FINAL: Reds 6, Pirates 4
Marte 2-run HR off Montgomery in the 8th does it
Skenes: 5 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K โฆ 8 straight GS without a win
Griffin, Ozuna & Valdez: 2 H, HR, RBI, R
PIT now 41-41
On Saturday there was:
a cycle (Harper)
a 3-HR game (Schwarber)
a 2-HR inning (Schwarber)
a walkoff HR (Albies)
a leadoff inside-the-park HR (McCarthy)
a grand slam (Buxton)
a 10-run inning (Twins)
Never in MLB history had more than 4 of those 7 feats occurred on the same day.
The Pirates are the only MLB team in the last 50 years to have the tying run on 3rd with 0 outs in the 9th inning 2 games in a row but lose both games.
Per source, Blue Jays have acquired utility INF Luis Urias from the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash considerations. @baseball_lib and @MitchBannon were on it.
RHH Urias has played parts of eight seasons with five MLB clubs. Career .231/.329/.378 hitter. Low chase rates throughout.