Pittsburgh 9, Cleveland 2
When: 4:05 PM ET, Saturday, June 16, 2012
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature:
78°
Umpires:
Home -
Fieldin Culbreth, 1B -
Adrian Johnson, 2B -
Gary Cederstrom, 3B -
Lance Barksdale
Attendance:
30408
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Pirates 9, Indians 2: Casey McGehee homered and had four RBIs and A.J. Burnett won his sixth consecutive start as visiting Pittsburgh snapped a four-game losing streak.
Pedro Alvarez homered twice and drove in three runs and Alex Presley added a solo blast for the Pirates, who avoided matching their longest skid of the season.
Burnett (7-2) allowed two runs on six hits in 6 2/3 innings to become the first Pittsburgh pitcher to win six starts in a row since Doug Drabek in 1990.
Asdrubal Cabrera and Casey Kotchman hit solo homers for Cleveland, which tumbled to its fourth defeat in the last five games.
Pittsburgh blew it open with four runs in the ninth, courtesy of McGehee's two-run single and a two-run shot by Alvarez, who was mired in a 4-for-41 slump in his previous 12 games.
Indians starter Ubaldo Jimenez (6-5) lasted six innings, giving up four runs on seven hits and striking out six.
Cleveland's Michael Brantley went 0-for-3 and had his 22-game hitting streak snapped. It was the longest in the majors this year.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Indians DH Johnny Damon drew the 1,000th walk of his career in the sixth inning. ... Cabrera's homer was his first in 21 games, while Alvarez snapped a 13-game homerless drought. ... The Pirates improved to 16-16 against the Cleveland, marking their most wins against any interleague opponent. ... Indians 3B Jack Hannahan, who was activated from the disabled list Friday, sat out Saturday's game. He will play every other day for the next week. ... McGehee is 9-for-18 with six RBIs during his five-game hitting streak. ... Indians LHP Tony Sipp became only the four AL reliever to surrender five homers in fewer than 22 innings.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Pittsburgh
|
12 |
4 |
24 |
.316 |
18 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
| Cleveland
|
6 |
2 |
13 |
.188 |
18 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
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