Diamondbacks blank Pirates 3‑0 behind Rodriguez’s strong start

PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Eduardo Rodriguez pitched eight scoreless innings as the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park.

Rodriguez (10-3) allowed five hits, struck out two and walked none, extending his recent solid run. Brandyn Garcia earned his second save with a perfect ninth inning, striking out two.

Gabriel Moreno provided the game’s first runs with a two-run homer in the fourth inning, scoring Corbin Carroll. Max Kepler added an RBI single in the sixth, plating Moreno.

Jared Jones (2-2) took the loss for Pittsburgh, allowing three runs on four hits over six innings while striking out five. Carmen Mlodzinski tossed three scoreless innings in relief, giving up two hits.

Jared Triolo had two hits for the Pirates, who managed five hits as a team. Arizona finished with six hits. The Diamondbacks improved to 57-52; the Pirates dropped to 55-54.

Attendance was 19,716. The game lasted 2 hours, 9 minutes.