The Pittsburgh Pirates responded from Monday’s drubbing against New York with a 7-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday afternoon. Both teams collected six hits in the game, but the Pirates gained the upper hand by hitting two home runs and by taking advantage of two errors by Toronto.
After Andrew McCutchen singled to start the bottom of the fourth, Carlos Santana broke open the scoring by driving a pitch over the wall in right center.
Carlos SLAMtana. pic.twitter.com/AGy4ADGRjo
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) March 7, 2023
The Blue Jays tied the game in the top of the fifth on a Rob Brantly triple and Whit Merrifield single, but Pittsburgh reclaimed the lead in the seventh after Tyler Heineman reached on an error by Toronto’s Wynton Bernard.