Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 9, Pittsburgh 5
Thursday, April 21, 2011 7:10 PM
When: 7:10 PM ET, Thursday, April 21, 2011
Where: Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida
Temperature: 80°
Umpires: Home - Sam Holbrook, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Gerry Davis
Attendance: 12308
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Pittsburgh 010013000571
Miami 05301000-990
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 8-11 1-5 7-6 L3
Miami 11-6 6-3 5-3 W3
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Miami Marlins have a 6-3 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 7-6 record on the road.
  • Miami has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Marlins have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Chris Volstad pitched 5.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 6.60. James McDonald took the loss for Pittsburgh.
  • Mike Stanton, Scott Cousins, Brett Hayes hit homeruns for Miami. Pedro Alvarez had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Miami
James McDonald Player Chris Volstad
Loss W/L Win
3.0 IP 5.1
3 Strikeouts 5
6 Hits 4
24.00 ERA 8.44
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Miami
Pedro Alvarez Player Scott Cousins
3 Hits 2
2 RBI 4
1 HR 1
7 TB 6
.750 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 7 1 11 .212 8 5 3 0 1
Miami 9 3 21 .281 8 9 4 2 0
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game at home against Colorado. The Marlins have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .714 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Washington. The Pirates have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .500 after a loss.