Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cesar Hernandez will not start after fouling ball off his foot last night, available to pinch hit they say.
Jesmuel Valentín To lead off and play 2B.
Valentín, J
Ball (95.8 mph four-seam fastball)Called strike (96.2 mph two-seam fastball)In play, out(s) (95.7 mph four-seam fastball)
Jesmuel Valentin pops out to shortstop Jordy Mercer.
Hoskins
Called strike (96.0 mph four-seam fastball)Swinging strike (89.4 mph slider)Foul (97.6 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (83.4 mph curveball)Ball (95.8 mph two-seam fastball)In play, out(s) (88.7 mph slider)
Rhys Hoskins lines out to second baseman Josh Harrison.
Herrera
Called strike (96.3 mph four-seam fastball)Swinging strike (89.6 mph changeup)In play, out(s) (95.9 mph four-seam fastball)
Odubel Herrera pops out to shortstop Jordy Mercer.
First 1-2-3 inning in this series.
Bell
Foul (93.7 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (93.5 mph sinker)Foul (93.7 mph sinker)Ball (81.8 mph curveball)Foul (89.9 mph sinker)Foul (91.5 mph slider)In play, out(s) (94.7 mph sinker)
Josh Bell flies out sharply to center fielder Odubel Herrera.
Marte
In play, no out (93.5 mph sinker)
Starling Marte singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Nick Williams, deflected by second baseman Jesmuel Valentin.
Polanco
Pickoff Attempt 1BCalled strike (91.0 mph slider)Ball (94.6 mph sinker)With Gregory Polanco batting, wild pitch by Jake Arrieta, Starling Marte to 2nd.Swinging strike (92.0 mph slider)Foul tip (91.7 mph slider)
Gregory Polanco strikes out on a foul tip.
Moran
In play, run(s) (92.2 mph slider)
Colin Moran singles on a ground ball to center fielder Odubel Herrera. Starling Marte scores.
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 - Philadelphia Phillies 0
Ah, the shift bites Arrieta again.
Routine out for the first sixty or so years that I have watched the Phillies. It's hard for me to get used to the shift on just about every hitter. The wild pitch and the shift turn a routine ground ball into a run.
Díaz, E
Ball (93.1 mph sinker)Foul (90.2 mph slider)Called strike (93.9 mph sinker)Swinging strike (82.0 mph curveball)
Elias Diaz strikes out swinging.
Santana
Ball (95.0 mph two-seam fastball)Called strike (87.9 mph changeup)Foul (95.8 mph four-seam fastball)Injury Delay.Called strike (82.5 mph curveball)
Carlos Santana called out on strikes.
Williams, N
Called strike (88.1 mph changeup)In play, out(s) (87.1 mph slider)
Nick Williams grounds out softly, second baseman Josh Harrison to first baseman Josh Bell.
Back to back batters go down, literally.
Santana fouls a ball off his shin, Williams twists his ankle and falls after making contact.
Kingery
Called strike (95.4 mph four-seam fastball)Swinging strike (88.6 mph slider)Foul (96.0 mph four-seam fastball)Foul (87.3 mph slider)Swinging strike (96.1 mph four-seam fastball)
Scott Kingery strikes out swinging.
Used up all our hits last night? Different pitcher certainly makes a difference, but Phillies hitters starting off awfully slow this afternoon.
Dickerson, C
Ball (90.4 mph slider)Called strike (93.0 mph sinker)Ball (86.9 mph changeup)Swinging strike (90.4 mph slider)Foul (81.3 mph curveball)In play, out(s) (90.4 mph slider)
Corey Dickerson grounds out sharply, first baseman Carlos Santana to pitcher Jake Arrieta.
