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Pirates Walk-Off vs. Phillies in Series Opener
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates erased three deficits and walked it off vs. the Philadelphia Phillies in the series opener at PNC Park, 5-4.
The Pirates get their first win against the Phillies, after suffering a sweep at Citizens Bank Park, May 16-18. They also improve to 24-40 on the season, 15-18 at home, while the Phillies fall to 37-26 overall and 18-14 on the road.
Pirates left-handed starting pitcher Bailey Falter, who had an historic month of May, struggled at the top of the first inning.
He allowed a leadoff single to shortstop Trea Turner, got designated hitter Kyle Schwarber to pop out, but walked first baseman Alec Bohm, who both moved up to third base and second base, respectively on a double steal.
The Phillies took a 1-0 lead on a groundout from right fielder Nick Castellanos, but Falter got out of the inning with catcher J.T. Realmuto hitting a popping out.
Pittsburgh would respond in the bottom of the first inning, as second baseman Nick Gonzales hit a one out triple, his first of the season. Designated hitter Bryan Reynolds responded with a single right off of right-handed relief pitcher Joe Ross, tying it up at 1-1.
Pirates catcher Endy Rodríguez left the game after the first inning with right elbow discomfort, with Henry Davis coming in his place.
Pirates right fielder Adam Frazier hit a one out double in the bottom of the second and then third baseman Jared Triolo walked.
They missed out on an opportunity to take the lead, as Frazier got called out on the double steal and then shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounded out.
Falter allowed a one out double to Turner in the top of the third inning. He got Schwarber to ground out, moving Turner to third base, but then allowed a single to Bohm, scoring Turner and giving the Phillies a 2-1 lead.
Reynolds came through for the Pirates again in the bottom of the third inning, crushing a first pitch sweeper in the top of the zone from left-handed relief pitcher Tanner Banks for a solo home run, tying it up at 2-2.
Falter loaded the bases to start the top of the fourth inning, by allowing a double to Realmuto, walking third baseman Edmundo Sosa and giving up a single to second baseman Bryson Stott.
He did get left fielder Weston Wilson out on a liner to Oneil Cruz in center field and then struckout center fielder Johan Rojas, but Pirates manager Don Kelly made a pitching change, bringing in right-handed pitcher Chase Shugart.
Shugart would allow a single to Turner past both Kiner-Falefa and Gonzales into center field, scoring Realmuto and Sosa, as the Phillies took a 4-2 lead.
Falter, who only allowed three runs in May, finished his night with four earned runs on five hits and two walks over 3.2 innings.
Pirates left fielder Alexander Canario ledoff the bottom of the fourth inning with a walk and then Davis would hit a cutter on the outside bottom corner from Phillies right-handed pitcher Alan Rangel out into the left field seats for a two-run home run, tying the game up at 4-4.
Both teams struggled to get much going over the next two innings, with just a double each from Castellanos and Davis.
Kiner-Falefa walked and Cruz singled with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Gonzales and Reynolds both lined out.
The Pirates got great efforts from their bullpen, as Shugart and left-hander Caleb Ferguson each pitched 1.1 innings and 1.2 innings scoreless. Right-handed pitcher Dennis Santana ended the seventh inning and threw a scoreless eighth innng, while fellow right-hander David Bednar struck out the side in the ninth inning.
Frazier opened the bottom of the ninth inning with a bloop single and then Triolo singled to center field. Kiner-Falefa laid down a great bunt, reaching safely after it just stayed fair to load the bases.
Cruz struckout, but Gonzales hit a sacrifice fly out to left field, scoring Frazier and winning the game for the Pirates.
This was Gonzales’ third walk-off and his second vs. the Phillies, doing so last season, July 19, 2024 in an 8-7 victory.
The Pirates will look to win the series vs. the Phillies in the second game on June 7. First pitch is set for 4:05 p.m.
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The Cincinnati Reds are in a rain delay for the second consecutive day. Saturday’s rain delay came before the game even started. Sunday’s rain delay occurred in the bottom of the 8th inning.
“The tarp is on the field, and we are in a delay here at PNC,” the Pirates official account posted on X. “We’ll update when we have info.”
Update: The grounds crew is taking the tarp off the field and the game is expected to resume around 5:20 ET.
The Pittsburgh Pirates lead the Reds 5-4 in the 8th.
Let’s take a look at how we got there.
Game Recap
In the second inning, Esmerlyn Valdez hit a ground-rule double off Reds starting pitcher Brady Singer that scored Nick Gonzalez, giving the Pirates an early 1-0 lead.
Later in the inning, former Red Tyler Callihan hit his third home run of the year, giving Pittsburgh a 4-0 lead.
However, in the fourth, the Reds would battle back. After Elly De La Cruz reached on an error and Sal Stewart singled, JJ Bleday added a single of his own that would score both, making it a 4-2 Pittsburgh advantage.
The Reds continued to rally in the fifth. After Noelvi Marte walked, Tyler Stephenson stayed hot with an RBI double to left field, getting the Reds back within a run.
Edwin Arroyo followed with an RBI single of his own that tied the game at 4.
The Pirates got a run back in the bottom half of the fifth when Ryan O’Hearn hit his 12th home run of the season. That would be it for Singer, who gave up five runs on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out six and did not walk a batter.
