Looking to snap their eight-game losing streak against the Atlanta Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates jumped on Cy Young candidate Spencer Strider early and came away with a 7-6 win Monday evening.
The Pirates strung together six runs in the bottom of the third knocking Strider out after two-and-two-thirds innings, marking his shortest outing of the season. Connor Joe opened the frame with a run-scoring groundout, followed by a RBI double by Andrew McCutchen. The remaining four runs came across on a trio of singles from Henry Davis, Jared Triolo and Liover Peguero.
Atlanta fought back for four runs in the top of the fourth, but Joe added another for the Pirates with a solo home run in the bottom half.