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Austin Meadows steals, records two hits in Pittsburgh Pirates debut

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Friday was a night to never forget for Austin Meadows.

After being called up by the Pittsburgh Pirates while Starling Marte recovers from injury, Meadows made his MLB debut Friday night against the San Diego Padres.

The Pirates ended up losing the close contest, 3-2.

Despite the loss, Meadows had a strong debut.

Going up to bat four times, Meadows struck the ball twice. In the bottom of the second inning, Meadows filed out to center field for his first career hit.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, Meadows hit a single to the right.

After the game, Meadows said that he had been “dreaming” of his debut.

“It was just anticipation out there,” Meadows said. “Just being ready to play. Just going out there and being myself. I don’t even know if it’s hit me yet, honestly.”

“It’s something I’ll never forget, for sure.”

The reception of Meadows was well-received throughout PNC Park. When he went up to bat for the first time, members of the crowd gave him a standing ovation.

Not commenting on whether Meadows would stay with the Pirates when Marte returns from the 10-day DL, manager Clint Hurdle gave his nod of approval to Meadows’ debut.

“I thought he had a very good debut,” Hurdle said.

The Pirates scored first. In the first inning, Josh Bell doubled to the left — almost a home run — which scored Adam Frazier. Then, in the third inning, Corey Dickerson recorded a single to the left, which scored Frazier again.

Meanwhile, the Padres had all of their scoring later in the game.

In the fourth inning, Eric Hosmer hit a double off an Ivan Nova pitch, which scored Travis Jankowski. Catcher Raffy Lopez, in the fourth inning, hit a ground ball to second base, which scored Hosmer.

In the top of the sixth inning, Padres outfielder Franchy Cordero hit a single to the left, scoring Hosmer once more.

What’s Next?

The Padres and Pirates face off again on Saturday night. First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m.

Pitching for the Pirates will be Nick Kingham, while the Padres will start with Clayton Richards.

What They Said: Twitter on Austin Meadows

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