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Braxton Ashcraft shoved, Bubba Chandler got the save in his MLB debut and the Pittsburgh Pirates poured it on the Colorado Rockies in a 9-0 win at PNC Park on Friday night.
How We Got There
Andrew McCutchen put the Pirates (55-74) ahead by a pair with a two-run double in the bottom of the first inning. The Pirates’ designated hitter extended the lead to 5-0 with another two-run double in the fifth after Spencer Horwitz plated a run with a double of his own.
Ashcraft (4-2) struck out a career-high six batters and held the Rockies (37-92) to just one hit across five-shutout innings.
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