First baseman Rowdy Tellez set a new record for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Philadelphia Phillies.
PITTSBURGH -- First baseman Rowdy Tellez, who has had an up-and-down season so far, set a new franchise record for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
He hit three sacrifice flys against the Philadelphia Phillies Friday night at PNC Park, scoring three RBIs. This is the most sacrifice flys in a game for a Pirates player in their history, according to Alex Stumpf of MLB.com.Tellez helped the Pirates tie the game in the third inning, scoring Cruz from third base on a long fly out to left fieldCruz had some great base-running in the bottom of the fourth inning, waiting to move to third base after a groundout from second baseman Nick Gonzales.
He signed with the Pirates on a one-year contract worth $3.2 million and $4 million with incentives. He previously spent the past four seasons, 2020-23, with the Milwaukee Brewers. Tellez had a rough start to the season, but his recent play, including hitting over .300 in July, has started to lead to great reception from the home fans.
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