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10th Inning Homer Lifts Marlins 6-5, Denies Pirates Sweep
"It was very exciting to have that opportunity," Díaz said. "I was thinking of not doing too much, just putting the ball in play."
September 20, 2021
Lewin Díaz led off the bottom of the 10th with a two-run homer off Chad Kuhl, and the Miami Marlins beat Pittsburgh 6-5 Sunday to deny the Pirates what would have been their first series sweep this season.
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Díaz’s drive off Kuhl (5-7) bounced off the façade in right-center for his first game-ending home run of his big league career. It scored Jesús Sánchez, the automatic runner under pandemic rules.
“It was very exciting to have that opportunity,” Díaz said. “I was thinking of not doing too much, just putting the ball in play.”
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