Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano hits first career home run

Saturday afternoon, however, he took one deep to the opposite field and hit his first career home run, helping the Pirates defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers by a 6-5 score.

You’ll probably never forget where you were on August 8, 2015, at 5:08 p.m. That’s when Francisco Liriano hit a three-run, opposite-field home run off Mat Latos to give the Pirates a 4-2 lead. And most of these numbers favored the Pirates, who held off a Dodgers rally within the ninth inning to win, 6-5. He has been on base in 14 of his last 18 plate appearances.

The Dodgers used a single by Howie Kendrick and an RBI double by Scott Van Slyke to steal a run off Pirates closer Mark Melancon. Michael Wacha won his team-leading 13th game, stopping Cincinnati 3-0 on Thursday.

Friday’s series opener between the Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates had a playoff atmosphere. He allowed six hits and four walks while throwing 109 pitches.

With the win, the Pirates won their 19th series in 2015. Polanco’s blast ended Kershaw’s streak of 42 consecutive starts without a first-inning homer, according to Elias Sports Bureau. Instead, he was removed only because he wasn’t pitching well and had racked up 79 pitches through three innings.

Rollins put the Dodgers ahead 3-2 in the fifth with a one-out RBI single. He went to the disabled list for the second time this season before being reinstated Saturday.

Jimmy Rollins did it all for the Dodgers on Friday as the veteran shortstop went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored at the plate, but wielded multiple web gems with the leather. “I’ll have a chance to look at it overnight, evaluate it and move forward”.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have grown exhausted of questions about why they can’t beat good teams.

CLEVELAND – Torii Hunter’s home run in the top of the ninth inning lifted Minnesota over Cleveland.

Perez, who had been in a 6-for-32 skid, had a two-out single in the three-run fourth.

Wood is 1-0 with a 1.26 ERA in two lifetime starts in Pittsburgh.

The Cubs made it eight wins from nine games by downing San Francisco 7-3, with rookie Kyle Schwarber having two hits and two RBIs. The 31-year-old is 4-1 with a 2.52 ERA in six starts at PNC Park this season and 8-2 with a 2.41 ERA over his last 13 home starts. He lost at Philadelphia on Tuesday, allowing four runs in 6 1-3 innings. He gave up solo homers to Joe Mauer and Eddie Rosario and a two-run homer to Kurt Suzuki.

Cron hit the Angels’ first pinch-hit home run of the season.

Polanco getting on base more means Polanco using his speed more, and that could really kickstart the Pirates’ offense. He spent six years at the Orange County Register, and began his career at the Oakland Tribune, where he started an 11-year journey covering Major League Baseball.

Third baseman Manny Machado had three of the Orioles’ 12 hits. “He had 10 days where he really couldn’t do anything”.

The Pittsburgh Pirates hold a comfortable lead in the National League wild card race, but they are playing like a team with considerably higher goals.

Bryant’s two-run shot off Matt Cain (2-3) in the third was the rookie’s first homer since July 27 against Colorado.