Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Yoshitomo Tsutsugo strike a three-run stroll-off homer in the ninth inning to elevate the group previous the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 in front of a crowd of 10,290 at PNC Park on Sunday.
Bryan Reynolds and Jacob Stallings walked, environment up Tsutsugo to earn the game with a initially-pitch homer in excess of the suitable-industry seats, 422 ft from home plate. It was the initial stroll-off homer of his two-yr significant league career.
Yoshitomo Tsutsugo of the Pittsburgh Pirates hits a property operate in the base of the ninth inning to acquire the activity in opposition to the St. Louis Cardinals at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Aug. 29, 2021. (UPI/Kyodo)
Tsutsugo swung at a slider from Alex Reyes (5-7), stopping the Cardinals nearer from acquiring his 30th preserve on his 27th birthday. Chris Stratton (5-) struck out the aspect in the ninth for the gain.
“I’m glad I was ready to add to the team’s acquire below in Pittsburgh,” stated Tsutsugo, whose homer was his fifth in 13 game titles with the Pirates.
“I was focusing on building strong get hold of (in my at-bat in the ninth).”
In the fourth inning, Tsutsugo swung on the to start with pitch for a sacrifice fly to still left area that tied the rating at 1-1. He went 1-for-3 with 4 RBIs.
Following a gradual start out this yr, the 29-yr-previous Japanese was specified for assignment by the Tampa Bay Rays and subsequently traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Might. The Dodgers released him from Triple-A Oklahoma Town on Aug. 14.
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