After Pirates rally, Hechavarria lifts Marlins in 8th

MIAMI — Shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria ripped a two-out double to left-center field off Pirates setup man Tony Watson, driving in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as the Marlins beat the Bucs, 3-2, on Wednesday night at Marlins Park.

Watson hadn’t allowed a run since April 27 or a hit since May 6. He retired Miami’s first two batters in the eighth before hitting Derek Dietrich directly in the left wrist with a two-strike sinker. Up came Hechavarria, who lined the ninth pitch of the at-bat to deep left-center field, allowing pinch-runner Miguel Rojas to score from first base.

Marlins starter Adam Conley held the Pirates hitless until the sixth inning, when Andrew McCutchen lined a clean two-out single to center field. Conley struck out …

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