Pirates Blowout Athletics in Home Finale

Burrows gave up two singles in the third inning to Rooker with one out and Soderstrom with two outs, but got Wilson to fly out and kept the Pirates up four runs.

Bart hit a single and then Yorke doubled, putting two Pirates baserunners in scoring position with one out in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Cruz finally came through with a single that he stretched out to second base, scoring both Bart and Yorke to give the Pirates a 6-0 lead.

Triolo then added on with a single for his second hit of the day, scoring Cruz and putting the Pirates up 7-0.

Burrows ended his final outing at home in 2025 with four scoreless innings, five hits allowed and four strikeouts over 74 pitches, earning his third win on the season.

McCutchen led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a walk and Suwinski hit a ground-rule double with one out, giving the Pirates two baserunners in scoring position.

Bart then crushed a slider and sent it 420 feet into the left field bleachers for a three-run home run, as the Pirates took a double-digit lead, 10-0 over the Athletics.

Carmen Mlodzinski threw three scoreless innings in relief, allowing just two hits and posting three strikeouts over 48 pitches.

Pittsburgh added onto their lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, as Triolo hit a one out double, Alexander Canario singled and then Horwitz grounded out, but scored Triolo to make it 11-0.

Right-handed pitcher Yohan Ramírez and Dauri Moreta completed the shutout for the Pirates, throwing scoreless frames in the eighth inning and ninth inning, respectively.

This shutout makes it back-to-back for the Pirates and their 19th on the season, which leads the MLB.

The Pirates finish their time at PNC Park with a 44-37 record (.543), their sixth best record since they started playing there in 2001. It is also the second best record at home in a losing season, with only a 45-36 (556) record in 2012 better, when they finished 79-83.

This marks the first time the Pirates have won a series against the Athletics since 2019, when they took two games at home, May 3-5.

It is also the first time the Pirates have won back-to-back games, since they swept the Dodgers, as they lost 11 of 12 games between that series and this one vs. the Athletics.