Pirates Power Past Orioles Behind Ashcraft’s Arm, O’Hearn’s Bat
PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Ryan O’Hearn homered and drove in four runs Sunday to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at PNC Park.
O’Hearn’s two-run homer in the first inning sparked the Pirates, who scored twice in the first and four times in the second off losing pitcher Chris Bassitt (0-2). Oneil Cruz added a two-run homer in the sixth and finished with three RBIs.
Winning pitcher Braxton Ashcraft (1-1) allowed one earned run over six strong innings, striking out eight. The Orioles scored single runs in the fourth and seventh but managed only eight hits total before an announced crowd of 11,956.
The Pirates improved to 6-3, while the Orioles fell to 3-6.