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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates had who they wanted on the mound in Sunday’s rubber match against the Miami Marlins at PNC Park in Paul Skenes, but they were defeated 4-2 despite his quality start.
Scoring Plays
Top 2nd, 2-0 MIA: The Marlins (36-36) hit a pair of solo homers off Paul Skenes (6-6) to take an early lead. Heriberto Hernández led off the inning with a homer to left, and with two outs, Joe Mack cleared the fence in center for his second of the season.
Bottom 4th, 2-1 MIA: Jake Mangum’s RBI single capped off a stretch of three straight hits against Max Meyer (7-0) to get the Pirates (36-36) on the board.
Top 8th, 4-1 MIA: The Marlins strung together four straight hits with one out against Brandan Bidois. Kyle Stowers and Xavier Edwards brought home runs with base hits.
Bottom 9th, 4-2 MIA: Bryan Reynolds hit a 422-foot home run to center field off Pete Fairbanks, his eighth of the season.
Key Moments
Trailing by a run in the top of the fifth, the Pirates loaded the bases with two outs against Max Mayer. Jake Mangum hit a liner to right-center, but Marlins center fielder Jakob Marsee made a diving catch to take away a hit and a couple runs.
Player of the Game
Marlins starter Max Meyer held the Pirates to one run across six-strong innings. The right-hander allowed six hits, walked three and struck out nine.
Stat to Know
The Pirates have lost the last six games in which Paul Skenes has been the starting pitcher. Skenes is 0-4 during that stretch. The last time Pittsburgh won a game he started was on May 12 against the Rockies, when he got the win after throwing eight-scoreless innings.
Notable Performances
- Paul Skenes: 6.0 innings, four hits, two runs, one walk, 10 strikeouts, 104 pitches/67 strikes
- Brandan Bidois: 0.2 inning, four hits, two runs, no walks, one strikeout, 21 pitches/14 strikes
- Jake Mangum: 2 for 4, one RBI
- Nick Gonzales: 2 for 3, one HBP, one run
- Bryan Reynolds: 1 for 2, one home run, two walks, one RBI, one run
Noteworthy
- This was the fifth time Paul Skenes allowed multiple home runs in the same game in his career.
- Bryan Reynolds extended his on-base streak to 21 games by drawing a walk against Max Meyer in the bottom of the first inning.
- Bryan Reynolds’ home run was the Pirates’ 49th at PNC Park this season. They hit 49 home runs at home all of last season.
- The Pirates went 1 for 8 with runners in scoring position and left 11 runners on base.
Up Next
The Pirates will travel to start a series with the Athletics on Monday night. RHP Jared Jones (1-0, 4.73 ERA) will be on the mound for Pittsburgh opposite RHP J.T. Ginn (4-3, 3.15 ERA). First pitch: 9:40 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh/93.7 The Fan.
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