Pittsburgh 6, Boston 4
Saturday, June 25, 2011 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, June 25, 2011
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
71°
Umpires:
Home -
Gerry Davis, 1B -
Greg Gibson, 2B -
Sam Holbrook, 3B -
Todd Tichenor
Attendance:
39483
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Boston
|
44-32 |
22-16 |
22-16 |
L4 |
| Pittsburgh
|
39-37 |
19-19 |
20-18 |
W4 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 19-19 record at home this season. The Boston Red Sox have a 22-16 record on the road.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Boston has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Red Sox have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Jeff Karstens pitched 6.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.66. Joel Hanrahan closed out the game to get the save and has 21 saves for the season. Tim Wakefield took the loss for Boston.
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Garrett Jones, Lyle Overbay hit homeruns for Pittsburgh. Jacoby Ellsbury, Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Reddick hit homeruns for Boston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Boston |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Tim Wakefield |
Player |
Jeff Karstens
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.0 |
IP |
6.2 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
7 |
Hits |
6 |
|
7.50 |
ERA |
4.05 |
Hitting
| Boston |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Josh Reddick
| Player |
Ronny Cedeno |
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
1 |
RBI |
0 |
|
1 |
HR |
0 |
|
5 |
TB |
3 |
|
.667 |
Avg |
.667 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Boston
|
9 |
3 |
21 |
.250 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| Pittsburgh
|
8 |
2 |
16 |
.258 |
4 |
6 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
Upcoming Games
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Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Boston. The Pirates have a W/L % of .487 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 .419 after a loss.
