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Ketel Marte singled on the infield to lead off the game. James McCann was hit in the second inning by a Heaney breaking pitch that just grazed the shoelaces on his back foot. McCann golfed a bloop single to right in the fifth. That was it against Heaney. Seriously.
Andrew Heaney and five relievers combined on a four-hitter, Oneil Cruz hit his team-leading 17th home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 on Saturday night.
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Oneil Cruz's second-inning, two-run home run proved to be the difference on Saturday night as the host Pittsburgh Pirates blanked the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 to even up a three-game series.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates and Arizona Diamondbacks at PNC Park will start later than expected due to incoming weather in the area. The Pirates announc