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Bottom of the 6th

Michael Chavis hit an RBI double in the bottom of the 6th.
Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Teams	Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates
Date	August 3, 2022
Venue	PNC Park
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Managers	Craig Counsell (Milwaukee Brewers) Derek Shelton (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Umpires	HP: Ed Hickox 1B: Jerry Meals 2B: Jansen Visconti 3B: Vic Carapazza
Attendance	13,084
Ceremonial first pitch	Jake McGee
Radio	KDKA-FM
Radio announcers	Greg Brown (play-by-play) Bob Walk (color commentary)

On Wednesday, August 3, 2022, the bottom of the 6th inning was played between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Pittsburgh Pirates, both of the National League. Played at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the inning in total featured six batters for the Pirates and two pitchers for the Brewers. Of the six batters, three advanced to the bases, all through hits. The Pirates were able to score two runs before the Brewers made a pitching change and ended the inning.

All of the Pirates' offense during this inning were given up by Brewers pitcher Jake McGee. McGee had struggled during this season, and those struggles had continued to this game. He was relieved after two outs by mid–season acquisition Matt Bush, who retired Jason Delay for the final out of the inning. An error by right fielder Hunter Renfroe also contributed to the productive inning for the Pirates.

Rosters

Milwaukee Brewers roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 26 Aaron Ashby 39 Corbin Burnes 52 Eric Lauer 51 Freddy Peralta 53 Brandon Woodruff Bullpen 45 Brad Boxberger 50 Matt Bush 48 Trevor Gott 21 Jake McGee 55 Hoby Milner 25 Taylor Rogers 35 Brent Suter 38 Devin Williams		Catchers  7 Víctor Caratini 10 Omar Narváez Infielders 27 Willy Adames 20 Mike Brosseau 18 Keston Hiura 11 Rowdy Tellez  2 Luis Urías 16 Kolten Wong Outfielders  3 Jonathan Davis 24 Andrew McCutchen 12 Hunter Renfroe 15 Tyrone Taylor 22 Christian Yelich		Pitchers 41 Jason Alexander 31 Jandel Gustave 37 Adrian Houser 57 Trevor Kelley 46 Luis Perdomo 26 Trevor Rosenthal 43 Ethan Small 32 Peter Strzelecki Catchers  0 Mario Feliciano  5 Alex Jackson Infielders 14 Jace Peterson 33 Pablo Reyes Outfielders -- Esteury Ruiz		Manager 30 Craig Counsell Coaches 23 Quintin Berry (first base coach) 65 Nestor Corredor (bullpen catcher) 70 Connor Dawson (hitting) 68 Matt Erickson (infield instructor, assistant hitting) 61 Jim Henderson (bullpen) 84 Chris Hook (pitching) 40 Jason Lane (third base coach) 60 Walker McKinven (associate pitching, catching, strategy) 00 Pat Murphy (bench) 99 Ozzie Timmons (hitting) 62 Adam Weisenburger (bullpen catcher) 60-day injured list 54 Jake Cousins 58 Miguel Sánchez 56 Justin Topa Restricted list 36 J. C. Mejía 26 active, 13 inactive 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list # Personal leave Roster and coaches updated August 3, 2022 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Pittsburgh Pirates roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 34 JT Brubaker 23 Mitch Keller 39 Zach Thompson 32 Bryse Wilson Bullpen 53 Manny Bañuelos 48 Tyler Beede 29 Wil Crowe 37 Chase De Jong 57 Yerry De Los Santos 35 Colin Holderman 38 Dillon Peters 56 Duane Underwood Jr. Closer(s) 51 David Bednar		Catchers 61 Jason Delay 54 Tyler Heineman Infielders  2 Michael Chavis 15 Oneil Cruz 13 Ke'Bryan Hayes 30 Tucupita Marcano 27 Kevin Newman 26 Josh VanMeter Outfielders 24 Greg Allen 18 Ben Gamel 66 Bligh Madris 31 Cal Mitchell 10 Bryan Reynolds		Pitchers -- Jeremy Beasley 59 Roansy Contreras -- Johan Oviedo -- Yohan Ramírez 52 Eric Stout 89 Miguel Yajure Infielders 64 Diego Castillo 14 Rodolfo Castro 44 Hoy Park 60 Liover Peguero Outfielders 41 Jake Marisnick 65 Jack Suwinski 50 Travis Swaggerty		Manager 17 Derek Shelton Coaches 16 Tarrik Brock (first base) 82 Jordan Comadena (bullpen catcher) 86 Radley Haddad (game planning/strategy) 49 Andy Haines (hitting) 12 Don Kelly (bench) 47 Oscar Marin (pitching) 88 Christian Marrero (assistant hitting) 87 Justin Meccage (bullpen) 58 Mike Rabelo (third base) 60-day injured list 00 Blake Cederlind 45 Max Kranick 36 Nick Mears 55 Roberto Pérez 28 Canaan Smith-Njigba Restricted list 73 Felipe Vázquez 26 active, 13 inactive 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list # Personal leave Roster and coaches updated August 3, 2022 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

Summary

Along with Chavis, Pirates hitters Oneil Cruz and Tucupita Marcano got hits during the inning.

