Pittsburgh clawed back from six runs down only to watch Arizona answer in extra innings. The Diamondbacks won 8-7 in 12 innings at PNC Park, with James McCann's single in the 12th plating Tyler Locklear for the go-ahead run in a game that swung from a quiet pitchers' duel into a wild finish.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 1 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
Brandon Pfaadt was the story for six-plus innings before the bullpens took over. The Arizona right-hander worked 7.0 innings, allowing 6 hits with 0 runs and striking out 4, holding a Pirates lineup that would eventually explode in check for as long as he was on the mound. It was a 7-inning shutout effort that set up everything Arizona built in front of him, even if the bullpens that followed made the finish far less comfortable.
Arizona built its lead methodically. Gerardo Perdomo scored in the first when Moreno grounded out, then Arizona tacked on single runs in the second on a Tawa fielder's choice and a Carroll infield single, pushing the score to 3-0. Arenado's third-inning single scored Moreno, and an error let Waldschmidt score in the fourth to make it 5-0. A sixth-inning fielder's choice off Moreno's bat brought McCann home to extend it to 6-0. Pittsburgh finally answered in the eighth, with O'Hearn's double scoring Reynolds, Rodríguez's single driving in O'Hearn, and Ozuna's infield single plating Gonzales to cut the deficit to 6-3. The Pirates kept coming in the ninth: Brandon Lowe's two-run homer to right center brought the Pirates within one, and Bryan Reynolds followed with a solo homer to right center that tied it at 6-6.
The tie didn't last. Arizona regained the lead in the 10th when Vargas grounded into a fielder's choice and Locklear scored on a fielding error, making it 7-6, but Pittsburgh answered immediately as Triolo's grounder led to Rodríguez scoring on another fielding error, tying it again at 7-7. The game stayed level until the 12th, when McCann's single to right brought home Locklear for the decisive run in Arizona's 8-7 win.
Wilber Dotel took the loss for Pittsburgh, allowing 1 run over 2.0 innings, now 1-3 on the season with a 4.44 ERA. Gerardo Carrillo earned his first career win for Arizona, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings with 3 strikeouts. Pittsburgh starter Bubba Chandler was tagged for 5 runs (4 earned) over 4.0 innings, and the Pirates' bullpen covered 8.0 innings and allowed 3 runs, while Arizona's relief corps gave up 7 runs over 5.0 innings before Carrillo settled things down. Pfaadt sits 25 strikeouts shy of 500 for his career. Arizona improved to 56-52, while Pittsburgh fell to 55-53.