During his home debut, he hit two batters before leaving in the fourth inning with shoulder discomfort.
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Matz pitched six innings Sunday for his first win since May, twice escaping trouble by getting Stanton to ground out with a runner in scoring position, and the Mets took the rubber game of their series against Miami, 3-0.
Glasnow also hit two batters, including catcher Cameron Rupp, who left the game in the third inning after being struck in the left ear flap of his helmet.
“I don’t believe the kid did it on goal”, Rupp said. Odubel Herrera also chipped in three hits at the plate as well.
STAR OF THE GAME: Adam Frazier, generously listed at 5-foot-10, 175 pounds, hit a 2-1 pitch into the fence over the Clemente Wall in PNC Park to give the Pirates a 5-4 lead in the seventh inning. Marte led with a single and Elias Diaz drove him in with a groundout to record his first career RBI.
“You’re going to go through various conditions, and it’s something that you’ve got to really take into consideration — to really lock in, stay hydrated because it can mentally drain you”, Velasquez said. “I got my hands to it and got the barrel out front”.
Pirates rookie right-hander Tyler Glasnow was removed from his second major league start in the fourth inning Saturday with shoulder discomfort in his throwing arm.
Rupp was examined by doctors and found to have no concussion symptoms.
“It felt good. I haven’t had one that felt that good all year”.
Velasquez kicked himself for giving up a double to Marte on an 0-2 pitch just before Joyce’s home.
Juan Nicasio (8-6) allowed one run in two innings in relief of Glasnow. He sent Edubray Ramos’ 2-1 fastball 407 feet into the upper reaches of the stands above the Clemente Wall and provided the winning factor in the Pirates’ 5-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.
PITTSBURGH (AP) – Vince Velasquez didn’t have his best stuff, the Philadelphia Phillies lost another player to injury and the Pittsburgh Pirates got a big hit from the unlikeliest of sources.
Mark Melancon closed with a scoreless inning for his 29th save. Franco is considered day-to-day. The Pirates have rearranged their starting rotation to keep Liriano and Gerrit Cole on as close to five days of rest as possible during a stretch where they have four days off in a three-week span. RHP A.J. Schugel was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis, one day after he was optioned there by the Pirates to make room for Glasnow. Catcher Eric Fryer was placed on the paternity list after his wife gave birth to twins – a boy and a girl – on Saturday.
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DeShields homered in the seventh inning to break a tie and the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Sunday. In his last seven starts, he’s walked just seven batters and has a 0.98 WHIP while lowering his ERA by half a run.
