Pittsburgh Pirates’ Miguel Andujar celebrates as he approaches home plate after hitting a solo home run off New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jason Delay hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning that benefited from a fortunate bounce off third base, and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the New York Yankees 3-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Delay turned on a curveball from Carlos Rodón (3-6) and hit a bouncer that nicked the outside of the bag and rolled away from New York third baseman Oswald Peraza and into foul territory in left field, allowing Jared Triolo to score from second.
Pittsburgh’s bullpen, which let a late lead Friday night slip away in a 7-5 loss, managed to hold on this time. David Bednar, unavailable on Friday, worked around a one-out double by Austin Wells for his 36th save.
Triolo doubled twice for Pittsburgh. Miguel Andujar hit a solo home run against his former team as the Pirates (70-80) reached the 70-win plateau for the first time since 2018.
Rodón pitched relatively well across 6 2/3 innings in his 12th start since returning from forearm and back injuries that sidelined him until early July. The left-hander allowed three runs on six hits. He struck out a season-high 10, reaching the 1,000-strikeout mark for his career when he fanned Ke’Bryan Hayes leading off the fourth.
Rookie shortstop Anthony Volpe hit his 21st home run for the Yankees, a solo shot in the seventh that briefly tied the game. New York didn’t get a hit until Estevan Florial led off the sixth with a double.
The Yankees managed just four hits against five pitchers. Pittsburgh reliever Ryan Borucki (3-0) got two outs in the seventh to earn the win.
Rodón cruised early. He retired the first six batters he faced before Triolo led off the third with a double, ending a stretch of nine perfect innings by New…
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