Endy Rodríguez leads Pirates past Phillies in slugfest
PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Endy Rodríguez homered and drove in four runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 11-7 on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park.
Rodríguez went 2 for 3 with a home run and four RBIs, capping the scoring with a three-run shot in the ninth inning. Esmerlyn Valdez added a two-run homer and Jared Triolo also went deep for Pittsburgh, which improved to 43-42. Braxton Ashcraft (8-3) allowed five earned runs over six innings, striking out eight, to earn the win.
Philadelphia jumped ahead 2-0 in the first on solo homers by Trea Turner and Brandon Marsh. The Phillies extended the lead to 5-0 in the third on Bryce Harper’s two-run homer. Pittsburgh answered with two runs in the fourth, then erupted for six in the fifth to take an 8-5 lead. Marsh hit his second homer of the game in the eighth, but the Pirates responded with three in the ninth.
Aaron Nola (3-5) took the loss for Philadelphia, which fell to 47-38. Attendance was 39,791, and the game lasted 3:03.