BOSTON (AP) — Oneil Cruz homered, Bryan Reynolds drove in two runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Purple Sox 10-3 on Saturday.
Tommy Pham and Nick Gonzales additionally drove in two runs apiece as Pittsburgh gained for the eighth time in 10 video games. Johan Oviedo (2-0) pitched 5 innings of two-run ball.
Pittsburgh additionally beat Boston 4-2 on Friday evening. The Pirates (61-76) are in final place within the NL Central, and the Purple Sox (75-62) maintain the second wild-card place within the AL.
Carlos Narváez hit his twelfth homer for Boston, and Romy Gonzalez had two hits and two RBIs.
Purple Sox right-hander Dustin Could (7-11) permitted seven runs, six earned, and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. It was his worst begin since he was acquired in a July 31 trade with the Dodgers.
Cruz led off the sixth with a 426-foot drive into the Inexperienced Monster seats for his nineteenth homer, sparking a five-run inning. Gonzales hit a two-run single with two down, giving the Pirates a 9-2 lead.
Key second
Within the fifth, the Pirates loaded the bases with out a ball leaving the infield. That set the stage for Reynolds’ two-run single, a swing that lifted the Pirates to a 3-2 lead.
Key stat
When Boston shortstop Trevor Story swiped second base within the fourth inning, he improved to 24 for twenty-four on stolen bases this season.
Up subsequent
The groups wrap up a three-game sequence on Sunday. Mitch Keller (6-12, 4.35 ERA) pitches for Pittsburgh, and fellow right-hander Lucas Giolito (9-2, 3.47 ERA) goes for Boston.
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