Pirates scored 12 late runs in 15-2 win
One minute, it was nail biter. The next minute, it was a blowout.
The Pirates led the Phillies 3-2 after six innings on Thursday night before scoring three runs in the seventh inning, one in the eighth and eight in the ninth for a 15-2 rout at Citizen Bank Park in Philadelphia.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the third time since 1960 that the Pirates scored 12 or more runs in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings combined.
They also did it on Aug. 21, 1968, with 13 runs against the Reds at Crosley Field in Cincinnati and on May 8, 2005, with 12 runs against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Phoenix.
In the 1968 game, the Pirates won 19-1 as Matty Alou and Gene Alley had four hits each, while Roberto Clemente, Manny Mota and Bill Mazeroski added three hits apiece. Clemente homered twice while Donn Clendenon hit a home run and drove in five runs, and Alley finished with three RBI.
Steve Blass was the winning pitcher, beating Jim Maloney.
In the 2005 game, the Pirates won 16-2 behind home runs from Ty Wigginton, Matt Lawton and Daryle Ward. Lawton蘑菇视频 homer was a grand slam and he finished with three hits and five RBI, while Wigginton also had three hits.
Kip Wells got the win over Brad Halsey.
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Utility man Sean Rodriguez had one of the most dramatic hits of the season Tuesday night when his three-run pinch-hit home run off Jeanmar Gomez in the top of the ninth inning turned a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 win over the Phillies.
The last Pirates player to hit a pinch-hit home run to turn a deficit into a lead in the ninth inning or later was Rob Mackowiak on Sept. 10, 2003.
Down 2-1 to the Reds in the top of the ninth at Cincinnati, Mackowiak batted for Jason Bay and connected for a two-run shot off Chris Reitsma. Julian Tavarez protected the 3-2 lead in the bottom of the inning for the save.
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The Pirates wore seven different uniforms in seven days.
It started with their traditional home whites on Sept. 6, a throwback home white ensemble in honor of Clemente Day on Sept. 7, their usual Thursday home camouflage outfit on Sept. 8, a uniform honoring the Pittsburgh Homestead Greys of the Negro Leagues on African-American Heritage Night on Sept. 9, black alternates on Sept. 10, their usual Sunday gold throwbacks on Sept. 11 and finally standard road greys in Philadelphia this past Monday.