The Pittsburgh Pirates took down the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 2-0 shutout victory at PNC Park, thanks to a big swing by center fielder Oneil Cruz.

After being swept this past weekend by the White Sox, the team in last in the American League Central, the Pirates bounced back and swept the team in first in the AL Central, the Detroit Tigers. The Bucs limited the Tigers to six runs over the three-game series.

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The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Chicago White Sox after Isiah Kiner-Falefa had four hits against the Twins on Sunday

The Pirates would select Gonzales with the No. 7 overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft and he made his MLB debut on June 23, 2023, two years to the date of this five-hit performance.

Henry Davis' recent hot streak has Pirates fans getting sucked back in to hype. In 62 games during his rookie season in 2023, Davis slashed .213/.302/.351 with 10 doubles, seven home runs and 24 RBI.

Pittsburgh Pirates (20-36, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (27-28, fourth in the NL West) Reynolds leads Pirates against the Diamondbacks after 4-hit performance | | news-gazette.com

It's Tuesday, July 22 and the Tigers (60-41) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (40-61). Casey Mize is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Mitch Keller for Pittsburgh.