Rookie Ji-Hwan Bae hit a game-ending three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 7-4. astros pirates kprc2 click2hou sports htx
Houston Astros starting pitcher Cristian Javier delivers against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the first inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 11, 2023. – Rookie Ji-Hwan Bae hit a game-ending three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 7-4 on Tuesday night.
Rodolfo Castro led off the bottom of the ninth with a single against Ryan Pressly and pinch-hitter Andrew McCutchen singled with one out before Bae drove a 2-2 changeup 403 feet to right-center for his second career homer and first walk-off hit.Bae is noted more for his speed, and he stole 30 bases last season at Triple-A Indianapolis. However, he is developing power.
“We were riding so high one moment and the next moment they are celebrating,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “I think today was the best timing I’ve had, the best consistency of at-bats I’ve had all year,” Bregman said. “Now, it’s a matter of continuing to build off that and gain momentum.”
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