Pirates Force Extras But Fall to Braves on Wild Pitch; Kelly Ejected in 2nd Game

PITTSBURGH — Chase Shugart’s wild pitch in the 11th inning forced home the winning run as the Pittsburgh Pirates fell 3-2 to the Atlanta Braves at PNC Park on Saturday. 

How We Got There

Michael Harris II put the Braves (19-20) ahead 1-0 in the second inning with an RBI-double to right. Bryan Reynolds broke in on the liner but the ball ended up way over his head, allowing Marcell Ozuna to score easily.

With two outs in the following inning, Matt Olson hit a solo homer into the bullpen off Andrew Heaney to put Atlanta ahead 2-0.

Joey Bart cut the Braves’ lead in half with an RBI-single up the middle in the bottom of the third. 

With a runner on third and two outs in the bottom of the eighth, Matt Gorski legged out an infield single to tie the game at 2-all. 

The braves had a runner on third with two outs in the 11th. Shugart (1-3) narrowly avoided hitting Eli White in the head, but the ball ended up reaching the backstop to give the Braves the game-winning run.

The Pirates (13-27) came up empty in the bottom of the 11th against Scott Blewett (2-0).

Key Moment

Henry Davis stood at third base as the automatic runner with one out in the bottom of the 10th but was thrown out at home on Matt Gorski’s grounder to third baseman Austin Riley.

Star of the Game

Joey Bart set a career-high with four hits. He also drove in his first run since Apr. 22, which snapped a 14-game drought. He entered play hitless in his last 10 at-bats. 

Notable Performances

• Andrew Heaney: 6.0 innings, four hits, two runs, three walks, two strikeouts, 82 pitches/49 strikes
• Joey Bart: 4 for 4, one RBI
• Matt Gorski: 2 for 5, one RBI
• Alexander Canario: 1 for 4, one double, one walk

Stat to Know

The Pirates fell to 0-21 when trailing after seven innings and 0-23 when trailing after eight innings this season.

Noteworthy

• In his second game as manager, Don Kelly was ejected in the top of the sixth inning by home plate ump Clint Vondrak for arguing balls and strikes. Third base coach Mike Rabelo managed in his place.
• Bryan Reynolds was ejected from the game in the bottom of the seventh after slamming his helmet following getting called out on strikes.

Don Kelly has been ejected in his second game as the Pirates manager

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Up Next

The Pirates and Braves will wrap up their three-game series on Mother’s Day. RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (1-3, 6.16 ERA) will start for Pittsburgh. Reigning National League Cy Young winner LHP Chris Sale (1-3, 4.07 ERA) starts for Atlanta. First pitch: 1:35 p.m. ET.