Athletics 4, at Pittsburgh 3

PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Lawrence Butler hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the fifth inning, Nick Kurtz added a solo shot and the Athletics held on to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 on Friday night. The Pirates jumped on Athletics starter Luis Severino early, scoring three runs in the first inning. Jared Triolo reached on a throwing error by third baseman Darell Hernaiz, and Spencer Horwitz followed with an RBI double. Bryan Reynolds and Andrew McCutchen added run-scoring singles to give Pittsburgh a quick 3-0 lead. Pirates starter Mitch Keller was perfect through the first three innings, but Kurtz, a native… Read more...