Taijuan Walker then got into trouble in the fourth, loading the bases with no outs: it looked like he might escape only allowing one run, but a Brandon Drury error allowed a second Pirate to cross the plate, giving them the lead. McCutchen led off the inning with a solo shot, his sixth of the year and fifth on the road. But the only run he allowed Saturday was Ahmed's leadoff homer in the second. Jeff Mathis had two hits, and Jake Lamb reached twice, in a hit and a walk.
Adam Frazier had three hits for Pittsburgh in his third game since coming off the disabled list.
Mathis had two hits for Arizona (21-17), which at 15-7 has the best home record in the National League. Gardenhire, the former Minnesota Twins manager, had prostate surgery on April 18 after he was diagnosed with cancer during spring training. Mercer caught the ball off a bounce after it got past Nova's bare hand. Pollock made the catch and ended up on the ground, but got back up and jogged off the field.
It was the 24-year-old Osuna's second career homer and came after he'd been hitless in 12 straight at-bats.
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In case you were relieved to have more of the Pirates' hitters back, Gregory Polanco pulled up on a fifth-inning groundout and left the game with a left hamstring injury.
MLB.com's Steve Gilbert reported Iannetta was taken to the hospital after being hit by an errant pitch from Pirates right-hander Johnny Barbato. Polanco left with discomfort in his left hamstring, but said after the game that he thinks it isn't too serious and that he left for more of a precautionary reason. He took stitches in his upper lip and suffered fractured teeth and a fractured nose when he was struck in the face with a pitch Friday night. In what has become a corresponding roster move, the Diamondbacks have elected to recall right-handed relief pitcher Silvino Bracho from Triple-A Reno.
Pirates: After a day off Monday, the Pirates are home to start a three-game series against Washington on Tuesday with RHP Chad Kuhl on the mound. As for Ray, he gave up five earned on five hits over five innings in his last outing, but had a couple of good starts before that. After further evaluation, the Diamondbacks made their decision. Arizona is also 0-4 in Rya's last four starts versus the NL Central, and the under is 5-0 in the Diamondbacks' last five Sunday games.
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