Bucs rally past D-backs

Associated Press

PITTSBURGH

The Pirates couldn’t find a way to get to Daniel Hudson.

They patiently waited Hudson out, then quickly pounced on what had been a reliable Arizona Diamondbacks’ bullpen.

Lyle Overbay hit a three-run double to cap a five-run eighth inning and the Pirates rallied for an 8-5 win over Arizona on Tuesday night.

“Hudson pitched a pretty good game for them today, they got a new guy in there, and we were able to jump on him,” said Andrew McCutchen, who scored his third run in the eighth. “We didn’t give up; we just kept battling.”

Arizona was in position for its seventh consecutive road win after Hudson allowed only one earned run through seven innings, but Daniel Hernandez (2-2) did not retire any of the six batters he faced in the eighth.

Jose Tabata had an RBI double and Josh Harrison an RBI single before Overbay’s line drive to right-center with the bases loaded.

“Nightmarish would be one word you could use to describe [the eighth inning],” acting Arizona manager Alan Trammell said. “Momentum is a wonderful thing if you’re on the good side of it. They got the momentum going in that inning and we tried to minimize the damage but we couldn’t.”

The Diamondbacks lost for the first time in 25 games this season when leading after seven innings.

Juan Miranda had a home run among his career-high four hits, Kelly Johnson homered and had three RBIs and Chris Young also homered for Arizona.