Jul 14, 2025
AP Photograph Pittsburgh’s Tommy Pham celebrates within the dugout after hitting a solo house run throughout the second inning of a baseball recreation in opposition to the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS — Spencer Horwitz had a bases-loaded RBI floor out within the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended an eight-game slide by beating the Minnesota Twins 2-1 Sunday.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa tied a profession excessive with 4 hits for Pittsburgh.
Ke’Bryan Hayes singled with one out within the ninth off Twins nearer Jhoan Duran (5-4). Pinch-hitter Oneil Cruz had an infield single and Kiner-Falefa singled to load the bases.
Horwitz hit a pointy grounder that second baseman Brooks Lee dove to his proper to cease. Trying to begin a double play, Lee couldn’t cleanly get the ball out of his glove and needed to accept a power out at first permitting Hayes to attain.
Dennis Santana pitched a scoreless eighth (3-2) for the Pirates and David Bednar earned his thirteenth save.
Byron Buxton, Carlos Correa and Harrison Bader every had two hits for Minnesota, which completed 6-3 on a nine-game homestand however did not get again to .500 for the primary time since June 17.
Mitch Keller allowed one run in six innings for Pittsburgh however once more bought little assist. The Pirates have scored one or zero runs whereas Keller is within the recreation in 11 of his 20 begins.
But, his 14 high quality begins are tied for second within the majors with Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler. San Francisco’s Logan Webb has 15.
Tommy Pham homered within the second for Pittsburgh. Buxton, who hit for the cycle Saturday, had an RBI double within the third.
KEY MOMENT
Tied 1-1, Minnesota had runners on first and second with one out within the eighth, however Willi Castro hit a dribbler in entrance of the plate and DaShawn Keirsey Jr. was thrown out at third. Trevor Larnach then flew out.
KEY STAT
Minnesota’s Simeon Woods Richardson allowed six hits and one earned run in 4 2-3 innings. He’s allowed 5 earned runs in 30 2-3 innings in his previous six begins.
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