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Brian Reynolds hit two homers and Kevin Newman scored three runs on a 3-4 night as the Pittsburgh Pirates closed Thursday's 8-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the three-game series finale. I was.
Reynolds hit Red Sox starter Josh Winkowski (5-6) with one and five two-run shots (three homers and four in the last three games) and drove in four runs. and he scored three goals. He led his team this season with 12 of his 20 long balls giving the Pirates the lead.
Bengamel's second two-run double in his third also helped Pittsburgh snap a six-game skid.
JT Brubaker (3-10) bolstered his 10-hit effort for the team in his seventh shutout inning, en route to his first win since June 30, with 7 outs. Allowing only two hits for him in the inning strikeout.
Tommy Pham and Rafael Devers streak, and five players scored his one hit in Boston.
Winkowski said he allowed six hits and six runs in five innings, while Nathan, who was scratched by Trapp's sore muscles, started in place of Iovaldi.
For the second game in a row, Pittsburgh took Reynolds' first swing to give him a 2-0 lead. The Pirates center fielder hit his two-run homer high to right and Newman's one out on his single to left.
Boston southpaw Rich His Hill scored zero in the rest of his five innings on Wednesday after giving up two runs in the first. However, the Pirates were able to extend their lead against Winkowski. Gamel hit a two-out, two-run double over the head of left fielder Pham to make the game 4–0 in the third.
Pittsburgh's lead extended to his 6-0 in the fifth after Newman and Reynolds again hit back-to-back. Following Newman's one-out on his single, Reynolds hit his 3,000th home run at his PNC his park, hitting his two-run run toward right center.
In the sixth inning, Michael Chavis hit a pinch-hit double inside the left field line, and from the first Greg he hit Allen. Tyler Heinemann then hit left to bring in the second run against Boston relief pitcher Austin Davis.
Boston didn't record a hitting streak through his eighth inning, and Fam's infield chopper hit his third consecutive one-out runner against Pirates reliever Zach Thompson. After that, I ran. Devers followed with a sacrifice fly.
Despite his record, Burbach has allowed two or fewer earned runs in 12 of his 23 starts this season.
– Field Level Media
