Pittsburgh 3, Boston 1
Friday, June 24, 2011 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, June 24, 2011
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
70°
Umpires:
Home -
Todd Tichenor, 1B -
Gerry Davis, 2B -
Greg Gibson, 3B -
Sam Holbrook
Attendance:
39330
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Boston
|
44-31 |
22-16 |
22-15 |
L3 |
| Pittsburgh
|
38-37 |
18-19 |
20-18 |
W3 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 18-19 record at home this season. The Boston Red Sox have a 22-15 record on the road.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Boston has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Red Sox have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Paul Maholm pitched 5.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.21. Joel Hanrahan closed out the game to get the save and has 20 saves for the season. Jon Lester took the loss for Boston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Boston |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Jon Lester
|
Player |
Paul Maholm |
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.0 |
IP |
5.1 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
8 |
Hits |
6 |
|
3.00 |
ERA |
1.69 |
Hitting
| Boston |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Jason Varitek | Player |
Lyle Overbay
|
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
0 |
RBI |
1 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
2 |
TB |
2 |
|
.667 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Boston
|
9 |
0 |
9 |
.273 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Pittsburgh
|
9 |
0 |
12 |
.290 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Boston. The Pirates have a W/L % of .474 after a win and .541 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Red Sox have a W/L % of .689 after a win and .433 after a loss.
