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'A big kick in the butt:' Rookies' growing pains cost Pirates

Jared Triolo and Henry Davis had talked about what would happen if a ball was hit their way. What Davis' range was in right field. What Triolo's range was at second base. Where their "dead zones" were.

But with the game on the line Wednesday at PNC Park, the two rookies playing off their normal positions resulted in the deciding run in a 6-5 Pirates loss to the Braves.

Tied in the top of the eighth with runners on the corners, Austin Riley popped a ball up to that space between second base and right field.