PHOENIX -- Whether it was ill will or just an accident, a fastball to the face stirred more bad blood between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Pittsburgh Pirates.
Dripping blood, Chris Iannetta was taken to a hospital after a 93 mph pitch hit him in the nose and mouth Friday night in Arizona's 11-4 win over the Pirates. And the sight of him sprawled face down at the plate conjured up memories of the recent, raw trouble involving these teams.
Iannetta, who had homered earlier, turned into a heater from reliever Johnny Barbato in the seventh inning. After several minutes, the Arizona catcher was helped to his feet and walked off, holding a cloth to his nose.
"Everything was OK," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "He split his lip open and he's at the hospital right now to get further exams. Anytime there's head trauma, anytime there's something that hits you in that area, you're never comfortable until a diagnosis has been made so we're using every precaution to make sure that he's OK."
In the ninth, Arizona reliever Tom Wilhelmsen hit Pittsburgh's Chris Stewart in the leg. Stewart quickly went to first base without incident.
Lovullo stared silently for several moments when asked, if given the history between the clubs, whether this was a matter still to be finished.
Finally, he said, "I thought the pitch just got away from their pitcher. I'll stand by that."
Barbato said that's exactly what happened.
"It got away from me," he said. "Definitely a relief when he can get up on his own. I'm going to try to reach out to him and make sure he is all right. It's kind of scary. Hopefully he is all right."
Back in 2014, Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt was hit by Ernesto Frieri of the Pirates in August and missed the rest of the year with a broken hand. The next day, Pirates star Andrew McCutchen was drilled in the back with a fastball.
Last May, Arizona's Jean Segura was hit in the face during a game in Pittsburgh, setting up another round of retaliation.
The mood in the Diamondbacks' clubhouse was tempered by Iannetta's injury.
"Even after a big win like that, we still kind of had that (bad) feeling in the clubhouse after the game," said Brandon Drury, who homered. "We all hope he's OK. I think he is. But it's just not good anytime anybody gets hit in the face."
Iannetta homered to start a seven-run third inning. Drury hit a three-run homer during the burst.
Drury also doubled and singled to improve his batting average at home to .448 (30 of 67), best in the majors.
David Peralta had three hits, including an RBI double and Jake Lamb had a two-run single for the Diamondbacks, who tied a season-high with 16 hits.
Patrick Corbin (3-4) went six innings and gave up four runs, two on Josh Bell's homer.
Tyler Glasnow (1-3) lasted just 2 1/3 innings, giving up seven runs on seven hits.
Gregory Polanco drove in two runs for Pittsburgh, which has lost eight of 10.
Iannetta joined the Diamondbacks this season.
"He is a veteran, he is well-liked, he's a leader," Lovullo said, "and he went down. It hurts. It's part of the game that I don't enjoy whatsoever. Unfortunately it is part of the game."
"But the guys were there to support him and love him up, which was what he needed. We'll get him back on his feet, dust him off and get him back in there as soon as possible."
ROSTER MOVES
The Pirates made a pair of roster moves with the return of third baseman David Freese and utility player Adam Frazier from the disabled list. Infielders Chris Bostick and Max Moroff were sent to Triple-A Indianapolis.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Pirates: Freese had been sidelined since April 26 with a right hamstring strain. Frazier had been on the DL since April 23 with a left hamstring strain.
UP NEXT
In the third game of the series, RHP Trevor Williams (1-2, 7.98 ERA) makes his second start for Pittsburgh after moving into the rotation when Jameson Taillon left to begin treatment for testicular cancer. RHP Taijuan Walker (3-2, 3.83) starts for the Diamondbacks.
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dripping blood, Chris Iannetta was taken to a hospital after a 93 mph pitch hit him in the nose and mouth Friday night in Arizona's 11-4 win over the Pirates. And the sight of him sprawled face down at the plate conjured up memories of the recent, raw trouble involving these teams.
Iannetta, who had homered earlier, turned into a heater from reliever Johnny Barbato in the seventh inning. After several minutes, the Arizona catcher was helped to his feet and walked off, holding a cloth to his nose.
"Everything was OK," Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. "He split his lip open and he's at the hospital right now to get further exams. Anytime there's head trauma, anytime there's something that hits you in that area, you're never comfortable until a diagnosis has been made so we're using every precaution to make sure that he's OK."
In the ninth, Arizona reliever Tom Wilhelmsen hit Pittsburgh's Chris Stewart in the leg. Stewart quickly went to first base without incident.
Lovullo stared silently for several moments when asked, if given the history between the clubs, whether this was a matter still to be finished.