The Pirates had a big opportunity to break the game wide open in the seventh when Zach McCambley walked the bases loaded. Reds manager Terry Francona brought in Brock Burke, who was miraculously able to get out of the jam with a pop-up and an inning-ending double play.
The Reds had a big chance to tie the game in the 8th when they had runners on first and second with nobody out. However, Nathaniel Lowe popped out, Spencer Steer flew out, and Noelvi Marte grounded out to end the threat.
Pierce Johnson was set to come in the game for the Reds when the game entered a rain delay.
We will provide an update as we know more.
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Two people are dead after an early morning crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
According to state police, around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday morning, they were called to a single-vehicle crash near Hempfield Township in Westmoreland County.
A vehicle with two people inside reportedly drove onto an embankment, where it lost control. After losing control, it then hit the overpass, causing it to flip, which trapped the two people inside.
State police said that once fire and rescue crews arrived on the scene, both of the occupants of the vehicle were dead, and the coroner was called to the scene.
The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office identified the driver as Hunter Fronius of Connellsville and the passenger as Raymond Foster, also of Connellsville.
According to the coroner’s report, the cause of death for both of the deceased was blunt force injuries, and the manner of death was ruled to be accidental.
The coroner’s report also stated that neither of the men in the vehicle was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating the crash.
You don’t need to have your eyes checked, you are seeing things right – the Cincinnati Reds have won a second straight game against a National League Central division opponent. The win in a back-and-forth game came down to the 9th inning and down to their last strike the Reds got a 3-run home run from Eugenio Suarez and they held on to beat the Pirates and pick up a series win in Pittsburgh with one game left on Sunday.
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds (39-42) | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates (41-42) | 7 | 11 | 2 |
| W: Ferguson (1-0) L: Soto (4-2) SV: Petty (1) | |||
| Statcast | Box Score | Game Thread | |||
After a delayed start due to some rain, the game started about 40 minutes after the originally scheduled time. Cincinnati didn’t take much time to grab a lead. Sal Stewart took the 4th pitch of the game and went the other way for a solo home run. Chase Burns had to work around two singles in the bottom of the inning but he got out of the jam to keep the lead.
Two innings later the Reds offense got back to it when Jose Trevino led off with a ground-rule double and later came in to score on a 2-out hit by Stewart as he picked up his second run batted in on the day. The Pirates put together a rally of their own in the bottom of the frame. Back-to-back singles got things started and then Brandon Lowe came through for the home team with a 3-run home run to put Pittsburgh in the lead. In the 4th inning they would tack on another run on a single by Jared Triolo that made it 4-2.
Cincinnati got back in the game in the 5th with plenty of help from the Pirates. Dane Myers walked and then took second base thanks to a balk. A wild pitch moved him to third base and he would later score on a double by Edwin Arroyo. A second wild pitch in the inning moved him up to third and then he scored when Brandon Lowe failed to come up with a grounder cleanly at second base with two outs and that tied up the game.
The next inning the Reds would take the lead. They would load the bases with one out thanks to a walk and two singles. That set things up for Jose Trevino who came through with a 2-run single that made it 6-4.
At 90 pitches on the day, Chase Burns headed back to the mound for the 7th inning with a lead but he gave up a leadoff double that just missed being a home run off of the top of the wall in right field. That ended his day and manager Terry Francona called on Sam Moll from the bullpen. He would get a groundout, but it moved Jared Triolo up to third base and he then came in to score on a sacrifice fly that made it a 1-run game. Moll then walked Bryan Reynolds and Nick Gonzales, bringing up left-handed hitter Ryan O’Hearn and he came through with a game-tying single into right field. Tejay Antone then entered the game and struck out Marcell Ozuna to end the inning.
Pittsburgh would see a new reliever to start the 8th inning as Caleb Ferguson took over for Antone. He got a line out to begin the inning but then Esmerlyn Valdez took the first pitch he saw and hit it into the seats in right field for a go-ahead solo home run to give Pittsburgh the lead.
Cincinnati entered the top of the 9th down by a run but they got the tying run on base immediately as Edwin Arroyo lined a single into right field. Elly De La Cruz was called out on strikes, but he challenged the call and it was overturned and turned strike three into ball four and the Reds had two men on with no outs. After Sal Stewart grounded into a double play, moving Arroyo to third base, JJ Bleday worked a walk to put runners on the corners for Eugenio Suarez. He came through in the biggest way as he took a 2-2 97 MPH fastball and went the other way for a 3-run home run to put Cincinnati up 9-7.
Now holding a lead the Reds sent Chase Petty to the mound. The first pitch he threw turned into a groundout. It took four pitches to get Bryan Reynolds to pop up for the second out. Petty fell behind the next hitter and wound up walking Nick Gonzalez, bringing Ryan O’Hearn to the plate as the tying run. He pulled a line drive down the line but Spencer Steer was standing right there to catch it and end the game.
Key Moment of the Game
Eugenio Suarez hitting a go-ahead 3-run home run in the top of the 9th inning.
Notes Worth Noting
Cincinnati had just two wins against the NL Central when this series began. They’ve now doubled that and have a chance at a sweep on Sunday.
Sal Stewart, Jose Trevino, and Edwin Arroyo all had 2-hit days.
Eugenio Suarez had been in a big slump, going 1-22 from June 16-23rd. But since then he’s been heating up a bit, going 4-11 with two doubles, a home run, and two walks in the last three games.
Chase Petty picked up his first career save.
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