土曜日の午後、PNCパークで行われた試合で、ピッツバーグ・パイレーツの内野手ニック・ヨークが9回裏にブライアン・レイノルズを迎え入れる適時二塁打を放ち、ボルチモア・オリオールズに3-2で勝利した。この勝利は、本塁打や先発投手の長いイニング、あるいはブルペン陣の圧倒的なセーブによるものではなく、下位打線が終盤の反撃において重要な役割を果たした。
パイレーツは、ボルチモアの先発シェーン・バズを相手に7回まで9人の走者を残塁にする苦しい展開で、1-2とリードを許したまま9回を迎えた。代打のジェイク・マンガムが内野右側へのゴロで反撃の口火を切ると、オリオールズの救援投手アンソニー・ヌネスがこの打球を確実に処理できず、その間に三塁からヨークが生還し2-2の同点に追いついた。続くレイノルズが安打で出塁し、最後はヨークがライン際にサヨナラとなる二塁打を放った。
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The Pittsburgh Pirates exploded for 17 runs in a 17-7 victory over the NL Central-leading Cincinnati Reds on Saturday at PNC Park. Every player in the starting lineup drove in at least one run, a feat not achieved since September 16, 1975. The win improved Pittsburgh to 2-0 in May after a four-game sweep by St. Louis earlier in the week.
The Washington Nationals rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 in 10 innings at PNC Park on Thursday, splitting a four-game series. James Wood drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI single, and Orlando Ribalta secured his first career save. The win improved the Nationals to 5-2 on their road trip.
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The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 in 12 innings on Sunday at Oracle Park. Rookie Jesus Rodriguez delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom of the 12th.
St. Louis Cardinals rookie second baseman JJ Wetherholt hit a game-tying home run in the ninth inning at PNC Park, igniting a four-run rally for a 4-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The win snapped the Cardinals' four-game losing streak in the opener of a four-game series. Wetherholt, from the northern Pittsburgh suburb of Mars, Pennsylvania, played his first major league game in his hometown.
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Ben Rice delivered a two-run homer in the ninth inning to give the New York Yankees an 8-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday at Rogers Centre. The blast marked the second consecutive game in which the Yankees secured victory with a tie-breaking ninth-inning home run.
The Seattle Mariners defeated the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 on Thursday afternoon at T-Mobile Park to take the series two games to one.
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Cincinnati Reds pitchers issued seven consecutive walks to Pittsburgh Pirates batters in the bottom of the second inning, tying a Major League Baseball record during a 17-7 loss at PNC Park. The unusual sequence fueled a five-run inning without a single hit. This marked only the third time in MLB history such a streak has occurred.