Finally, he said, "I thought the pitch just got away from their pitcher. I'll stand by that."
Barbato said that's exactly what happened.
"It got away from me," he said. "Definitely a relief when he can get up on his own. I'm going to try to reach out to him and make sure he is all right. It's kind of scary. Hopefully he is all right."
Back in 2014, Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt was hit by Ernesto Frieri of the Pirates in August and missed the rest of the year with a broken hand. The next day, Pirates star Andrew McCutchen was drilled in the back with a fastball.
Last May, Arizona's Jean Segura was hit in the face during a game in Pittsburgh, setting up another round of retaliation.
The mood in the Diamondbacks' clubhouse was tempered by Iannetta's injury.
"Even after a big win like that, we still kind of had that (bad) feeling in the clubhouse after the game," said Brandon Drury, who homered. "We all hope he's OK. I think he is. But it's just not good anytime anybody gets hit in the face."
Iannetta homered to start a seven-run third inning. Drury hit a three-run homer during the burst.
Drury also doubled and singled to improve his batting average at home to .448 (30 of 67), best in the majors.
David Peralta had three hits, including an RBI double and Jake Lamb had a two-run single for the Diamondbacks, who tied a season-high with 16 hits.
Patrick Corbin (3-4) went six innings and gave up four runs, two on Josh Bell's homer.
Tyler Glasnow (1-3) lasted just 2 1/3 innings, giving up seven runs on seven hits.
Gregory Polanco drove in two runs for Pittsburgh, which has lost eight of 10.
Iannetta joined the Diamondbacks this season.
"He is a veteran, he is well-liked, he's a leader," Lovullo said, "and he went down. It hurts. It's part of the game that I don't enjoy whatsoever. Unfortunately it is part of the game."
"But the guys were there to support him and love him up, which was what he needed. We'll get him back on his feet, dust him off and get him back in there as soon as possible."
ROSTER MOVES
The Pirates made a pair of roster moves with the return of third baseman David Freese and utility player Adam Frazier from the disabled list. Infielders Chris Bostick and Max Moroff were sent to Triple-A Indianapolis.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Pirates: Freese had been sidelined since April 26 with a right hamstring strain. Frazier had been on the DL since April 23 with a left hamstring strain.
UP NEXT
In the third game of the series, RHP Trevor Williams (1-2, 7.98 ERA) makes his second start for Pittsburgh after moving into the rotation when Jameson Taillon left to begin treatment for testicular cancer. RHP Taijuan Walker (3-2, 3.83) starts for the Diamondbacks.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | PIT | ARI |
| Harrison singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Mercer flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| McCutchen grounded out to pitcher, Harrison to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Polanco doubled to left, Harrison scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Polanco to third on wild pitch by Corbin. | 1 | 0 |
| Freese struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tyler Glasnow pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | ARI |
| Pollock struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Peralta grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Goldschmidt caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | PIT | ARI |
| Osuna grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| Bell walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Stewart flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Glasnow struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Glasnow pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | ARI |
| Lamb grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Tomás struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Drury doubled to right center. | 1 | 0 |
| Drury to third on passed ball by Stewart. | 1 | 0 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | PIT | ARI |
| Harrison grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Mercer grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| McCutchen flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Glasnow pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | ARI |
| Iannetta homered to center (445 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| Corbin walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Pollock tripled to deep center, Corbin scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Peralta doubled to deep right, Pollock scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Peralta stole third. | 1 | 3 |
| Goldschmidt singled to left, Peralta scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Lamb singled to center, Goldschmidt to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Tomás grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Lamb out at second, Goldschmidt to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Drury homered to left (405 feet), Goldschmidt and Tomás scored. | 1 | 7 |
| Lindblom relieved Glasnow. | 1 | 7 |
| Owings flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Iannetta lined out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| 7 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | PIT | ARI |
| Polanco flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| Freese struck out looking. | 1 | 7 |
| Osuna walked. | 1 | 7 |
| Osuna to second on wild pitch by Corbin. | 1 | 7 |
| Bell homered to center (432 feet), Osuna scored. | 3 | 7 |
| Stewart lined out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Josh Lindblom pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | ARI |
| Corbin reached on infield single to pitcher. | 3 | 7 |
