— Bryan Reynolds homered, Adam Frazier drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning when Pittsburgh scored three times without a hit, and the Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants 6-4 on Friday night.
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— Pavin Smith and Daulton Varsho have hit back to back in the lineup for a few seasons while coming up through Arizona's system. But they had never hit consecutive home runs — until Wednesday.
— Josh VanMeter began the night on the bench with a .182 batting average. The Arizona Diamondbacks infielder didn’t get into the game until the fifth inning — and ended up a homer short of the cycle.
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— Caleb Smith pitched 6 2/3 stellar innings, Eduardo Escobar hit a two-run homer for the second straight game and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Monday night.
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— Michael Conforto hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to complete a huge comeback and the New York Mets overcame an embarrassing gaffe by All-Star pitcher Taijuan Walker to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 Sunday.
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The Pirates signed Henry Davis on Sunday, just one week after selecting the former Louisville star with the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB draft.
In what's been a forgettable season in Pittsburgh, Jacob Stallings capped an unforgettable night for the last-place Pirates, completing a six-run rally over the New York Mets with a walk-off grand slam on Saturday night at PNC Park.
— Now this was Bucco Bizarro at its best.
— Francisco Lindor left injured moments before Marcus Stroman and his New York Mets teammates got into a heated shoving match with Pittsburgh during the Pirates' rain-delayed 4-1 victory Friday night.
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| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 57 | 41 | .582 | - | W1 |
| Cincinnati | 50 | 47 | .515 | 6.5 | W1 |
| St. Louis | 49 | 49 | .500 | 8 | L1 |
| Chicago | 48 | 50 | .490 | 9 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh | 37 | 60 | .381 | 19.5 | W1 |
