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Pirates Erase 6-Run Deficit but Fall to Dbacks in Extras, Lose Ground in Wild Card Race
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PITTSBURGH — The Pirates stormed back to erase a six-run deficit but fell to the Diamondbacks 8-7 in 12 innings on Tuesday night at PNC Park.
Scoring Plays
Top 1st, 1-0 ARZ:Geraldo Perdomo tripled off the right field wall and Gabriel Moreno brought him home via a groundout to second base against Bubba Chandler.
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Top 2nd, 3-0 ARZ:Tim Tawa plated a run on a fielder's choice to short and Corbin Carroll hit a sharp grounder that ate up second baseman Brandon Lowe, resulting in another run for the Diamondbacks (56-52) on an RBI single.
Top 3rd, 4-0 ARZ:Nolan Arenado tacked on another run with an RBI single to left field.
Top 4th, 5-0 ARZ:A Lowe error at second base on a Perdomo grounder allowed Ryan Waldschmidt to score from second base.
Top 6th, 6-0 ARZ:With the bases loaded and one out, Moreno legged out a double play ball to extend Arizona's lead against Isaac Mattson.
Bottom 8th, 6-3 ARZ:The Pirates (55-53) finally woke up in the eighth inning by striking for three runs against Diamondbacks reliever Ryan Thompson. Ryan O'Hearn got Pittsburgh on the board with an RBI double to right. Two batters later, Endy Rodríguez plated another with a base hit up the middle, and Marcell Ozuna followed with an RBI infield single.
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Bottom 9th, 6-6 ARZ:After Jake Mangum doubled to start the inning, Brandon Lowe and Bryan Reynolds hit back-to-back home runs off Paul Sewald to erase the six-run deficit and tie the game.
Top 10th, 7-6 ARZ:With runners on the corners and one out, Ildemaro Vargas hit a sharp grounder to Jared Triolo at shortstop. The ball took a high hop, and Triolo was charged with an error, allowing Tyler Locklear to score from second against Gregory Soto.
Bottom 10th, 7-7:Rodríguez moved from second to third on a Tyler Callihan sacrifice bunt and scored when Triolo hit a grounder to first base which was bobbled by Tyler Locklear. Kevin Ginkel was on the mound.
Top 12th, 8-7 ARZ:James McCann drove in the game-winning run with an RBI single to right off Wilber Dotel (1-3).
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Key Moments
The Pirates had two on with no outs in the 11th with the heart of the order up after the Diamondbacks intentionally walked Bryan Reynolds, but Esmerlyn Valdez struck out and Ryan O'Hearn bounced into an inning-ending double play.
Gerardo Carrillo (1-0), who entered the game for the 11th inning, also held the Pirates scoreless in the 12th for his first major-league win.
Player of the Game
James McCann's RBI single in the 12th was one of his four hits on the night.
Stat to Know
Bubba Chandler threw his four-seam fastball only 23% of the time, 25% below his season-average usage. He combined to throw his slider (34%) and sinker (24%) with 58% of his offerings despite a combined 26% usage on the season. In his last start against the Yankees, one of the better of his career, Chandler thew 46% four-seamers, 27% sliders and 11% sinkers.
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Notable Performances
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Bubba Chandler: 4.0 innings, eight hits, five runs (four earned), one walk, three strikeouts, 91 pitches/58 strikes
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Brandon Lowe: 2 for 4, one home run, one double, two RBIs, one run
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Bryan Reynolds: 1 for 4, one home run, two walks, one RBI, two runs
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Ryan O'Hearn: 2 for 6, two doubles, one RBI, one run
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Jake Mangum: 2 for 6, one double, one run
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Marcell Ozuna: 2 for 4, one RBI
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Nick Gonzales: 2 for 6, one run
Noteworthy
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With the loss, the Pirates fell a game behind the Diamondbacks for the third National League wild card spot.
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Brandon Lowe's home run was his first since July 5.
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Nick Gonzales extended his career-long hit streak to 12 games. Gonzales recorded his 42nd multi-hit game this season, tied with the Marlins' Otto Lopez for most in MLB.
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RF Esmerlyn Valdez returned to the lineup after being hit by a pitch in the left hand in Monday's game.
Up Next
RHP Jared Jones (2-1, 3.72 ERA) starts for the Pirates in Wednesday's finale. The Diamondbacks will send out veteran LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3, 2.64 ERA). First pitch: 12:35 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh/100.1 FM & AM 1020.
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