Pittsburgh Pirates crush Chicago Cubs 6-2 – MLB news
Pittsburgh Pirates crushed the Chicago Cubs 6-2 in the first game of their three-match regular series encounter on July 05 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
The Pirates played wonderfully throughout the game and won in the end. They dominated the entire play and eventually won with quite ease.
“This is an exclamation point to what he's been doing, to finish that game off today. In command throughout,” manager Clint Hurdle said.
Left fielder Starling Marte scored two early run on three hits and put his team in a very good position. He played well on his six at bats as he also maintained his ERA at .459.
“I'm having pretty good success here in Chicago,” Liriano said.
Second baseman Neil Walker scored one run on one hit. He also ran for single RBI on his four at bats. He showed great temperament on the plate as he remained consistent on his .387 slugging percentage.
“I made one mistake, fastball right down the middle, so it was home run, After that everything was down in the zone,” Liriano said.
Centre fielder Andrew McCutchen also played well on his four at bats. He scored one run on one hit. He also added one RBI in the Pirates score tally while he remained confident on his slugging percentage.
“Everything was up in the zone, Good pitches for them to hit. You mix that with being behind the count, you're going to put yourself in a battle,” said Samardzija, who also hit a batter.
First baseman Garrett Jones scored one run on two hits. He added one RBI on four at bats as he managed to maintain his slugging percentage of .442.
“It's not smart play, I feel really, really bad. That can't happen. Down by four, eighth inning, that run is not important,” Castro said.
Along with batters, the Pirates pitchers also performed wonderfully and helped their team win an important first game of the series.
Starting pitcher Francisco Liriano pitched nine innings and allowed two runs on four hits. He allowed two earned runs along with one homer. He struck out seven while he showed great sustainability on the mound by achieving 2.20 ERA.
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