PITTSBURGH — James McCann singled in the winning run in the 12th inning with his fourth hit of the game and the Arizona Diamondbacks held on for an 8-7 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night despite blowing a six-run lead.<\/p>\n
Brandon Lowe and Bryan Reynolds hit back-to-back home runs for the Pirates to spark a three-run rally against closer Paul Sewald in the ninth to tie the game at 6-all and force extra innings. Lowe’s two-run shot was his team-leading 22nd of the season.<\/p>\n
It was Sewald\u2019s third blown save in 27 opportunities.<\/p>\n
The Pirates also had a three-run eighth to make it 6-3 on RBI singles by Ryan O\u2019Hearn, Endy Rodr\u00edguez and Marcell Ozuna.<\/p>\n
Both teams scored runs in the 10th on errors.<\/p>\n
Geraldo Carillo (1-0) got his first major league win as the Diamondbacks won for the 11th time in 17 games. McCann\u2019s winning hit came off Wilbur Dotel (1-3).<\/p>\n
The Diamondbacks\u2019 Brandon Pfaadt pitched seven scoreless innings, left with a 6-0 lead, and was in line to win his career-high sixth consecutive start since returning from Triple-A Reno on June 30. However, the bullpen blew the lead.<\/p>\n
Pfaadt gave up six hits, struck out four and walked one. He was a 13-game winner last year but was sent to the minor leagues on June 4 after struggling.<\/p>\n
Pirates rookie Bubba Chandler struggled to get through four innings. Four of the five runs Chandler allowed were earned, and he surrendered eight hits as he put the Pirates in a five-run hole.<\/p>\n
The Pirates had 14 hits, including two each from Jake Mangum, Lowe, O\u2019Hearn, Nick Gonzales and Ozuna.<\/p>\n
Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3, 2.64 ERA) starts the rubber game of the three-game series Wednesday against RHP Jared Jones (2-1, 3.72).<\/p>\n
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