It was looking like a storybook ending with a Josh Bell home run in his return to PNC Park the difference through eight and a half innings, but the Washington Nationals turned to right-hander Patrick Murphy in his first big league save opportunity and the 26-year-old reliever had all kinds of issues on the mound in the ninth as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied to tie it up at 3-3 before they walked off with a win on an RBI single by Ke’Bryan Hayes, 4-3 final.
Rogers vs the Pirates: Returning to the mound in the majors for the first time since 2019, lefty Josh Rogers, who underwent Tommy John surgery in 2019 then was released by the Orioles after only a few starts back, went 5 2⁄3 innings against the Mets over which he gave up four hits, three walks, and three earned runs in what ended up a 4-3 win.