Pirates Outlast Yankees in 10, Win 5‑3
NEW YORK (Interstat) — The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees 5-3 in 10 innings Wednesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium II, taking the series finale before a crowd of 43,290 in 3 hours, 10 minutes.
Pittsburgh struck first in the fifth inning when Jacob Gonzalez homered, scoring Nick Gonzales for a 2-0 lead. The Yankees answered in the seventh as Ben Rice hit a three-run homer to tie the game. Both teams were scoreless until the 10th, when Jared Triolo singled home Gonzales and Jake Mangum added an RBI single to plate Billy Cook.
Mitch Keller pitched five shutout innings, allowing three hits and striking out six. Gerrit Cole struck out 11 over seven innings but took a no-decision. Mason Montgomery earned the win with 1 1/3 hitless innings to improve to 3-3. Gregory Soto recorded the save, his 13th, with a perfect 10th inning. Nick Gonzales went 2 for 4 with a homer and an RBI for Pittsburgh.
The Pirates improved to 53-49, while the Yankees fell to 56-45.