PIRATES USE PINCH HIT HOMERUN TO BEAT THE MARLINS

PITTSBURGH 5, MIAMI 3

WHEN: 7:05 PM ET, Friday, September 7, 2018

WHERE: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

TEMPERATURE: 78° 

UMPIRES: Home - Victor Carapazza, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Roberto Ortiz, 3B - Greg Gibson

ATTENDANCE: 19515

Rookie Kevin Kramer hit a game-tying single for his first major league RBI, and Jordan Luplow followed with a two-run home run in the seventh inning Friday to push the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-3 win over the Miami Marlins.

Kramer, making his first career start, was 2-for-4.

In the seventh against reliever Tayron Guerrero (1-3), Jordy Mercer led off with his career-high 28th double. Two outs later, Kramer made it 3-3 with a single to center. Luplow followed with his third homer, to right-center for a 5-3 lead.

Josh Bell also hit a two-run homer for Pittsburgh, which has won four straight.

Lewis Brinson hit a three-run homer for Miami, which has lost three of five.

Pittsburgh starter Chris Archer gave up three runs and five hits in six innings, with six strikeouts and three walks. Richard Rodriguez (4-2) pitched a perfect seventh to earn the win.

Felipe Vazquez worked around a leadoff single in the ninth for his 31st save.

Miami right-hander Dan Straily gave up two runs on four hits with four strikeouts and no walks, before he left because of a left oblique strain. He is day to day, according to the Marlins.

In the second, Corey Dickerson doubled to left with one out ahead of Bell's ninth homer, to left-center, giving Pittsburgh a 2-0 lead. It broke an 0-for-13 skid for Bell and was his first homer and first RBI since Aug. 11.

In the fifth, Archer socked a two-out double to right-center, his third big league hit. That's when Straily left after signaling to the dugout.

Archer began to struggle in the sixth. J.T. Realmuto doubled down the line in left with one out. Brian Anderson walked. After Archer struck out Miguel Rojas, Brinson launched his 11th homer to left for a 3-2 Marlins lead.

Against Miami reliever Jarlin Garcia in the bottom of the sixth, Gregory Polanco led off with a double to right-center, but he left the game after injuring his left knee and left shoulder sliding into second.

TOP GAME PERFORMANCES

STARTING PITCHERS

MIAMI		PITTSBURGH
DAN STRAILY	PLAYER	CHRIS ARCHER
No Decision	W/L	No Decision
4.2	IP	6.0
4	Strikeouts	6
4	Hits	5
3.86	ERA	4.50

HITTING

MIAMI		PITTSBURGH
LEWIS BRINSON	PLAYER	KEVIN KRAMER
3	Hits	2
3	RBI	1
1	HR	0
7	TB	2
.750	Avg	.500

TEAM STATS SUMMARY

Team	Hits	HR	TB	Avg	LOB	K	RBI	BB	SB	Errors
Miami	7	1	13	.219	14	9	3	3	0	0
Pittsburgh	9	2	19	.273	9	8	5	1	1	0

SCORING SUMMARY

INNING				MIA	PIT
Pirates		2nd	Bell homered to center (416 feet), Dickerson scored.	0	2
Marlins		6th	Brinson homered to left (396 feet), Realmuto and Anderson scored.	3	2
Pirates		7th	Kramer singled to center, Mercer scored.	3	3
Pirates		7th	Luplow homered to right (386 feet), Kramer scored.	3	5

FINAL SCORING SUMMARY

Final	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Miami	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	7	0
Pittsburgh	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	-	5	9	0

