Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales called game after Pittsburgh outlasted the Philadelphia Phillies in a 5–4 victory at PNC Park. The Pirates have won two and lost three of their last five games. Paul Skenes has neither started nor played for the Pirates since losing to Lance McCullers Jr. and the Astros . Gonzales lifted his sacrifice fly to left , raising the Jolly Roger and sending the PNC Park crowd into celebration. Expand Tweet

The game went back and forth. Trea Turner gave the Phillies an early lead, scoring in the first inning. He added a two-run single in the fourth, putting Philadelphia ahead 4–2. Pittsburgh responded quickly. Bryan Reynolds tied the game twice, first with an RBI single in the second, then with a solo homer in the third. In the fourth, Henry D

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