Bucs Win Behind Cruz Magic
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 at PNC Park on Saturday, April 6th, in the 11th inning off the bat of O’Neil Cruz. Cruz drove in the automatic runner, Henry Davis, with a single to right field, which marked the second walk-off of his career. The Pirates won the second game of the series against the O’s and improved to 7-2 on the season, with the rubber match of the series coming tomorrow. The Bucs are currently off to their best start to a season since 2018, and a win tomorrow would mean the ball club's best start since 1962. The Buccos outhit the Orioles 11-4 in the contest and recorded one error to the O’s zero. Josh Fleming earned the win after retiring the side in the top of the 11th. Bailey Falter had his best start of the season, giving up one hit and no runs over 6.0 innings of work. Joey Bart homered in his first at-bat as a Pirate, which marks the second player this season to hit a home run in their first at-bat with the team. Bart w...