Choi hits for 4th straight game…Pittsburgh snaps bitter 2-game losing streak despite 1-hit, 1-run outing by starter Oviedo
Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Ji-Man Choi (32) hit safely in four straight games, but it wasn’t enough to prevent his team from losing.
Choi Ji-Man batted in the No. 4 spot in the lineup against the San Francisco Giants at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Saturday (June 16). He went 1-for-4 on the day, raising his season batting average to 0.176 from 0.170.
His first at-bat came in the bottom of the first inning, when he looked at a sinker from starter Alex Cobb and struck out looking. In his second at-bat, with runners on first and third in the bottom of the second, he grounded out to second.
His first hit came in his third at-bat. With one out in the bottom of the sixth, he drove Cobb’s splitter to left field.
His final at-bat came in the eighth inning. With one out, he battled reliever Scott Alexander, but a well-timed pitch to right field sent him scurrying to the dugout.
Pittsburgh started the rally with a home run by Davis.
Pittsburgh took the lead in the top of the second inning. Starter Johan Oviedo gave up a solo shot to Mike Yastrzemski to make it 1-0.
After losing the lead, Pittsburgh responded with a home run of their own. In the bottom of the second, leadoff hitter Henry Davis hit a solo home run over the left-center field fence to tie the game at 1-1.
Both teams remained quiet until the top of the eighth inning. In the top of the eighth, Pittsburgh had runners on first and second after a walk and a hit batter. Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton brought in closer David Bednar to try to prevent further damage, but he gave up an RBI single to Michael Conforto.
The replay showed a sloppy play. Catcher Jason Delay, who took a fly ball from Davis in right field, threw to catch a runner on second base, but the ball slipped and allowed another runner to score, making the score 1-3.
The team had their next two chances to score, but were unable to capitalize.
Pittsburgh starter Johan Oviedo was unable to prevent his team from losing despite pitching seven innings of one-hit ball (one home run).
Pittsburgh got a stellar outing from starter John Oviedo, who allowed one run (one earned) on seven hits with three walks and 10 strikeouts, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the team from losing.바카라사이트
The loss was Pittsburgh’s second straight and dropped them to 41-51 on the season, good for fourth place in the National League Central.