The Pittsburgh Pirates bounced right back from their first loss and lowest-scoring game of the season, producing a four-run first inning with the help of Rowdy Tellez's two-run single to send them on their way to a 7-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
bounced right back from their first loss and lowest-scoring game of the season, producing a four-run first inning with the help of“Just a lot of people contributing,” manager Derek Shelton said, “which was nice to see.”
Martín Pérez pitched 6 2/3 innings on his 33rd birthday, allowing two runs and six hits while striking out six.The Pirates completed their season-opening road trip with a 6-1 record and have scored at least six runs in all but one game: their 5-3 setback at Nationals Park on Wednesday. “It feels like we’ve been on the road for a long time,” said Shelton, whose club's home opener comes Friday against the, who exited after 4 1/3 innings, six runs, seven hits and three walks. Nationals pitching coach Jim Hickey used a mound visit to try to settle down Gray after 12 of his first 22 pitches were balls; the righty needed 33 throws to get the initial three outs.
“Honestly, I’m embarrassed to come out here and do that for the guys. It doesn’t feel good. It doesn’t sit right with me," said Gray, whose ERA actually dropped to 14.04 after his second rough outing."I know that I deserve better. They deserve better.”“It speaks to the depth of our bullpen and it’s something that we’ve talked about, we've preached,” Shelton said. “We want to build depth throughout our group.”on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring.
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