Pittsburgh 3, Miami 0
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, July 22, 2012
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
Dan Iassogna, 1B -
CB Bucknor, 2B -
Mark Wegner, 3B -
Dale Scott
Attendance:
34203
By SportsDirect Inc.
Pirates 3, Marlins 0: Jeff Karstens tossed seven superb innings and Pedro Alvarez belted a two-run homer as host Pittsburgh completed a three-game sweep with its fifth straight victory.
All-Star Andrew McCutchen went 2-for-4 with an RBI single for the Pirates, who have won 21 of 25 at PNC Park and are a major league-best 32-14 at home.
Karstens (3-2) limited Miami to five singles while walking two and striking out three en route to winning his third consecutive decision. The right-hander, who kept the opposition scoreless for the second time in three starts, has allowed a total of two runs over 22 innings in the three victories.
McCutchen gave Karstens an early lead as he hit a 3-1 slider from Anibal Sanchez up the middle in the first inning to plate Alex Presley. Alvarez provided insurance in the seventh, hammering an 0-1 offering into the seats in right field for his 21st blast of the season.
Jared Hughes pitched a perfect eighth and All-Star Joel Hanrahan completed the shutout and notched his 28th save in 31 opportunities with a 1-2-3 ninth.
Sanchez (5-7) surrendered three runs and seven hits over seven frames, striking out eight without a walk. He also yielded three runs over seven innings in a loss to Pittsburgh at home on May 14.
Jose Reyes led off the contest with a single to extend his hitting streak to 10 games for the Marlins, who lost the final five games of their six-game road trip and have dropped 13 of 17 away from home.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Pittsburgh has recorded four three-game sweeps of the Marlins at PNC Park. ... Miami kept 3B Hanley Ramirez out of the starting lineup for the third straight day due to a swollen and infected right hand. ... Pittsburgh begins a stretch of 13 straight games against division rivals Monday when it opens a three-game series with the Chicago Cubs. The Pirates are 21-13 versus National League Central opponents.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Miami |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Anibal Sanchez
|
Player |
Jeff Karstens |
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
7.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
8 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
7 |
Hits |
5 |
|
3.86 |
ERA |
0.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Miami
|
5 |
0 |
5 |
.172 |
9 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Pittsburgh
|
7 |
1 |
12 |
.233 |
5 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
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