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Pirates Top Padres in Marathon; Gonzales, Bullpen Deliver in Extras
Nick Gonzales delivered the game-winning knock and the Pirates' bullpen delivered three scoreless frames in extras in a 3-2 12th inning win over the Padres at Petco Park on Monday night.
Scoring Plays
Top 6th, 2-0 PIT:Esmerlyn Valdez broke the scoreless tie with a solo home run off Robbie Ray to open the inning. Bryan Reynolds followed with a walk and the Padres (71-61) turned to Bradgley Rodriguez out of the bullpen. Rafael Flores Jr. added another with an RBI double to center.
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Bottom 6th, 2-1 PIT:Braxton Ashcraft appeared to have gotten out of the sixth inning unscathed on what looked to be an inning-ending groundout from Jake Cronenworth. But was balk was called before the pitch, allowing Freddy Fermin to score from third.
Bottom 8th, 2-2:Down to their last strike, the Padres tied the game when Cronenworth delivered an RBI single to center off Luke Weaver.
Top 12th, 3-2 PIT:The Pirates (64-69) reclaimed the lead in the 12th when Nick Gonzales singled home automatic runner Jared Triolo against Jeremiah Estrada (2-3).
Key Moments
Camilo Doval held the Padres scoreless in the 10th and Kirby Yates (2-5) worked out of a bases-loaded jam to keep them off the board in the 11th. Yohan Ramírez secured his second save of the season by striking out the side in the 12th.
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Player of the Game
Nick Gonzales came through with the game-winning hit for the Pirates in a game they desperately needed to win. He finished the game with two hits and reached base three times.
Stat to Know
The Pirates were 0 for 13 with runners in scoring position including 0 for 6 in extra innings before Nick Gonzales delivered an RBI single in the 12th.
Notable Performances
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Braxton Ashcraft: 6.0 innings, four hits, one run, one walk, two strikeouts, 91 pitches/63 strikes
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Esmerlyn Valdez: 1 for 3, one home run, one walk, one RBI, one run
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Rafael Flores Jr.: 2 for 4, one double, one walk, one RBI
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Nick Gonzales: 2 for 5, one walk, one RBI
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Jared Triolo: 2 for 4, one walk
Noteworthy
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Braxton Ashcraft has a 1.17 ERA over his last three starts and a 1.91 ERA in five August starts.
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The Pirates went 22 innings without scoring a run prior to Esmerlyn Valdez's solo homer to open the sixth. They last scored in the first inning (three runs) of Saturday's loss to the Dodgers.
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Valdez became the fifth Pirate this season to reach 15 home runs, joining Brandon Lowe, Ryan O'Hearn, Oneil Cruz and Bryan Reynolds. It's the first time the Pirates have had five players with 15-plus home runs in the same season since 2015 (Pedro Álvarez, Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte, Neil Walker, Jung Ho Kang).
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Bryan Reynolds played in his 142nd straight game dating back to last season. That's tied with Kevin Young (1998) for the third-longest stretch by a Pirate since 1989.
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The Pirates are 6-9 in extra innings this season.
Up Next
RHP Paul Skenes (9-11, 3.95 ERA) starts for the Pirates in the second game of the series on Tuesday night. RHP Michael King (8-9, 3.38 ERA) takes the mound for the Padres. First pitch: 9:40 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh/93.7 The Fan.
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