Pittsburgh Pirates vs Baltimore Orioles Match Player Stats On Jun 07, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Jun 7, 2017

BALTIMORE -- Trey Mancini's pinch-hit homer in the ninth sent the game into extra innings, and his three-run homer with two outs in the 11th gave the Baltimore Orioles a 9-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.

Baltimore (31-26, 9-1 in extra innings) started the winning rally when Joey Rickard singled with one out against Wade LeBlanc (3-2). Caleb Joseph drew a two-out walk before Mancini crushed LeBlanc's first pitch deep into the seats in left.

Mychal Givens (6-0) got the win after throwing a scoreless 11th. LeBlanc lost for the second straight night.

The Orioles rallied late for a second consecutive night, scoring four in the ninth to tie it. Closer Tony Watson came on with runners on second and third and no outs and allowed a sacrifice fly and J.J. Hardy's RBI double, which cut the lead to 6-4.

Mancini hit a game-tying, two-run homer with two outs off Watson -- on a 2-2 count. Watson now has blown saves in back-to-back games.

The Pirates (26-33) had been in control as Jose Osuna (two-run homer), Max Moroff and Elias Diaz (both two-run doubles) helped them hold a 6-1 lead after seven innings.

Pittsburgh starter Chad Kuhl allowed one run and four hits in five innings but did not win for the 11th straight start.

Baltimore starter Wade Miley suffered command issues again. He constantly fell behind in the count and allowed four runs and eight hits in 2 2/3 innings.

Adam Jones started the Baltimore comeback with a solo homer in the eighth, which made it 6-2. Then came the four-run ninth.

The Pirates took a 2-0 lead in the second when Moroff softly lined a two-run double to left.

Hyun Soo Kim cut the lead in half for Baltimore in the bottom of that inning with a sacrifice fly.

Pittsburgh made it 4-1 in the third when Diaz added another soft double, this one down the right-field line, that also scored two runs. Miley left after walking the next batter.

The Orioles also pulled third baseman Manny Machado after the third inning. Machado injured his wrist in the second inning when Andrew McCutchen slid into it. The trainers checked it out on the field, but Machado left before the fourth inning with what the team called "left wrist soreness."

Baltimore threatened in both the fourth and fifth with two runners on each time but could not score.

NOTES: RHP Edwin Jackson was brought up from Triple-A Norfolk. The Orioles are his 12th team. ... Orioles LHP Wade Miley now hasn't made it past the fifth inning in seven of his 12 starts. ... Pirates C Francisco Cervelli was placed on the seven-day concussion list before the game after getting hit in the face mask Tuesday. ... 2B Max Moroff got his second major league base hit in the second inning, a two-run double that gave the Pirates a 2-0 lead.