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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
The Pirates were in the driver’s seat to sweep a doubleheader in Cleveland, but another blown save resulted in a 5-3 loss on Saturday night.
Scoring Plays
Top 2nd, 1-0 PIT: Brandon Lowe hit a sacrifice fly to deep right field off Logan Allen to give the Pirates (51-48) the early lead.
Top 3rd, 2-0 PIT: Esmerlyn Valdez hit a high popup into shallow right-center, and Petey Halpin lost the ball in the sun, allowing Nick Gonzales to score from second base.
Top 4th, 3-0 PIT: With two on and one out, Jake Mangum hit a dribbler in front of the plate and reached on an infield single. Catcher Austin Hedges’ throw skipped off the glove of first baseman Rhys Hoskins, allowing Lowe to score from second.
Bottom 8th, 3-3: Chase DeLauter got the Guardians (52-47) on the board with an RBI single to right off Brandon Eisert. After the Pirates turned to Gregory Soto, Brayan Rocchio scored on a wild pitch and Khalil Watson evened the score with an RBI single.
Bottom 9th, 5-3 CLE: Travis Bazzana hit a walk-off two-run home run off Dennis Santana (2-5).
Key Moments
The Pirates put together a strong relay to prevent the winning run from scoring in the ninth, but Dennis Santana allowed a walk-off homer two pitches later.
Player of the Game
Travis Bazzana finished 2 for 3 with a home run, two RBIs and two walks.
Stat to Know
Khristian Curtis delivered the longest scoreless relief outing by a Pirate in his MLB debut since Steve Blass threw five-scoreless innings against the Milwaukee Braves on May 10, 1964.
Notable Performances
- Khristian Curtis: 5.0 innings, two hits, no runs, four strikeouts, 68 pitches/42 strikes
- Brandon Eisert: 0.2 inning, three hits, three runs, no walks, two strikeouts, 22 pitches/15 strikes
- Dennis Santana: 0.1 inning, three hits, two runs, no walks, one strikeout, 9 pitches/7 strikes
Noteworthy
- The Pirates have blown 18 if their 39 save opportunities this season.
- The start of the game was delayed for over an hour due to rain.
- The Pirates beat the Guardians 7-1 in the first game of the doubleheader earlier in the day.
Up Next
The Pirates and Guardians will wrap up their weekend series on Sunday afternoon. RHP Paul Skenes (8-8, 3.57 ERA) will be on the mound for Pittsburgh. LHP Joey Cantillo (8-4, 3.56 ERA) starts for Cleveland. First pitch: 1:40 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh/93.7 The Fan.
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