Pirates 2-0 Athletics (Sep 20, 2025) Recreation Recap

PITTSBURGH — — Rookie Bubba Chandler and two relievers mixed on a one-hitter, and Nick Yorke and Bryan Reynolds hit dwelling runs because the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Athletics 2-0 on Saturday night time to finish a five-game dropping streak.

Chandler allowed solely Jacob Wilson’s two-out double within the second inning whereas placing out six and strolling none. He has given up one run in 11 innings in his final two begins since getting rocked for nine runs in 2 2/3 innings by Milwaukee on Sept. 7.

Braxton Ashcraft adopted with three excellent innings and 6 strikeouts. Dennis Santana labored a 1-2-3 ninth for his 14th save and first since Sept. 3.

Yorke, a rookie, belted his first dwelling run of the season and third of his profession with two outs within the second inning off Luis Morales (4-2). Reynolds hit a 416-foot drive to right-center, his sixteenth, to guide off the third.

Besides Wilson, the Athletics’ solely different baserunner got here within the third inning when Chandler hit Brett Harris with a pitch.

Morales pitched six innings and surrendered the 2 dwelling runs amongst 5 hits. The rookie struck out 4 and walked two.

Yorke had two of the Pirates’ 5 hits.

The Pirates gained for simply the second time in 14 video games. The Athletics misplaced for the second time in 9 video games.

Key second

Wilson was the one Athletics runner to succeed in second base, and he was stranded when JJ Bleday flied out to finish the second inning.

Key stat

The time of recreation was only one hour and 52 minutes.

Up subsequent

Pirate RHP Mike Burrows (2-4, 4.10 ERA) is scheduled to start out on Sunday in opposition to RHP Mitch Spence (3-5, 4.48) within the rubber recreation of the three-game collection.

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