• Who: Pirates (36-35) vs. Marlins (35-36) • What: MLB regular season, Game 72 • When: 12:15 p.m. • Where: PNC Park • Pitchers: RHP Paul Skenes (6-5, 2.84) vs. RHP Max Meyer (6-0, 2.85 ERA) • Streaming: Peacock • Radio: Pirates Radio Network • Satellite: SiriusXM 176/861 •Boxscore: DKPS • Medianotes: Pirates | Marlins
► FOLLOW ALONG
• FINAL: Ryan O'Hearn flies out to center field. The Pirates fall to the Marlins, 4-2. They're back at .500 (36-36) and have lost six straight games with Paul Skenes on the mound.
• HOME RUN: Bryan Reynolds keeps the Pirates alive in the ninth with a solo homer off Pete Fairbanks. Marlins, 4-2
• Lowe strikes out for the third time today, capping off an 0-for5 day.
• Mack win an ABS challenge, putting Lowe in an 0-2 hole.
• Horwitz is rung up anyway, this time on a pitch all the way in the zone.
• Horwitz is rung up on a high fastball, but he challenges and wins. Terrible miss by Scheurwater.
• Pete Fairbanks is coming in to close this one out for Miami.
• Stowers grounds out to third. One more chance for the home squad.
• Lopez pops out to Rodríguez.
• Hicks walks. Two on, one out.
• Norby pops out trying to bunt.
• Mack walks to start the ninth.
• Rodríguez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Onto the ninth. Mattson is staying in to pitch the ninth.
• Triolo flies out to right. Endy Rodríguez is pinch hitting for Davis.
• Mangum hits a chopper that gives new third baseman Javier Sanoja a hard time and beats out the throw. Ruled an error.
• Mangum loses an ABS challenge. Par for the course.
• Tyler Zuber is in to pitch for the Marlins.
• Mattson strikes out Marsee to get out of the jam.
• Ruiz was hit by a pitch. Bases are loaded. Kelly challenged it, but failed. Now he comes out of the dugout to take Bidois out of the game. Isaac Mattson is coming in to pitch.
• Hernandez flies out to centerfield.
• RUN: Xavier Edwards bloops one that falls just out of reach of a diving Tyler Callihan. Marlins, 4-1
• RUN: Kyle Stowers hits a hard grounder that's far enough out of reach from a diving Brandon Lowe, driving in Liam Hicks. Marlins, 3-1
• Lopez singles to left.
• Hicks singles to right.
• Norby strikes out.
• Paid attendance: 18,127
• Brandan Bidois is in to pitch for the Pirates.
• Callihan strikes out. Another wasted opportunity.
• Gonzales steals second base.
• Gonzales is hit by a pitch. Callihan's up with runners on the corners and two outs.
• O'Hearn grounds out to second. Reynolds moves up to third base.
• Reynolds laces a double to right-center. One down, runner in scoring position.
• Lowe grounds out to second.
• Calvin Faucher is in to pitch for Miami.
• Mack pops out. Stretch time.
• Gonzales with a slick play to his left, nabbing Marsee in time for the second out of the inning.
• Ruiz runs into a 1-5 pickoff.
• Ruiz leads off with a double.
• Esteury Ruiz will pinch hit for Caissie.
• Evan Sisk is in to pitch for the Pirates.
• The sixth ends on a strike-them-out-throw-them-out double play. Horwitz strikes out while Davis is caught stealing.
• Davis reaches on a throwing error by Lopez.
• Triolo grounds out to third.
• Skenes strikes out the side for the second time today, this time to a nice roar from the modest home crowd. Skenes is likely done for the day at 104 pitches. Just the two solo homers allowed. Struck out 10 batters.
• Edwards strikes out on a foul tip. Nine Ks for Skenes.
• Stowers strikes out swinging. Skenes is up to eight strikeouts.
• Jake Mangum is absolutely robbed by Jakob Marsee in center field with a spectacular diving catch. The bases were loaded with two outs, so it saves multiple runs. Wow. Just ... wow.
