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Pirates avoid series sweep after late, wild offensive explosion vs Diamondbacks

Pittsburgh Pirates' Oneil Cruz smiles in his dugout after hitting a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Joe Mantiply during the sixth inning Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Phoenix.

PHOENIX — Ji Hwan Bae scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in Pittsburgh's four-run 10th inning, Joey Bart hit a tying run-scoring double in the ninth and the Pirates rallied to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-5 Sunday.

The teams combined for five hits through eight innings, with Arizona leading 2-1 into the ninth.

Then things got wild.

Rowdy Tellez, who sat out Saturday night because of back spasms, entered in the ninth inning as a pinch hitter and led off with a double against Paul Sewald. Bart followed with a two-out double to tie it. The blown save was Sewald’s fourth in 20 chances.

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