Pirates beat Marlins 6-3, 1 win from 1st sweep of season

MIAMI (AP) — Ke’Bryan Hayes doubled twice and survived a ninth-inning tumble on the pitcher’s mound in the game’s second failed attempt to catch a poup, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 Saturday night and move within a win of their first series sweep this year.

Miami catcher Nick Fortes homered and singled in his major league debut, a night after Payton Henry was behind the plate for the Marlins in his debut. They became the first teammates to debut as starting catchers on consecutive days since the St. Louis Browns’ Joe Jenkins and Jack Enzenroth on April 30 and May 1, 1914, according to STATS.

Cole Tucker had three hits for the Pirates and Bryse Wilson (3-7) allowed two runs and four hits in five innings. Wilson had been 0-4 with a 5.09 ERA in seven starts since the Pirates acquired him from Atlanta July 30.

“For me and my personal situation, the Pirates traded for me so for the rest of the season I’m trying to prove to them that they made the right decision,” Wilson said. “I just want to come out every time and show them that I am what they thought what I was.”

Pittsburgh, last in the NL Central at 56-92, is assured of winning four straight series for the first time this year.

The Pirates have been swept in 16 series this season. They have have not swept a series since winning two games at St. Louis on Aug. 27 last year in a makeup doubleheader on what originally had been an off day.

“Every day we come in, we’re not looking at our record,” Hayes said. “We’re just trying to continue to play good baseball, continue to get better at the things we’re working on every day.”

Enyel De Los Santos and Sam Howard each pitched a perfect inning, and Kyle Keller threw a scoreless eighth.

Miguel Rojas singled leading off the ninth and Chasen Shreve...

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