Polanco, Locke lead Pirates past Marlins
MIAMI -- Gregory Polanco hit his first career grand slam and Jeff Locke pitched his first career shutout to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 10-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Monday night at Marlins Park.
First baseman David Freese went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs as Pittsburgh (29-21) snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 14-12 on the road.
Polanco pulled a 2-1 pitch to right off of reliever Jose Urena to cap a five-run sixth inning. It was his eighth homer of the season.
Locke (4-3), who entered the game with a 5.09 ERA, allowed three singles, no walks and threw 105 pitches. He struck out just one, but retired 19 straight batters between the third and ninth innings. The streak was snapped by a two-out single by pinch hitter Jeff Mathis.
It was the Pirates' first complete game of the season.
Pittsburgh shortstop Sean Rodriguez, who is from Miami?s Braddock High School, added a two-run homer in a three-run ninth.
The Pirates are 7-3 against left-handed starters after defeating Miami's Justin Nicolino (2-3). Nicolino allowed three runs in five innings.
Miami (26-25) fell to just 10-14 at home this season and it was the Marlins worst loss of the season.
Marlins center fielder Marcell Ozuna, who had reached base in 36 consecutive games and had an 11-game hit streak, had both runs broken. He went 0-for-3.
With two outs in the first inning, Freese doubled and gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead by scoring on a single by Jung Ho Kang. Freese barely beat the throw home by right fielder Cole Gillespie.
The Pirates made it 2-0 in the third. Josh Harrison hit an infield single to the hole at shortstop, stole second and scored on a two-out single by Freese.
Pittsburgh loaded the bases with one out in the sixth before making it 3-0 on an infield single by Francisco Cervelli -- a swinging bunt that got past Urena. Polanco then hit his slam to give the Pirates a 7-0 lead.
NOTES: Pirates 2B Josh Harrison (illness) returned after missing two games. ... Monday was the 30th anniversary of Barry Bonds' major-league debut. Bonds, now a Marlins hitting coach, made his debut with the Pirates. ... Marlins 2B Derek Dietrich sat out after getting hit in the back of the head by a foul ball while in the dugout on Sunday. ... As part of his rehab, Marlins LHP Mike Dunn (forearm) pitched a 1-2-3 inning at Single-A Jupiter on Sunday. He could be activated Tuesday. ... Marlins RF Giancarlo Stanton (sore right side) missed his sixth straight game but has been taking batting practice. ... Tuesday's game matches two top young right-handers -- Miami's Jose Fernandez, 23, an All-Star in 2013 and 21-1 with a 1.64 ERA in his career at home, against Pittsburgh's Gerrit Cole, 25, an All-Star last year when he went 19-8 with a 2.60 ERA.