Final Score: Pirates 6 Brewers 5 10 innings.
Why The Pirates Won. The Pirates started a new streak by scoring more than 4 runs for 2 games in a row. This time it was enough to pull out an extra-inning win 6-5. Oneil Cruz hit 2 home runs in a game for the first time in his career. They were both solo shots. This meant that the Pirates had to get 10 hits, 5 walks, and a catcher’s interference to score the other 4 runs. Jeez. They left 10 men on base. They continued their trend of single-digit strikeouts, this time with 8. Paul Skenes pitched another solid game. He went 6 innings, giving up 1 run on 4 hits. He walked 2 while striking out 8. He threw 101 pitches to get through the 6 innings. The score was 2-1 when he left the game. The bullpen gave up 3 runs in the final 3 innings of regulation. They got pounded for 6 hits and walked 4. There were some in the bullpen who performed well; they were not named Bednar and Rainey. All is forgiven when you win. The Pirates still have a chance for that 5-2 homestand.
The Key Moments Of The Game: The score was 2-1 going into the top of the 7th when Tanner (Why Don’t They Know That I Can’t Pitch) Rainey entered the game. He did get one out. Then he gave up a walk and 2 singles. The Brewers tied the game and had 1st and 3rd with one out. Dennis Santana came in, giving up a single to put the Brewers out in front 3-2. Santana struck out the next 2 batters to end the inning. In the bottom of the 7th, the Pirates quickly tied it. Andrew McCutchen hit a one-out double. Bryan Reynolds drove him home with a single to center. Caleb Ferguson got out of a big jam in the top of the 8th to keep the score 3-3. William Contreras homered in the top of the 9th. Oneil Cruz homered in the bottom of the 9th. If Cruz stares at his homers any longer and trots around the bases any slower, MLB will have to put a home run trot clock in the game. Each team got their ghost runner home in the 10th inning. The Pirates had 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs. Joey Bart was at the plate. He has had recent struggles at the plate. The Brewers took care of all that by wild pitching in the winning run. God bless them.
Next Game: This afternoon, Brewers in Pittsburgh. Mitch Keller will be going for the Pirates today. The Pirates played their normal frustrating game last night with one exception. They won. Paul Skenes could not pick up a win. For a change, the team did win when he pitched. I thought Canario might be rejoining the 100 club. However, a 10th-inning bloop single that tied the game kept him above .200. Will the Pirates be able to pull out the next 2 games? Maybe they will finally get some momentum.
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