Tsutsugo, Reynolds lead Pirates' rally past Diamondbacks 6-5

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Yoshi Tsutsugo homered and Bryan Reynolds tripled in the seventh to help the Pittsburgh Pirates rally to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 on Monday night.

With the game tied in the eighth, Noé Ramirez (0-1) walked three straight to load the bases before Jake Faria came in to face Ke’Bryan Hayes with one out. Hayes sent a dribbler to short on the 10th pitch of the at-bat, scoring Kevin Newman.

“I'm sure he wasn't trying to give me anything middle of the played,” said Hayes, who took three consecutive balls to start the at-bat. “So, I'm sure early in the count, he was trying to make his best pitch, which was probably a heater. He had a little bit of cut, so trying to get me to roll over for a groundball double play. I wasn't trying to do too much. Trying to see something, hit it.”

Tsutsugo started Pittsburgh’s seventh-inning rally with his second pinch-hit home run of the season, sending a solo shot into the front row above the right-field wall. Three of his six hits since signing with the Pirates on Aug. 16 have been homers.

“He's impacted the baseball with really good swings,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “When we acquired him, we knew there was power in there. We've seen it in the short-term.”

Reynolds drove in Hayes with a triple to right-center on a sinker from Joe Mantiply, pulling Pittsburgh within one. Reynolds scored on an error from third baseman Asdrúbal Cabrera to tie it.

“The backend of our bullpen needs to be better,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “They're going to be the first group to tell you that. They're extremely accountable. We just didn't get the job done on that backside. We have to find a way to improve.”

Pirates reliever Anthony Banda (2-0) struck out the side in the eighth. David Bednar retired the side in...

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