MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT RIVER HILLS ROCKETS
04/23/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT RIVER HILLS ROCKETS
GAME ID: 286 - THURSDAY, APRIL 23RD , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (15-4) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 13 0
River Hills Rockets (7-12) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Pittsburgh Beats River Hills, 4-1
The Pittsburgh Pirates picked up a win at River Hills Grounds, knocking off the River Hills Rockets, 4-1. Starting pitcher Zach Shaw was a big reason why. Steve Cason wrapped it up, recording his 2nd save. The Pirates, now 15-4, have hit the ground running this season.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Ramon Martinez? The Pittsburgh catcher had a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put the Pirates on top, 3-1. For the game, Martinez had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"I felt good up there," said Martinez. "I saw the ball well."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE RIVER HILLS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Yocom CF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .221 3 11
G. Leal 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .319 4 6
D. Ochoa LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .196 0 1
B. Binion RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .391 0 2
J. Bunch 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 .348 0 10
J. Flores SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .338 1 8
R. Martinez C 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 .217 0 2
J. Paulsen 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 1 1
Z. Shaw P 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   J. LaCoe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Gomez PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .200 6 11
   S. Cason P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 4 13 4 2 7 19      
a - T. Gomez pinch hit for J. LaCoe in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Martinez (2, 4th Inning off D. Tindale, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Flores (4, 4th Inning off D. Tindale, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Binion (2, 6th Inning off B. Teunissen, 0 on, 0 outs) , Z. Yocom (5, 9th Inning off R. Garza, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Gomez (6, 9th Inning off R. Garza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Z. Yocom 4 , D. Ochoa , B. Binion 3 , J. Bunch 2 , J. Flores 3 , R. Martinez 3 , T. Gomez 4
2-out RBI: J. Flores , R. Martinez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Binion , R. Martinez , J. Paulsen
GIDP: G. Leal , J. Flores , R. Martinez
Hit by Pitch: J. Bunch
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Peraza 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .206 1 4
B. Rodriguez 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .296 1 6
E. Madueno LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .329 5 10
A. Guthrie SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
I. Koonce RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .250 0 0
L. Brisebois C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .237 1 2
A. Esquilin 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .237 3 9
J. Cunningham CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .077 0 0
D. Tindale P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. White PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 1 5
   B. Teunissen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Parra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322 2 12
   R. Garza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1 1 8 11      
a - M. White pinch hit for D. Tindale in the 5th
b - A. Parra pinch hit for B. Teunissen in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Brisebois (1, 2nd Inning off Z. Shaw, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Rodriguez , E. Madueno , I. Koonce , L. Brisebois 4 , A. Esquilin , J. Cunningham
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Madueno , L. Brisebois
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Koonce (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Guthrie-Rodriguez-Esquilin, Rodriguez-Guthrie-Esquilin, Rodriguez-Guthrie-Esquilin)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE RIVER HILLS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Shaw W (3-0) 7.2 6 1 1 1 8 1 109 2.59   
J. LaCoe H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.96   
S. Cason SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Shaw 70
Batters Faced: Z. Shaw 30, J. LaCoe 1, S. Cason 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Shaw 7-8, J. LaCoe 1-0, S. Cason 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Shaw 109-72, J. LaCoe 1-1, S. Cason 4-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. LaCoe 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Tindale L (1-3) 5.0 6 2 2 1 6 0 77 3.09   
B. Teunissen 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 18 1.23   
R. Garza 2.0 4 1 1 1 1 1 36 5.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Tindale 52
Batters Faced: D. Tindale 21, B. Teunissen 8, R. Garza 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Tindale 4-4, B. Teunissen 3-1, R. Garza 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Tindale 77-49, B. Teunissen 18-13, R. Garza 36-25
Hit Batsmen: B. Teunissen
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zach Shaw
Ballpark: River Hills Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (49 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 24631
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