The Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers struggled on the mound in their loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates pitchers struggled from the mound, as they dropped their second straight game to the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday night at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Gonzales would strike out left fielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr., but then allowed another single to first baseman Christian Walker, scoring Marte from second base and tying the game up for the Diamondbacks. Gonzales did get designated hitter Randal Grichuk to fly out, but center fielder Jake McCarthy hit a ball to Cruz, that he would just beat out at first base to load the bases.
Santana would strike out the next three batters in Gurriel, Walker and Grichuk to make it five strikeouts in just 1.2 innings of work. Pittsburgh right fielder Ji Hwan Bae would hit a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Hayes and moving Bart to third base with one out, cutting the Diamondbacks lead to 4-3.
He would get Perdomo out, but on a sacrifice fly, allowing McCarthy to score and Suárez to move to third base. Marte would hit a sacrifice as well, scoring Suárez, restoring the Diamondbacks lead at 6-4. Shelton took out Gonzales, putting in Jared Triolo at second baseman in the bottom of the sixth inning.
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