• After throwing a scoreless inning of relief yesterday on 17 pitches, Caleb Ferguson has entered the game. Keller's final line: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K. He threw 86 pitches, 58 strikes.
• 6-4 ground out for Cutch.
• Bart beats out an infield single.
• Cruz singles into the right center gap. It was a low changeup.
• Another 3-1 ground out for Reynolds. He's 0-for-4 tonight.
• Pham with a 6-3 groundout.
• Keller is at 86 pitches through six innings. He's gotta be close to done. Skenes threw 94 yesterday, for reference.
• End of sixth inning: IKF ranges to his left and makes a nice flick to Frazier at second.
• Mervis knocks a first changeup past Frazier and into right field.
• 5-3 groundout for Bride.
• Keller records an eight-pitch strike out. Worked a lot of different pitches in there. Threw three changeups and got Stowers with an outside fastball.
• IKF flies out to center field. Looked like it got caught up in the wind.
• Frazier gets thrown out by Conine trying to stretch a single into a double.
• Rodriguez strikes out on three pitches.
• Tyler Phillips, who was recently acquired from the Phillies, has entered the game. Gillispie's final line: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
• End of fifth inning: Pham chases down a line drive in left field. Keller is at 70 pitches through five.
• RUN: RBI double for Pauley that kicks up dirt down the right-field line and carries into the corner. Hill scores from first. Pirates, 4-1
• Keller is still on the mound throwing a few pitches to stay warm.
• Hayes comes in on a slow chopper and throws Hill out at first. However, looks like they might be challenging the play.
• 1-3 putout, Keller fields his position cleanly.
• Cruz calls off Pham for the Conine pop up.
• The Pirates have eight stolen bases through their first two games, per the Elias Sports Bureau that's the most through the first two games of a season since at least 1900. The previous record was seven, originally set in 1907 and matched in 1983.
• Hayes pops out in foul territory.
• Cutch walks on six pitches.
• Bart strikes out on a low cutter outside of the zone.
• It's been a nice bounce-back game for Cruz today.
• HOME RUN: Cruz rockets one down the right field line just inside the foul pole. He caught a slider down in the zone, 115 mph exit velo. Pirates, 4-0
• He's erased with a 4-6-3 double play on a Stowers ground ball.
• Edwards with a soft shot to shallow center on Keller's first pitch. First hit of the day.
• Cruz grounds out, 4-3. 1-2-3. Nine total pitches for Gillispie.
• 3-unassisted for Reynolds.
• Pop-up into foul territory for Pham, Hicks chases it down in front of the Pirates' dugout.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Marlins, Connor Gillispie to Tommy Pham, loanDepot Park, 7:11 p.m., 75 degrees, partly cloudy
• And for Derek Shelton's visitors:
1. Tommy Pham, LF 2. Byran Reynolds, RF 3. Oneil Cruz, CF 4. Joey Bart, C 5. Andrew McCutchen, DH 6. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B 7. Endy Rodriguez, 1B 8. Adam Frazier, 2B 9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• For Clayton McCullough's Marlins:
1. Xavier Edwards, SS 2.Kyle Stowers, LF 3. Jonah Bride, DH 4. Matt Mervis, 1B 5. Otto Lopez, 2B 6. Griffin Conine, RF 7. Liam Hicks, C 8. Derek Hill, CF 9. Graham Pauley, 3B
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THE ASYLUM
Greg Macafee
4:16 am - 03.28.2025MiamiFinal: Pirates 4, Marlins 3
• Who: Pirates (0-1) vs. Marlins (1-0)
• When: 7:10 p.m.
• Where: loanDepot Park
• Weather: 75°, partly cloudy, roof open
• Pitchers: RHP Mitch Keller vs. RHP Connor Gillispie
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP 360, MLB.TV
• Satellite: SiriusXM 861/855
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Marlins
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Bednar gets Hill with the high fastball to secure the save. Final: Pirates 4, Marlins 3
• Two straight ground outs to IKF at short.
• HOME RUN: Lopez catches a high fastball and sends it just short of Home Run Harbor in left center field. Pirates, 4-3
• Bednar walks Mervis on six pitches.
• Here comes David Bednar.
• Cruz flies out to center field.
• Reynolds strikes out on a sweeper up in the zone.
• Pham advances to second as a pickoff attempt is thrown into foul territory behind first base.
• A lot of PitchCom problems for the Marlins tonight.
• Pham reaches on an Edwards error at short.
• IKF with a 4-3 groundout.
• Anthony Veneziano enters the game for Miami.
• End of eighth inning: Borucki utilizes a sweeper in the middle of the zone and Bride swings right over it.
• Rodriguez makes a great snag at first for a line out and then tosses it to IKF to tag Edwards for the double play.
• Edwards singles down the right field line passed Rodriguez.
• It's Ryan Borucki for the eighth inning. Ferguson threw 13 pitches, walked one and struck out another for a clean inning of work.
• Frazier grounds into a 4-6-3 double play.
• A: 9,590
• Rodriguez showcases more patience and walks on four pitches.
• Hayes flies out to deep left field. Almost got all of that one.
• End of seventh inning: Ferguson strikes out Wagaman after falling behind 2-0 with a fastball in the bottom left of the strike zone.
• Eric Wagaman is pinch-hitting for Pauley.
• Rodriguez fields a bunt at first and dives to make the tag.
• Hicks walks on five pitches.
• 5-3 groundout for Myers.
• After throwing a scoreless inning of relief yesterday on 17 pitches, Caleb Ferguson has entered the game. Keller's final line: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K. He threw 86 pitches, 58 strikes.
