Pirates Rally In 9th To Top Marlins

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Bryan Reynolds’ two-run bloop single capped a three-run ninth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. Elias Diaz started the winning rally with a leadoff homer against Jose Urena (4-8) that drew the Pirates within a run. Pinch-hitter Kevin Kramer then walked and went to third on Adam Frazier’s double before Reynolds flared a single into left-center to give the Pirates their fifth win in six games. Frazier and Reynolds both had two hits at the top of the order. Garrett Cooper’s two-run homer off Kyle Crick with two outs in the seventh put the Marlins ahead 5-3. Miami’s Starlin Castro had four hits, all for extra bases, as he homered and doubled three times. Cooper also had a double among his three hits. Wei-Chung Wang (2-1) pitched a scoreless ninth. Marlins rookie Robert Dugger was in line for his first major league win after allowing three runs – two earned – over six innings in his third career start. Pirates starter Trevor Williams basically matched Dugger’s line as he gave up three runs – two earned – and seven hits in six innings, though he had six strikeouts and one walk. Castro’s two-run homer in the fifth put Miami ahead 3-1. Pittsburgh tied it on Frazier’s run-scoring triple in the fifth and pinch-hitter Pablo Reyes’ RBI double in the sixth. Josh Bell drove in the Pirates’ first run with a first-inning single.