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Jared Jones tossed six-perfect innings for the Pirates before turning things over to the bullpen, but Joey Bart burnt his former team by leading the Braves to a 3-0 win with a two-run home run in the eighth inning at PNC Park on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Scoring Plays<\/p>\n
Top 8th, 2-0 ATL: Joey Bart hit a two-out two-run home run to left field off Dennis Santana to break the scoreless tie.<\/p>\n
Top 9th, 3-0 ATL: The Braves (53-38) tacked on another run against Isaac Mattson. Drake Baldwin singled home Michael Harris II on a base hit to center. <\/p>\n
Key Moments<\/p>\n
Ozzie Albies broke up the combined perfect-game bid with a single to left field with one out in the seventh inning. The ball ticked off the glove of the leaping Nick Gonzales at third base. <\/p>\n
After Dennis Santana retired the first two batters he faced in the eighth inning, Mike Yastrzemski doubled before Joey Bart\u2019s two-run home run to left-center on the first pitch of the at-bat.<\/p>\n
Player of the Game<\/p>\n
Jared Jones became the first Pirate in the Modern Era to produce a perfect outing of at least six innings before leaving with a perfect game still intact.<\/p>\n
Stat to Know<\/p>\n
This was the first time Jared Jones complete six innings since tossing seven innings against the Nationals on Sept. 8, 2024. His eight strikeouts were the most he\u2019s had in a start since punching out nine in the same game against the Nats.<\/p>\n
Notable Performances<\/p>\n
Jared Jones: 6.0 innings, no hits, no runs, no walks, eight strikeouts, 77 pitches\/53 strikes<\/p>\n
Dennis Santana: 1.0 inning, two hits, two runs, no walks, two strikeouts, 16 pitches\/13 strikes<\/p>\n
Noteworthy<\/p>\n
The Pirates (47-46) had scored 23 runs over their last two games before getting shut out in this one. <\/p>\n
Brandon Lowe extended his hitting streak to seven games. <\/p>\n
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