PIT 3, ATL 2 | Aug 31, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Friday, August 31, 2018•SunTrust Park•84°F, Clear

PIT

Pirates

ATL

Braves

Final

WIN

Jameson Taillon

LOSS

Brad Brach

SAVE

Felipe Vázquez

The Pirates edged the Braves 3-2 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

⚾Jameson Taillon7.0 IP, 2 ER, 7 K

Key Moment

Bot 7: Johan Camargo homers (15) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 84°F, ClearWind: 7 mph, In From RFFirst pitch: 11:35 PM UTCT: 2:55Att: 36,650Venue: SunTrust Park

Ump Audit

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88.6%D

14 missed calls

+3.1% ATL

+0.68 runs ATL

Win Probability

ATL WinPIT Win

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

Game 531428 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Starling MarteCF	4	1	2	0	0	0	.279/.325/.457	97.3	.390	.379
Josh Bell1B	3	0	0	0	1	1	.261/.350/.400	105.8	.264	.276
Gregory PolancoRF	4	0	1	1	0	2	.246/.336/.485	77.1	.580	.550
David Freese3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	.282/.336/.444	100.9	.353	.447
Corey DickersonLF	4	1	1	0	0	1	.296/.325/.461	98.6	.340	.318
Francisco CervelliC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.262/.389/.444	95.1	.205	.206
Josh Harrison2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	.255/.299/.361	97.9	.500	.490
Kevin NewmanSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.125/.222/.167	92.3	.274	.257
Felipe VázquezP	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bench
Elias DíazC	3	0	1	1	0	0	.286/.337/.453	96.8	.068	.072
Jameson TaillonP	2	0	0	0	0	1	.064/.083/.085
Totals	33	3	7	3	2	8	-	-	-	-

2B:Dickerson

TB:8

RBI:Polanco; Díaz; Freese

SB:Marte; Polanco

CS:Newman; Marte

Team LOB:5

Atlanta Braves

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Ronald Acuña Jr.LF	4	1	1	1	0	1	.290/.356/.565	104	.300

Pitching

Pittsburgh Pirates

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jameson TaillonW	7.0	5	2	2	1	7	2	103-75	91.5	3.45
Keone KelaH	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-9	92.2	2.66
Felipe VázquezS	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	18-13	95	2.53
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	1	10	2	133-97	-	-

HBP:Camargo (by Taillon)

Pitches-strikes:Taillon 103-75; Kela 12-9; Vázquez 18-13

Groundouts-flyouts:Taillon 2-11; Kela 0-1; Vázquez 1-1

Atlanta Braves

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Aníbal Sánchez	5.1	5	2	1	1	6	0	92-62	86	2.98

Game Notes

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T6Replay review: Braves challenged (force play), call on the field was upheld: Josh Bell reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Freddie Freeman. Starling Marte to 2nd. Starling Marte advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by first baseman Freddie Freeman.

Inherited runners-scored:Freeman 2-0; Biddle 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Sánchez 92-62; Freeman 3-3; Jackson 13-8; Brach 21-12; Biddle 15-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Sánchez 4-6; Freeman 0-1; Jackson 2-0; Brach 2-1; Biddle 2-0

Bench
Kurt SuzukiC	4	0	2	0	0	0	.265/.327/.426	100	.320	.341
Aníbal SánchezP	2	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.030/.000	76.7	.147	.132
Lucas DudaPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.240/.308/.410	80	-	-