Pirates Fall In Game One To Arizona

August 3, 2024 4:31 am

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Bell homered from both sides of the plate in his Arizona debut, Ketel Marte also hit two home runs and the Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-8 on Friday night after blowing a five-run lead. Acquired Tuesday from the Miami Marlins for cash considerations, Bell tied at 7 with two outs in the seventh with his second home run of the night, hammering Aroldis Chapman’s slider 370 feet to right. Geraldo Perdomo gave Arizona the lead with an RBI double in the eighth. Marte, Joc Pederson and Bell — on the first pitch he saw as a Diamondback — hit consecutive homers in Arizona’s five-run first inning.