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Los Angeles Angels at Pittsburgh
This is Missed It. Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, Friday, September 4, 78 and partly cloudy at PNC Park, with the Angels. You missed it? Here's the whole game, as it happened.
A Quiet Start in Pittsburgh
78 degrees and partly cloudy here at PNC Park, and we are underway. We get a quick top of the first, three batters, no runs. Wade Meckler flies out to center fielder Oneil Cruz for the final out. Bottom of the first, Pittsburgh gets a runner on, but Nick Gonzales strikes out swinging with two away. Scoreless after one.
The Only Run We Need to Chase
Top of the second, and we finally get something going. Moisés Ballesteros singles on a ground ball to right fielder Bryan Reynolds, and Vaughn Grissom races to third. But with two on and two out, Adam Frazier strikes out on a foul tip. We leave them stranded. Then the bottom of the second hurts. With one out and a runner on, Jake Mangum doubles on a ground ball to right fielder Wade Meckler, and Konnor Griffin scores. Just like that, Pittsburgh leads, 1 to 0. Henry Davis flies out to center fielder Mike Trout to end it, but the damage is done. Top of the third, we go down in order. Mike Trout lines out to left fielder Jake Mangum with two away. Bottom of the third, Pittsburgh gets a runner on, but Nick Gonzales flies out to right. Still 1 to 0. Top of the fourth, and it stings. Vaughn Grissom grounds into a double play, third baseman Jacob Gonzalez to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Wade Meckler is out at second, Grissom out at first. Christian Moore grounds out to end the inning. We can't buy a hit when we need it.
Stuck on Zero
Top of the fifth, another quiet one. Oswald Peraza strikes out swinging with two away. Bottom of the fifth, there's a challenge. Moisés Ballesteros challenges the pitch result, and the call on the field is overturned: Brandon Lowe is called out on strikes. We escape, but we're still down one. Top of the sixth, Wade Meckler grounds out, pitcher Jared Jones to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Bottom of the sixth, Nick Gonzales lines into an unassisted double play, second baseman Christian Moore. Bryan Reynolds is out at second. Oneil Cruz grounds out to end it. We're running out of time. Top of the seventh, Christian Moore lines out sharply to center fielder Oneil Cruz. Josh Lowe strikes out swinging. Bottom of the seventh, Jacob Gonzalez strikes out swinging. Still 1 to 0, Pittsburgh.
One Last Chance, Gone
Top of the eighth, Zach Neto pops out to third baseman Jared Triolo in foul territory. Bottom of the eighth, Pittsburgh loads the bases with two outs, but Oneil Cruz strikes out on a foul tip. We get out of it, but we're still chasing that run. Top of the ninth. Our last chance. Mike Trout singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Bryan Reynolds. No outs, and we have the tying run at the plate. The crowd is on its feet. But with two outs and a runner on, Travis d'Arnaud is called out on strikes. That's the ballgame. Los Angeles Angels, 0. Pittsburgh Pirates, 1. We had our chances, but we couldn't push a single run across. Heartbreak in Pittsburgh.
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Los Angeles Angels at Pittsburgh
This is Missed It. Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, Friday, September 4, 78 and partly cloudy at PNC Park, with the Pirates. You missed it? Here's the whole game, as it happened.
Top 1 - Bot 1
78 degrees and partly cloudy here at PNC Park. We are underway. Wade Meckler steps in for Los Angeles, two outs, nobody on. The pitch. Meckler flies out to center, Oneil Cruz camps under it. Side retired. Scoreless. Bottom of the first. Nick Gonzales at the plate with two outs and a runner on. He swings and misses. Strike three. We go to the second, still 0 to 0.
Top 2 - Bot 2
Top of the second. Moisés Ballesteros singles to right field. Vaughn Grissom moves to third. Two outs now, two on. Adam Frazier takes a foul tip. Strike three. Inning over. We escape. Bottom of the second. Konnor Griffin on base, one out. Jake Mangum steps in. The pitch. Mangum doubles down the line to right. Griffin scores. We're on the board. 1 to 0. Henry Davis flies out to center. Mike Trout makes the catch. Inning ends. We lead 1 to 0.
Top 3 - Bot 4
Top of the third. Mike Trout, two outs, bases empty. He lines out to left. Jake Mangum squeezes it. Quick inning. Bottom of the third. Spencer Horwitz on first, nobody out. Brandon Lowe grounds into a force out. Horwitz out at second. Lowe to first. Nick Gonzales flies out to right. Inning over. Still 1 to 0. Top of the fourth. Vaughn Grissom grounds into a double play. Third baseman Jacob Gonzalez to second baseman Brandon Lowe to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Meckler out at second. Grissom out at first. Two outs. Christian Moore grounds out. Inning over. Bottom of the fourth. Jake Mangum grounds out. Three up, three down. We hold the lead.
Top 5 - Bot 7
Top of the fifth. Oswald Peraza strikes out swinging. Another clean inning. Bottom of the fifth. Two outs, a runner on. Brandon Lowe called out on strikes. But wait. Moisés Ballesteros challenged the pitch. The call on the field was overturned. Lowe is out. Inning over. Still 1 to 0. Top of the sixth. Wade Meckler grounds out. Pitcher Jared Jones to first baseman Spencer Horwitz. Quick work. Bottom of the sixth. Nick Gonzales lines into an unassisted double play. Second baseman Christian Moore catches it. Bryan Reynolds out at second. Oneil Cruz grounds out. Inning over. Top of the seventh. Christian Moore lines out sharply to center. Oneil Cruz makes the grab. Josh Lowe strikes out swinging. We're rolling. Bottom of the seventh. Jacob Gonzalez strikes out swinging. Still 1 to 0.
Top 8 - Bot 9
Top of the eighth. Zach Neto pops out to third baseman Jared Triolo in foul territory. Side retired. Bottom of the eighth. Bases loaded, two outs. Oneil Cruz at the plate. The pitch. Cruz strikes out on a foul tip. We leave them loaded. Still 1 to 0. Top of the ninth. Mike Trout singles on a sharp line drive to right. Bryan Reynolds fields it. Two outs now, a runner on. Travis d'Arnaud called out on strikes. That's the ballgame. Final: Los Angeles Angels 0, Pittsburgh Pirates 1. We take it.
Outro
That was Los Angeles at Pittsburgh, from the Pirates side. This has been Missed It. Every game, both sides, at missed it dot net. Produced by James Barrett.