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PITTSBURGH \u2014 Wednesday\u2019s rubber match at PNC Park featured two teams pushing for a wild card spot, but the Pirates were unable to gain ground after being blanked 3-0 by the Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n
Scoring Plays<\/p>\n
Top 4th, 2-0 ARZ: Pirates starter Jared Jones (2-2) retired the first nine batters he faced before Corbin Carroll led off the fourth with a double. Two batters later, Gabriel Moreno connected on a two-run home run to center field to give the Diamondbacks (57-52) the lead. <\/p>\n
Top 6th, 3-0 ARZ: Jones issued a two-out walk then allowed back-to-back base hits, the latter of which was a Max Kepler RBI single to right field. <\/p>\n
Key Moments<\/p>\n
The Pirates threatened in the fourth inning with two on and one out in the fourth but Esmerlyn Valdez bounced into an inning-ending double play. Pittsburgh only had one runner reach scoring position after that. <\/p>\n
Player of the Game<\/p>\n
Dbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3) blanked the Pirates (55-54) across eight innings. The veteran left-hander scattered five hits, walked one ad struck out a pair. He threw 105 pitches and 72 for strikes.<\/p>\n
Stat to Know<\/p>\n
Jared Jones hadn\u2019t allowed a hit to a right-handed batter since his start against the Phillies on July 2. Opposing right-handed hitters were 0 for 22 against him over his last three starts and 0 for 3 against him to begin Wednesday\u2019s outing before Gabriel Moreno\u2019s home run in the fourth. <\/p>\n
Notable Performances<\/p>\n
Jared Jones: 6.0 innings, four hits, three runs two walks, five strikeouts, 77 pitches\/48 strikes<\/p>\n
Carmen Mlodzinski: 3.0 innings, two hits, no runs, no walks, one strikeout, 30 pitches\/20 strikes<\/p>\n
Jared Triolo: 2 for 3, one steal<\/p>\n
Noteworthy<\/p>\n
With the loss, the Pirates were unable to secure the season tiebreaker and fell two games behind the Dbacks in the National League wild card race. <\/p>\n
Nick Gonzales extended his career-high hit streak to 13 games with a leadoff singe in the first. <\/p>\n
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