Oneil Cruz Hits 445-foot Home Run in Win | Rays vs. Pirates (6/22/24)

Oneil Cruz Hits 445-foot Home Run in Win | Rays vs. Pirates (6/22/24)

for Jared Jones’s Pennsylvania State Lottery numbers 15th start sixth record ER just under four and scuffling a little bit lately but overall the numbers really really good for him he become accustomed to the walk numbers being real low for him start to start just coming off a outing in Colorado which I always kind of say you throw that by the wayside the pitch oh man comes in and whacks him hit him hit him with the slider did to Jared Jones and La who was behind in the count one and two trying to for that same pitch that he got the swing and Miss on except this one uh was a little further inside that’s ball for hiy so la who was running anyway gets second base oh gracious did it get him it looked like it got him in the face I was hoping that he might have gotten the arm up but I guess he did not second hit by pitch for Jones and let’s hope ahed Rosario is okay Jones has hit two batters and walked one here in this first inning he’s up and standing so the think he got him around the jaw or the cheek B CH Palos will run for Rosario we hope that he’s okay here comes Josh low yesterday’s hero for Tampa Bay swinging a hard hit ball toward short he get the run home Cruz looks to third instead throws to First and barely gets Josh low scoring from third Brandon laau and the ray score without a hit and Lead one- nothing in the first inning basio stays in the game after pinch running for a midrar you he’s at second have Zack effin on the hill three and four record 412 ra 57 punch outs to only five walks two two inside corner called strike three and it’s out number two here in the opening inning and the first strike out for Zack effin O’Neal Cruz they want to play into his hands too though because he the good control doesn’t mean he’s going to throw you strike every time there’s a drive to right field if it’s fair it’s Way Gone O’Neal Cruz watches it sail toward the allig there’s a Cru missile and this big crowd loves it it’s tied at one in the first that’s number 10 for O’Neal Cruz that’s been aggressive first pitch hit it to River O’Neal Cruz with a game tying home run now on the second inning they raise batting order Hatcher Ben rfit see how Jones performs here swings and misses that good slider from Jared Jones that’s his first k a throw over to First very aggressive throw and a fairly close play but cavayero Dives back safely another throw over and again close this time they got him Jared Jones picks off cabayo and now the crew chief Alonso Marquez starts walking toward the first base Ray Dugout to see if they want to challenge they will not yeah not too many times do we see this where you get back-to-back pickoff throws and you get them second time yeah sure that’s what they were thinking can hold his swing on a slider struck him out after one and a half Rays one buckos one bottom of the second and here is is Nick Gonzalez facing Zack effin tie game one two swing and a miss good and that’s a strikeout swinging two out 02 o yes called strike three that’s a delayed call by home PL umpire Amil humz who thought about it and then gave effin his fourth strikeout of the day it’s 1-1 and now going to the third yandi Diaz leads off here against Jared Jones and there’s a called third strike Jared Jones has recovered nicely meanwhile Jared Jones a scintillating third a couple of strikeouts looking he has fanned four Rays here on this Saturday afternoon Andrew McCutchen is coming up and the bobblehead giveaway here today to the first 20,000 out to dbr and low can’t play it McCutchen out of the box hard he’s going for three mcut in there putting on a show on his Bubblehead day oh those bobbleheads are shaking their heads yes after that one cutch just sneaks this over the right field just before that right field wall Josh La almost tracks it down when Kutch gets between first and second puts the Jets on we get a runner scoring position their hottest hit her up pass that r at infield base hit for Reynolds Pirates have the lead and look at that’s a 19 game hit streak for Brian Reynolds he just keeps going here in June that’s what you’re trying to do right there two strikes gets out in front looking for a fast ball gets a back door breaking ball just shoots it over let’s see if Ry can make him pay on the ground and through base hit for Rody tles Here Comes Reynolds to the play he’s in there RBI single Rowdy tles 3 to one p Ary goes down and gets this change up right here after the back door cutter little out in front but finds the barrel and enough to shoot through this four hole and Brian Reynolds plenty of speed score on that base hit Ben rbit leftand hitting catcher strikeout victim in the second swinging a ball poked in the air left field side fighting the Sun and coming in and still coming and can’t find it and watching it fall in for a base hit is the left fielder Reynolds palasio will score from second on the play on a flare single that Reynolds lost in the Sun for Ben rfit and that’s a a big break for the Rays it’s now a 4-2 ball game I mean he totally lost in the side still doubling up the Rays Jones back out for the six the 02 swing and a foul tip he’s got seven punch outs second time he’s gotten Siri two away in the sixth inning Jared Jones delivers swing and a miss he struck him out perhaps ending his day with back-to-back strikeouts and eight on this very hot afternoon The Unofficial end of Jones is outing seven Innings he gave up three singles no extra base hits allowed walk Three fan eight Zack effin has found his for and he hopes to do so again in the seventh one two is swung on in Miss strike three and down on strike swinsky popped up Third Base side foul ground is it rvet or cabero cabero makes the call on the grab on the front of the warning track right by the Pirates Dugout and that’s a terrific job by Zack effin 14 straight batters retired he gets through seven Innings numberers calling Holdman 28th game of work for him beautiful ra at 70 29 K in those 25 and 2/3 Innings and a walk will now bring up the tying run face Palos with two outs they are as a ball line the other ways a base hit in the left field for Richie palasio he pokes one the other way gets the first hit off the righty Holderman low stops at second palasio at first and don’t look down but the Rays have the tying run coming to the plate now this is a tough righty righty match up for Jose Siri but again he’s found magic in the late Innings broke his b Nick Gonzalez It’s the final out Ray strand two Pirates lead by two coming to bat here in the eighth Chapman 322 saves deep in his career trying for another 32 games ad we’ve seen him do a a terrific job of late in his role and now he’s going to get an opportunity to close this game Ray with some righty batters they’ll use Johnny Duca four pitch walk to start the N well this is just what we were talking about now 27 walks in 26 Innings so you’ve got your base runner Ty run to the plate so they’re raised down to their final out and it’s yandi Diaz who’s hit in 14 straight and B on base in 23 straight the last H swinging the ball line toward left Center falling quickly over and in Reynolds he can’t get it it Dives it goes past him and rolls toward the wall rounding third and coming home is cabero into second with a double Diaz his streak continues and the rays are within a run what a job by yandi Diaz he did two he threw two back-to-back fast balls up in the zone at 102 milph that split was moving a little bit towards yandi that helped single from tying it esak parad is not in the initial lineup today to O’Neal Cruz that’ll do it Pirates even in the series oh world is Chapman with save number 323 a little long ball a little clutch hitting and some great pitching and the Pirates are the victors this afternoon

The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 at PNC Park on June 22, 2024. Jared Jones struck out eight and picked up the win, while Oneil Cruz hit a monster home run for his 10th of the season.

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