Gomez, Bianchi
Doubles - Ramirez
Grounded into DP - Hart
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
Errors - Gomez, Bianchi
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Marcum (L, 5-4) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.19 | 0 | 88-62 |
| Jose Veras | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 20-17 |
| Livan Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.02 | 0 | 33-25 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Tabata, LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .237 |
| Gaby Sanchez, 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 |
| Travis Snider, 9,7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .304 |
| Andrew McCutchen, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .346 |
| Garrett Jones, 3,9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| Neil Walker, 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| Pedro Alvarez, 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Michael McKenry, C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .256 |
| Clint Barmes, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| Jeff Karstens, P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .107 |
| Tony Watson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jason Grilli, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joel Hanrahan, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
Batting
Doubles - Tabata, Alvarez, McKenry
Caught Stealing - McCutchen
Team LOB - 4
Doubles - Tabata, Alvarez, McKenry
Caught Stealing - McCutchen
Team LOB - 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Karstens (W, 5-3) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.47 | 0 | 84-62 |
| Tony Watson (, 5-2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.02 | 0 | 3-3 |
| Jason Grilli (, 1-4) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.30 | 0 | 5-4 |
| Joel Hanrahan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.36 | 0 | 22-13 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: J.Karstens pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings, First Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley, Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Third Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth
Duration: 2:48
Pitching notes: J.Karstens pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings, First Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley, Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert, Third Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth
Duration: 2:48
