Rojas hit a two-run double in the seventh. Geraldo Perdomo’s solo home run in the third inning drew the Diamondbacks into a tie. The Pirates scored the game’s first run on back-to-back doubles by Santana and Hayes in the second inning. It was Reynolds’ sixth home run of the season but first since April 7, a span of 34 games. Reynolds’ three-run homer an inning later pushed the lead to 11-1. Reynolds drew a bases-loaded walk and Suwinski hit a two-run double before Hayes capped the outburst with a two-run single. Palacios put the Pirates ahead 3-1 by grounding a two-run single into left field. “As we’ve talked about, if we continue to put the ball in play, things can happen during a game.” “That ball was hit hard and he’s a good defender,” Shelton said of Rojas. Gallen had three walks in the inning and third baseman Josh Rojas committed a fielding error that led to three unearned runs. The Pirates chased Gallen with a seven-run fourth inning in which they sent 11 batters to the plate while snapping a 1-1 tie. Backup catcher Jose Herrera pitched the eighth inning and gave up two runs in his first mound appearance in a major-league game. The Diamondbacks lost for the second time in seven games. That comes after losing 11 of 12 following a surprising 20-8 start to the season. The Pirates won for the third time in their last four games. In his previous four starts, Oviedo was tagged for 18 earned runs in 17 2/3 innings.
He gave up one run and two hits in six innings while striking out seven and walking three.
Johan Oviedo (3-3) won for the first time in five starts. Before that, they had scored no more than four runs in 14 straight games and reached that total only once. The Pirates scored eight runs in their previous game Wednesday at Detroit. “It’s pretty sick to have contributions like that up and down the lineup because guys are putting you in good positions to hit a lot,” Palacios said. That’s why you see a guy that’s had, whatever, 40-plus scoreless innings of baseball.”Īndrew McCutchen, Ji Hwan Bae and Josh Palacios also had three hits apiece as part of the Pirates’ 17-hit outburst. He used to really command north-south, now he commands east-west too. “I know it sounds weird for a guy that’s really good. “I was really proud because we were facing one of the best pitchers in baseball and we came out and did a really good job with our approach,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said.
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