Musgrove's Hard Slide Causes Pirates, Cubs To Clear Benches At PNC Park
A hard slide by Pittsburgh pitcher Joe Musgrove led to the Pirates and Chicago Cubs emptying their benches in another tense moment in the series between NL Central rivals.
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A hard slide by Pittsburgh pitcher Joe Musgrove led to the Pirates and Chicago Cubs emptying their benches in another tense moment in the series between NL Central rivals.
Anthony Rizzo shook off the boos and sparked a late rally with his ninth home run of the season as the Chicago Cubs held off the reeling Pittsburgh Pirates 8-6 on Tuesday night.
The Pirates are upset with Anthony Rizzo after the Cubs star slid hard into catcher Elias Diaz while being forced out at home Monday afternoon.
Mike Montgomery pitched two-hit ball into the sixth inning, Anthony Rizzo went 3 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs, and the sleep-deprived Chicago Cubs beat the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates 7-0 on Monday.
The St. Louis Cardinals surged past the slumping Pirates 6-4 on Sunday.
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Saturday.
The Pittsburgh Pirates today reinstated outfielder Starling Marte from the 10-day disabled list on Saturday.
Joe Musgrove came off the disabled list to win his Pirates debut with seven scoreless innings on the mound while also getting his first career hit and scoring the winning run as Pittsburgh beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1 on Friday night.
One Pirates pitcher will make his season debut Friday after recovering from injury, while another is on his way out after failing to recover from a slow start.
Eugenio Suarez wanted to hit one deep enough to get the runner in from third base. He got all of a hanging slider — and four runs with one swing.
Josh Harrison tripled in the go-ahead run in the 12th inning - his fourth hit of the game - and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied after wasting a late lead for a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.
Matt Harvey pitched six innings of one-run ball for his first victory with Cincinnati, and Scooter Gennett hit his fifth grand slam over the last two seasons, leading the Reds to a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.
The Padres rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-5 Sunday for their third win of the four-game series.
The San Diego Padres beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Saturday night.
Eric Hosmer hit two doubles and scored the go-ahead run and Tyson Ross won for the first time in more than a month as the San Diego Padres cooled off the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Friday night.
