PHOENIX — In their first two games in the desert, the Pirates’ offense was dying of thirst, scoring just four runs, three of which came Tuesday in quasi-garbage time of a loss.
On Wednesday night, in a 6-4 win, they found their oasis.
It started in the third inning, when outfielder Ben Gamel ripped a two-out double to the wall in right-center, scoring Kevin Newman and Jason Delay to take an early two-run lead. In the fourth, they scored another rather creatively, with Delay getting caught in a rundown on a pick-off throw between first and second, which allowed Tucupita Marcano to scamper home before Delay was tagged out, ending the inning.
