PHOENIX — Jose Osuna was the difference. His two-out, go-ahead blast off Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Tom Wilhelmsen in the 10th inning Sunday at Chase Field saved the Pirates from certain embarrassment and instead delivered their second consecutive win
On an afternoon when Diamondbacks slugger Paul Goldschmidt blasted two home runs off right-hander Ivan Nova and part of the Pirates bullpen melted in the eighth inning, the Pirates hammered three home runs and held on in extra innings to split the series with a 6-4 win.
The Pirates (16-22) scored four runs in the first three innings, including home runs by Andrew McCutchen and Josh Bell, and added no more runs until the extra inning.