Stallings' bases-loaded double rallies Pirates past Marlins

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jacob Stallings hit a three-run double in the eighth inning, lifting the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Thursday night.

Trailing 3-2, the Pirates loaded the bases with two outs on a single by NL hits leader Adam Frazier and walks to Bryan Reynolds and Gregory Polanco. Stallings then doubled to left against Dylan Floro (2-3), sending the Marlins to their season-high sixth consecutive loss.

Reynolds also homered for the Pirates, who stopped a three-game slide. Rookie Ke’Bryan Hayes, fresh off the injured list, had two hits.

Kyle Crick (1-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win, and Richard Rodriguez worked around a two-out single in the ninth for his seventh save.

Marlins starter Elieser Hernandez was activated from the IL after missing two months with a strained right biceps, and then he got hurt again.

Hernandez strained his right quadriceps while running the bases in the sixth inning when the Marlins scored twice to take a 3-1 lead. The right-hander limped home while scoring from third on Jesus Aguilar’s soft groundout, and then collapsed once he crossed home plate.

Hernandez allowed three hits in five innings. He struck out six and walked none.

The Pirates got one back in the bottom of the sixth. Hayes tripled with one out and scored when shortstop Jazz Chisholm Jr. mishandled Reynolds’ grounder.

Pirates starter Tyler Anderson allowed three runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked none.

Jon Berti had two hits for the Marlins.

HAYES RETURNS

Hayes had been out since spraining his left wrist in the second game of the season. Last year, the son of longtime major league third baseman Charlie Hayes hit .376 with five home runs in 24 games.

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