Nick Gonzales’ sacrifice fly within the backside of the ninth scored Adam Frazier and lifted the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 comeback win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday evening in a sport that started late following a one-hour, 23-minute rain delay.
Gonzales’ walk-off RBI secured the Pirates their first win over Philadelphia this season.
The Phillies performed with out Bryce Harper, who was not within the lineup because of a sore proper wrist.
The Pirates loaded the bases with no outs within the ninth on a single by Adam Frazier, a bloop single to middle by Jared Triolo and a wonderfully executed bunt single by Isiah Kiner-Falefa that rolled up the third final analysis slowly and stopped.
Phillies reliever Jordan Romano (0-3) struck out Oneil Cruz, however Gonzales lifted a fly ball that landed within the glove of Max Kepler on the warning observe, permitting Frazier to stroll dwelling with the Pirates’ second win prior to now three video games.
Frazier led the Pirates on the plate with three hits whereas Bryan Reynolds and Henry Davis every had two hits, a house run and two RBI.
Trea Turner led the Phillies with three hits and two RBIs.
The Pirates and Phillies matched one another to a 4-4 stalemate after 4 innings.
Turner singled after which got here round to attain two batters afterward a Nick Castellanos groundout to offer the Phillies a 1-0 lead.
Pittsburgh answered within the backside half when Gonzales tripled and scored on an RBI single by Reynolds.
Tied at 2 within the high of the fourth, Turner drove in two extra runs on a single off reliever Chase Shugart, which scored J.T. Realmuto and Edmundo Sosa.
Shugart had simply relieved Pirates starter Bailey Falter, who matched his shortest outing of the season, pitching 3 2/3 innings. Falter allowed 4 runs on 5 hits and two walks and struck out two on 65 pitches.
However the Pirates picked up their starter, scoring two within the backside half of the fourth inning, on Davis’ two-run dwelling run. Davis entered the sport within the third inning after Endy Rodriguez left the sport with proper elbow discomfort.
Pirates reliever David Bednar (1-4) struck out the aspect within the ninth to maintain the sport tied.
–Discipline Stage Media