The Pittsburgh Pirates set a season-high attendance in their win against the Philadelphia Phillies.
PITTSBURGH -- The Pittsburgh Pirates set a season high for attendance in their game against the Philadelphia Phillies Friday night at PNC Park.
Paid attendance for tonight's game is 39,530. That's the biggest regular season crowd since April 13, 2015.There are many reasons for the sellout, which saw a fantastic crowd that got to watch a fantastic game. The Pirates have played some of their best baseball of the season recently, too. They have won five straight games and seven out of the past eight, putting them at 49-48, the first time they are a game over .500 since they were 13-12 on April 24.
The Pirates went down numerous times, including 3-0, 4-3 and 7-4, but a combination of great bullpen pitching, clutch hitting and base-running led to the comeback.in the game. Shortstop Oneil Cruz and left fielder Bryan Reynolds both had three hits each, while designated hitter Andrew McCutchen had two hits and walked twice.
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