GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS
07/03/2025
 
GULF COAST ROOKIE LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PIRATES AT HOUSTON (GCL) ASTROS
GAME ID: 12793 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates (5-5) 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 11 1
Houston (GCL) Astros (7-3) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 11 2
Pirates Down Astros, 8-6
Joe Mercado batted in 3 runs to lead Pittsburgh (GCL) to a win over Houston (GCL). The final score was 8-6. Mercado chipped in 1 single and 1 home run. Pittsburgh (GCL) reliever Charlie Reed picked up the win, raising his record to 2-0. Gil Jones was tagged with the loss. The win has Pittsburgh (GCL) at 5-5.

Quentin Anaya came through with a big-time hit for Pittsburgh (GCL). The right fielder smacked a 2-run home run in the top of the tenth inning to give his team the lead, 7-5. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

"Feels good to be on the winning side," said Anaya.
PITTSBURGH (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON (GCL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Anquilo CF 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 .333 2 3
C. Green 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .314 1 4
E. Patton 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .346 1 5
J. Mercado C 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .293 2 9
E. Anderson SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .306 2 6
P. Clark LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .378 0 6
   a-M. Winkler PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   b-D. Adderley LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Q. Anaya RF 3 2 1 2 2 2 1 .171 3 8
J. Malogón 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 .237 1 2
A. Duffy DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .286 0 0
Totals 41 8 11 7 5 14 19      
a - M. Winkler pinch hit for P. Clark in the 10th
b - D. Adderley substituted for M. Winkler in the 10th

BATTING
Triples: J. Anquilo (1, 4th Inning off S. Jenkins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mercado (2, 3rd Inning off S. Jenkins, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Malogón (1, 10th Inning off G. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs) , Q. Anaya (3, 10th Inning off G. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Anquilo 3 , C. Green 2 , E. Patton , J. Mercado 5 , E. Anderson , M. Winkler , Q. Anaya 4 , J. Malogón 4 , A. Duffy
2-out RBI: C. Green
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Anquilo 2 , C. Green , J. Mercado
GIDP: A. Duffy
Hit by Pitch: C. Green
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: E. Anderson (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Anderson-Green, Green-Anderson-Anderson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Weber 2B 5 1 2 0 0 3 3 .378 2 5
B. Ward LF 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .297 3 8
J. Hart CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .289 1 3
W. Steenson 3B 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .286 1 6
T. Johnson SS 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .268 2 9
J. Monroe DH 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 .275 0 5
J. Scott RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .393 2 4
J. Walker 1B 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 .378 0 4
   a-R. Lopez Jr. PR, 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 0 2
C. Curry C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
Totals 40 6 11 6 4 9 22      
a - R. Lopez Jr. pinch ran for J. Walker in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Walker (1, 2nd Inning off A. Pierce, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Hart (3, 6th Inning off A. Pierce, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Johnson (3, 10th Inning off N. Anderson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: W. Steenson (1, 8th Inning off C. Taylor, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Ward (3, 8th Inning off C. Taylor, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Weber 2 , B. Ward 5 , J. Hart 2 , W. Steenson 3 , T. Johnson 4 , J. Scott , J. Walker 2
2-out RBI: J. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Weber , B. Ward , J. Monroe , C. Curry 2
GIDP: R. Lopez Jr.
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Scott (3) , J. Walker (3)
CS: B. Ward (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Jenkins (1) , R. Lopez Jr. (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Weber-Johnson-Lopez Jr.)
PITTSBURGH (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON (GCL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Pierce 5.0 6 1 1 1 5 0 81 1.69   
C. Taylor BS (1) 2.0 4 4 4 1 1 1 40 20.77   
C. Reed W (2-0) 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 10.38   
N. Anderson SV (3) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 21 21.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Pierce 55
Batters Faced: A. Pierce 21, C. Taylor 11, C. Reed 7, N. Anderson 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Pierce 4-4, C. Taylor 1-4, C. Reed 0-3, N. Anderson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Pierce 81-55, C. Taylor 40-24, C. Reed 21-13, N. Anderson 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Taylor 1-0 , C. Reed 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Jenkins 5.1 7 4 4 3 11 1 119 4.76   
J. Spears 2.2 1 1 0 2 2 0 35 5.25   
G. Jones L (0-1) 2.0 3 3 3 0 1 2 35 6.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Jenkins 46
Batters Faced: S. Jenkins 27, J. Spears 11, G. Jones 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Jenkins 3-2, J. Spears 5-0, G. Jones 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Jenkins 119-73, J. Spears 35-17, G. Jones 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spears 1-0
WP: J. Spears
Hit Batsmen: S. Jenkins
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Mercado
Ballpark: Ballpark of Belvedere
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 3930
Special Notes: 1B Jon Walker was injured while stealing a base.
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