Pirates use outburst to knock off Phillies
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates scored five runs in the fifth inning Saturday en route to a 7-4 win over Philadelphia.
Gregory Polanco and David Freese each drove in two runs for Pittsburgh.
Pirates right-hander Tyler Glasnow, making his second career start, left in the fourth inning because of right shoulder discomfort. He gave up two runs, one of them earned, and four hits in three-plus innings. The Phillies also stole five bases on his watch.
Juan Nicasio (8-6) gave up a run in two innings in relief of Glasnow for the win.
Philadelphia countered with one of its own young pitchers in Aaron Nola (5-9), who gave up six runs on six hits in four-plus innings.
Odubel Herrera was 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored for the Phillies.
The teams traded runs through the first couple of innings.
Philadelphia took a 1-0 lead in the first when Herrera walked, stole second, moved to third on Andres Blanco's single to left and scored when Teddy Joseph singled to right.
The Pirates responded in the bottom of the first when Andrew McCutchen doubled to the Northside notch with two outs and scored on Starling Marte's single past diving third baseman Blanco.
It was the Phillies' turn in the second. Freddy Galvis reached on Glasnow's fielding error, determined by a replay challenge, stole second and scored on Cesar Hernandez's base hit up the middle for a 2-1 lead.
In the Pittsburgh second, Josh Harrison tripled to the left-field corner and scored on Jordy Mercer's groundout for a 2-2 tie.
Philadelphia didn't follow suit in the third, but only because Glasnow escaped a threat.
The Phillies loaded the bases on a single and stolen base by Herrera, a walk an out later to Joseph and a pitch to the ear of Cameron Rupp.
Rupp crouched near the plate and received medical attention before leaving the game. He was replaced by pinch runner Carlos Ruiz, who stayed in the game at catcher. The Phillies reported that Rupp had "no ill effects" from the incident.
Glasnow got Cody Asche on an infield pop-up and Galvis on a grounder to end the inning.
Glasnow had a 2-1 count on Bourjos with runners at first and second and no outs in the fourth when he left the game. Nicasio got out of the inning without allowing a run.
The Phillies took a 3-2 lead against Nicasio in the fifth on Hernandez's two-out RBI single.
In the Pittsburgh fifth, Polanco's bases-loaded, none-out single drove in two for the Pirates' first lead at 4-3. Freese later added a two-RBI single, and Francisco Cervelli's sacrifice fly made it 7-3.
The Phillies climbed to within 7-4 in the sixth on Herrera's triple and Blanco's single.
NOTES: RHP Tyler Glasnow was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis and made his second major-league start for the Pirates. To make room for Glasnow, RHP A.J. Schugel was optioned to Indianapolis. ... Philadelphia 3B Maikel Franco was not in the lineup. He left Friday's game two innings after being hit on the left wrist by a pitch. The Phillies indicated he was experiencing soreness and nothing more serious. ... 3B Andres Blanco, who subbed for Franco on Friday, again started in Franco's place Saturday. ... Pittsburgh placed C Eric Fryer on paternity leave after his wife, Allison, gave birth to twins. C Elias Diaz was recalled from Indianapolis to fill in. ... Pirates RHP Ryan Vogelsong, who had facial surgery in May after being hit by a pitch, was eligible to come off the disabled list but did not because of neck stiffness. ... Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle declined to discuss any possible move down in the lineup for former MVP Andrew McCutchen, who is having a down season and was batting .244 entering the game.