Homers from Blanco, Herrera can’t lift Phils

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PITTSBURGH — Rookie Adam Frazier couldn’t have picked a better time to knock his first Major League home run that nearly reached the Allegheny River. His pinch-hit solo shot to the top of the right-field bleachers broke a tie in the bottom of the seventh inning, leading the Pirates to a 5-4 series win over the Phillies on Sunday at PNC Park.

The Pirates overcame a 4-2 Phillies lead in the sixth, courtesy of Matt Joyce’s two-run shot to center field, tying it 4. The Bucs have now won four straight series at PNC Park, while the Phillies have gone 4-11 against the Pirates at PNC Park since 2014.

Jameson Taillon gave up four runs on eight hits in his six innings with a career-high seven strikeouts. He has gone three …

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