Pittsburgh PiratesvsPhiladelphia Phillies
PIT 6/PHI 10
Things to say
The Phillies beat the Pirates 10-6 at Citizens Bank Park.
01
opener
Phillies took it 10-6. The bats woke up early and they just kept piling on. Once the heart of the order got going, Pittsburgh couldn't hang.
02
key player
The middle of that Phillies lineup was locked in all night. Ten runs doesn't happen unless somebody in the three-four hole is squaring it up and leaving the yard.
03
hot take
Six runs and Pittsburgh still loses by four? That bullpen's been leaking all season. They need arms, not bats.
04
deep cut
Watch the getaway-day thing here too. The Pirates starter didn't get deep, and once you go to the pen early on the road, ten runs is how it ends.
05
exit
Phillies are creeping toward 50 wins. Curious if they can keep it rolling in the next one, but tonight was all them.
The recap
Phillies bats woke up at home and hung a 10-spot on the Pirates, taking this one 10-6. Pittsburgh kept it interesting and put up six, but they couldn't keep pace once Philly got rolling and the heart of the order started doing damage.
Philly moves to 49-38 and keeps rolling in the division while the Pirates fall back under .500 at 43-44. Not a pretty one on the mound for either side, but the Phillies did enough scoring to make it a comfortable win by the end.