Toronto Blue Jays @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Blue Jays Hitting
- Batting
- 2BBelt (7, Contreras); Kiermaier (5, Contreras); Jansen (3, De Jong); Varsho (7, Contreras)
- HRKiermaier (2, 9th inning off De Jong 1 on, 2 Out); Merrifield (1, 3rd inning off Contreras 2 on, 1 Out); Varsho (5, 9th inning off De Jong 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIKiermaier 2 (12), Merrifield 4 (14), Jansen 2 (15), Varsho 2 (15)
- 2Out RBIKiermaier 2, Merrifield, Jansen
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP4-13 (Kiermaier 1-2, Springer 0-1, Merrifield 2-3, Chapman 0-1, Jansen 0-2, Bichette 0-1, Espinal 0-1, Varsho 1-2)
Pirates Hitting
a-grounded to shortstop for Mathias in the 7th
b-walked for Castro in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BAndujar (1, Kikuchi); Joe (10, García); Mathias (2, Kikuchi)
- RBISantana (20)
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP1-8 (Santana 1-2, Andujar 0-1, Suwinski 0-1, Bae 0-1, Delay 0-2, Castro 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBSantana (4, 2nd base off Kikuchi/Jansen); Hayes 2 (5, 3rd base off Kikuchi/Jansen, 2nd base off Kikuchi/Jansen)
- Fielding
- ECastro (7, fielding)
- AssistsAndujar (Kiermaier at 3rd base)
Blue Jays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Y. Kikuchi(W, 5-0) |
J. Romano(H, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 93-58 | 3.35 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-16 | 5.63 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-5 | 3.21 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-8 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 144-87 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedGarcía 4/7; Romano 2/2; Pearson 1/4; Kikuchi 14/25
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesGarcía-4-0-7-5; Romano-1-2-1-1; Pearson-2-2-1-3; Kikuchi-14-6-18-19
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsGarcía 1-1; Romano 0-1; Pearson 0-2; Kikuchi 6-10
- Game ScoresY Kikuchi 66
Pirates Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Contreras(L, 3-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 94-64 | 4.74 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 2.81 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-10 | 1.84 |
| 2.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50-32 | 10.61 |
| 9.0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 170-113 |
- Pitching
- WPDe Jong
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDe Jong 10/13; Contreras 21/26; Moreta 1/3; Hernandez 2/3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDe Jong-5-3-12-12; Contreras-17-14-14-19; Moreta-2-1-2-2; Hernandez-3-4-2-0
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsDe Jong 2-4; Contreras 5-5; Moreta 1-1; Hernandez 0-1
- Game ScoresR Contreras 30
Scoring Summary
Inning | TOR | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Merrifield reached on infield single to second, Bichette scored, Belt to second, Varsho to third. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | Merrifield homered to left (385 feet), Chapman scored and Belt scored. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5th | Jansen grounded out to third, Chapman scored, Belt to third. | 5 | 0 | ||
| 8th | Santana singled to left, Hayes scored, Joe to third. | 5 | 1 | ||
| 9th | Varsho homered to right (413 feet), Bichette scored. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 9th | Jansen doubled to right, Belt scored. | 8 | 1 | ||
| 9th | Kiermaier homered to right (396 feet), Jansen scored. | 10 | 1 | ||
TOR wins 3-0
Game Information
PNC Park
6:35 PM, 7 May 2023
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 21,655
Game Time:2:46
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jansen Visconti
- First Base Umpire - Cory Blaser
- Second Base Umpire - Clint Vondrak
- Third Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
2025 American League East Standings
2025 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 97 | 65 | .599 | - | W1 |
| Chicago | 92 | 70 | .568 | 5 | W3 |
| Cincinnati | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | L1 |
| St. Louis | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19 | L4 |
| Pittsburgh | 71 | 91 | .438 | 26 | L1 |

