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Falter, bullpen deliver victory for Bucs

The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Bailey Falter allowed one run over five innings to beat his former team, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over Philadelphia 5-2 on Friday night as Phillies star Bryce Harper broke out of an 0-for-18 slide with two hits. David Bednar pitched a perfect ninth for his second save in five chances, and Henry Davis doubled, singled and drove in two runs. Bryan Reynolds and Connor Joe also had RBIs for the Pirates, who took advantage of some sloppy play by Philadelphia. “Overall, we played a really clean game,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton ...

Bucs bats go silent in Philly

By Dan Gelston The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Brandon Marsh and Bryson Stott hit two-run homers and Alec Bohm added a solo shot to prove manager Rob Thomson prophetic that his slumping homer-happy team would start going deep as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Thursday night. “The slug will come,” Marsh said. “With the lineup we have, it’s just a matter of time.” Ranger Suarez (2-0) struck out eight over six shutout innings to help the Phillies win the opener of a season-high, 10-game homestand that included four with the Pirates, and ...

Bullpen prevents 10-2 start

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Gio Urshela, Kerry Carpenter and Jake Rogers delivered RBI singles in the ninth inning as the Detroit Tigers rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-3 on Tuesday. Detroit won for just the second time in six games by getting to Pirates closer David Bednar (1-1), who blew his third save opportunity in four tries. Pittsburgh led 3-1 heading to the ninth before the Tigers broke loose against Bednar, a two-time All-Star who missed most of spring training with a lat injury. Bednar walked Greene leading off the inning, then hit Spencer ...

Pirates fans boo Bednar

Pirates fans boo Bednar PITTSBURGH (AP) — David Bednar’s first three seasons in Pittsburgh largely have been charmed ones as the hometown kid developed into a two-time All-Star closer for a team convinced it’s on the rise. And while the Pirates may be on their way to contention, Bednar is faltering. The right-hander blew his third save in four chances on Tuesday when Detroit rallied for a 5-3 win. The most jarring moment wasn’t the walk or the two batters he hit that fueled the Tigers’ comeback, but the sound of Bednar being booed at home by a crowd that has emphatically ...

Reynolds homers in ninth win

By Will Graves The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Bryan Reynolds began the season knowing he was two home runs shy of 100 in his career. The Pittsburgh Pirates left fielder didn’t waste time getting there. Reynolds hit a solo shot to center field in the sixth inning to become the 25th player in franchise history to reach the century mark with the club as the Pirates beat the Tigers 7-4 on Monday. Asked if he knew the milestone was close, Reynolds deadpanned “very aware.” “(We’ve been) talking about it since last year,” Reynolds added. “Knocked it out.” Connor ...

O’s spoil opener at home for Pirates

By John Perrotto The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Ryan O’Hearn, Gunnar Henderson and Cedric Mullins homered, Grayson Rodriguez pitched 6• strong innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat Pittsburgh 5-2 on Friday to spoil a Pirates home opener that was played through occasional snow ...