



PITTSBURGH >> Andrew McCutchen hit a go-ahead two-run double in the seventh inning just seconds before a fan fell off the 21-foot Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park in the Pirates’ 4-3 win over the Cubs on Wednesday night.
With the Pirates trailing 3-2 in the seventh, Isiah Kiner-Falefa reached on a fielding error by third baseman Jon Berti and took second on Bryan Reynolds’ single.
McCutchen then hit a grounder up the middle that deflected off the leg of sliding shortstop Dansby Swanson and into right-center field.
Then the fan flipped over the railing from the first row of seats. Players frantically waved for medical attention and the fan was removed from the field on a cart.
The fan was tended to for approximately five minutes by members of both the Pirates and Cubs training staffs as well as PNC personnel before being removed from the field on a cart.
The team issued a statement shortly after the game ended saying the man was transported to Allegheny General Hospital. No further details were given.
Pittsburgh Public Safety, which includes Pittsburgh Police and EMS, posted on X late Wednesday night that the man was in critical condition and that police were investigating.
A’s 7, Rangers 1 >> Brent Rooker hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning and Lawrence Butler followed with his first career grand slam as Athletics beat Texas.
Rooker was the first batter to face Luke Jackson after Tyler Soderstrom led off the inning with a single off Robert Garcia (1-1). Rooker launched a 1-1 fastball to left field, his eighth of the season. After the A’s loaded the bases with a single and two walks by Jackson, Butler took Shawn Armstrong deep to center for his fifth homer.
Royals 3, Rays 0 >> Left-hander Noah Cameron took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in his major league debut and Vinnie Pasquantino homered as Kansas City blanked Tampa Bay.
Cameron, who grew up in the Kansas City area, shut out the Rays over 6 1/3 innings until Curtis Mead ended an 0-for-16 slump with a one-out single down the left-field line. Recalled from Triple-A Omaha prior to the start, Cameron (1-0) allowed one hit and five walks while striking out three. He threw 79 pitches with 46 strikes.
Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 6 (10 innings) >> Alejandro Kirk hit a game-ending, bases-loaded single in the 10th inning and Toronto overcame a six-run deficit to beat Boston in Lucas Giolito’s return, stopping a three-game losing streak.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. started the 10th as the automatic runner on second, Justin Slaten (0-1) intentionally walked Daulton Varsho and George Springer with one out and Kirk singled to left.
Diamondbacks 4, Mets 3 >> Corbin Burnes earned his first win for Arizona and pinch-hitter Geraldo Perdomo delivered a two-run single in the seventh inning that sent the Diamondbacks past New York.
New York scored twice in the ninth before Ryan Thompson retired Francisco Alvarez on a grounder with the bases loaded for his eighth major league save and first this season.
Phillies 7, Nationals 2 >> Kyle Schwarber homered in the first inning for the second consecutive game, Max Kepler and J.T. Realmuto also went deep, and Philadelphia beat Washington.
Schwarber launched a three-run homer off Washington starter Jake Irvin.
Rockies 2, Braves 1 >> Colorado ended an eight-game losing streak as Brenton Doyle hit a tiebreaking home run off reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale in the third inning of a win over Atlanta.
Colorado had lost 16 of its previous 17 games and had been outscored by 78 runs. At 5-25, the Rockies avoided joining the 1988 Baltimore Orioles as the only teams since 1901 to lose at least 26 of their first 30 games.
CARDINALS 6, REDS 0, 1ST GAME; CARDINALS 9, REDS 1, 2ND GAME >> Willson Contreras hit a three-run homer in the first inning of the second game, Pedro Pagés added a solo shot and St. Louis swept a day-night doubleheader from Cincinnati.
Contreras and Pagés homered off 22-year-old left-hander Chase Petty, 22, who allowed nine runs, seven hits and two walks over 2 1/3 innings in his major league debut. Pagés homered on the 11th pitch of his at-bat and Jordan Walker added a two-run double in the third.
TIGERS 7, ASTROS 4 >> Javy Báez capped a five-run third inning with his ninth career grand slam and Detroit avoided a series sweep by beating Houston.
DODGERS 12, MARLINS 7 >> Tony Gonsolin threw six strong innings in his return from Tommy John surgery, Mookie Betts drove in four runs and Los Angeles extended their win streak to five with a victory over Miami.
Gonsolin, making his first start since Aug. 18, 2023, gave up three runs and six hits, struck out nine and walked none in a 77-pitch effort.
MARINERS 9, ANGELS 3 >> J.P. Crawford hit a tie-breaking two-run single in a six-run seventh inning and Seattle won their seventh straight series with a victory over Los Angeles and Mike Trout, who left the game with a sore left knee.
GUARDIANS 4, TWINS 2 >> Bo Naylor hit a three-run homer and Luis Ortiz kept Minnesota’s hitters off balance and off the scoreboard for 6 1/3 innings, leading Cleveland to a win over Minnesota.
ORIOLES 5, YANKEES 4 >> Ryan Mountcastle and Ramón Urías homered during Baltimore’s four-run second inning, and the Orioles held on for a victory over New York despite three more hits by Aaron Judge.
Brewers 6, White Sox 4 >> Jake Bauers hit a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning and Milwaukee beat Chicago for its third straight victory.