Overview

• Called up from Triple-A earlier in the day, Chandler worked four scoreless frames in relief, allowing two hits with three strikeouts and touching 100 mph.
• MLB.com reported he became the first pitcher to record a scoreless four-inning save in his Major League debut.
• Starter Braxton Ashcraft opened with five shutout innings and six strikeouts as the pair combined on a three-hit shutout.
• Andrew McCutchen doubled twice and drove in four, while Spencer Horwitz, Tommy Pham and Alexander Canario each homered for Pittsburgh.
• Colorado’s Antonio Senzatela was tagged for five runs over four innings, extending a pattern of struggles against the Pirates noted in recent meetings.