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The Pittsburgh Pirates had who they wanted on the mound in Sunday’s rubber match against the Miami Marlins at PNC Park in Paul Skenes, but they were defeated 4-2 despite his quality start.
Scoring Plays
Top 2nd, 2-0 MIA: The Marlins (36-36) hit a pair of solo homers off Paul Skenes (6-6) to take an early lead. Heriberto Hernández led off the inning with a homer to left, and with two outs, Joe Mack cleared the fence in center for his second of the season.
Bottom 4th, 2-1 MIA: Jake Mangum’s RBI single capped off a stretch of three straight hits against Max Meyer (7-0) to get the Pirates (36-36) on the board.
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