Pirates beat Dodgers 8-4 for unusual sweep in LA

LOS ANGELES AP)-- Nothing like sweeping one of the most feared lineups in baseball to provide the young Pittsburgh Pirates a significant boost of self-confidence.

" Pretty cool," grinned initial baseman Michael Reynolds hit a two-run homer in the 5th inning, Rodolfo Castro drove in 4 runs in three innings, as well as the Pirates beat the Dodgers 8-4 on Wednesday night to finish their initial sweep in Los Angeles in virtually 22 years. " I'm really pleased with our group because we're running out a really young group of players, a bunch of rookies," Pirates supervisor Derek Shelton claimed, "and also to find right into this setting as well as to do that, it's rather unique. " The NL West-leading Dodgers lost their 3rd in a row for the first time since going down 4 straight from Might 11-14 versus the Pirates as well as Phillies. They were brushed up for the initial time this season as well as lost five of six to the Pirates. It doesn't obtain any much easier. The New York Mets remain in town for a series beginning Thursday between the NL's 2 leading scrappy Pirates turned 4 dual plays and also boosted to 11-13 on the road with their first sweep of the Dodgers given that Aug. 7-9, 2015. They had not swept a series at Dodger Arena because Sept. 4-6, 2000. " It just reveals them they can play with any person," Shelton De Jong 1-0) got the win, offering up one hit in 11/3 innings. He struck out one and also walked one in his very first outing in a week. Reynolds' two-out shot off Mitch White 1-1) in the fifth gave the Pirates a 3-1 lead. They took an early lead for the 3rd straight video game on Josh VanMeter's RBI solitary in the increased leading off the eighth and also Castro followed with a two-run blast-- his very first of the season-- that taken a trip 413 feet into the loge level, extending the Pirates' lead to 5-2. He went 2 for 2 and drove 2 more work on a shallow solitary to right in the 9th after replacing the hurt VanMeter in the 6th. " That was huge," Chavis claimed of Castro's performance. "It is difficult coming off the bench and he's going to allow for us. " Mookie Betts had a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth for the Dodgers, who battered out 12 Dodgers tied the video game 1-all in the fourth on Chris Taylor's RBI line-drive solitary that racked up Trea Turner. Turner led off with a scorching line-drive double into the limbo corner to prolong his 24-game hitting streak, tops in the majors this Dodgers packed the bases in that inning, yet the Pirates turned their very first dual play of the game to squash the Alberto based into a 5-3-5 double play in the 6th. The Dodgers tested the phone call at third base, where Ke'Bryan Hayes fielded the ball. He tossed across the diamond to first baseman Chavis, that got Alberto as well as discharged back to 3rd, where a sliding Taylor was called out. It was normal of just how points opted for the Dodgers in the series when they had runners either picked off or thrown the 7th, the Dodgers had joggers on second and also third, when Turner flied out to center. Reynolds made the catch and also a pinpoint throw to the plate to get rid of Gavin Lux and finish the the eighth, Taylor singled before Edwin Ros struck a comebacker on the initial pitch to Chris Stratton, who turned as well as threw to 2nd to begin the Pirates' fourth double starter Jos Quintana permitted 2 runs and also seven hits in 41/3 innings. The left-hander struck out three and strolled provided up 3 runs as well as four hits in five innings. The right-hander struck out a career-high seven and strolled 'S ROOMPirates: VanMeter was eliminated as a result of left hand pain. Dodgers: OF Cody Bellinger left leg tightness) had not been in the schedule for the 3rd straight day, yet got in as a defensive replacement in the 6th Dodgers Shorts. .. LHP Clayton Kershaw hips) threw a bullpen session. He'll go out on a rehab task NEXTPirates: RHP JT Brubaker 0-4, 4. 15 PERIOD) starts Friday in the house opener of a three-game series against Arizona. He's obtained simply 2 runs of support in his last four : RHP Tony Gonsolin 5-0, 1. 80) deals with the Mets for the very first time in his job on Thursday in the opener of a four-game series with the NL East leaders. In: MLB Pittsburgh Pirates Los Angeles Dodgers

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