The last time the Pirates had a pair of three-homer games in one season came courtesy of Hall of Famer Willie Stargell, who accounted for both in ’71. It marked the fourth season in franchise history (1947, ’58 and ’71) the Pirates had multiple players hit three homers in a game. I had some good at-bats, and we ended up winning.” Reynolds also joined Suwinski to become the sixth Pirate to homer off three pitchers in one game, hitting them off starter Paulo Espino and relievers Carl Edwards Jr. Reynolds joined Jack Suwinski, who hit three homers in a 4-3 walk-off win over the San Francisco Giants on June 19 at PNC Park. He became the 22nd player in Pirates history to hit three homers in one game and the second this season. It was the first career three-homer game for Reynolds, who went 3 for 5 with a career-best six RBIs. Hopefully, we can build off that and get some momentum.” “We showed that today, battling back a few times. “We’re always fighting and clawing and staying in the game,” Reynolds said. It was his 15th home run this season, his eighth in June alone. Facing a 1-2 count, Reynolds sent Kyle Finnegan’s sinker 389 feet to the visiting bullpen in left-center for an 8-6 lead. They entered the seventh trailing by a run when Michael Perez hit a leadoff single and Hoy Park drew a walk to put a pair of runners on base. The Pirates’ past seven games had been decided by two runs or fewer, including getting swept in three games at Tampa Bay, so they were looking to avoid another three-game series sweep in D.C. “I think Bryan Reynolds carried us to a win. “There was a lot of crazy things that went on this one,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. The All-Star center fielder hit his third home run - a three-run, opposite-field shot in the seventh - to rally the Pirates to an 8-7 win Wednesday afternoon at Nationals Park that snapped a five-game losing streak. After a wild fifth inning that saw the Pittsburgh Pirates score the go-ahead run on an obscure rule and the Washington Nationals regain the lead on a confusing play at the plate, Bryan Reynolds took over.
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