They nearly squandered another scoring chance in the fifth before being bailed out by some sloppy defense by the Pirates. The Diamondbacks stranded nine runners in all, including six in the first four innings. That’s pretty much the key right there, being able to locate and keep the ball down.” There were no such problems for the first 24 outs against the Pirates. Miley came in winless in his last eight starts, including a rough four innings last week against Cleveland in which the Indians tagged him for five runs. I hope to see him pitch like that again next time.” He was in total command of that game, but it didn’t work out at the end. Russell Martin singled in the eighth and was the only other baserunner Miley allowed until the ninth. Working both sides of the plate, he retired the first 14 batters he faced until Jordy Mercer beat out an infield single with two outs in the fifth. Pittsburgh’s comeback looked unlikely most of the night the way Miley was dealing. Paul Goldschmidt went 2 for 4 with a run for the Diamondbacks, who fell to 27-2 when leading after eight innings. Miguel Montero and Aaron Hill produced consecutive RBI singles in the fifth off Pirates starter Jeff Locke. Miley allowed two runs on four hits in eight-plus innings, striking out 10. “(Reed) threw a 92 mph cutter off the plate and I somehow hit it,” Davis said.Įrnesto Frieri (1-3) earned his first win with the Pirates after working a scoreless ninth. Andrew McCutchen was intentionally walked and Davis singled to right, scoring Marte easily.
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