Miami Marlins vs Pittsburgh Pirates Match Player Stats On Jun 10, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 10, 2017

PITTSBURGH -- The Pirates scored three runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Miami Marlins 7-6 at PNC Park on Saturday.

With the Marlins leading 6-4 in the bottom of the seventh, Jordy Mercer sent a ball deep to center field. It seemed center fielder Christian Yelich had it tracked before the ball popped out of his glove, allowing Mercer to cruise into third with Andrew McCutchen and Elias Diaz scoring easily to tie it 6-6.

John Jaso pinch-hit for right-hander Daniel Hudson (1-2), who got the win, and quickly lobbed a double off right-hander David Phelps (2-3) to right field, scoring Mercer and giving the Pirates an improbable 7-6 lead.

Pittsburgh (27-35) ended its four-game losing streak. Left-hander Felipe Rivero got the final four outs to pick up his first save of the season.

What would have been a somewhat disappointing win for the Marlins (27-34) suddenly turned into an even worse loss.

Miami lost right fielder Giancarlo Stanton after Pirates right-hander Trevor Williams hit him in the first inning. He was diagnosed with a right wrist contusion after undergoing X-rays, which came back negative.

Stanton is day-to-day.

After Stanton was hit, the Marlins took a 3-0 lead on two doubles in the first inning, with the second coming from J.T. Realmuto.

Realmuto had three extra-base hits (one home run, two doubles) and three RBIs in his first three plate appearances. His second double gave Miami a 6-4 lead in the top of the fifth, one inning after he and Derek Dietrich hit back-to-back home runs to put the Marlins ahead 5-3.

McCutchen doubled to drive in Josh Bell and cut Miami's lead to 3-1 in the second inning. He doubled again to tie it 3-3 in the third with his 500th career extra-base hit.

NOTES: Pirates OF Andrew McCutchen became the eighth player in team history to hit 500 career extra-base hits. ... Pirates RHP Jameson Taillon will come off the disabled list and pitch Monday against the Colorado Rockies. He last pitched May 4, before he underwent surgery for testicular cancer. ... With Taillon returning, Pittsburgh sent RHP Tyler Glasnow to Triple-A Indianapolis. He was 2-6 with a 7.45 ERA in 12 starts this season. ... Marlins C J.T. Realmuto returned to the lineup after sitting Friday, when C A.J. Ellis replaced him. ... Miami optioned RHP Brian Ellington to Triple-A New Orleans. Ellington had 13 walks in 11 2/3 innings this season.