PITTSBURGH (REUTERS) — Kevin Newman’s pinch-hit two-run single in the ninth inning lifted Pittsburgh over visiting Minnesota.’
The final score was Pirates 6, Twins 5
Trailing 5-4, the Pirates opened the ninth against Twins closer Taylor Rogers (1-1) with Colin Moran’s single to left. Cole Tucker pinch ran. Bryan Reynolds doubled down the line in left, setting up Newman’s one-out hit up the middle as the Pirates snapped a seven-game losing streak.
Gregory Polanco added a three-run homer for the Pirates, who avoided being swept in a four-game, home-and-home series with Minnesota.
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