Pirates Rattled by Rodríguez, Fall to Diamondbacks in Desert

Bottom 8th, 9-0 ARZ: Arizona tacked on two more off Dennis Santana in the ninth. Marte ripped an RBI single to right and Del Castillo did the same two batters later.

Key Moments

The Pirates (19-17) had a chance to at least draw even in the second inning with two on and one out but came up empty.

Arizona blew the game open against Ramírez, who allowed as many earned runs in this game as he had all season entering play.

Player of the Game

Diamondbacks starter Eduardo Rodríguez (3-0) carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning and held the Pirates scoreless across seven innings. He allowed two hits, walked three and struck out a season-high seven batters.

Stat to Know

Konnor Griffin extended his career-high hit streak to seven games with a double in the seventh. He’s hitting .435 (10-for-23) with two doubles, a triple, a home run, four RBI and three walks during the streak.

Notable Performances

• Bubba Chandler: 5.0 innings, two hits, two runs, six walks, four strikeouts, 92 pitches/58 strikes
• Yohan Ramírez: 0.1 inning, two hits, five runs, one walk, no strikeouts, 29 pitches/15 strikes
• Konnor Griffin: 1 for 2, one double, one run, one walk

Noteworthy

• Pirates manager Don Kelly was suspended for one game. Bench coach Kristopher Negrón served as acting manager. RHP Chris Devenski was also suspended by MLB for two games.
• This was the third time in the last seven meetings Arizona shut out Pittsburgh dating back to last season.
• Former Pirates outfielder and coach Bob Skinner died at the age of 94. Skinner was art of the 1960 World Series champion team with Pittsburgh.

Up Next

RHP Paul Skenes (4-2, 3.18 ERA) will be on the mound for the Pirates in the second game of the series. RHP Michael Soroka (4-1, 4.70 ERA) gets the nod for the Diamondbacks. First pitch: 9:40 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh, MLB Network/93.7 The Fan.

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