Oneil Cruz homered as part of a two-hit performance for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Miami Marlins on Friday night at loanDepot Park. The homer comes a day after a costly fielding error helped spoil Paul Skenes’ opening day start. Friday’s starter Mitch Keller pitched well, but some ninth-inning stress caused some nail-biting, due to closer David Bednar. The Pirates (1-1) broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fourth inning when Andrew McCutchen doubled with a pair of runners on. Three batters later, the Pirates were gifted a run when Adam Frazier hit a shallow fly ball to right field. First baseman Matt Mervis cut off a throw home from Griffin Conine, allowing Bart to score uncontested. The Pirates and Marlins play again Saturday at 4:00 p.m. The game can be heard on WJPA AM.