Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh 5, Minnesota 4
Monday, April 2, 2018 1:05 PM
When: 1:05 PM ET, Monday, April 2, 2018
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 40°
Umpires: Home - Chris Conroy, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Chad Whitson
Attendance: 30186
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Minnesota 000004000470
Pittsburgh 50000000-550
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Minnesota 2-2 0-0 2-2 L1
Pittsburgh 4-0 1-0 3-0 W4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 1-0 record at home this season. The Minnesota Twins have a 2-2 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Minnesota has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Twins have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • Jameson Taillon pitched 5.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.38. George Kontos closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Lance Lynn took the loss for Minnesota.
  • Colin Moran had the only homerun for Pittsburgh. Brian Dozier had the only homerun for Minnesota.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Minnesota   Pittsburgh
Lance Lynn Player Jameson Taillon
Loss W/L Win
4.0 IP 5.1
3 Strikeouts 9
3 Hits 4
11.25 ERA 3.38
Hitting
Minnesota   Pittsburgh
Eduardo Escobar Player Gregory Polanco
2 Hits 1
1 RBI 1
0 HR 0
3 TB 2
.500 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Minnesota 7 1 13 .212 10 3 3 0 0
Pittsburgh 5 1 9 .185 6 5 11 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Pirates have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Twins have a W/L % of .333 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.