The Pittsburgh Pirates literally showed off a home run parade.
Pittsburgh won 11-6 with 7 home runs in the 2023 major league match against Seattle Mariners held at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington on the 27th (Korean time). Pittsburgh broke a two-game losing streak, ending Seattle’s four-game winning streak.
Pittsburgh recorded 15 hits as a team, and 6 out of 9 batters who started that day hit homers. Jack Swinsky played an active part with 3 hits and 3 RBIs, including 2 home runs. Bae Ji-hwan did not hit a home run, but achieved his ninth multi-hit of the season, going 4 at bats with 2 hits and 1 run.
The 7 homers in one game is the 4th in Pittsburgh club history and is a record since August 21, 2003 in about 20 years.
In the top of the first inning, Andrew McCutchen opened the march with a home run by the leadoff batter. In the top of the fourth inning, trailing 1-2, Carlos Santana hit a home run to tie the game. Pittsburgh reversed the game in the top of the 5th inning with Brian Reynolds’ two-run triple, and ran away with Swinsky’s two-run home run and Ki Brian Hayes’ back-to-back home run.
In the top of the 6th inning, lead hitter Bae Ji-hwan reached base with a hit, and Reynolds hit a timely 1 RBI from 2nd out and 3rd base to bring Bae Ji-hwan home. In the 7th inning, Swinsky and Tercoffita Marcano each hit a home run. Bae Ji-hwan hit a double after two outs, but it did not lead to a score.
Reynolds completed the game with 3 hits and 4 RBIs with a solo home run in the top of the 8th inning, which was pursued 10-6. Bae Ji-hwan moved from second baseman to center fielder in the bottom of the 8th inning and helped keep the game by 5 points.토토사이트
Meanwhile, Chris Flexen, a Seattle pitcher who played for Doosan, took the mound in the eighth inning and hit a home run, but allowed only one run in two innings.