Bucs Blank Rays

By Eddie Michels on March 25, 2017

Pittsburgh Pirates starter Trevor Williams threw five shutout innings against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in Bradenton. Williams allowed just three hits while striking out four.

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Tampa Bay Rays starter Erasmo Ramirez lasted just four innings allowing three runs, one earned on four hits while walking one and striking out four. EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO

Pirates Chris Stewart Singles to Center and Two Unearned Runs Score EDDIE MICHELS PHOTO

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
PIT	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	–	4	8	0

Tampa Bay Rays
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
Morrison 1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.158	.238	.211
McCarthy 1B	1	0	0	0	1	0	.188	.409	.438
Robertson SS	4	0	2	0	0	2	.244	.320	.267
Dickerson LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.370	.396	.609
Sanchez LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000
Miller 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.186	.200	.279
Maris 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Casali C	3	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.306	.300
Smith CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.226	.207
a-A. Moreno PH-CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.667
McKenry DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.188
S Peterson RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.324	.469
Sole 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.222	.222	.333
TOTALS	28	0	4	0	1	8
a-struck out swinging for M Smith in the 5th
BATTING GIDP: Sole, Dickerson Team LOB: 2
FIELDING E: Sole (1, ground ball); Miller (2, throw); Smith (2, throw) DP: 1 (Robertson-Miller-Morrison).

Tampa Bay Rays
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
E. Ramírez (L, 0-2)	4.0	4	3	1	1	4	0	3.12
Farquhar	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.15
Marks	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Whitley	1.1	1	0	0	1	2	0	4.91
D. Moreno	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	3.00
TOTALS	8.0	8	4	2	2	8	0
PITCHING Batters faced: E. Ramírez 18; Farquhar 3; Marks 2; Whitley 6; D. Moreno 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E. Ramírez 6-2; Farquhar 1-1; Marks 0-1; Whitley 1-1; D. Moreno 1-1

Pittsburgh Pirates
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
Frazier LF-2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	.404	.481	.553
Mercer SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.385	.618
D Ortiz LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.349	.405
Jaso RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.313	.410	.688
Watson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Hudson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Rogers 1B	1	1	1	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429
Freese 3B	2	1	1	0	0	0	.375	.459	.438
a-G. Ngoepe PH-SS	2	0	2	0	0	0	.436	.500	.513
Bell 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.074	.242	.074
J. Williams C	1	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.278
Gosselin 2B-3B	3	1	2	1	0	0	.353	.346	.510
Meadows CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.289	.400	.447
Stewart C	2	0	1	1	1	1	.231	.333	.308
Rivero P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Nicasio P	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T. Williams P	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000
Hanson RF	0	0	0	0	1	0	.375	.409	.500
TOTALS	31	4	8	2	2	8
a-singled to center for D Freese in the 6th
BATTING 2B: Jaso (3, E. Ramírez) RBI: Stewart (4), Gosselin (12) SF: Gosselin 2-out RBI: Stewart GIDP: Mercer Pirates RISP: 1-10 (Stewart 1-1, Meadows 0-3, J. Williams 0-1, Frazier 0-1, Bell 0-1, Freese 0-1, D Ortiz 0-1, T. Williams 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: Gosselin (1, 2nd base off Whitley/Casali); Hanson (3, 2nd base off Whitley/Casali) CS: G. Ngoepe (1, 2nd base by Marks/Casali)
FIELDING DP: 2 (Gosselin-Mercer-Bell 2). Outfield Assist: Hanson (Sanchez at 2nd base).

Pittsburgh Pirates
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
T. Williams (W, 2-0)	5.0	3	0	0	0	4	0	2.63
Watson (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	13.50
Hudson (H, 2)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.00
Rivero (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Nicasio	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
TOTALS	9.0	4	0	0	1	8	0
PITCHING Batters faced: T. Williams 16; Watson 4; Hudson 3; Rivero 3; Nicasio 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T. Williams 8-3; Watson 1-0; Hudson 1-1; Rivero 2-1; Nicasio 1-0

Scoring Summary

		TB	PIT
1st	Freese safe at second on error by third baseman Sole, Jaso scored.	0	1
4th	Stewart singled to center, Freese scored, Gosselin to third, Gosselin scored, Stewart to third on throwing error by center fielder Smith.	0	3
8th	Gosselin hit sacrifice fly to right, Rogers scored, G. Ngoepe to third.	0	4

Game Information

Stadium	LECOM Park, Bradenton, FL
Attendance	6478
Game Time	2:20
Weather	79 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	16 mph
Umpires	Home Plate – Jeremie Rehak, First Base – Chad Fairchild, Second Base – Will Little, Third Base – John Bacon