• Callihan is hit by a pitch. Bases are loaded for Mangum.
• Gonzales rips a two-out single into left field. Two on, two out for Callihan.
• O'Hearn goes down swinging again. Two down.
• Reynolds walks for the second time today.
• Lowe flies out to deep left field to start the Pittsburgh fifth.
• Potato Pete wins the pierogi race and Michael Keaton is shown on the jumbotron. I feel safer with Batman here.
• Lopez grounds out to second. Onto the home half of the fifth.
• Hicks with a two-out single.
• Norby strikes out swinging.
• Lowe with a nice pick as Mack grounds out to second to start the Miami fifth.
• Horwitz is caught looking at strike three. Pirates only get one in the fourth.
• Davis pops out. Two on, two down.
• Triolo strikes out.
• RUN: Jake Mangum slaps one into left field for an RBI single, driving in Nick Gonzales from third base. Marlins, 2-1
• Callihan hits a slow roller that goes to no-man's land in the large gap between shortstop and third base. It creeps into left field for a single, with Gonzales hustling to third base. Runners on the corners, nobody out for Mangum.
• Gonzales hits a blooper into right field that falls for a leadoff single.
• Marsee is caught looking at strike three. Looks like he instinctively tapped his helmet to challenge, but then hesitated. Home plate umpire Stu Scheurwater enforced the challenge, which was unsuccessful. Skenes strikes out the side in the fourth.
• Skenes gets Caissie swinging.
• Skenes gets Hernandez on strikes this time around.
• O'Hearn goes down swinging. Not much going offensively for the home club.
• Reynolds flies out to center.
• Lowe strikes out.
• Horwitz walks to start the Pittsburgh third.
• Skenes gets Edwards to ground out. Nice 1-2-3 inning.
• Stowers hit a towering pop up, caught by Lowe. Two down.
• Lopez grounds out to third base.
• Davis strikes out swinging. No answer in the second.
• Triolo follows Mangum with a seeing-eye single up the middle. Two on, two out for Davis.
• Mangum beats out a throw from Lopez at shortstop for an infield single.
• Callihan pops out to shortstop. Two down.
• Gonzales grounds out to shortstop to start the Pittsburgh second.
• After Norby reaches on a single, Hicks flies out to end the inning.
• HOME RUN: Paul Skenes gives up his second homer of the inning, as Joe Mack drills a 1-1 pitch to center field. Marlins, 2-0
• Marsee grounds out to first.
• Skenes strikes out Caissie.
• HOME RUN: Heriberto Hernandez unloads on a 2-2 pitch from Paul Skenes and puts it out of reach of Bryan Reynolds at the left field wall. Marlins, 1-0
• O'Hearn grounds into a 5-6 groundout. Onto the second.
• Reynolds draws a two-out walk.
• Lowe gets caught looking.
• Horwitz goes down on strikes.
• Just your typical 4-1 putout to end the Miami first.
• Skenes gets Stowers on a fastball. Two down.
• Skenes bounces back and strikes out Lopez.
• Skenes walks Hicks.
• FIRST PITCH: Paul Skenes delivers ball one to Liam Hicks, and we're underway at PNC Park.
• Don Kelly's lineup:
1. Spencer Horwitz, DH 2. Brandon Lowe, 2B 3. Bryan Reynolds, LF 4. Ryan O'Hearn, 1B 5. Nick Gonzales, 3B 6. Tyler Callihan, RF 7. Jake Mangum, CF 8. Jared Triolo, SS 9. Henry Davis, C
• Clayton McCullough's lineup:
1. Liam Hicks, 1B 2. Otto Lopez, SS 3. Kyle Stowers, DH 4. Xavier Edwards, 2B 5. Heriberto Hernández, LF 6. Owen Caissie, RF 7. Jakob Marsee, CF 8. Joe Mack, C 9. Connor Norby, 3B
THE ASYLUM
Final: Marlins 4, Pirates 2
• Who: Pirates (36-35) vs. Marlins (35-36)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 72
• When: 12:15 p.m.
