Stallings' RBI in 9th sends Pirates to 3-2 win over Phillies

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jacob Stallings drove in the winning run with a fielder’s choice in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.

With the scored tied 2-all, Bryan Reynolds led off the ninth with a double into the gap in left-center off Jose Alvarado (6-1). Reynolds moved to third on Gregory Polanco’s slow rolling groundout, and John Nogowski followed with a walk, loading the bases.

Stallings hit a chopper toward third baseman Alec Bohm, whose throw home was too late to get Reynolds. It was the seventh game-ending RBI of Stallings' career, and his fourth this season.

Chris Stratton (4-0) worked around two two-out singles in the ninth to get the win.

Philadelphia’s Brad Miller and Pittsburgh’s Ben Gamel each had two hits.

The Pirates have won the first two games of the series after losing four in a row. The Phillies have dropped four of their last five.

Both starters had strong six-inning outings.

The Pirates’ JT Brubaker allowed one run and three hits with four strikeouts and two walks. However, he remained winless in nine starts since May 29.

The Phillies’ Aaron Nola gave up two runs, three hits and a walk while striking out five. That came after throwing a season-high 116 pitches in 8 2/3 innings to beat Atlanta in his previous start.

The Phillies tied the score at 2-2 in the eighth inning when J.T. Realmuto led off with a double and came home on Bryce Harper’s single.

The Pirates broke a scoreless tie in the third when Rodolfo Castro led off with a single and scored on Kevin Newman’s triple that one-hopped off the fence in right-center field. One out later, Gamel singled home Newman.

The Phillies got one run back in the fifth on a...

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