| Pollock singled to shallow left, Corbin to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Peralta singled to left center, Corbin to third, Pollock to second. | 3 | 7 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| Lamb singled to right, Corbin and Pollock scored, Peralta to third. | 3 | 9 |
| Tomás singled to center, Peralta scored, Lamb to second. | 3 | 10 |
| Drury struck out swinging. | 3 | 10 |
| Owings singled to right, Lamb scored, Tomás to second. | 3 | 11 |
| Iannetta struck out swinging. | 3 | 11 |
| 4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | PIT | ARI |
| Lindblom grounded out to second. | 3 | 11 |
| Harrison grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 11 |
| Mercer singled to left. | 3 | 11 |
| McCutchen reached on infield single to second, Mercer to second. | 3 | 11 |
| Polanco singled to center, Mercer scored, McCutchen to third. | 4 | 11 |
| Freese lined out to center. | 4 | 11 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Lindblom pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | ARI |
| Corbin lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 11 |
| Pollock struck out looking. | 4 | 11 |
| Peralta singled to left. | 4 | 11 |
| Goldschmidt flied out to right. | 4 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Patrick Corbin pitching for Arizona | PIT | ARI |
| Osuna grounded out to first. | 4 | 11 |
| Bell grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 11 |
| Stewart grounded out to third. | 4 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Lindblom pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | ARI |
| Harrison at third base. | 4 | 11 |
| Hanson at second base. | 4 | 11 |
| Lamb flied out to center. | 4 | 11 |
| Tomás popped out to second. | 4 | 11 |
| Drury singled to left. | 4 | 11 |
| Owings struck out swinging. | 4 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| J.J. Hoover pitching for Arizona | PIT | ARI |
| Hoover relieved Corbin. | 4 | 11 |
| Frazier hit for Lindblom. | 4 | 11 |
| Frazier grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 11 |
| Harrison grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 11 |
| Mercer struck out swinging. | 4 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Barbato pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | ARI |
| Barbato relieved Lindblom. | 4 | 11 |
| Ngoepe at shortstop. | 4 | 11 |
| Iannetta hit by pitch. | 4 | 11 |
| Herrmann ran for Iannetta. | 4 | 11 |
| Blanco hit for Hoover. | 4 | 11 |
| Blanco walked, Herrmann to second. | 4 | 11 |
| Pollock struck out swinging. | 4 | 11 |
| Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to first, Blanco out at second, Herrmann to third. | 4 | 11 |
| Goldschmidt struck out swinging. | 4 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Chafin pitching for Arizona | PIT | ARI |
| Descalso at first base. | 4 | 11 |
| Chafin relieved Hoover. | 4 | 11 |
| Herrmann catching. | 4 | 11 |
| Blanco in center field. | 4 | 11 |
| Ahmed at shortstop. | 4 | 11 |
| McCutchen struck out swinging. | 4 | 11 |
| Polanco struck out swinging. | 4 | 11 |
| Hanson grounded out to second. | 4 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Barbato pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | ARI |
| Lamb singled to right. | 4 | 11 |
| Tomás flied out to right. | 4 | 11 |
| Drury flied out to left. | 4 | 11 |
| Ahmed struck out swinging. | 4 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tom Wilhelmsen pitching for Arizona | PIT | ARI |
| Wilhelmsen relieved Chafin. | 4 | 11 |
| Osuna grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 11 |
| Bell grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 11 |
| Stewart hit by pitch. | 4 | 11 |
| Ngoepe grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Pittsburgh Pirates
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison 2B-3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .290 | .355 | .460 |
| Mercer SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .207 | .308 | .284 |
Barbato P
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| McCutchen CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .211 | .287 | .383 |
| Polanco RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .250 | .339 | .375 |
| Freese 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | .305 | .400 | .508 |
Hanson 2B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .158 | .200 | .263 |
| Osuna LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .211 | .286 | .386 |
| Bell 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .236 | .323 | .445 |
| Stewart C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .231 | .310 | .346 |
| Glasnow P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .143 | .455 | .143 |
Lindblom P
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
a-Frazier PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 | .364 | .440 |
Ngoepe SS
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .226 | .351 | .323 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 127 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for J Lindblom in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Polanco (11, Corbin) HR: Bell (6, 4th inning off Corbin 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Polanco 2 (9), Bell 2 (11) 2-out RBI: Polanco 2, Bell 2 Pirates RISP: 3-5 (Bell 1-1, Polanco 2-2, Freese 0-2) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING PB: Stewart. | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| C IANNETTA (HBP IN FACE) LEFT GAME BOT 7TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 21,911 (45.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:57 |
| Weather | 96 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Hickox, First Base - Chris Conroy, Second Base - Jerry Meals, Third Base - Tom Woodring |
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