Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Pirates Slip By Marlins

     The Pittsburgh Pirates got by the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Tuesday night at loanDepot park. It was the second of four meetings between both clubs this week. 
     The Pirates stormed ahead 1-0 in the third inning. Jake Marisnick connected with a solo home run to left field on the first pitch. 
     Miami(41-45) evened it up 1-1 in the bottom of the frame. Joey Wendle hit a sacrifice fly to center field and Brian Anderson crossed the plate. 
     Pittsburgh(38-50) recaptured the lead 3-1 in the top of the fifth. Oneil Cruz tripled to deep right and Diego Castillo scored. Jason Delay then knocked in Cruz with a base hit into center field. 
     The Marlins made it 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth. Nick Fortes singled through the left side for Miguel Rojas to reach home. 

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