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Pittsburgh Pirates\u2019 Brandon Lowe hits a solo home run during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Tuesday, June 16, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo\/Scott Marshall)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 Brandon Lowe hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning, Bryan Reynolds went deep from both sides of the plate and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the Athletics 6-5 on Tuesday night.<\/p>

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Reynolds finished with four hits, three RBIs and three runs scored. Ryan O\u2019Hearn also had three hits for the Pirates (37-37), who had lost eight of 10.<\/p>\n

Zack Gelof went 3 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs for the A\u2019s, extending his hitting streak to 20 games \u2014 the longest active run in the majors.<\/p>\n

With the score tied 5-all, Lowe squared up a slider from Elvis Alvarado (2-1) and drove it over the right-field wall for his 18th homer, snapping a 1-for-18 slump.<\/p>\n

Reynolds, batting right-handed, connected on his first homer of the night in the sixth, sending a flyball<\/a> to straightaway center for a solo shot. Endy Rodr\u00edguez hit an RBI single later in the inning, leaving Pittsburgh down 4-3.<\/p>\n

Gelof launched a solo homer in the bottom half before Reynolds, batting left-handed this time, crushed his second homer of the night in the seventh \u2014 a two-run shot<\/a> that tied it at 5 and gave him his ninth career multihomer game.<\/p>\n

Reynolds extended his on-base streak to 23 games, the second-longest current run in the majors.<\/p>

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Mason Montgomery (2-1) threw a hitless eighth, striking out two, before Gregory Soto closed out the ninth to earn his 11th save.<\/p>\n

Pirates starter Mitch Keller gave up five runs \u2014 four earned \u2014 and five hits while striking out seven in 5 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

Lawrence Butler hit an RBI double that gave the Athletics a 4-0 lead in the first. Gelof knocked in a run with an infield single, and two more scored on a throwing error by first baseman Spencer Horwitz.<\/p>\n

A\u2019s starter Jack Perkins struck out six in five innings. He allowed three runs and six hits.<\/p>\n

Pirates RHP Braxton Ashcraft (5-3, 3.30 ERA) faces RHP Aaron Civale (5-2, 4.20) in the series finale Wednesday.<\/p>

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AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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