PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.
The Pittsburgh Pirates capitalized on several mistakes after Paul Skenes delivered a solid start to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 at PNC Park on Monday night.
How We Got There
The Pirates (53-73) took a brief lead in the top of the second inning on Alexander Canario’s RBI single. But the Blue Jays (73-53) countered with two runs off Paul Skenes in the top of the third. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. plated Geroge Springer on a groundout to third base and Bo Bichette put the Blue Jays ahead with an RBI single.
The Pirates drew even in the bottom of the frame when Jared Triolo beat a throw home from Guerrero on a Bryan Reynolds dribbler to first base.
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