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Chandler dazzles, but Pirates drop pitchers’ duel to Yankees
Chandler dazzles, but Pirates drop pitchers’ duel to Yankees
This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.
Bubba Chandler turned in one of the best starts of his career, but the Pirates were defeated 2-0 by the Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday night.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBottom 7th, 2-0 NYY: Jasson Domínguez and Anthony Volpe recorded back-to-back two-out singles off Brandon Eisert (2-2) to break the scoreless tie and put the Yankees (57-45) ahead.
Manager Don Kelly pulled Bubba Chandler with one out in the seventh after 84 pitches for left-hander Brandon Eisert, who was tasked with facing a pair of lefty batters. Eisert walked Cody Bellinger and allowed back-to-back hits to put the Yankees ahead.
The Pirates (53-50) brought the potential go-ahead run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth in Ryan O’Hearn, who grounded out to second base to end the game.
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