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Joe Musgrove Comes Out Victorious in a Pirates at Rockies Matchup, 11-4

Sun, Sep 1, 2019 | Emma Botos

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August 31, 2019 -- The Pirates win big on the road against the Rockies 11 to 4.

The Pirates starter Joe Musgrove helped the home team limit the runs to allow the offense to pull out the win. Joe Musgrove allowed 3 earned runs over 6.0 innings pitched. The pitcher allowed 0.303 OBP. The Rockies had 5 strikeouts against Joe Musgrove.

Slugger Starling Marte offense on the road helped the Pirates over the Rockies's pitching. His batting average was 0.296 in the game. At the plate, he had 0 strikeouts. With 5 at bats, Starling Marte had a 0.341 OBP. The Pirates hitter had 1 RBI and scored 0 runs on the road. Leading the team in slugging for the season, Starling Marte had a 0.507 slugging percentage.

Tim Melville's pitching start could not pull out the win for the Rockies. He gave up 4 earned runs over 2.0 innings pitched. Throwing 35 strikes in a 58 pitch outing for 1 strikeout. The Rockies starter allowed 6 hits and 2 walks. The Rockies pitcher had a 0.267 OBP for his appearance.

Posted at Sun, September 1, 2019 13:04:32 UTC