Overbay leads Pirates rally over Diamondbacks
Posted June 7, 2011 10:55 pm.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PITTSBURGH — Lyle Overbay hit a three-run double to cap a five-run eighth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for an 8-5 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.
Arizona was in position for its seventh consecutive road win after Daniel Hudson allowed only one earned run through seven innings, but Daniel Hernandez (2-2) did not retire any of the six batters he faced in the eighth.
Jose Tabata had an RBI double and Josh Harrison an RBI single before Overbay’s line drive to right-centre with the bases loaded.
The Diamondbacks lost for the first time in 25 games this season when leading after seven innings.
Juan Miranda had a home run among his career-high four hits, Kelly Johnson homered and had three RBIs and Chris Young also homered for Arizona.
Andrew McCutchen scored three times and Chris Snyder had a pair of sacrifice flies for Pittsburgh.
Chris Resop (2-1) struck out Ryan Roberts to end the top of the eighth, and Joel Hanrahan had two strikeouts working a perfect ninth for his 15th save in as many opportunities.
Hudson was in line to win for the seventh time in his past nine starts upon leaving after seven innings, being charged with three hits and one walk. Hudson had seven strikeouts and retired 12 of the final 13 he faced. But with his pitch count at 105, he was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the eighth.
That decision was made by bench coach Alan Trammell, who managed the Diamondbacks while Kirk Gibson served a one-game suspension.
Reliever Esmerling Vasquez retired all three batters he faced after relieving Hernandez in the eighth — available because he is appealing his own three-game suspension after he was judged to have been throwing at hitters in Sunday’s game against the Washington Nationals after both teams had been warned.
All three of Arizona’s home runs were solo shots. Johnson homered for the second consecutive game, giving him a team-high 12, in the first. Miranda’s was his sixth, leading off a three-run fifth that also included a two-run double by Johnson.
When Young hit his 11th home run to left to lead off the eighth, it appeared the Diamondbacks were on their way to another win, their 19th in 24 games. Instead, they have a two-game losing streak.
After giving up three runs on five hits in the fifth, Pirates starter Kevin Correia’s evening was over. He was charged with four runs and eight hits. Correia failed in his attempt to take over sole possession of the majors lead in victories with nine.
Notes: The announced attendance was 12,378 in the first Pirates game since an average of more than 36,000 came to each of three weekend games against the Philadelphia Phillies. … Both teams selected UCLA right-handed pitchers among the first three picks of the draft on Monday.
