PITTSBURGH — The Pirates spent most of Saturday looking for a big hit to break through against the Miami Marlins.
They finally got it in the seventh, when Jordy Mercer hit a tying two-run triple and John Jaso followed with a go-ahead double, lifting Pittsburgh to a 7-6 victory.
Mercer's shot to center off reliever David Phelps (2-3) scored Andrew McCutchen and Elias Diaz, then Mercer scored on Jaso's ground-rule double to right.
"Mercer and those guys who got on base in the seventh, they did all the heavy lifting, really," Jaso said of his big pinch hit.