It was a game to forget for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday as a rough outing by starter Roansy Contreras resulted in a 9-5 loss against the Oakland Athletics.
Contreras struggled right out of the gate, allowing five runs, six hits and two walks before recording an out. Rob Zastryzny attempted to stop the bleeding but allowed two run-scoring walks. Both of those runs credited to Contreras.
Rodolfo Castro got the Pirates on the board in the bottom of the second with a 430-foot solo home run to left.
Home run by Castro!