Nationals vs. Pirates Game Highlights (9/8/24) | MLB Highlights

and Billy cook is with the Pirates today the Pirates acquired Billy cook from the Baltimore Orioles before the deadline in a minor league deal you got some young guys that perhaps can come up and be part of your future so September is a chance to get him in that lineup and let him prove themselves Jared Jones getting the ball for the bucks today see if the Pirates can earn a series split last game of this lengthy four game series CJ Abrams is Jared Jones is ready Abrams a highfly ball to deep Right Center this ball is crushed this ball is out of here lead off Homer for CJ number 19 this season and one batter in it's one nothing 105 off the bat just right there what a sweet swing get the foot down and let it eat [Music] here is James Wood a left-handed batter chop to the right side Gonzalez has to hurry and he does so a homer and a ground out little pop up there's Billy cook over Oh Billy cook what a play first opportunity in the big leagues and Billy cook just made a tremendous catch over by The netting welcome to Pittsburgh Billy cook that's how we play here oh you might be seeing highlights of this one Billy cook just goes flying into the net and snags it right before it hits the net and the pitch from Jones swinging a Miss dispatching him with a low curve ball and the first strikeout of the afternoon for Mr Jones Patrick Corbin start number 29 for the left-hander Franny three straight victories Isaiah kind of FFA will lead off for the Pirates and first pitch there first pitch that he wanted to take a whack at Isaiah coner FFA singles on the 01 offering to left Reynolds hitting a 278 with 22 home runs out to Center but playable for Jacob young and there's one out bottom one here is Joey Bart that is hammered to left field toward the wall and Joey Bart with a line drive two run Homer it's 13th and the Pirates Take the Lead two to one and it is down but it's in it's on the bottom part of the plate and Joey Bart all over it Bowser Blast for Bart puts the Pirates in the lead two outs for Nick Gonzalez there's a line drive to the left Center Gap W over quickly that's a two- out single Ryan De La Cruz toward the line and left field that's going to get down that's extra bases and rebella will hold Gonzalez at third on the double by De La Cruz and it brings Billy cook to the plate for his first Major League at bat Julie and Chuck Cook mom and dad made their way in from Colorado Line Drive left field and Fair ball Billy cook with a two-run double major league debut he gives the Pirates a 41 lead put it right on the chalk line what do they say Joe you you make a great defensive play you almost always come up the following half inning and get yourself a big hit M and Dad mom almost missed it she was turning around talking to somebody on the road trip Kar batting 471 and he lines this ball toward the line and right hit hard off the top of the Clemente wall for a double Jose tenna rips one off the glove of ker FFA over at third so then n's trying to answer right back here top two the Ruiz double the Jose tennis single and they're at their Corners with nobody out so an RBI opportunity for Dylan Cruz in the air right side coming in is Dela Cruz calls off the second baseman Ruiz goes back to the third base bag and there's one down inning Falls to Jacob young let's go back his last 16 pting 333 six extra base hits line drive right field and he gets a run in tenno will go first to third Ruiz into to score and Jacob young delivers a two out runners in scoring position knock gets his first knock here beautiful swing that's how it's done get the ball this is something that we've been playing in the backyard ever since he was two years old with my dad and he is it's it's amazing we're just grateful to be here for all everything that's led up to this moment and thanks for taking time to ask me that it was really special but not surprising he's always amazed us ever since he was a little kid and uh he's just uh a tremendous athlete and I'm glad he's finally getting a chance to show what he can do so we're excited for more action from Billy cook in the Pittsburgh Pirates thein Gonzalez and Dela Cru for the Pirates in the home half of the third cutchen two Homer shy of 20 in his age 37 season here's a two2 pitch swinging a Fly ball to deep left field McCutchen got into this one he's hit one out of here home run for the cut in number 19 for cutch 52 buckos ah looked like a fast ball in the inner half Joe K just lifted a moon shot to left field Nick Gonzalez going to try and beat out that hit and he does and there's a line drive hit putting Runners at first and second three straight Pirates hits to begin the third they've banged out eight already off Corbin and now Billy cook swinging a Miss Patrick Corbin gets Billy cook on strikes for the first out in the third two outs I'm thinking the Pirates might try and steal a run we've seen them do this this year and now they do Pick Off Taylor and Gonzalez is not breaking and now he does and now he'll be thrown out I guess they weren't afraid of the run down lead off two base hit for Alica Williams to begin the fourth say Conor FFA oh hit off of Corbin right to the first baseman Gallow well ikf does the job to move the runner to third set up Reynolds for an RBI Runner breaks for the plate throw to the plate and Alo Williams gets in there we have Reynolds the riby that's 80 rbi's irid leads 62 we go to the sixth inning Pirates enjoying a six to2 lead Jared Jones has sent down 10 Nationals in a row here's the two2 swing and a miss struck him out and he's fan five today on a one-w pitch swing and a miss on a ball that bounced curb ball and chaparo Strikes Out strike three called he strikes out the side in order seven for Jones Michael a Taylor were lead it off for the Pirates here in the bottom of the six 6-2 the Pirates have the lead High Fly ball deep left center field to the Notch and Michel a Taylor clears the deck Cannonball coming number five for Taylor 72 brings back the hook and makes it 14 straight set down eight strikeouts on the day and that's four in a row he struck him out with a slider looking nine 16 straight set down by Jared Jones seven complete innings for the third time in his major league career as he makes his 19th start here this afternoon coming out to work for the bucks Here Comes Carmen Majin ski now Maj jinsky he's had two save opportunities this year he's two and five with a 3 six and 30 Games chaparo leases one to left Center that'll get all the way to the wall James Wood will come all the way around from first to score and another extra base hit from Andres chaparo and over toward right approaching the wall and a nice play as Z Cruz had a couple of extra strides before he got to the wall but a nice play into the shadows for the second out one more out and this could do it Billy cook appropriate making his major league debut he handles the last out and the Pirates raise is the Jolly Roger the concluding game of the four game series they win the season series over the Nets split the four gameer here