The Pittsburgh Pirates opened their season with an extra-innings win and look to make it 2 in a row over the Florida Marlins on Friday night.
The Pittsburgh Pirates (1-0) won their second consecutive season opener on Thursday and take on the Miami Marlins (0-1) on Friday night in the second game of their four-game set at loanDepot Park in Miami. The Marlins’ streak of opening-day losses stretched to four with Thursday’s decision. Pittsburgh added some veterans on modest deals over the winter, signing left-handers Aroldis Chapman and MartÃn Pérez, outfielder Michael A. Taylor, first baseman Rowdy Tellez and catcher Yasmani Grandal while trading for lefty Marco Gonzales. Miami was a playoff team last season but its lone major-league signing was shortstop Tim Anderson on a one-year, $5 million deal.
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Game Date: March 29, 2024
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Jared Triolo’s RBI single in the top of the 12th lifted the Pirates to a 6-5 win on Thursday afternoon after the bullpen provided 6.1 innings of one-hit relief. Oniel Cruz tied the game with an eighth-inning solo homer while Bryan Reynolds and Edward Olivares also went deep.
The Marlins led 2-0 and 5-2 before Pittsburgh crawled back into the game. Jake Burger had three RBI, including a go-ahead two-run single in the third, and starter Jesús Luzardo struck out eight in five innings, allowed just two hits.
Left-hander A.J. Puk makes his first big-league start on Friday for Miami after 142 career relief appearances. He posted 15 saves to go with a 3.97 ERA and 1.182 WHIP in 56.2 innings last season, fanning 78. Pérez takes the ball for the Pirates after he was 10-4 with a 4.45 ERA and 1.405 WHIP while starting and relieving for the Texas Rangers, working 141.2 innings.
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