Nick Gonzales delivered the third walk-off RBI of his career tonight at PNC Park with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to score Adam Frazier and earn the Pirates a 5-4 win over the Phillies, following a one-hour, 23-minute weather delay.
Frazier, Jared Triolo and Isiah Kiner-Falefa set the table with singles in the ninth before Jordan Romano set down Oneil Cruz looking on an inside fastball. Gonzales worked a 2-2 count and squared up a slider near the bottom of the zone, sending it to deep left field.
"It’s not me. It’s the guys," Gonzales said of his game-winning sacrifice fly. "Frazier had a great at-bat, (Triolo) had a great at-bat. Everyone was doing their part and I was just blessed to be in the opportunity to win the game. I don’t think it’s me. I think it’s the guys.”
Gonzales, who'd been sidelined since opening day with a non-displaced left ankle fracture, went 1 for 4 and scored the Pirates' first run following a first-inning triple to the right-center gap. He's 2 for 11 in three games since being activated on June 3.
THE ASYLUM
Pirates 5, Phillies 4: Gonzales walks it off
Nick Gonzales delivered the third walk-off RBI of his career tonight at PNC Park with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly to score Adam Frazier and earn the Pirates a 5-4 win over the Phillies, following a one-hour, 23-minute weather delay.
Frazier, Jared Triolo and Isiah Kiner-Falefa set the table with singles in the ninth before Jordan Romano set down Oneil Cruz looking on an inside fastball. Gonzales worked a 2-2 count and squared up a slider near the bottom of the zone, sending it to deep left field.
"It’s not me. It’s the guys," Gonzales said of his game-winning sacrifice fly. "Frazier had a great at-bat, (Triolo) had a great at-bat. Everyone was doing their part and I was just blessed to be in the opportunity to win the game. I don’t think it’s me. I think it’s the guys.”
Gonzales, who'd been sidelined since opening day with a non-displaced left ankle fracture, went 1 for 4 and scored the Pirates' first run following a first-inning triple to the right-center gap. He's 2 for 11 in three games since being activated on June 3.
► THE COVERAGE
From our staff on the scene:
• Going Deep: Davis' pitch-calling prowess
• Extra Bases: Endy (elbow discomfort) removed
• DK: This GM's still employed
• Minors: Alfonzo hits seventh HR
• Live Qs: Greg's answers
► THE HIGHLIGHTS
► MORE POSTGAME VIDEO
• Manager: Kelly's press conference
• Players: Inside the clubhouse
► THE BOXSCORE
► MORE GAME DATA
• Hitter breakdowns
• Pitcher breakdowns
• Updated statistics
• Season schedule
► THE STANDINGS
► THE TRENDS
• Lost four of past seven games
• Lost 24 of 37 dating to April 26
• 12-14 since Kelly became manager
► THE NUMBER
285: The number of minutes the Pirates have been in rain delay over the past two days.
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