Jonathan Sanchez lasted three innings but only allowed 2 runs as the Pirates took the 4 – game series from the Braves by a 4 \u2013 2 margin.<\/p>\n
The Braves got on the board in the second by scratching together four straight singles by Chris Johnson, Reed Johnson, Gerald Laird, and Andrelton Simmons to make it 2 \u2013 0. The Pirates would immediately answer back in the bottom with three straight hits of their own. Pedro Alvarez led off with a single, Russell Martin would then hit an RBI double, and Clint Barmes would record his 800th career hit and 1st RBI of the season to tie the game at 2.\u201dIt was definitely nice to get that first one out of the way and to just to find a hole was a pretty good feeling, as well\u201d said Barmes. \u201cAt this point, I\u2019m still showing up and throwing a uniform on. It\u2019s always exciting to hit a milestone at whatever point it is and I\u2019ll take every one of those I got.\u201d<\/p>\n
The score would remain that way until the 6th when the Pirates would take the lead. Neil Walker would lead off with a single. He would then advance to second on an Alvarez fly-out to left and score on Clint Barmes\u2019 second RBI single of the day to make it 3 \u2013 2. They would get another run in the 7th when Travis Snider singled, moved to third by way of small-ball, and scored on a Luis Avilan wild pitch to end the scoring at 4 \u2013 2.<\/p>\n
The Pirate bullpen was stellar, yet again, as Jeanmar Gomez, Justin Wilson (1st career Win), Jared Hughes, Tony Watson, and Jason Grilli (Save #7) shut out the braves over the final 7 innings allowing 4 hits and 3 walks while striking out 8. \u201cEverybody threw something in\u201d said manager, Clint Hurdle. \u201cEverybody got big outs. It was a very well done game out of the bullpen.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Pirates finish their 9-game homestand with a 7 \u2013 2 record as they will now travel to Philadelphia to start a 10-game road trip.<\/p>\n
Starters Lines:<\/p>\n
Sanchez (ND) 3 IN, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 5 K\u2019s. 74 Pitches (41 Strikes)<\/p>\n
Medlen (L, 1 \u2013 2) 6 IN, 3 R, 3 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 6 K\u2019s, 1 HP. 99 Pitches (64 Strikes)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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