• Where: PNC Park
• Pitchers: RHP Paul Skenes (6-5, 2.84) vs. RHP Max Meyer (6-0, 2.85 ERA)
• Streaming: Peacock
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Satellite: SiriusXM 176/861
• Boxscore: DKPS
• Media notes: Pirates | Marlins
► FOLLOW ALONG
• FINAL: Ryan O'Hearn flies out to center field. The Pirates fall to the Marlins, 4-2. They're back at .500 (36-36) and have lost six straight games with Paul Skenes on the mound.
• HOME RUN: Bryan Reynolds keeps the Pirates alive in the ninth with a solo homer off Pete Fairbanks. Marlins, 4-2
• Lowe strikes out for the third time today, capping off an 0-for5 day.
• Mack win an ABS challenge, putting Lowe in an 0-2 hole.
• Horwitz is rung up anyway, this time on a pitch all the way in the zone.
• Horwitz is rung up on a high fastball, but he challenges and wins. Terrible miss by Scheurwater.
• Pete Fairbanks is coming in to close this one out for Miami.
• Stowers grounds out to third. One more chance for the home squad.
• Lopez pops out to Rodríguez.
• Hicks walks. Two on, one out.
• Norby pops out trying to bunt.
• Mack walks to start the ninth.
• Rodríguez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Onto the ninth. Mattson is staying in to pitch the ninth.
• Triolo flies out to right. Endy Rodríguez is pinch hitting for Davis.
• Mangum hits a chopper that gives new third baseman Javier Sanoja a hard time and beats out the throw. Ruled an error.
• Mangum loses an ABS challenge. Par for the course.
• Tyler Zuber is in to pitch for the Marlins.
• Mattson strikes out Marsee to get out of the jam.
• Ruiz was hit by a pitch. Bases are loaded. Kelly challenged it, but failed. Now he comes out of the dugout to take Bidois out of the game. Isaac Mattson is coming in to pitch.
• Hernandez flies out to centerfield.
• RUN: Xavier Edwards bloops one that falls just out of reach of a diving Tyler Callihan. Marlins, 4-1
• RUN: Kyle Stowers hits a hard grounder that's far enough out of reach from a diving Brandon Lowe, driving in Liam Hicks. Marlins, 3-1
• Lopez singles to left.
• Hicks singles to right.
• Norby strikes out.
• Paid attendance: 18,127
• Brandan Bidois is in to pitch for the Pirates.
• Callihan strikes out. Another wasted opportunity.
• Gonzales steals second base.
• Gonzales is hit by a pitch. Callihan's up with runners on the corners and two outs.
• O'Hearn grounds out to second. Reynolds moves up to third base.
• Reynolds laces a double to right-center. One down, runner in scoring position.
• Lowe grounds out to second.
• Calvin Faucher is in to pitch for Miami.
• Mack pops out. Stretch time.
• Gonzales with a slick play to his left, nabbing Marsee in time for the second out of the inning.
• Ruiz runs into a 1-5 pickoff.
• Ruiz leads off with a double.
• Esteury Ruiz will pinch hit for Caissie.
• Evan Sisk is in to pitch for the Pirates.
• The sixth ends on a strike-them-out-throw-them-out double play. Horwitz strikes out while Davis is caught stealing.
• Davis reaches on a throwing error by Lopez.
• Triolo grounds out to third.
• Skenes strikes out the side for the second time today, this time to a nice roar from the modest home crowd. Skenes is likely done for the day at 104 pitches. Just the two solo homers allowed. Struck out 10 batters.
• Edwards strikes out on a foul tip. Nine Ks for Skenes.
• Stowers strikes out swinging. Skenes is up to eight strikeouts.
• Jake Mangum is absolutely robbed by Jakob Marsee in center field with a spectacular diving catch. The bases were loaded with two outs, so it saves multiple runs. Wow. Just ... wow.
