Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Milwaukee Brewers - Box Score - August 31, 2012

Scores for Aug 31, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Milwaukee leads 1-0 (as of 8/31)

(70-61, 30-35 away)

(63-68, 39-28 home)

Coverage: ROOT Sports

8:10 PM ET, August 31, 2012

Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
A Presley CF	4	0	2	2	1	0	18	.238	.280	.388
J Tabata LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	16	.231	.300	.337
J Hughes P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
H Takahashi P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-J Mercer PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.204	.241	.389
T Snider RF-LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	29	.287	.370	.402
G Jones 1B-RF	4	1	1	1	0	1	16	.281	.317	.541
P Alvarez 3B	3	0	2	0	1	0	18	.252	.332	.495
M McKenry C	4	0	1	0	0	3	16	.258	.329	.500
J Harrison 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	16	.250	.297	.385
C Barmes SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	26	.221	.247	.313
J Karstens P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.107	.107
K McPherson P	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.000	.000
K Correia P	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.143	.143	.143
a-G Sanchez PH-1B	2	1	1	0	0	0	9	.215	.261	.325
Totals	36	3	9	3	2	11	176
a-doubled to deep left for K Correia in the 7th b-struck out looking for H Takahashi in the 9th
BATTING 2B: J Harrison (9, M Rogers); M McKenry (12, M Rogers); G Sanchez (14, K Loe) HR: G Jones (22, 4th inning off M Rogers 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: G Jones (72), A Presley 2 (18) 2-out RBI: A Presley Pirates RISP: 1-8 (C Barmes 0-2, J Tabata 0-1, T Snider 0-1, J Harrison 0-1, K McPherson 0-1, A Presley 1-2) Team LOB: 8
FIELDING E: A Presley (3, catch) PB: M McKenry.

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Karstens (L, 5-4)	0.1	5	4	4	0	1	1	20-15	3.89
K McPherson	1.2	1	1	1	2	3	0	45-27	2.45
K Correia	4.0	4	0	0	1	2	0	64-44	4.40
J Hughes	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	2.78
H Takahashi	1.0	4	4	4	2	2	1	27-13	12.00
Totals	8.0	15	9	9	5	8	2	163-104
PITCHING HBP: R Weeks (By K McPherson); C Hart (By K McPherson) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Karstens 3/6; K McPherson 6/10; K Correia 11/17; J Hughes 2/4; H Takahashi 3/9 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Karstens 3-3-4-5; K McPherson 4-7-13-3; K Correia 11-4-16-13; J Hughes 1-0-0-4; H Takahashi 3-3-2-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 0-0; K McPherson 1-1; K Correia 6-4; J Hughes 3-0; H Takahashi 0-1 Game Scores: J Karstens 26

Milwaukee Brewers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
N Morgan RF	5	2	3	0	1	1	29	.244	.306	.311
R Weeks 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	17	.222	.330	.375
R Braun LF	5	1	1	0	0	1	13	.310	.387	.606
A Ramirez 3B	4	2	3	4	1	0	20	.295	.358	.532
C Hart 1B	4	1	3	2	0	1	21	.276	.333	.507
J Lucroy C	4	1	1	0	1	1	21	.330	.385	.549
C Gomez CF	5	1	1	1	0	3	16	.256	.301	.463
J Segura SS	4	0	1	1	1	0	11	.209	.250	.239
M Rogers P	3	0	0	0	0	0	9	.214	.214	.357
K Loe P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-T Ishikawa PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	.262	.328	.439
J Henderson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-J Bianchi PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	.185	.214	.333
J Veras P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	39	9	15	8	5	8	163
a-singled to right center for K Loe in the 7th b-walked for J Henderson in the 8th
BATTING 2B: N Morgan (5, J Karstens); C Gomez (15, H Takahashi) HR: C Hart (25, 1st inning off J Karstens 1 on, 1 Out); A Ramirez (21, 8th inning off H Takahashi 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Ramirez 4 (86), C Hart 2 (71), C Gomez (39), J Segura (7) 2-out RBI: C Gomez, J Segura Brewers RISP: 3-13 (C Gomez 0-3, M Rogers 0-1, R Weeks 1-2, J Segura 1-1, R Braun 0-2, A Ramirez 1-1, J Lucroy 0-2, N Morgan 0-1) Team LOB: 13
BASERUNNING SB: R Weeks (9, 2nd base off J Karstens/M McKenry); J Lucroy (3, 2nd base off K McPherson/M McKenry); J Segura (3, 2nd base off K McPherson/M McKenry); N Morgan (11, 2nd base off K Correia/M McKenry)

Milwaukee Brewers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Rogers (W, 3-1)	5.1	5	1	1	2	5	1	107-68	3.92
K Loe	1.2	1	1	1	0	2	0	25-18	3.57
J Henderson (H, 6)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	16-12	3.07
J Veras	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	28-18	4.39
Totals	9.0	9	3	3	2	11	1	176-116
PITCHING WP: M Rogers; K Loe First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Rogers 15/23; K Loe 6/6; J Henderson 3/4; J Veras 5/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Rogers 22-13-18-15; K Loe 7-2-5-4; J Henderson 3-5-2-2; J Veras 9-1-5-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Rogers 4-7; K Loe 3-0; J Henderson 0-1; J Veras 1-0 Game Scores: M Rogers 57

			PIT	MIL
	1st	A Ramirez singled to deep left, N Morgan and R Weeks scored.	0	2
	1st	C Hart homered to left center (407 feet), A Ramirez scored.	0	4
	2nd	N Morgan scored, R Weeks to third, A Ramirez to second on passed ball by M McKenry.	0	5
	4th	G Jones homered to right (403 feet).	1	5
	7th	A Presley grounded out to second, G Sanchez scored.	2	5
	8th	A Ramirez homered to center (432 feet), R Braun scored.	2	7
	8th	C Gomez doubled to deep left center, J Lucroy scored.	2	8
	8th	J Segura singled to left, C Gomez scored.	2	9
	9th	A Presley singled to left center, J Harrison scored.	3	9
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PIRATES STARTING PITCHER JEFF KARSTENS LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING DUE TO RIGHT HIP FLEXOR DISCOMFORT.

Stadium	Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI
Attendance	33,877 (80.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:39
Weather	77 degrees, overcast
Wind	10 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Tim McClelland, First Base - Marvin Hudson, Second Base - Ted Barrett, Third Base - Cory Blaser

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