304 on-base percentage in 79 games.
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Jul 5, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America; Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) reacts as he leaves the field after pitching the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians in an inter-league game at PNC Park.
“It’s good for him”, Clint Hurdle said of the results.
Pirates eighth. Benoit pitching.
Rodriguez was sacrificed to second by catcher Chris Stewart. After striking out Liriano, Garces walked Gregory Polanco.
“He’s strong. He wanted to pitch”, Hurdle said. “He’s another guy that’s got to settle into that mindset that I’m looking for pitches I want to hit”. He got 12 of his 18 pitches over for strikes against four batters.
The win gave the Pirates their first series win at home against the Padres since 2000. The Padres (39-47) lost their fourth straight.
“We needed that run”, Polanco said.
Mark Melancon added his 28th save in closing out the ninth.
As best as Liriano could remember, he had never had a start interrupted by a rain delay, so the concept of staying loose during the 1 hour, 42 minute stoppage was foreign to him. A modest two-out rally by the Pirates against Padres starter Tyson Ross in the bottom of the second, built on two-out hits by Pedro Alvarez and Sean Rodriguez, ended when Chris Stewart bounced out. His ERA through 19 total innings of work against the Pirates is 0.95.
Andrew McCutchen got the comeback started with his 24th double in the home half of the third. The Pirates have scored 10 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last eight games. “It’s not for a lack of effort”.
The Pirates would go on to knock off the Padres by a score of 3-2.
Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen and Sean Rodriguez help grounds crew members put the tarp on the infield Tuesday night as a storm blows into PNC Park. C Chris Stewart started behind the plate…. This was one of the most memorable games for two different happenings.
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Padres: RHP Dale Thayer, who has been on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder since June 17, rejoined the team from his rehab assignment at Double-A San Antonio and will throw a bullpen session Tuesday.
