The Pirates had to use some late-game strategy to win their game against the Miami Marlins 2-1 Friday night in Miami.
The scoring started for the Bucs in the top of the 1st, as Bryan Reynolds scored on an error by Marlins second baseman Jazz Chisholm on a hit by Jacob Stallings. The Marlins would tie it up in the bottom of the 2nd when Eddy Alvarez hit a groundball single to right field that scored Jesus Sanchez. In the top of the 6th, the Pirates took the lead for good as Cole Tucker hit an RBI-sac fly to center field to score Colin Moran.
The strategy came into play in the 9th as reliever Chris Stratton allowed Brian De La Cruz to hit a triple to right field. After striking out Sanchez and Lewis Brinson, and a mound meeting, Stratton gave the intentional free pass to Lewin Diaz. That lead to a strikeout of Payton Henry.
Wil Crowe picked up the victory, going 5 innings, allowing one run on three hits and one walk, striking out five.
The Pirates and Marlins play again tonight following Pitt Football on WCCS.
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