“Maybe I needed to be more aggressive, needed to go right at them. “When I made good pitches they were spoiling them or putting them in play, and then I stopped making good pitches,” Strider said. Peguero capped the rally by greeting reliever Michael Tonkin with a run-scoring single. Pittsburgh added five more in the inning with two outs as Andrew McCutchen hit an RBI double and scored on Henry Davis’ single before Jared Triolo had a two-run single. Peguero led off with a double and scored on Joe’s groundout. The Pirates broke a scoreless tie with their big third inning on the way to their third win in four games. Albies hit his 26th home run and Austin Riley had two hits. Matt Olson had two hits and drove in two runs for Atlanta, raising his season total to 99 RBI. “We brought the tying run or the winning run to the plate each of the last three days, but we didn’t make it happen.” We’ve been a hit away, but it makes it hard when you have to come from behind,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “These last three games, we’ve been right there. The Braves closed to 7-6 in the ninth when Michael Harris II hit a leadoff double and scored on Ozzie Albies’ groundout, but closer David Bednar held on for his 23rd save in 25 opportunities. “But you can’t have a bad start to this level.”Ĭarmen Mlodzinski (2-2) retired all four batters he faced for the win. “You’re going to have bad starts from time to time,” Strider said. He allowed five hits, walked three and struck out three.

Strider had gone 8-1 in his previous 12 starts.

He also lasted only 2 2/3 innings a year to the day prior against the New York Mets. Strider (12-4), runner-up in NL Rookie of the Year voting last season, matched a career low by pitching just 2 2/3 innings. Pittsburgh ended an eight-game losing streak to Atlanta that dated to 2021. PITTSBURGH - Rookie infielder Liover Peguero had two hits in a six-run third inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates chased Spencer Strider early before holding off the Atlanta Braves for a rain-delayed 7-6 victory Monday night.Ĭonnor Joe homered in the fourth to help the fourth-place Pirates hand the major league-leading Braves their third consecutive defeat. Pirates score 6 in 3rd to chase Strider and then hold off the Braves 7-6 after rain delay

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