Pirates 7 – Marlins 3

GAME LEADERS
Starling Marte | 5-5, HR, RBI, 4 R
Josh Bell | 3-5, 3 RBI, R
Corey Dickerson | 2-4, 2 RBI
Francisco Cervelli | 1-3, RBI
Ivan Nova | 6.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 9 K

The Pittsburgh Pirates took 2 of 3 from the Miami Marlins to improve to 11-4 at the 15 game mark.

What the Pirates continue to do is beat teams they should if they want to have a respectable season and they’ve been exceptional on the road, now 7-2 away from PNC Park.

Starling Marte had a monster game with a home run and 5 hits. Josh Bell drove in 3 runs, while Corey Dickerson had 2 RBIs.

Marte’s huge day spiked his batting average .64 points.

Starter Ivan Nova allowed 3 runs in 6 2/3 innings, striking out 9.