Miami

Hitters	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Avg
Rafael Ortega	LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.270
Isaac Galloway	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244
Starlin Castro	2B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.288
J.T. Realmuto	C	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.287
Brian Anderson	3B	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.271
Miguel Rojas	SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.253
Derek Dietrich	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.266
Yadiel Rivera	SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
Lewis Brinson	CF	4	1	3	3	0	1	0	.208
Peter O'Brien	1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000
Magneuris Sierra	RF	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.165
Christopher Bostick	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.400
Dan Straily	SP	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.161
Tyler Kinley	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jarlin Garcia	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Drew Rucinski	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Austin Dean	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203
Tayron Guerrero	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Nick Wittgren	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Bryan Holaday	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Totals		32	3	7	3	3	9	14
Batting
2B - Starlin Castro (26), J.T. Realmuto (28), Lewis Brinson (8)
HR - Lewis Brinson (11)
TB - Starlin Castro 3, J.T. Realmuto 2, Brian Anderson, Lewis Brinson 7
RBI - Lewis Brinson 3 (34)
2-Out RBI - Lewis Brinson 3 (7)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Rafael Ortega (5), J.T. Realmuto (38), Derek Dietrich (50), Peter O'Brien (1), Bryan Holaday (19)
S - Dan Straily (3)
GIDP - Miguel Rojas (22)
Team LOB - 6

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Dan Straily	4.2	4	2	2	0	4	1	4.12
Tyler Kinley	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Jarlin Garcia (H 1)	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	5.11
Drew Rucinski (H 4)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.58
Tayron Guerrero (L 1-3; BS 4)	1.0	3	3	3	0	2	1	5.43
Nick Wittgren	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.12
Pitches-Strikes - Dan Straily 73-48, Tyler Kinley 11-7, Jarlin Garcia 14-8, Drew Rucinski 7-4, Tayron Guerrero 27-19, Nick Wittgren 11-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Dan Straily 1-4, Tyler Kinley 0-0, Jarlin Garcia 0-0, Drew Rucinski 0-0, Tayron Guerrero 0-1, Nick Wittgren 2-0
Batters Faced - Dan Straily 18, Tyler Kinley 2, Jarlin Garcia 4, Drew Rucinski 1, Tayron Guerrero 6, Nick Wittgren 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Tyler Kinley 1-0, Drew Rucinski 2-0

Pittsburgh

Hitters	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Avg
Starling Marte	CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.276
Kevin Kramer	2B-3B	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	.400
Edgar Santana	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Felipe Vazquez	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Gregory Polanco	RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.254
Jordan Luplow	PR-RF	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	.196
Francisco Cervelli	C	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.260
Corey Dickerson	LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	.290
Josh Bell	1B	3	1	1	2	1	1	0	.255
Colin Moran	3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.277
Jose Osuna	PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183
Adam Frazier	PH-2B	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	.286
Jordy Mercer	SS	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.255
Chris Archer	SP	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.100
Richard Rodriguez	RP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Pablo Reyes	PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333
Totals		33	5	9	5	1	8	9
Batting
2B - Gregory Polanco (32), Corey Dickerson (28), Jordy Mercer (28), Chris Archer (1)
HR - Jordan Luplow (3), Josh Bell (9)
TB - Starling Marte, Kevin Kramer 2, Gregory Polanco 2, Jordan Luplow 4, Corey Dickerson 2, Josh Bell 4, Jordy Mercer 2, Chris Archer 2
RBI - Kevin Kramer (1), Jordan Luplow 2 (5), Josh Bell 2 (56)
2-Out RBI - Kevin Kramer (1), Jordan Luplow 2 (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Kevin Kramer 2 (2), Adam Frazier (18)
Team LOB - 5
Baserunning
SB - Starling Marte (31, 2nd off Kinley/Realmuto)
Fielding
PB - Francisco Cervelli (6)

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
Chris Archer	6.0	5	3	3	3	6	1	5.24
Richard Rodriguez (W 4-2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.70
Edgar Santana (H 20)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.42
Felipe Vazquez (SV 31)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2.55
WP - Chris Archer
Pitches-Strikes - Chris Archer 91-55, Richard Rodriguez 16-11, Edgar Santana 14-9, Felipe Vazquez 23-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Chris Archer 6-1, Richard Rodriguez 0-0, Edgar Santana 1-1, Felipe Vazquez 1-0
Batters Faced - Chris Archer 25, Richard Rodriguez 3, Edgar Santana 4, Felipe Vazquez 4