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Pirates Snap Losing Streak as Bubba Chandler, Relievers Combine for One-Hitter
Rookie pitchers Bubba Chandler and Braxton Ashcraft combined for a one-hitter with 12 strikeouts, while Nick Yorke and Bryan Reynolds each hit a home run to secure the win.
- The Pittsburgh Pirates shut out the Oakland Athletics 2-0 at PNC Park on Saturday, snapping a string of five consecutive losses.
- The victory marked only the Pirates' second win in their last 14 outings, while the Athletics experienced their second defeat within nine games.
- Rookie Bubba Chandler pitched five innings allowing one hit and six strikeouts, followed by Braxton Ashcraft's three perfect innings and Dennis Santana's 14th save.
- Nick Yorke, a rookie, launched his first home run of the year with two outs in the second inning against pitcher Luis Morales, and Bryan Reynolds followed by hitting his 16th home run to start the third inning.
- The Pirates' pitching retired the final 20 Athletics batters, and they will attempt their first series win since early September in the final home game of the 2025 season on Sunday with Mike Burrows starting.
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Bubba Chandler, 2 relievers combine on one-hitter as Pirates defeat A's 2-0 to end 5-game skid
Rookie Bubba Chandler and two relievers combined on a one-hitter, and Nick Yorke and Bryan Reynolds hit home runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates downed the Athletics 2-0 on Saturday night to end a five-game losing streak.
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Chandler's high heat fuels Bucs' 18th shutout of season
PITTSBURGH -- Bubba Chandler shined once again Saturday in his third Major League start, striking out six over five scoreless innings as the Pirates beat the Athletics at PNC Park, 2-0. Chandler allowed one hit and hit a batter with no walks on the evening. He quickly established his fastball
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