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First Pitch: Grandal Walks It Off, Pirates Deal With Injuries, Termarr Johnson Promoted

Yasmani Grandal delivered a walk-off winner for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.

Grandal came to the plate in the bottom of the ninth with one out and a runner at first, after Bryan De La Cruz was hit with a pitch. With a 1-2 count, Grandal sent a high 94 MPH fastball over the Clemente Wall, giving the Pirates a 4-3 win.

Luis Ortiz started the game, throwing six shutout innings, despite some early control issues. He hit two of his first three batters, before getting out of an eventual second-and-third jam with a strikeout.