• Final: Yorke grounds out to second base to end the season at 71-91.
• Oneil Cruz, pinch-hitting for Canario, strikes out swinging to finish the season with .200 batting average.
• Harris makes a running grab on a low line drive by Bart.
• Raisel Iglesias will start the ninth for the Braves.
• End eighth inning: Kim lines out to Devanney at third.
• RUN: Baldwin hits a routine double play to Triolo, he stepped on second and made a lackadaisical throw to first that Flores couldn't stretch and scoop allowing Olson to score all the way from second. Braves, 4-1
• Breaking ball has Acuna dropping to the dirt for ball four.
• RUN: Olson hits one-out RBI single to right to score Allen. Braves, 3-1
• Allen doubles to right as Yorke misplays the fly ball that landed just on the edge of the warning track and grass.
• Yohan Ramirez takes over for Barco after his two scoreless innings.
• Spencer Horwitz, pinch-hitting for Reynolds at DH, grounds out to second.
• Gonzales lines out to third. Jack Suwinski, batting after being a defensive replacement as Canario had moved to left to replace Pham in bottom of seventh, flied out to center dropping his average to .147 for the season.
• Tyler Kinley will take over for the Braves.
• End seventh inning: Triolo makes another quality play at shortstop on grounder by Harris, then Barco strikes out Ozuna and Alvarez.
• Flores hits ground ball to third for the force out at second, Devanney strikes out, and Triolo is called out on strikes on a ball that wasn't close to the zone. ABS anyone?
• Yorke singles to right on Sale's 80th pitch of the game.
• End sixth inning: Barco gets Baldwin to fly out to left and Kim to pop out to overcome the leadoff double.
• Barco gives up a double to Olson before picking up his first major-league strikeout on a 2-2 splitter that got Acuna swinging. Not a bad guy to strike out for No. 1.
• Oviedo is done after five innings of work and 71 pitches thrown. HunterBarco enters for his second career big-league appearance.
• Bart is thrown out trying to steal second and Canario strikes out swinging.
• RUN: Pirates get on the board here in the sixth on an RBI single by Bart. Followed a pinch-hit double by BryanReynolds. Braves, 2-1
• End fifth inning: Oviedo allows a leadoff single and escapes unharmed. Forceout by Allen before he's caught trying to steal second and a strikeout of Profar.
• Pirates get a baserunner on a Devanney walk, but nothing else. Crazy that they're actually outhitting the Braves by a slim 3-2 margin through 4 1/2 innings. They've left five on base.
• End fourth inning: Ozuna flies out to left.
• Braves get a two-out baserunner here in the fourth. Oviedo was really rolling before that one. Harris hit a grounder to Flores, who might have misjudged the speed he has. Should have taken that one himself.
• Sale strikes out two in a 1-2-3 fourth.
• End third inning: A 1-2-3 frame for Oviedo. Got Acuna looking with a 2-2 curveball on the inner edge for the final out.
• Pirates get two on via a single by Devanney and a walk to Pham. Both get stranded, as Cutch grounds out 4-3 to end the top of the third.
• End second inning: Pirates set down in order by Morton and Chris Sale before the Braves get nothing in the home half. Double play ends the inning after Oviedo walks Alvarez.
• A wonderful sendoff for Morton, who strikes out Canario and exits after 1 1/3 innings.
• End first inning: Braves settle for two.
• HOMERUN: Oviedo surrenders a walk to Olson and then gives up a two-run shot to Acuna, his 21st of the season. First pitch fastball down the middle. Can't leave it there. Braves, 2-0
• Pirates get three baserunners against Morton in the first. Triolo walked and was wiped out on a double play, but Pham and Cutch followed with singles. Bart flyout ends the inning. Nice ovation for Morton as he heads to the dugout.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Braves, 3:16 p.m., Charlie Morton to Jared Triolo, 83 degrees, sunny
• Don Kelly's lineup:
1. Jared Triolo, SS 2. Nick Gonzales, 2B 3. Tommy Pham, LF 4. Andrew McCutchen, DH 5. Joey Bart, C 6. Alexander Canario, CF 7. Nick Yorke, RF 8. Rafael Flores, 1B 9. Cam Devanney, 3B
• Brian Snitker's nine:
1. Jurickson Profar, LF 2. Matt Olson, 1B 3. Ronald Acuna Jr., RF 4. Drake Baldwin, C 5. Ha-Seong Kim, SS 6. Michael Harris II, CF 7. Marcell Ozuna, DH 8. Nacho Alvarez Jr., 3B 9. Nick Allen, 2B
THE ASYLUM
Final: Braves 4, Pirates 1
• Who: Pirates (71-90) vs. Braves (75-86)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 162
• When: 3:15 p.m.
