Marco Gonzales Stellar in Return, Picks Up Win | Pirates vs. White Sox Highlights (7/12/24)

there he is he is taking the mound for your Chicago White Sox Garrett crochet getting ready hopefully having another dominant start gar crochet going to the mound for his final start before the allstar game this is start number 20 looking to go over 500 trying to win his seventh game the ER up over three lots of strikeouts very few walks onew pitch from crochet and he gets the strike out to start the ball game strikeout leader in the big leagues now with 147 on the year one down here comes Brian Reynolds a switch hitting Allstar left fielder nasty stuff from crochet to start the game two straight punch outs seven home runs for the right hand batting Connor Joe and he HS a hard ground ball right to Danny mic at third clean scoop low throw good stretch by vaugh crochet a one two three opening frame Pirates now getting healthier tonight as they start this series against the white socks we’re going to see Marco Gonzalez return to action yeah out of the gate from spring training he pitched well for the Pirates in just three starts though he got a 265 ER strk out on a good change up Tommy fam flailing for that one so that’ll bring up Andrew vaugh playing first base tonight 240 overall with 11 home runs well hit to the Gap and left Center and it’s going to go all the way to the wintra side Andrew vaugh with a one out double here in the first inning nice job by Andrew to start setting the table here for Luis Robert Jr back with the change up a second strikeout for Gonzalez so two down and here comes Eloy Jimenez two pitch there’s a ground ball knocked down by Gonzales at second he tripped throwing it and that allowed Jimenez to get safe at first right here if he doesn’t slip he’s going to get him at first he does slip and it’s Runners at the corners as socks look for an early lead so Lin so with an opportunity to do some damage here in this first inning high pop foul ground third baseman key Brian Hayes coming in says he sees it he does and he makes the catch four up for down for crochet here’s ke Brian Hayes onew pitch swing and a miss strike three on a cutter that’s just a nasty back foot cutter and he can play it just like a breaking ball that is unhitable Here Comes Joey Bart their catcher 32 got him looking cutter on the outside corner pretty good strikeout rate four KS six batters face and I think he’s done for the night and his night is done after 28 pitches I would say it’s hard to be more impressive than he was through two innings he didn’t walk anybody that has been his usual custom he did fan for wouldn’t it be something if Garrett crochet could start the All-Star game for the American League mic with the diving stop quickly to his feet and makes the play to get triolo what a of beauty mendic ranging to his left made a high stab with the glove on a high bounce two away here in the third it’ll bring up Michael a Taylor Taylor out to Center caring and Robert will play it off the wall instead it’ll be a Taylor double you’ve got an RBI opportunity here with two outs Andrew McCutchen the leadoff man Canon delivers an 01 and it’s a highfly ball to right medium depth fam under and will make the catch no score bottom three two away and Tommy fam at second base for the White Sox so it’ll leave things up to Luis Robert Jr he struck out in the first pitch number 30 for Gonzalez and on the hands and that one gets into center field Tommy F will be waved in he will score and it’s the White Sox taking a one nothing lead here in the third RBI single for Luis Robert Jr so D Young’s on for a second consecutive at B two singles for the White Sox short stop and that’ll bring up Cory juls swung on and a soft liner into Center down for a hit back to- back singles for the white socks puts them at first and second Cory Lee will hit the socks have a little something cooking the pitch ground ball left side backhand Play Pretty play by triolo to second one on the first double play oh the big tree gets that limb out there cuts the ball off on to gonz ales then to Joe DP head to the fifth so Hayes will advance on to third with nobody out bucks on the pond for triolo there’s a bouncing ball headed up the middle base hit Jared triolo it’s a tie game at one as Hayes went to third on the air assuming it was charged to Lee and he scores standing up the base hit to center field BART to Second triolo ties it at one fortunately for the Pirates able to scoot another run across the board here have an opportunity Michael a Taylor first and third high in the sky to left julks rounds the wall to make the catch but a run will come in and Michael a Taylor gives the Pirates the lead oh now Marco Gonzalez and the Pirates lead two to one going to the bottom of the fifth inning here Danny mendick ninth in the order third baseman leads off payoff pitch he does swinging a Miss struck him out wow went with the change up too a 3-2 count right there and that’s the last thing you you expect to see two retired and here is Andrew vaugh the 01 high pop right field swinsky coming toward the line in right he has it one two three for Marco Gonzalez and through five innings in Chicago it’s 2-1 Pittsburgh a base hit for Connor Joe with one out here in the six now Gonzalez the second baseman Nick Gonzalez to the Gap and Conor Joe racing around third he’ll be waved home he’s going to score on the double and the Pirates add to their lead it’s 3 to one in Chicago so Gonzalez at second and the batter is Hayes hard hit and through key Brian Hayes with his second hit tonight he’ll get a run batted in 4 to one pirates underway here in the top of the seventh o and one on Jared triola well hit to Center charging in Luis Robert J with the slide and grab he just makes those plays look routine now two up two down here’s Michael a Taylor productive night two two swing and a miss Cannon puts him away with a change up he does get that one two three inning so two outs here in the seventh and Cory Lee will come to the plate two two pitch swinging a Fly ball right field Jack swinsky is there makes the catch where in the World is Carmen Majin ski he’s on the side side of Chicago setting down the white socks in order through two going to inning number eight and the lead off hitter is Andrew McCutchen feir ball that’s going to be extra bases for McCutchen Ben and tendi just in the game and first hit tonight for cutch and two outs in the eighth ke Brian Hayes first pitch swinging pop up Shallow right into play it is fam and he’ll make the catch CCH Canon wriggles out of trouble some good pitching late in that inning runners hold it first and second one out Luis Robert Jr one for three with an RBI single little bouncer up the middle there’s one another Double Play Turned by the Pirates they’re third tonight gets Holderman out of trouble and keeps the Pirates in the lead oh what a welcome sight to see David bnar back on a big leg Mound we’ll try to save it for the Pirates as we go to the bottom of the knife two quick outs Paul D young onew he struck him out curveball strikes out to Young David Bednar earns the save and the Pirates getting a little closer to break even they beat the white socks tonight 4 to one

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-1 at Guaranteed Rate Field on July 12, 2024. Marco Gonzales was stellar in his return to pick up the win. Jared Triolo, Michael A. Taylor, Nick Gonzales, and Ke’Bryan Hayes drove in runs in the victory.

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