Ryan O’Hearn’s historic night lifts Pirates to big win over Braves

This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.

This night belonged to Ryan O’Hearn.

The Pirates first baseman slugged three home runs and drove in a franchise-record 10 runs to lift Pittsburgh to a 12-4 win over the Braves at PNC Park on Tuesday night.

Scoring Plays

Top 1st, 1-0 ATL: The Braves (52-38) put together a two-out rally against Paul Skenes (7-8), which was capped off by Mauricio Dubón’s RBI single to right field.

Bottom 1st, 4-1 PIT: The Pirates (47-45) loaded the bases with no outs against Hurston Waldrep (0-1). After Esmerlyn Valdez struck out, Ryan O’Hearn lined a grand slam over the fence in right field, the third slam of his career and his 14th home run this season.

Top 3rd, 4-2 PIT: After Michael Harris II led off the inning with a double to right, Ozzie Albies followed with an RBI single to center.

Bottom 3rd, 7-2 PIT: O’Hearn’s second homer of the game came after Bryan Reynolds led off with a walk, which was followed by a Valdez single. His blast was sent 415 feet to dead center.

Bottom 6th, 10-2 PIT: O’Hearn wasn’t done. He added yet another home run, his third of the game and 100th of his career, a three-run shot off Connor Thomas with two outs in the inning.

Bottom 7th, 11-2 PIT: It took until the seventh inning until someone other than O’Hearn was responsible for driving in a run for the Pirates. With two outs, Brandon Lowe delivered an RBI single to center.

Bottom 8th, 12-2 PIT: With position player Jorge Mateo on the mound, the Pirates tacked on another run on a Nick Gonzales RBI single.

Top 9th, 12-4 PIT: Mike Yastrzemski singled home two runs off Hunter Stratton, who made his first appearance for the Pirates since he was acquired from the Braves on June 18.

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