Hayes led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a single, moved to second base on a groundout from shortstop Isiah Kiner-Falefa and then Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz walked

Sandy Alcantara struck out six in six shutout innings, and the Miami Marlins edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2.

Reynolds’ big hit highlighted a four-run third inning and came off returning Marlins’ starter Eury Perez (0-1), who made his first start since Sept. 20, 2023, after undergoing Tommy John surgery in April 2024. Miami lost for the seventh time in its past eight games and is 3-10 over its past 13.

Eury Perez had to wait a bit longer for his return to the mound with weather delaying the Marlins game against the Pirates in Pittsburgh.

Andrew McCutchen passed franchise icon Roberto Clemente among the Pittsburgh Pirates’ all-time home run leaders in grand fashion, with a 405-foot, three-run blast that was the cause for celebration. And required a curtain call.

Adam Frazier and Andrew McCutchen each had three hits and an RBI, and Bryan Reynolds had two hits including a bases-clearing triple to help the host Pittsburgh Pirates top the Miami Marlins 10-3 on Monday night.

Mitch Keller (1-9) faced the minimum through the first two innings but allowed a two-run home run to Nick Fortes in the third to break a scoreless tie.

Alcantara retired 10 consecutive batters from the last out of the third through the end of the sixth. Anthony Bender extended that streak to 13 by working a perfect seventh. Hayes