PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bailey Falter allowed one run over five innings to beat his former team, leading the Pittsburgh Pirates over Philadelphia 5-2 on Friday night as Phillies star Bryce Harper broke out of an 0-for-18 slide with two hits. David Bednar pitched a perfect ninth for his second save in five chances, and Henry Davis doubled, singled and drove in two runs. Bryan Reynolds and Connor Joe also had RBIs for the Pirates, who took advantage of some sloppy play by Philadelphia. “Overall, we played a really clean game,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. Harper singled in the first and doubled in the sixth as part of a 2-for-4 night, raising his average from .196 to .220. Philadelphia ditched its red and white pinstripes to debut blue, yellow and black City Connect jerseys that were odes to Philadelphia’s flag and rich history. The jerseys have gotten mixed reviews from the Phillies’ notoriously tough fan base, and the club’s play on the field on Friday didn’t give the home crowd of 35,578 much to be thrilled about, either. |
Giuliani served indictment papers while leaving 80th birthdayNASCAR hopes repaved track, softer tires make for more competitive AllF1 marks 30th anniversary of Senna's death at Imola and Norris tries to follow up Miami winSouth China's Beijiang River sees second flood this yearWNBA to see if Vegas tourism can sponsor Aces players for $100KKenya, Uganda sign agreements to enhance bilateral cooperationThe LatestTyson Fury flies into rage after being separated from Oleksandr Usyk at heated weighMan charged in random attack on Steve Buscemi in NYCChinese ambassador warns UK not to further jeopardize ties