• Lineout to Naylor ends it: Diamondbacks 5, Pirates 0
• A double play erases two in the ninth. It's down to Hayes.
• End of eighth inning: Ashcraft works three innings of scoreless relief after Marte flies out to right.
• Pirates strand the bases loaded in the eighth inning after Bart grounds out to second.
• Horwitz pops up to third base. That's two away.
• Reynolds strikes out on a splitter below the zone after an eight-pitch at-bat. One away.
• The Pirates have loaded the bases here in the eighth inning as McCutchen walks with an emphatic bat flip. Justin Martinez is now entering for Arizona.
• End of seventh inning: Ashcraft fields another ground ball back to the mound and has worked two scoreless.
• Ashcraft fields his position and throws out Suarez at first.
• Gurriel Jr. singles into right. Took advantage of a fastball right down the middle.
• Frazier with a nice double to left center before Hayes flies out to straightaway center.
• After two quick outs in the seventh, Nelson's day is done. His final line: 6 2/3 IP, 4 H, 4 K Lovullo is going to Kendall Graveman.
• End of sixth inning: Ashcraft works through four batters, gets two groundouts, a strikeout and walks one.
• Braxton Ashcraft has entered, making his major-league debut. Heaney's final line: 5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
• Reynolds flies out to center and Horwitz lines out to third to end the top half.
• Cutch grounds out to third.
• End of fifth inning: Back-to-back groundouts after that get Heaney out of the inning.
• HOME RUN: Naylor connects on a fastball way above the zone and drives it over the fence in front of the right field seats. Diamondbacks, 5-0
• Quick reactions by Horwitz to snag a linedrive from Gurriel Jr.
• Cutch singles into right field but Reynolds brings an end to the top half by grounding out to first.
• Cruz strikes out looking on an inside fastball at the bottom of the zone.
• IKF grounds out to short.
• Just one of those nights for Heaney where everything is getting hit. Locations haven't been bad, D'backs are just capitalizing.
• End of second inning: Carroll flies out to left field.
• RUN: Marte singles into left center, scoring Moreno. Diamondbacks, 2-0
• Perdomo grounds out to second. Two away.
• RUN: Sac fly, Tawa. Grichuk sprints home on the fly ball to deep center field. Diamondbacks, 1-0
• Moreno doubles on an inside fastball and sends it into the left-field corner. Grichuk is held at third.
• Grichuk connects on a fastball down the middle for a base-hit. The D'backs have three tonight already, all singles.
• Hayes hits a soft ground ball to third for the final out of the top half.
• Frazier strikes out on five pitches, the final one being a foul tip. Two away.
• Canario with a hard hit ball back up the middle. That one had some heat behind it.
• Bart grounds out to short.
• End of first inning: Naylor flies out to left field.
• Carroll strikes out, Gurriel Jr. singles into center and Heaney puts Suarez away with a low changeup.
• Marte singles into right field on the first pitch he sees -- a 90-mph fastball right down the middle.
• Horwitz rolls over on an up-and-in fastball to strand Cruz.
• Cruz gettin a big league off third with no one holding him on.
• Reynolds grounds out to first, but Cruz advances to third.
• McCutchen pops up to first after a seven-pitch at-bat.
• Cruz hits a little bloop double down the third-base line. D'backs were shifted and it allowed him to reach second standing up.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Diamondbacks, Ryne Nelson to Oneil Cruz, Chase Field, 8:10 p.m., Eastern, roof closed
• We'll see Reynolds back in the lineup after he was a late scratch on Sunday.
• For Don Kelly’s Pirates:
1. Oneil Cruz, CF 2. Andrew McCutchen, DH 3. Bryan Reynolds, RF 4. Spencer Horwtiz, 1B 5. Joey Bart, C 6. Alexander Canario, LF 7. Adam Frazier, 2B 8. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B 9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• For Torey Lovullo's Diamondbacks:
1. Ketel Marte, 2B 2. Corbin Carroll, RF 3. Lourdes Gurriel Jr., LF 4. Eugenio Suárez, 3B 5. Josh Naylor, 1B 6. Randal Grichuk, DH 7. Gabriel Moreno, C 8. Tim Tawa, CF 9. Geraldo Perdomo, SS
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Greg Macafee
3:07 am - 05.26.2025PHOENIXFinal: Diamondbacks 5, Pirates 0
• Who: Pirates (19-35) vs. Diamondbacks (26-27)
• What: MLB regular season, Game 55
• When: 8:10 p.m., Eastern
• Where: Chase Field
• Weather: 98°, sunny
• Pitchers: LHP Andrew Heaney (3-3, 2.91 ERA) vs. RHP Ryne Nelson (1-1, 4.60 ERA)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, MLB Network
• Radio: Pirates Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP360, MLB.TV
• Satellite: SiriusXM 840/861
• Boxscore: MLB.com
• Media notes: Pirates | Diamondbacks
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Lineout to Naylor ends it: Diamondbacks 5, Pirates 0
• A double play erases two in the ninth. It's down to Hayes.
• End of eighth inning: Ashcraft works three innings of scoreless relief after Marte flies out to right.
• Pirates strand the bases loaded in the eighth inning after Bart grounds out to second.
