PITTSBURGH (AP) Eduardo Rodríguez pitched eight shutout innings, Gabriel Moreno hit a two-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday, clinching the three-game series.
Arizona (57-52) now sits two games up on the Pirates (55-54) for the final NL wild card.
Rodríguez (10-3) struck out two while giving up five hits on 105 pitches before Brandyn Garcia closed out a hitless ninth inning for his second save of the year.
The loss marked the fifth straight against a left-handed opener for Pittsburgh, while Diamondbacks starters gave up zero earned runs in 20 2/3 innings pitched this series.
Moreno scored the game’s first runs, smashing a slider 407 feet into the lawn past the center-field wall. With the hit, he extended his on-base streak to 26 consecutive games.
Max Kepler drove in the only other score with an RBI single in the sixth inning.
Despite three consecutive three-up, three-down innings to start the game, Jared Jones (2-2) surrendered all three runs and struck out five in six innings for the Pirates.
The Pirates have been shut out in three of their last seven games. They lost 2-0 to the Yankees a week ago and 11-0 to the Cubs on Saturday.
Diamondbacks: After an off day, LHP Mitch Bratt (0-1, 6.32 ERA) takes the mound for Game 1 of a weekend series at the Cleveland Guardians on Friday.
Pirates: Yet to announce a starter for Thursday’s opener of a four-game series at the Cincinnati Reds.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Carroll RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .251 |
| G. Perdomo SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| G. Moreno C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .308 |
| K. Marte DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| M. Kepler LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| N. Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| T. Tawa 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| I. Vargas 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 |
| J. Barrosa CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .187 |
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Gonzales 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .315 |
| B. Lowe 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| B. Reynolds LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| E. Valdez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| R. O’Hearn 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| M. Ozuna DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 |
| J. Triolo SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .245 |
| J. Garcia CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .184 |
| H. Davis C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 |
- 2B – C. Carroll (22), I. Vargas (15)
- HR – G. Moreno (8)
- RBI – G. Moreno 2 (45), M. Kepler (15)
- 2-Out RBI – M. Kepler
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – C. Carroll, N. Arenado
- Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out – J. Garcia
- SB – C. Carroll (15)
- SB – J. Triolo (8)
- DP – 2 (Perdomo-Vargas-Tawa; Perdomo-Tawa)
- DP – (Triolo-Lowe-O’Hearn)
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Rodriguez(W, 10-3) | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.48 |
| B. Garcia(S, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.17 |
| PITCHERS | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Jones(L, 2-2) | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3.81 |
| C. Mlodzinski | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.25 |
- Pitches-Strikes – E. Rodriguez 105-73, B. Garcia 17-11
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – E. Rodriguez 8-5, B. Garcia 1-0
- Batters Faced – E. Rodriguez 28, B. Garcia 4
- Pitches-Strikes – J. Jones 77-48, C. Mlodzinski 30-20
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls – J. Jones 3-7, C. Mlodzinski 2-3
- Batters Faced – J. Jones 24, C. Mlodzinski 10
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