Oneil Cruz hit a two-run home run, Andrew McCutchen added an RBI double and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Miami Marlins 4-3.
Mitch Keller is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Connor Gillispie for Miami.
Mitch Keller (1-0) pitched six strong innings and Oneil Cruz hit a two-run homer to help the Pirates get the win in Miami on Friday night.
In a poll conducted by ESPN, executives across MLB think the Miami Marlins are going to trade Sandy Alcántara before this summer's trade deadline.
Catcher Nick Fortes tripled to lead off the bottom of the ninth, and Kyle Stowers drilled a no-out, line-drive single down the right-field line as the host Miami Marlins rallied for a 5-4 walk-off win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday in the opener for both squads.
Kyle Stowers hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning and the Miami Marlins spoiled the first opening day start for Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes with a 5-4 victory over the Pirates.
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Sandy Alcantara had waited more than a year and a half for this moment. The Miami Marlins’ ace spent all of last season relegated to the dugout as he rehabbed following Tommy John surgery and vowed to return better than ever once he got back to the mound.
On Opening Day down to the Pirates in the later stages of the game, Marlins rookie Kyle Stowers delivered in the clutch, walking it off.