Kyle Schwarber homers, Bryce Harper ejected but Phillies fall to Pirates 3-2
The Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Thursday night.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Thursday night.
A Phillies fan and his emotional support alligator were denied entrance to watch Philadelphia host Pittsburgh.
The Pirates have now dropped back-to-back games to the Phillies.
Surviving the game without incident was the goal for the Phillies.
TJ Friedl hit a two-run homer and drove in the tiebreaking run in the seventh inning as the Cincinnati Reds bounced back from an historic collapse the night before to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2.
The Pittsburgh Pirates overcame a nine-run deficit for the first time in their 133-season history as Alfonso Rivas tied a career-high with five RBIs in a 13-12 victory that dealt a staggering blow to the Cincinnati Reds' playoff hopes.
Bryan Reynolds drove in the tying run in the seventh inning with an RBI single and scored the go-ahead run two batters later on Elly De La Cruz's throwing error the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5.
Pirates manager Derek Shelton said Cubs' skipper David Ross' comment that Pittsburgh is "not a good team" was unfortunate.
Pirates RHP Johan Oviedo faces Cubs RHP Kyle Hendricks on Thursday in the series finale.
Rookie Alexander Canario hit a grand slam for his first major league home run in an eight-run eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs ended a five-game losing streak with a 14-1 rout of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Pittsburgh native was seen on the sidelines of Acrisure Stadium before Monday night's Steelers game.
Jason Delay hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the New York Yankees 3-2 to avoid a three-game sweep.
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.
The Yankees trailed by two in the ninth before taking advantage of some shaky pitching by Colin Holderman.
Today is the 22nd annual Roberto Clemente Day, honoring the legacy of one of baseball's greatest players and humanitarians.