Yankees Beat Pirates Saturday

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton hit a solo home run in the third inning for just his second hit in eight games, New York relievers retired 15 consecutive batters and the Yankees beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 to move three games over .500 for the first time in a month. Stanton led off the third with his 24th home run this season, a 418-foot solo drive off Luis Ortiz that extended the Yankees’ lead to 4-2. The five-time All-Star is 2 for 27 since Sept. 6 and has three hits, each a home run, in 31 at-bats since Sept. 5.