Duane Underwood Jr. and Chris Stratton preserved the win out of the bullpen for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night, while Adam Frazier and Ke’Bryan Hayes combined for five RBIs to help push the Bucs past the Marlins, 9-2, at PNC Park.
Hayes led off the game’s scoring with a two-run home run to center field in the first inning; one that sent his father, Charlie, on a trip of euphoria in the stands.
Miami strived for two runs in the second off Bucs’ starter Mitch Keller - who left the game after the inning with an undisclosed injury - but Pittsburgh made them up in the third and fourth frames.