Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 8, Minnesota 7
When: 8:10 PM ET, Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Where: Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Temperature: 84°
Umpires: Home - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Pat Hoberg, 2B - David Rackley, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
Attendance: 30795
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Gregory Polanco RF 5 1 1 3 0 1 5 .243
Neil Walker 2B 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 .271
Andrew McCutchen CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .288
Aramis Ramirez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .237
Jung-ho Kang SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .289
Pedro Alvarez DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .236
Francisco Cervelli C 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 .301
Travis Ishikawa 1B 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .212
     Sean Rodriguez PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .201
Jaff Decker LF 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 .111
Totals 39 8 11 7 3 7 25  
Batting
2B - Gregory Polanco (22)
HR - Jung-ho Kang (6)
TB - Gregory Polanco 2, Neil Walker, Jung-ho Kang 5, Pedro Alvarez 2, Francisco Cervelli 3, Travis Ishikawa 2
RBI - Gregory Polanco 3 (30), Neil Walker 2 (41), Jung-ho Kang (32), Travis Ishikawa (7)
2-Out RBI - Gregory Polanco 3 (13), Neil Walker (19)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Gregory Polanco (36), Aramis Ramirez (29), Pedro Alvarez (43), Sean Rodriguez (14)
S - Jaff Decker (1)
Team LOB - 9
Fielding
E - Aramis Ramirez (6), Jung-ho Kang (9)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Charlie Morton 5.2 6 3 3 4 5 0 4.61
Jared Hughes 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.01
Tony Watson 0.1 5 4 4 0 1 0 2.76
Mark Melancon (W 2-1) 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.32
Pitches-Strikes - Charlie Morton 105-64, Jared Hughes 18-11, Tony Watson 14-12, Mark Melancon 10-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Charlie Morton 7-2, Jared Hughes 1-1, Tony Watson 0-0, Mark Melancon 3-1
Batters Faced - Charlie Morton 25, Jared Hughes 5, Tony Watson 6, Mark Melancon 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Jared Hughes 1-0, Mark Melancon 1-0
Minnesota
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Brian Dozier 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256
Torii Hunter RF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .254
Joe Mauer 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .276
Miguel Sano DH 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 .286
     Eduardo Nunez PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277
Trevor Plouffe 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 4 .257
Eddie Rosario LF 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 .288
Aaron Hicks CF 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 .278
Kurt Suzuki C 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .230
     Danny Santana PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .219
     Eric Fryer C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Eduardo Escobar SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .247
Totals 36 7 12 6 5 6 17  
Batting
2B - Kurt Suzuki (11), Eduardo Escobar (13)
3B - Eddie Rosario (4), Aaron Hicks (2)
TB - Torii Hunter 2, Joe Mauer, Miguel Sano, Trevor Plouffe 2, Eddie Rosario 4, Aaron Hicks 4, Kurt Suzuki 2, Eduardo Escobar 2
RBI - Aaron Hicks 3 (16), Kurt Suzuki 2 (30), Eduardo Escobar (30)
2-Out RBI - Aaron Hicks (3)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Brian Dozier (27), Torii Hunter (30), Eddie Rosario (22), Kurt Suzuki (26)
GIDP - Joe Mauer (14), Trevor Plouffe 2 (20)
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
E - Trevor Plouffe (6)
Outfield Assists - Torii Hunter (Alvarez at 2nd)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Mike Pelfrey 5.1 5 3 2 2 3 0 3.92
Ryan O'Rourke 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.08
Casey Fien 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 0 4.60
Brian Duensing 0.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 5.54
Trevor May 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.36
Glen Perkins (L 0-3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 2.41
HBP - Jung-ho Kang (by Pelfrey)
Pitches-Strikes - Mike Pelfrey 87-51, Ryan O'Rourke 10-7, Casey Fien 23-16, Brian Duensing 20-11, Trevor May 2-2, Glen Perkins 20-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Mike Pelfrey 6-5, Ryan O'Rourke 0-1, Casey Fien 1-1, Brian Duensing 0-0, Trevor May 0-1, Glen Perkins 1-1
Batters Faced - Mike Pelfrey 26, Ryan O'Rourke 3, Casey Fien 5, Brian Duensing 4, Trevor May 1, Glen Perkins 5
Inherited Runners-Scored - Ryan O'Rourke 2-0, Brian Duensing 2-2, Trevor May 1-0