PITTSBURGH -- With two hit batsmen, three walks and five stolen bases allowed in three-plus innings, it's safe to say Pirates rookie Tyler Glasnow struggled in his home debut. The Bucs' offense compensated, erupting for a five-run fifth inning and holding on to beat the Phillies, 7-4, on Saturday.
Down, 3-2, in the fifth inning, a single by Jordy Mercer and back-to-back Aaron Nola walks to pinch-hitter Matt Joyce and John Jaso loaded the bases. Gregory Polanco delivered a go-ahead two-run single, David Freese followed with a two-run single of his own, and a sacrifice fly by catcher Francisco Cervelli made it 7-3.
The Pirates improved to 7-1 against the Phillies at PNC Park since 2014.
Glasnow was pulled in the fourth inning due to what the Pirates called right shoulder discomfort, but the bullpen limited the Phillies to two runs in the final five innings.
Nola surrendered six earned runs on six hits in four-plus innings before being pulled in favor of the recently recalled Severino Gonzalez. Nola has only pitched six innings deep into a game once in his last seven starts.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Scary stuff: In the third inning, Glasnow hit Cameron Rupp in the head with a 91-mph fastball, and Rupp immediately crumpled to the ground as his helmet fell off. Rupp was able to walk off the field and was replaced by Carlos Ruiz. Glasnow hit Nola in the left hand with an 89-mph fastball and was pulled soon after in the fourth.
Nicasio puts out the fire: When Glasnow left the game, Juan Nicasio walked into a situation in which there were two on, none out and a 2-1 count against Peter Bourjos at the top of the Phillies' order. But Nicasio ensured the game remained tied when he came back to strike out Bourjos, induce Odubel Herrera into weakly grounding out and strike out Andres Blanco.
Sarah K. Spencer is a reporter for MLB.com based in Pittsburgh.
Chris Adamski is a contributor to MLB.com and covered the Pirates on Saturday.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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