• Horwitz pops up to third base. That's two away.
• Reynolds strikes out on a splitter below the zone after an eight-pitch at-bat. One away.
• The Pirates have loaded the bases here in the eighth inning as McCutchen walks with an emphatic bat flip. Justin Martinez is now entering for Arizona.
• End of seventh inning: Ashcraft fields another ground ball back to the mound and has worked two scoreless.
• Ashcraft fields his position and throws out Suarez at first.
• Gurriel Jr. singles into right. Took advantage of a fastball right down the middle.
• Frazier with a nice double to left center before Hayes flies out to straightaway center.
• After two quick outs in the seventh, Nelson's day is done. His final line: 6 2/3 IP, 4 H, 4 K Lovullo is going to Kendall Graveman.
• End of sixth inning: Ashcraft works through four batters, gets two groundouts, a strikeout and walks one.
• Braxton Ashcraft has entered, making his major-league debut. Heaney's final line: 5 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 K
• Reynolds flies out to center and Horwitz lines out to third to end the top half.
• Cutch grounds out to third.
• End of fifth inning: Back-to-back groundouts after that get Heaney out of the inning.
• HOME RUN: Naylor connects on a fastball way above the zone and drives it over the fence in front of the right field seats. Diamondbacks, 5-0
• Heaney walks Suarez on six pitches.
• 6-3, Gurriel Jr.
• Cruz chases a 1-2 pitch in the dirt after a 1-1 fastball well outside the zone was called a strike.
• IKF flies out down the right field line.
• Frazier gets erased after his leadoff single as Hayes hits into a double-play ball but the throw to first is wide.
• End of fourth inning: Horwitz turns a slick double play on a ball back to him. He makes the quick throw to IKF and then covers first.
• Marte breaks his bat on a ground ball to IKF. It's slow enough that a double play is out of the question. One away.
• After going down 3-0, Heaney battles back to a full count but misses with a low fastball.
• Canario strikes out on slider at the bottom of the zone, concluding a five-pitch at-bat.
• Tawa then has to track one down from Bart in the right center gap. He went a long way for that one.
• Tawa reels one in from Horwitz short of the warning track.
• End of third inning: Tawa hits a ground ball to Hayes.
• Jeez, nothing can go right for Heaney today. Moreno sends a shot off his legs for a single.
• D'backs follow that up with a Naylor ground out and a Grichuk walk.
• HOME RUN: Suarez catches an 0-1 changeup out front and sends it into the left field seats. Diamondbacks, 3-0
• Quick reactions by Horwitz to snag a linedrive from Gurriel Jr.
• Cutch singles into right field but Reynolds brings an end to the top half by grounding out to first.
• Cruz strikes out looking on an inside fastball at the bottom of the zone.
• IKF grounds out to short.
• Just one of those nights for Heaney where everything is getting hit. Locations haven't been bad, D'backs are just capitalizing.
• End of second inning: Carroll flies out to left field.
• RUN: Marte singles into left center, scoring Moreno. Diamondbacks, 2-0
• Perdomo grounds out to second. Two away.
• RUN: Sac fly, Tawa. Grichuk sprints home on the fly ball to deep center field. Diamondbacks, 1-0
• Moreno doubles on an inside fastball and sends it into the left-field corner. Grichuk is held at third.
• Grichuk connects on a fastball down the middle for a base-hit. The D'backs have three tonight already, all singles.
• Hayes hits a soft ground ball to third for the final out of the top half.
• Frazier strikes out on five pitches, the final one being a foul tip. Two away.
• Canario with a hard hit ball back up the middle. That one had some heat behind it.
• Bart grounds out to short.
• End of first inning: Naylor flies out to left field.
• Carroll strikes out, Gurriel Jr. singles into center and Heaney puts Suarez away with a low changeup.
• Marte singles into right field on the first pitch he sees -- a 90-mph fastball right down the middle.
• Horwitz rolls over on an up-and-in fastball to strand Cruz.
• Cruz gettin a big league off third with no one holding him on.
• Reynolds grounds out to first, but Cruz advances to third.
• McCutchen pops up to first after a seven-pitch at-bat.
• Cruz hits a little bloop double down the third-base line. D'backs were shifted and it allowed him to reach second standing up.
• First pitch: Pirates vs. Diamondbacks, Ryne Nelson to Oneil Cruz, Chase Field, 8:10 p.m., Eastern, roof closed
• We'll see Reynolds back in the lineup after he was a late scratch on Sunday.
• For Don Kelly’s Pirates:
1. Oneil Cruz, CF
2. Andrew McCutchen, DH
3. Bryan Reynolds, RF
4. Spencer Horwtiz, 1B
5. Joey Bart, C
6. Alexander Canario, LF
7. Adam Frazier, 2B
8. Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B
9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS
• For Torey Lovullo's Diamondbacks:
1. Ketel Marte, 2B
2. Corbin Carroll, RF
3. Lourdes Gurriel Jr., LF
4. Eugenio Suárez, 3B
5. Josh Naylor, 1B
6. Randal Grichuk, DH
7. Gabriel Moreno, C
8. Tim Tawa, CF
9. Geraldo Perdomo, SS
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