Pirates Get Things Going in Eighth Inning<\/p>\n
The Pirates trailed 6-0 in the bottom of the eighth inning, but had to start somewhere if they actually wanted to win this game.<\/p>\n
Left fielder Bryan Reynolds<\/a> walked with one out and then first baseman Ryan O’Hearn hit a double to make it 6-1 and get the first run on the board.<\/p>\n Jul 27, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder Bryan Reynolds (10) reacts at second base with an RBI double double against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the eighth inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n Third baseman Nick Gonzales beat out a throw from Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo and moved O’Hearn to third base on a single and then catcher Endy Rodr\u00edguez singled, scoring O’Hearn to cut the deficit to 6-2.<\/p>\n Rodr\u00eeguez stole second base and designated hitter Marcell Ozuna hit a ball that Perdomo got his glove to, but couldn’t make the throw in time, scoring Gonzales from thrid base to make it a three-run game at 6-3.<\/p>\n Jared Triolo came in and pinch-hit for shortstop Jacob Gonzalez and Billy Cook came in as a pinch-runner for Ozuna, with the Pirates having a chance to tie it up or take the lead in the eighth inning.<\/p>\n Triolo had a 3-0 count and almost hit a three-run home run to tie it up, with it ending up going foul, but eventually struck out against Diamondbacks left-handed relief pitcher Brandyn Garcia.<\/p>\n Pirates Tie it Up in Ninth Inning<\/p>\n Center fielder Jake Mangum led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a double off of Diamondbacks right-handed closer Paul Sewald to start things off.<\/p>\n Second baseman Brandon Lowe<\/a> then came through with a two-run home run, cutting the deficit to 6-5 with one swing of the bat.<\/p>\n Jul 27, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Brandon Lowe (5) hits a game winning RBI single to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks in the tenth inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n Lowe crushed a sweeper over the middle of the plate, sending it 103.7 mph off the bat and 415 feet into the right field seats for his first home run since July 5 and team-leading 22nd home run of 2026.<\/p>\n Reynolds then followed Lowe with a home run of his own, getting a hold of a fastball inside and sending it 101.6 mph off the bat and 402 feet to right-center field to tie the game up at 6-6.<\/p>\n That marked his first home runs since July 9 and 15th home run of the season, sending the Pirates fans at PNC Park into a frenzy.<\/p>\n Pittsburgh could’ve won the game in the ninth inning, as O’Hearn hit a one-out double off a blooper that the Diamondbacks couldn’t come up with, but Gonzales struck out and Rodr\u00edguez popped out to send it to extra innings.<\/p>\n Pirates Fall in Extra Innings <\/p>\n The Pirates and Diamondbacks each had chances to win it in 10th inning, but neither did it.<\/p>\n Pirates left-handed pitcher Gregory Soto almost got the automatic runner out at third base, but a Diamondbacks challenge overturned it.<\/p>\n Jun 25, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Gregory Soto (31) pitches against the Seattle Mariners during the ninth inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n Soto then got the double play ball he needed, but Triolo couldn’t handle it and the Diamondbacks scored a run, before Soto prevented further damage.<\/p>\n The Pirates tied it up in the 10th inning, as Tyler Callihan laid down a bunt to move Rodr\u00edguez to third base and then Triolo hit a ball hard enough that Diamondbacks first baseman Tyler Locklear couldn’t handle, scoring Rodr\u00edguez to tie the game up at 7-7.<\/p>\n Mangum would line out and Lowe popped out to end a chance of winning the game.<\/p>\n Right-handed pitcher Wilber Dotel<\/a> then came in the 11th inning and got second baseman Ketel Marte to ground out and after intentionally walking left fielder Max Kepler, he got Locklear to ground into a double play without letting any runs come across.<\/p>\n The Pirates failed to take advantage of this, as after Reynolds intentionally walked, Valdez struck out and O’Hearn grounded into a double play himself, sending the game into the 12th inning,<\/p>\n Diamondbacks catcher James McCann hit a single in the 12th inning, giving the road team an 8-7 lead, but Dotel was able to hold them to just the one-run advantage.<\/p>\n The Pirates then couldn’t do anything in the bottom of the 12th inning, as Gonzales grounded out and both Rodr\u00edguez and Callihan struck out. <\/p>\n![\"Pittsburgh](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/01kynv5c283d6t4a0bf1.jpg\" "\\"Pittsburgh")
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