Oneil Cruz, Andrew McCutchen Homer in Win | Phillies vs. Pirates Highlights (7/20/24)

Luis Ortiz has an opportunity to piggyback that with some more good pitching. He has a chance to go against his potent offensive lineup for the Phillies strike out the walks. He's been really good around the zone. Has a lot of pitches he can pitch to contact kyle Schwarber ready to lead things off for the Phillies, a fly ball in the center easy for Taylor. Had a big first out for Ortiz and now Trey Turner is homered in three straight games deep short throw in the dirt and the pick by Connor joe Cruz to joe. Now Bryce Harper hitting at 300 a fly ball. Taylor again 123 for Luis Ortiz. Bucs head to the bat rack. You take a look at Christopher sanchez number really good fastball sinker uses the best pitch is the change up. That won't be the pitch that the Pirates up and is going to have to get up at hitting 231. He has a five game hitting streak out to center field. Rojas has a little easier time seeing tonight than pace did yesterday and he makes the catch one away here in the first Brian reynolds was three for five last night and he's got another hit. His just keep coming two 12 seamer into left and now Conor Joe gets away and reynolds takes off and he'll be there at second base. Wild pitch has Reynolds now in scoring position, fly ball left , center field Rojas with plenty of room out there. Reynolds is tagging Rojas gets behind it. Reynolds just draws the throw and it's a very good one from Rojas nice and low two away line drive out to center field Rojas coming out, he dives and he makes the catch. He just saved the inning Johan Rojas and he just dropped the mutumbo finger on him. So Jt Roto coming back for the Philadelphia Phillies hasn't played in a game since the 10th of June. This is a huge boost for the Phils outside and low for a ball will be a one out base runner here in the second, the first base runner for the Phils tonight retired and nick Castanos will bat liner to left field down reynolds on his, on his way. Can't get it. Takes it out of, hop, gets it in quickly and it will be another double for Castanos and that's his 17th. Here's brandon Marsh and he pops one up Reynolds coming in and that's it. A fly ball out so far going to the bottom of the second scoreless key Brian Hayes with his first hit tonight. Joshua Palacios will be the batter left handed hitter with two outs runner on first runner goes, pitches inside throw to second is a strike and the best catcher in base ball is back with a vengeance. A one to 2 to 3 inning for Luis Ortiz. Still nothing to head to the bottom of the third at PNC Park. Ron has homered six times in his last 13 games against the Philadelphia Phillies. 14 career home runs for the veteran catcher against the Phils and to right field and that's going to get down. And this Monte grandal keeps hitting against the Phillies to the second with a one out double with two away for reynolds. Reynolds out to left center field should be a can of corn in the sunshine for Rojas and the two center fielders are vying for the most putouts in the game. Bohm headed down to first. He is a one out base runner, two very busy center fielders in this game. Now, Bryson ST another fly ball reynolds over nearing the line and it's another put out for an outfielder. That's another zero for the pitcher. Luis Ortiz. Connor joe with a leadoff double first time. The parts get their leadoff man on and he's at second base right center field. Rojas ventures back out to the wall and he makes the catch and going to third is Connor joe that ball really carried. So Connor Joe moves down to third after tagging and o'neil Cruz will be the batter one ball and two strikes with a runner at third swing and a foul tip. JT hangs on second time tonight. They've got o'neil Cruz on strikes. Brian Hayes who singled his first time up, hit sharply but right at Stock who moves a step or two to his right, the Phillies able to get out of trouble a leadoff double but no more. Here's Nick Castanos bottom third of the order inning number five for luis Ortiz Castanos doubled in the second. Oh, nicely done. Perfectly tied by Connor joe. He leapt for it playing 45 ft off the line. What a play by Connor Joe one out. So the second hit of the night for the Phillies belongs to Johan Rojas. He's a two out base runner here in the fifth. Puts a two out man on for kyle Schwarber. Always a threat and bounces the first pitch to Connor Joe Luis Ortiz five goose eggs. Nothing, nothing. 123 go. The Phillies. All stars against Luis Ortiz of the Pirates. Luis Ortiz six. Scoreless. What a job. Head to the bottom of the sixth. Did we talk about Sanchez? How he never gives up home runs? Might have discussed that earlier. I thought we did might have came up Mccutchen swings and unloads out toward the bullpens in left center. This ball is deep. This ball is gone. Andrew Mccutchen Homers. One, nothing buck clear the deck. Hannon ball coming. The superhero has arrived. Oh, that's beautiful. A two out man on and o'neill Cruz is coming up against the Lefty sanchez and the Phillies bullpen activated with the right hander getting up live ball to right field toward the wall. It's gonna get off the wall on a short hop. Nick Gonzalez is going to score oil Cruz doubles. It's two to nothing good break for JT. Certainly take it base hit leadoff base runner Bryson ST will be the batter. He has flown out twice to left field bounce to second Gonzalez quickly to Cruz to first double play. Oh, my, the pitcher's best friend right there. Joe Little 4632 outs. Nobody on Pirates leading 20 in the seventh inning. Luis Ortiz trying to complete seven scoreless against one of the best offensive teams in baseball and into center field Taylor coming on. He's there, luis Ortiz an eight pitch inning seven brilliant shutout innings and a standing ovation for Lolo and coming on to work for the Pirates. Here comes Aroldis Chapman Rhodes allowed one run in his last outing against the White Sox on the 13th of July. He's coming on for his 41st game of the year. Aroldis Chapman strikes out the side and the Phillies are reeling in Pittsburgh Schwarber arguing as all three Phillies strike out against chapman 2 to 0. Pirates and Reynolds reaches be nice to add a run or two and the strikeout brings up o'neil Cruz with two away to center field toward the wall looking up , it's a cruise missile Cruz up two and you can put this one on ice. It's four nothing Buckholz Pirates. Four Phillies nothing. And coming on to try to lock it up here comes David Bednar, Bryce Harper with one away in the ninth and a high fly ball to deep right center field that's not coming back. And the Phillies are finally on the board. It took a bounce into the drink. It's a 4 to 1 game, two outs Then and now real one more out to second. A little bobble to first praise the Jolly Roger. It's two in a row over the Phillies to start the second half and a six game winning streak for the battle in Bucks.