Joyce, Niese lead Pirates to 8-5 win over Braves

Matt Joyce homered among his three hits and drove in three runs, and Jon Niese pitched six effective innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-5 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday.
May 17, 2016, 11:02 am - Associated Press
ATL
PIT
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J. Niese
win

J. Niese4-2

6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 6 K, 2 BB
W. Perez
loss

W. Perez1-1

6.0 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 2 K, 2 BB
M. Melancon
save

M. Melancon12

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

ATLPIT
1stJaso scored, Polanco to third, Freese to second on wild pitch by Pérez.01
1stCervelli grounded out to shortstop, Polanco scored, Freese to third.02
1stJoyce singled to right, Freese scored.03
3rdCervelli singled to right, Polanco scored, Freese to second.04
3rdHarrison grounded out to second, Freese scored, Cervelli to second.05
5thHarrison tripled to deep right, Joyce scored.06
6thFrancoeur homered to left (406 feet), Freeman scored.26
7thJoyce homered to right (366 feet), Polanco scored.28
8thFrancoeur grounded out to second, Inciarte scored, Freeman to third.38
8thK. Johnson homered to center (414 feet), Freeman scored.58
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