On Wednesday, Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller (3-0, 3.53 ERA) is scheduled to start against Tampa Bay left-hander Shane McClanahan (5-0, 2.12). "There's not a lot of room for error," Pittsburgh manager Derek Shelton said of facing the Rays.
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However, Pittsburgh will have to win Wednesday and Thursday to clinch its fifth straight series victory, one that would come in the most important and telling matchup so far. The Pirates didn't let Tampa Bay's offense go wild in the opener, allowing just six hits. Pittsburgh, which had won 11 of 13 entering the series, has lost two straight games for the first time since it dropped the second and third games of the season at Cincinnati. "Everybody believes in our pitchers," said Rays designated hitter Harold Ramirez, whose solo shot on Tuesday was Tampa Bay's major-league-leading 62nd homer of the season. Overall, Tampa Bay held the Pirates to five hits. Initial images showed no fracture for Fleming, according to the team.Įven with Fleming's exit, the Rays won with their arms, getting a scoreless inning from each of five relievers after Fleming departed. That went sideways when Fleming got hit on his left foot by a comebacker off the bat of the Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes in the fifth. Tampa Bay went with a bullpen game on Tuesday, with Javy Guerra serving as an opener in front of Josh Fleming, who was expected to pitch the bulk of the game. Petersburg, Fla., featured the teams' pitching prowess on Tuesday, as the Rays emerged with a 4-1 win. The first game of their head-to-head series in St.
McCutchen walked on four pitches before Carlos Santana hit into a forceout.May 3 - The Tampa Bay Rays, who have the best record in the American League, and the Pittsburgh Pirates, who are tied for the best mark in the National League, have proven over the first month of the season that they are multidimensional. Hedges doubled to left-center to lead off the bottom of the sixth, and Hayes reached on an infield single, but Bryan Reynolds grounded into a double play. The Rockies' Jurickson Profar drew a two-out walk in the sixth and went to second on Kris Bryant's single, but Ryan McMahon grounded out. In the bottom of the fifth, Castro walked and Suwinski singled, but Owings struck out and Castro was out at third on a delayed steal attempt. In the fifth, Colorado's Mike Moustakas led off with a single, but Ezequiel Tovar hit into a double play. Jack Suwinski led off the bottom of the third with a walk and went to second on Chris Owings' single, but Suwinski was out at third on Austin Hedges' bunt before Hayes grounded into a double play. In the third, Charlie Blackmon hit a two-out double for the Rockies but went nowhere. Ke'Bryan Hayes led off the Pirates' first with a single up the middle but later was caught stealing as Andrew McCutchen struck out. Castro followed with his fourth homer, just clearing the wall in center, for a 2-0 lead.īoth teams had their chances earlier in the game. On the far side of the seventh inning stretch, Connor Joe led off for the Pirates with a single to right. He gave up two runs and seven hits in seven innings, with four strikeouts and three walks. The Rockies had won two in a row and six of their past seven.Ĭolorado starter Kyle Freeland (3-4) kept pace in a pitchers' duel for much of his outing. Keller (4-1) produced a four-hit shutout in his first career complete game.
May 9 - Rodolfo Castro's two-run home run in the seventh inning backed a brilliant start by right-hander Mitch Keller as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the visiting Colorado Rockies 2-0 Monday to end a seven-game losing streak.
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