Andrew McCchen hit a milestone three-run homer for supporting a solid start with Bailey Falter and won the host Pittsburgh Pirates 5–2 over Miami Marlins on Wednesday afternoon.
Pirates continued their recent bounce, won six matches for the fifth time, and concluded the nine-game homestand with six wins. Marlins has lost eight of his last 10.
In the fifth innings, McCachen had a three-run shot of the Maccchen’s three-run shot from the Marlins starter Cal Qantrill (3-7) as a pirate and took Roberto Clemente to third in the history of the franchise, who was behind the Cleans’s fellow Stargel and Ralf Kinar’s fellow halls only.
This was McCchen’s 325th career home run and put Pittsburgh ahead 4–0.
Quantril attacked four runs (three earned) on six hits and six on 99 pitches on two walks.
Herberto Hernandez placed Marlins with a single home run of Fault (5-3) on the board at the top of the sixth.
After Otto Lopez retired in a ground, the falter was removed after 71 pitches. He gave five hits, ran one and hit three in 5 1/3 innings.
Brexon Eshytrafts moved forward to walk to Eric Vagaman, who came for the second run of Marlins on a grounder by Jesus Sanchez after Connor Norbi was single. Aashtraft drove Liam Hicks, inspired Pirates Manager Don Kelly to replace with Dennis Santana, who ended the danger by taking out a pinch hitter kelle stowrs.
K’Brian Hayes helped produce the first runs of the pirates in the second innings when he swipe the second base and Henry Davis ran home to score on a throwing error.
Adam Fragier ran an insurance run at a sacrifice fly at the bottom of the eighth.
Hernandez, Norbi and Nick Forts had two hits each to lead Marlins.
Pirates Closure David Bedner picked up his ninth savings after doing an ideal ninth work.
The Pirates on Wednesday recalled the right-handed Carmen Molodzinsky from Triple-e IndianPolis and opted for right-handed Kyle Nicholas.
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