The Pittsburgh Pirates (20–27) made a wild comeback victory in the ninth inning, having blown a four-run lead, to win 6–5 against the league-leading Los Angeles Dodgers (33–15) on Memorial Day.
In May, the Pirates have defeated the Dodgers in three out of four games. However, the Dodgers have climbed to tie the Yankees with the best record in MLB after a four-game sweep of the Diamondbacks.
“We’ve played well against them and we haven’t beat ourselves, which is the most important thing,” said Pirates manager Derek Shelton. “You really have to execute because they’re so good.”
The Pirates jumped out to a 4–0 lead after three runs in the second and one in the third off of Dodgers’ starter Walker Buehler, who pitched five innings. Meanwhile, Zach Thompson shut out the Dodgers for four innings before being relieved after six innings of work….