PITTSBURGH -- It took Jordan Luplow 13 major-league at-bats before he recorded his first MLB hit with an infield single in the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.
Apparently unsatisfied with just the one milestone hit, Luplow added another with his first big-league home run in the eighth inning, a three-run homer off Reds reliever Wendy Peralta that did most of the damage in the Pirates’ 5-0 victory.
Luplow is one of the younger players that the Pirates are attempting to get more opportunities as the team plays out the string in the month of September.