With right-hander Ivan Nova scuffling Wednesday night at PNC Park, the Pirates were powered by their rookies in a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Right fielder Jose Osuna and catcher Elias Diaz each picked up a pair of hits and drove in two runs as the Pirates evened the series.
The Pirates deployed an all-right-handed lineup against Rays left-hander Blake Snell, and so Osuna started in place of slumping Gregory Polanco in right field. Osuna, now batting .259 in his debut season, blasted a pair of RBI doubles, one to left field and one to right, and pushed his RBI count this season to 20, two more than Polanco has in nearly twice as many at-bats.