Starling Marte ended a long hitless stretch for Pirates hitters with runners in scoring position in the eighth inning on Friday, with a grand slam to left field. The timely hit gave the Pirates a 6-5 lead. Marte's bomb was the first of the season for the Pirates.
The Pirates held on for the one run win.
Here is the blast from Marte:
At the point of the grand slam, the team had been 0 for 12 with runners in scoring position. The game as a whole was a bit strange, with several bizarre plays in the filed and just over-all weird luck for all teams.