A ninth inning Pittsburgh Pirates run prevented the Minnesota Twins, once again, from sweeping a series. The Pirates strung together a trio of singles and got a good bounce to push across a late

Spencer Horwitz had a bases-loaded RBI ground out in the ninth inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended an eight-game slide by beating the Minnesota Twins 2-1.

Spencer Horwitz drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates held on for a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis.