Whit Merrifield drives in four runs as Toronto Blue Jays pound Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1
Whit Merrifield had four runs batted in, three on his first home run this season, and the Toronto Blue Jays routed Pittsburgh 10-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep that extended the Pirates’ losing streak to seven.
Toronto outscored Pittsburgh 22-3 during the sweep, bouncing back from five straight losses. The Pirates have been outscored 44-9 during their longest skid since eight straight losses last Sept. 15-23. They began the season 20-8, their best start since winning a 1992 division title. Contreras gave up five runs and nine hits in five innings. He’s been tagged for nine runs in 10 1/3 innings his past two starts.
Daulton Varsho and Kevin Kiermaier each had a two-run homer in a five-run ninth. Varsho drove a slider from Chase De Jong over the Clemente Wall, bouncing the ball into the Allegheny River for his fifth home run this season.
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