• 6-4 ground out for Cutch.
• Bart beats out an infield single.
• Cruz singles into the right center gap. It was a low changeup.
• Another 3-1 ground out for Reynolds. He's 0-for-4 tonight.
• Pham with a 6-3 groundout.
• Keller is at 86 pitches through six innings. He's gotta be close to done. Skenes threw 94 yesterday, for reference.
• End of sixth inning: IKF ranges to his left and makes a nice flick to Frazier at second.
• Mervis knocks a first changeup past Frazier and into right field.
• 5-3 groundout for Bride.
• Keller records an eight-pitch strike out. Worked a lot of different pitches in there. Threw three changeups and got Stowers with an outside fastball.
• IKF flies out to center field. Looked like it got caught up in the wind.
• Frazier gets thrown out by Conine trying to stretch a single into a double.
• Rodriguez strikes out on three pitches.
• Tyler Phillips, who was recently acquired from the Phillies, has entered the game. Gillispie's final line: 5 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 K
• End of fifth inning: Pham chases down a line drive in left field. Keller is at 70 pitches through five.
• RUN: RBI double for Pauley that kicks up dirt down the right-field line and carries into the corner. Hill scores from first. Pirates, 4-1
• Call is overturned. Runner is safe.
• Keller is still on the mound throwing a few pitches to stay warm.
• Hayes comes in on a slow chopper and throws Hill out at first. However, looks like they might be challenging the play.
• 1-3 putout, Keller fields his position cleanly.
• Cruz calls off Pham for the Conine pop up.
• The Pirates have eight stolen bases through their first two games, per the Elias Sports Bureau that's the most through the first two games of a season since at least 1900. The previous record was seven, originally set in 1907 and matched in 1983.
• Hayes pops out in foul territory.
• Cutch walks on six pitches.
• Bart strikes out on a low cutter outside of the zone.
• It's been a nice bounce-back game for Cruz today.
• HOME RUN: Cruz rockets one down the right field line just inside the foul pole. He caught a slider down in the zone, 115 mph exit velo. Pirates, 4-0
• Pham steals second. That's the team's second stolen base today.
• Reynolds Ks on a slider down in the zone.
• Pham reaches on a hard hit ball (100.7 mph) to third. It's ruled an error.
• End fourth inning: IKF makes a play deep in the hole and Rodriguez makes a nice stretch at first.
• Mervis is first pitch swinging and flies out to center. Keller is at 51 pitches.
• Bride strikes out on pitches. Nice mix of fastball, sweeper, sinker there.
• IKF flies out to left field. Pirates score two in the fourth.
• RUN: Pirates get lucky there. Sac fly for Frazier but Mervis cuts the throw. Bart was dead in the water. Pirates, 2-0
• Rodriguez flies out to left field. Bart says put.
• Hayes smacks one off Gillispie's glove and is safe at first. Bases loaded.
• Brief pause. The ball took a weird bounce as it came into the infield and it hit Lopez in the face.
• RUN: Cutch doubles to left center to bring in Cruz. Bart holds at third. Pirates, 1-0
• Bart walks on five pitches.
• He steals second and advances on an overthrow to center.
• Cruz walks on three pitches after a pitch timer violation.
• Slight pause. Looks like some PitchCom issues.
• End third inning: Keller throws a 3-2 slider and Stowers swings right over it. It's a 1-2-3 inning.
• Edwards lines out to Pham in left.
• Pham crashes into the wall in foul territory for the first out.
• Reynolds strikes out swinging on a slider in the dirt. He's tagged at the plate.
• 5-4 fielder's choice for Pham. IKF out at second.
• IKF sneaks one through the left side.
• Frazier strikes out and is thrown out on the dropped third strike.
• End second inning: Hill strikes out on a 94.2 mph sinker.
• Keller catches a comebacker. Two away.
• Conine punches one through second base and short. Runners on first and third.
• Five-pitch walk for Lopez.
• Mervis hits a line drive to Hayes. Barely had to move.
• Rodriguez swings at the first pitch, pops up to second base.
• Hayes pops up to shortstop.
• Deep fly out to right for Cutch.
• Five-pitch walk for Bart.
• End first inning: Reynolds makes a diving catch in right field and robs Bride of a hit. 1-2-3 inning for Keller. Took him just eight pitches.
• He's erased with a 4-6-3 double play on a Stowers ground ball.
• Edwards with a soft shot to shallow center on Keller's first pitch. First hit of the day.
• Cruz grounds out, 4-3. 1-2-3. Nine total pitches for Gillispie.
• 3-unassisted for Reynolds.
• Pop-up into foul territory for Pham, Hicks chases it down in front of the Pirates' dugout.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Marlins, Connor Gillispie to Tommy Pham, loanDepot Park, 7:11 p.m., 75 degrees, partly cloudy
• And for Derek Shelton's visitors:
1. Tommy Pham, LF
2. Byran Reynolds, RF
3. Oneil Cruz, CF
4. Joey Bart, C
5. Andrew McCutchen, DH
6. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B
7. Endy Rodriguez, 1B
8. Adam Frazier, 2B
9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• For Clayton McCullough's Marlins:
1. Xavier Edwards, SS
2. Kyle Stowers, LF
3. Jonah Bride, DH
4. Matt Mervis, 1B
5. Otto Lopez, 2B
6. Griffin Conine, RF
7. Liam Hicks, C
8. Derek Hill, CF
9. Graham Pauley, 3B
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