• Where: Truist Park
• Weather: 82°, sunny
• Pitchers: RHP Johan Oviedo (2-0, 3.57 ERA) vs. RHP Charlie Morton (9-11, 5.89 ERA)
• TV: Sportsnet Pittsburgh
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Streaming: MLB.TV
• Satellite: SiriusXM 179/861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Braves
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Final: Yorke grounds out to second base to end the season at 71-91.
• Oneil Cruz, pinch-hitting for Canario, strikes out swinging to finish the season with .200 batting average.
• Harris makes a running grab on a low line drive by Bart.
• Raisel Iglesias will start the ninth for the Braves.
• End eighth inning: Kim lines out to Devanney at third.
• RUN: Baldwin hits a routine double play to Triolo, he stepped on second and made a lackadaisical throw to first that Flores couldn't stretch and scoop allowing Olson to score all the way from second. Braves, 4-1
• Breaking ball has Acuna dropping to the dirt for ball four.
• RUN: Olson hits one-out RBI single to right to score Allen. Braves, 3-1
• Allen doubles to right as Yorke misplays the fly ball that landed just on the edge of the warning track and grass.
• Yohan Ramirez takes over for Barco after his two scoreless innings.
• Spencer Horwitz, pinch-hitting for Reynolds at DH, grounds out to second.
• Gonzales lines out to third. Jack Suwinski, batting after being a defensive replacement as Canario had moved to left to replace Pham in bottom of seventh, flied out to center dropping his average to .147 for the season.
• Tyler Kinley will take over for the Braves.
• End seventh inning: Triolo makes another quality play at shortstop on grounder by Harris, then Barco strikes out Ozuna and Alvarez.
• Flores hits ground ball to third for the force out at second, Devanney strikes out, and Triolo is called out on strikes on a ball that wasn't close to the zone. ABS anyone?
• Yorke singles to right on Sale's 80th pitch of the game.
• End sixth inning: Barco gets Baldwin to fly out to left and Kim to pop out to overcome the leadoff double.
• Barco gives up a double to Olson before picking up his first major-league strikeout on a 2-2 splitter that got Acuna swinging. Not a bad guy to strike out for No. 1.
• Oviedo is done after five innings of work and 71 pitches thrown. Hunter Barco enters for his second career big-league appearance.
• Bart is thrown out trying to steal second and Canario strikes out swinging.
• RUN: Pirates get on the board here in the sixth on an RBI single by Bart. Followed a pinch-hit double by Bryan Reynolds. Braves, 2-1
• End fifth inning: Oviedo allows a leadoff single and escapes unharmed. Forceout by Allen before he's caught trying to steal second and a strikeout of Profar.
• Pirates get a baserunner on a Devanney walk, but nothing else. Crazy that they're actually outhitting the Braves by a slim 3-2 margin through 4 1/2 innings. They've left five on base.
• End fourth inning: Ozuna flies out to left.
• Braves get a two-out baserunner here in the fourth. Oviedo was really rolling before that one. Harris hit a grounder to Flores, who might have misjudged the speed he has. Should have taken that one himself.
• Sale strikes out two in a 1-2-3 fourth.
• End third inning: A 1-2-3 frame for Oviedo. Got Acuna looking with a 2-2 curveball on the inner edge for the final out.
• Pirates get two on via a single by Devanney and a walk to Pham. Both get stranded, as Cutch grounds out 4-3 to end the top of the third.
• End second inning: Pirates set down in order by Morton and Chris Sale before the Braves get nothing in the home half. Double play ends the inning after Oviedo walks Alvarez.
• A wonderful sendoff for Morton, who strikes out Canario and exits after 1 1/3 innings.
• End first inning: Braves settle for two.
• HOME RUN: Oviedo surrenders a walk to Olson and then gives up a two-run shot to Acuna, his 21st of the season. First pitch fastball down the middle. Can't leave it there. Braves, 2-0
• Pirates get three baserunners against Morton in the first. Triolo walked and was wiped out on a double play, but Pham and Cutch followed with singles. Bart flyout ends the inning. Nice ovation for Morton as he heads to the dugout.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Braves, 3:16 p.m., Charlie Morton to Jared Triolo, 83 degrees, sunny
• Don Kelly's lineup:
1. Jared Triolo, SS
2. Nick Gonzales, 2B
3. Tommy Pham, LF
4. Andrew McCutchen, DH
5. Joey Bart, C
6. Alexander Canario, CF
7. Nick Yorke, RF
8. Rafael Flores, 1B
9. Cam Devanney, 3B
• Brian Snitker's nine:
1. Jurickson Profar, LF
2. Matt Olson, 1B
3. Ronald Acuna Jr., RF
4. Drake Baldwin, C
5. Ha-Seong Kim, SS
6. Michael Harris II, CF
7. Marcell Ozuna, DH
8. Nacho Alvarez Jr., 3B
9. Nick Allen, 2B
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