The bottom of the sixth began with the Brewers making a pitching change, replacing right–hander Trevor Gott with left–hander Jake McGee, who had previously been with the San Francisco Giants at the start of the season before being released. The #4, #5, and #6 hitters for the Pirates were due up to bat (Ke'Bryan Hayes, Oneil Cruz, and Bligh Madris, respectively). McGee, a fastball–heavy pitcher, began the at–bat by throwing three straight fastballs, one of them being a ball two of them being called strikes to result in a 1–2 count going into the fourth pitch. Hayes proceeded to foul off five straight pitches from McGee before finally lining out to right fielder Hunter Renfroe on the ninth pitch of the at–bat for the first out of the inning. Next up to bat was Cruz, a top prospect for the Pirates. McGee threw two straight fastball for called strikes before Cruz fouled off two straight pitches. After taking a ball on the fifth pitch of the at–bat, he beat the shift and singled to right field for the first hit of the bottom of the 6th.

Before Madris was due up to bat, Pirates manager Derek Shelton opted to pinch hit Michael Chavis instead. Chavis, a right–handed batter, matched up better against McGee than Madris, a left–handed batter. McGee threw two inside fastballs to make the count 2–0, then threw a fastball down the middle of the strike zone for strike one. He then threw another fastball down the middle, which Chavis hit down the right field line for a double. The ball deflected off of a wall in the infield and bounced sideways, forcing Renfroe to chase after the ball instead of waiting for it to come to him. Because of this, he also had to make a quick throw to third base in case Chavis were to go for a triple. His throw missed to the right and it went into the left field grass, forcing third baseman Luis Urías go after the ball. This allowed Cruz to score as he had been on third after the double, and it allowed Chavis to advance to the open third base.

Despite throwing 19 pitches already, McGee stayed in the game to face the next batter, Cal Mitchell. McGee once again started this at–bat by throwing two straight fastballs for balls followed by a called strike. This time, however, he was able to even the count at 2–2 after throwing yet another fastball for a called strike. Mitchell swung and missed on the fifth pitch of the at–bat, giving McGee his first and only strikeout of the inning. The fifth batter of the inning was Tucupita Marcano. McGee's first pitch was another fastball taken by Marcano for a called strike. On the 26th pitch and 12th straight fastball thrown by McGee, Marcano connected on it and singled to left–center field, scoring Chavis.

After allowing two runs and leaving Marcano on base, McGee was relieved with two outs by trade–deadline acquisition Matt Bush, a right–hander. Bush had just been acquired by the Brewers three days before, and this was his first appearance for them. First up to the plate against Bush was #9 hitter Jason Delay. Bush threw two straight balls to Delay to make the count 2–0. Delay took a fastball for a called strike, then tipped a foul for another strike before swinging and missing on the fifth pitch of the at–bat. However, Brewers catcher Omar Narváez lost control of the pitch after Delay's swing, forcing him to throw to first baseman Rowdy Tellez for the final out of the inning. With Bush's five straight fastballs, the Brewers combined threw 17 straight fastballs during the inning.

Statistics

Linescore

Team	6	R	H	E
Milwaukee Brewers	X	X	X	1
Pittsburgh Pirates	2	2	3	X
WP: X   LP: Jake McGee

Brewers pitcher Jake McGee allowed two runs to score before being relived by Matt Bush.

Box score

Brewers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jake McGee	2⁄3	3	2	2	0	1	0	27.00
Matt Bush	1⁄3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	1	3	2	2	0	2	0	18.00

FIELDING

• E: Renfroe, H (1, throw).

Brewers right fielder Hunter Renfroe committed an error, allowing Oneil Cruz to score.

Pirates	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Kevin Newman, 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	X
Bryan Reynolds, CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	X
Ben Gamel, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	X
Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Oneil Cruz, SS	1	1	1	0	0	0	1.000
Michael Chavis, PH–1B	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.000
Cal Mitchell, DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Tucupita Marcano, LF	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.000
Jason Delay, C	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	6	2	3	2	0	2	.500

BATTING

• Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Marcano, T 1.
• Team RISP: 1-for-1.
• Team LOB: 1.

Aftermath

The Pirates won with a walk–off home run in the bottom of the 9th by a score of 7 to 8.

One year after the creation of this article, the creator realized his mistake made in the title. He reportedly slapped his face repeatedly for over 24 hours before finally accepting that he doesn’t ever proofread enough.

See also

• Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2022/Chicago White Sox–Cincinnati Reds top of the 4th inning on March 31, 2022
• Wikipedia:April Fools/April Fools' Day 2023