• Callihan is hit by a pitch. Bases are loaded for Mangum.
• Gonzales rips a two-out single into left field. Two on, two out for Callihan.
• O'Hearn goes down swinging again. Two down.
• Reynolds walks for the second time today.
• Lowe flies out to deep left field to start the Pittsburgh fifth.
• Potato Pete wins the pierogi race and Michael Keaton is shown on the jumbotron. I feel safer with Batman here.
• Lopez grounds out to second. Onto the home half of the fifth.
• Hicks with a two-out single.
• Norby strikes out swinging.
• Lowe with a nice pick as Mack grounds out to second to start the Miami fifth.
• Horwitz is caught looking at strike three. Pirates only get one in the fourth.
• Davis pops out. Two on, two down.
• Triolo strikes out.
• RUN: Jake Mangum slaps one into left field for an RBI single, driving in Nick Gonzales from third base. Marlins, 2-1
• Callihan hits a slow roller that goes to no-man's land in the large gap between shortstop and third base. It creeps into left field for a single, with Gonzales hustling to third base. Runners on the corners, nobody out for Mangum.
• Gonzales hits a blooper into right field that falls for a leadoff single.
• Marsee is caught looking at strike three. Looks like he instinctively tapped his helmet to challenge, but then hesitated. Home plate umpire Stu Scheurwater enforced the challenge, which was unsuccessful. Skenes strikes out the side in the fourth.
• Skenes gets Caissie swinging.
• Skenes gets Hernandez on strikes this time around.
• O'Hearn goes down swinging. Not much going offensively for the home club.
• Reynolds flies out to center.
• Lowe strikes out.
• Horwitz walks to start the Pittsburgh third.
• Skenes gets Edwards to ground out. Nice 1-2-3 inning.
• Stowers hit a towering pop up, caught by Lowe. Two down.
• Lopez grounds out to third base.
• Davis strikes out swinging. No answer in the second.
• Triolo follows Mangum with a seeing-eye single up the middle. Two on, two out for Davis.
• Mangum beats out a throw from Lopez at shortstop for an infield single.
• Callihan pops out to shortstop. Two down.
• Gonzales grounds out to shortstop to start the Pittsburgh second.
• After Norby reaches on a single, Hicks flies out to end the inning.
• HOME RUN: Paul Skenes gives up his second homer of the inning, as Joe Mack drills a 1-1 pitch to center field. Marlins, 2-0
• Marsee grounds out to first.
• Skenes strikes out Caissie.
• HOME RUN: Heriberto Hernandez unloads on a 2-2 pitch from Paul Skenes and puts it out of reach of Bryan Reynolds at the left field wall. Marlins, 1-0
• O'Hearn grounds into a 5-6 groundout. Onto the second.
• Reynolds draws a two-out walk.
• Lowe gets caught looking.
• Horwitz goes down on strikes.
• Just your typical 4-1 putout to end the Miami first.
• Skenes gets Stowers on a fastball. Two down.
• Skenes bounces back and strikes out Lopez.
• Skenes walks Hicks.
• FIRST PITCH: Paul Skenes delivers ball one to Liam Hicks, and we're underway at PNC Park.
• Don Kelly's lineup:
1. Spencer Horwitz, DH
2. Brandon Lowe, 2B
3. Bryan Reynolds, LF
4. Ryan O'Hearn, 1B
5. Nick Gonzales, 3B
6. Tyler Callihan, RF
7. Jake Mangum, CF
8. Jared Triolo, SS
9. Henry Davis, C
• Clayton McCullough's lineup:
1. Liam Hicks, 1B
2. Otto Lopez, SS
3. Kyle Stowers, DH
4. Xavier Edwards, 2B
5. Heriberto Hernández, LF
6. Owen Caissie, RF
7. Jakob Marsee, CF
8. Joe Mack, C
9. Connor Norby, 3B
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