Cruz Reaches River In Pirates’ Win Over Rays

June 23, 2024 6:10 am

PITTSBURGH — (WPXI)-Jared Jones delivered a strong bounce-back start and Oneil Cruz homered into the Allegheny River for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at PNC Park. In his last start against the Rockies in Colorado, Jones was charged with a career-high six runs in just 4.2 innings pitched. Jones (5-6) rebounded for the Pirates (37-39) on Saturday and held the Rays (37-40) to two runs on three hits and three walks with eight strikeouts across seven innings.(This article originally appeared on PittsburghBaseballNOW.com.)