Pirates to 5-4 win over Diamondbacks
David Freese hit a long two-run home run to cap a four-run fifth inning, Michael Wacha JerseySean Rodriguez also homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night. Freese hit a 451-foot blast into the Pirates' bullpen in center field off Rubby De La Rosa (4-5) to put the Pirates ahead 5-4. They trailed 4-1 coming into the fifth but then Gregory Polanco http://www.officialcardinalsmlbshop.com/authentic-26-mike-matheny-jersey.htmlhit an RBI double and Starling Marte drove in a run with a groundout. Rodriguez, subbing for an ill Josh Harrison at second base, hit a solo homer in the fourth. It was Rodriguez's fifth, one more than he had last season. Polanco stayed hot with three hits. He is batting .343 with 14 RBIs in 16 games since being moved to the No. 3 spot in the batting order and also has multiple hits in five of his last eight games. Polanco raised his career batting http://www.officialcardinalsmlbshop.com/authentic-18-mike-shannon-jersey.htmlaverage against the Diamondbacks to .354 in 18 games. Andrew McCutchen added two hits while the Pirates won for the eighth time in 10 games overall and 11th time in their last 14 games against the Diamondbacks. Jeff Locke (3-3) gave up four runs and seven hits in Evan Longoria Jersey6 1/3 innings for his first career victory against the Diamondbacks. He walked one and struck out one. Mark Melancon worked around Chris Owings' second double of the game with two outs to pitch a scoreless ninth and get his 16th save in 17 opportunities. De La Rosa, pitching for the first time since May 15, was tagged for five runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings. He had his last turn in the rotation skipped because of tightness in http://www.officialraysshop.com/authentic-57-jake-mcgee-jersey.htmlhis groin and triceps. Yasmany Tomas and Rickie Weeks Jr. both had a home run among two hits for the Diamondbacks. Tomas hit a two-run blast into the left field rotunda, his sixth, to cap a three-run second inning that included an RBI double by Owings that opened the scoring. Weeks hit a solo shot, his second, in the fifth to put the Diamondbacks ahead 4-1. Weeks started in right field, his first appearance at the position in his 13-year career.
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