Flores Jr. Hits Go-Ahead, 2-Run Homer in 8th as Pirates Rally for 4-3 Win and Series Sweep of Royals
Flores hit his 10th homer and Pittsburgh rallied for its second straight eighth-inning comeback.
- On Sunday, Rafael Flores hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals and complete a three-game series sweep.
- The Royals initially took an early lead on a Salvador Perez RBI single in the first inning, but the Pirates countered with Oneil Cruz's solo home run in the fourth and Spencer Horwitz's sixth-inning RBI single.
- Vinnie Pasquantino reclaimed the lead for Kansas City with a pinch-hit, two-run homer in the seventh inning against Carmen Mlodzinski, who ultimately earned the win despite allowing the go-ahead runs.
- Following a Hearn single in the eighth, Flores deposited a slider from Nate Pearson over the left-field wall for his 10th home run of the season, securing the Pirates' comeback victory.
- Starting Tuesday, the Pirates host the Cardinals with RHP Jared Jones expected to start, while the Royals open a three-game series against the White Sox with LHP Daniel Lynch on the mound.
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Pirates finish series sweep of Royals
PITTSBURGH — Rafael Flores Jr. hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday and complete a series sweep. After Ryan O’Hearn led off with a single to center, Flores sent a slider from Nate Pearson (2-3) into the left-field bleachers for his 10th homer this season. Pittsburgh rallied with a two-run homer in the eighth for a second straight day. Brandon Lowe…
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Rafael Flores Jr. drills go-ahead HR as Pirates sweep Royals
Flores Jr. hits go-ahead, 2-run homer in 8th as Pirates rally for 4-3 win and series sweep of Royals
Rafael Flores Jr. hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday and complete a series sweep
Pirates 4, Royals 3
The Royals lost to Pittsburgh 4-3 Sunday, completing a three-game sweep by the Pirates. Kansas City took a 3-2 lead in the seventh when Vinnie Pasquantino hit a two-run homer, but Pittsburgh went ahead on Rafael Flores’ two-run homer off Nate Pearson. The Royals had the tying run on third in the ninth, but Isaac […]
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