Aided by a prolific day by Oneil Cruz, the Pittsburgh Pirates bounced back from their Sunday defeat with a 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Monday afternoon.
The Rays opened the game’s scoring in the first after Wander Franco doubled in Brandon Lowe, but the Pirates evened the game in the next half-inning after Yoshi Tsutsugo scored on a passed ball.
Cruz pushed Pittsburgh ahead later that inning with a home run to right field that bounced off the roof of a neighboring facility.
He, along with catcher Jamie Ritchie, finished the day with two hits each.