PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Ke’Bryan Hayes homered for the second sport in a row since being activated from the injured list and drove in three runs to e book the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night.
Hayes hit a two-bustle home bustle within the principle inning and an RBI single for the period of a five-bustle sixth that broke the game birth. He moreover linked Thursday in his first sport after missing two months with a sprained left wrist along with his father, worn main league third baseman Charlie Hayes, watched from the stands.
Hayes, though, is no longer shocked about making a suddenly affect.
“Down in my rehab video games (at Triple-A Indianapolis), I used to be as soon as feeling somewhat right,” Hayes stated. “Rather a couple of it has to attain be assured in your prep works earlier than the game then sticking collectively with your come, making an are trying to hit the ball up the center and having fun.”
NL hits chief Adam Frazier had two hits, two RBIs and three runs scored for Pittsburgh. Hayes, Bryan Reynolds and Erik Gonzalez moreover had two hits each.
“With Ke’Bryan and Bryan hitting me within the inspire of me, now we possess got of enterprise to ranking loads of runs,” stated Frazier, the Pirates’ leadoff hitter, who called Hayes “a exact spark.”
Rookie Jose Devers hit two doubles for Miami and Sandy Leon had two hits. Alongside with his group down seven runs, Leon moved from catcher to pitcher within the eighth inning and retired the aspect in clarify.
A seven-sport losing glide has dropped the Marlins into last space within the NL East a 365 days after qualifying for the postseason for the principle time since 2003.
“We can’t ogle at what space we’re in true now,” Miami manager Don Mattingly stated. “We’ve bought to pass forward and fetch past that. We originate up placing wins collectively and things can swap speedily. It’s no longer fancy we’re 20 video games out. It’s a topic of getting inspire heading within the right route. We’re accumulated to birth with levels of a marathon and we’re accumulated in see of the chief.”
Miami rookie Cody Poteet (2-2) was as soon as eliminated with two outs within the third inning with a strained medial collateral ligament in his true knee. Making his fifth occupation originate up, Poteet gave up three runs and walked four.
An night earlier, Marlins starter Elieser Hernandez was as soon as forced from the game with a strained true quadriceps.
The Pirates’ Mitch Keller was as soon as lifted for a pinch-hitter within the backside of the second thanks to a warmth-linked illness. Keller walked the bases loaded then gave up a two-bustle double to Devers within the pinnacle of the inning that pulled the Marlins right into a 2-2 tie.
“He didn’t feel well, and he didn’t feel he might perhaps maybe proceed to trip on,” Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton stated. “After having a ogle at him, he wasn’t having a ogle right, so we took him out.”
The Pirates possess been in a space to overcome losing Keller.
“We well-known to place him up and we did,” Hayes stated.
RBI singles by Gregory Polanco within the third and Frazier within the fourth build the Pirates forward for right at 4-2. Jacob Stallings’ two-bustle single capped the five-bustle sixth an night after his three-bustle double within the eighth inning gave the Pirates a 5-3 take.
Duane Underwood Jr. (2-2) pitched two scoreless innings in reduction of Keller. Chris Stratton performed with a 3 2/3 ideal innings for his attach of the season and second of his occupation.
ROSTER MOVE
Pirates first baseman Will Craig was as soon as designated for assignment to determined a roster situation for the activation of true-hander JT Brubaker from the COVID-19 injured list.
The Pirates’ first-spherical draft place in 2016, Craig hit staunch .217 with one home bustle in 18 video games.
Brubaker was as soon as required to fight throughout the COVID-19 consumption task after being reinstated from the bereavement list Thursday. He was as soon as far from the group following the death of his grandmother.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Marlins: Hernandez was as soon as placed on the 10-day injured list. He was as soon as hurt while running the bases in his first sport inspire after missing two months with true biceps irritation. … OF Lewis Brinson was as soon as recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville staunch at some point after being activated from the IL and despatched to the minor leagues. Brinson had been sidelined by a sprained left heart finger.
UP NEXT
Marlins rookie LHP Trevor Rogers (6-3, 1.87 ERA) faces Pirates RHP Accelerate DeJong (0-0, 1.80) on Saturday. Rogers is the principle pitcher with on the least 76 strikeouts and an ERA below 2.00 within the principle 11 starts of a season in Marlins’ history. DeJong will be making his second originate up since being called up from Triple-A Indianapolis.
