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Ashcraft Strikes Out 11 and Pirates Get HRs From O'Hearn and Gonzales to Sweep Skidding Twins, 9-3
Pittsburgh has scored 16 runs on 23 hits in two games and could finish a sweep as Braxton Ashcraft starts against Minnesota.
- On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a three-game sweep of the skidding Minnesota Twins with a 9-3 victory, powered by right-hander Braxton Ashcraft's 11 strikeouts over six innings.
- Returning from the 10-day injured list, Hearn hit a leadoff home run in the second inning, while Nick Gonzales added a two-run shot in the third to ignite Pittsburgh's offense.
- Ashcraft allowed just two runs and five hits with no walks, while Minnesota starter Zebby Matthews surrendered seven runs in 4 1/3 innings, capping a frustrating pitching performance.
- The defeat marks the Twins' fifth consecutive loss, extending their worst week of the season as Minnesota's pitching has repeatedly faltered in late-inning situations.
- Twins RHP Joe Ryan is scheduled to pitch Monday against the Chicago White Sox, while Pirates RHP Bubba Chandler opens a series Tuesday against Astros RHP Mike Burrows in Houston.
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Ashcraft strikes out 11 and Pirates get HRs from O'Hearn and Gonzales to sweep skidding Twins, 9-3
Braxton Ashcraft struck out 11 in six innings, Ryan O’Hearn and Nick Gonzales homered, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Minnesota Twins 9-3 to complete a three-game sweep.
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Offense keeping Pirates above .500 as they go for sweep of Twins
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BROOMS: Pirates Complete Sweep of Twins; Ashcraft Caps off Stellar Month
Photo provided by Matt Lynch Braxton Ashcraft had another strong start for the Pittsburgh Pirates, who completed a three-game sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 9-3 win at PNC Park on Sunday afternoon. Scoring Plays Bottom 2nd, 2-0 PIT: In his first at-bat off the injured list, Ryan O’Hearn ripped a solo home run to right field off Zebby Matthews (1-3). Later in the inning, the Pirates (32-28) tacked on another on Jared Triolo’s RBI single to r…
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