The Pittsburgh Pirates were routed by the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday 8-2.
Scoring started in the second inning with a two-run double by the Phillies Jorge Alfaro. Two more runs came for the Phillies in the fourth off of a home run by Maliekel Franco. Franco would add another four runs in the fifth inning with a grand slam. Starling Marte got the Bucs on the board in the bottom of the 7th with a ground ball RBI to left field. In the bottom of the 8th, Brian Bentz hit an RBI double to center field.
The Pirates will host the Tampa Bay Rays today at 1:00 on WCCS.
