PHOENIX (AP) Brandon Lowe had three hits, including his 10th homer, and Joey Bart also went deep to back Mitch Keller, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-2 Thursday.
Keller (4-1) went six-plus innings, retiring 10 straight between Corbin Carroll’s solo home run in the third and Ildemaro Vargas’ single leading off the seventh. That hit ended Keller’s day after 84 pitches. He gave up four hits and two runs, walked two and struck out four.
Ryan O’Hearn and Spencer Horwitz delivered two-out RBI singles in the fifth inning to put Pittsburgh ahead 3-2. The Pirates won two of three in the series.
Gregory Soto retired the side in order the ninth for his third save.
Arizona starter Zac Gallen (1-3) pitched six innings, allowing six hits and four runs, walking two and striking out five.
For the second straight game, Lowe homered in the first inning. This time, it was a 436-foot drive into the right-field seats. On Wednesday, Lowe’s homer against Michael Soroka was all NL Cy Young winner Paul Skenes needed as Pittsburgh won 1-0.
The Diamondbacks also scored in the first against Keller, who was battling control issues early. Geraldo Perdomo walked, moved up on an infield out and scored on Adrian Del Castillo’s two-out single.
Bart hit his second homer, a line drive into the left-field stands, in the sixth.
Pirates center fielder Jake Mangum was a late scratch with left hamstring discomfort, the Pirates said. Billy Cook replaced him and was hitless in four at-bats.
Pirates: Continue their West Coast trip in San Francisco on Friday night. RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (2-2, 4.76 ERA) faces the Giants’ LHP Robbie Ray (2-4, 2.95).
Diamondbacks: Host the Mets on Friday night. RHP Ryne Nelson (1-3, 6.61) goes against New York RHP Nolan McLean (1-2, 2.97).
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. Cruz DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| B. Lowe 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .266 |
| B. Reynolds LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| R. O’Hearn RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .292 |
| S. Horwitz 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .245 |
| K. Griffin SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| J. Triolo 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| B. Cook CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| J. Bart C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .220 |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Perdomo SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| K. Marte 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 |
| C. Carroll RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .264 |
| A. Del Castillo DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .219 |
| c- N. Arenado PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| I. Vargas 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .360 |
| J. Fernandez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| J. Barrosa LF-CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| J. McCann C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .192 |
| a- G. Moreno PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| A. Thomas CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .181 |
| b- T. Tawa PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .152 |
- a-grounded out for McCann in the 7th
- b-grounded out for Thomas in the 8th
- c-struck out for Del Castillo in the 8th
- HR – B. Lowe (10), J. Bart (2)
- RBI – B. Lowe (23), R. O’Hearn (25), S. Horwitz (14), J. Bart (4)
- 2-Out RBI – R. O’Hearn, S. Horwitz, J. Bart
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – B. Lowe, B. Reynolds 2 (2), K. Griffin, B. Cook
- HR – C. Carroll (5)
- RBI – C. Carroll (20), A. Del Castillo (16)
- 2-Out RBI – C. Carroll, A. Del Castillo
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – N. Arenado
- SB – O. Cruz (13)
- SB – J. Fernandez (2)
- DP – 2 (Griffin-Lowe-Horwitz; Lowe-Griffin-Horwitz)
- DP – (Marte-Perdomo-Vargas)
- E – J. Fernandez (3)
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Keller(W, 4-1) | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2.87 |
| D. Santana(H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 |
| M. Montgomery(H, 5) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.21 |
| I. Mattson(H, 7) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.71 |
| G. Soto(S, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.42 |
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Gallen(L, 1-3) | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4.70 |
| B. Garcia | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| R. Thompson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.14 |
| P. Sewald | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 |
- Pitches-Strikes – M. Keller 84-50, D. Santana 13-7, M. Montgomery 16-10, I. Mattson 6-4, G. Soto 14-11
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – M. Keller 9-2, D. Santana 2-0, M. Montgomery 1-0, G. Soto 1-0
- Batters Faced – M. Keller 23, D. Santana 3, M. Montgomery 4, I. Mattson, G. Soto 3
- Pitches-Strikes – Z. Gallen 100-62, B. Garcia 12-8, R. Thompson 9-7, P. Sewald 19-11
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – Z. Gallen 12-5, B. Garcia 2-0, R. Thompson 1-0
- Batters Faced – Z. Gallen 28, B. Garcia 3, R. Thompson 3, P. Sewald 4
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